Reading List These are books that I personally recommend based on topics that are frequently discussed in counseling sessions.
A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World John Stonestreet, Brett Kunkel Parenting
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown, PhD, MSW Emotions
Be Mindful of Monsters: A Book for Helping Children Accept Their Emotions Lauren Stockly Books for Kids
Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage Beth McCord, Jeff McCord The Enneagram
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend Boundaries
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW Embodiment and Belonging
It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW Emotions
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD Parenting
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive Marc Brackett, PhD Emotions
Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD Managing Stress
The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up: Find Your Path, Face Your Shadow, Discover Your True Self Beatrice Chestnut, PhD, and Uranio Paes, MM The Enneagram
The Journey Toward Wholeness: Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation Suzanne Stabile The Enneagram
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile The Enneagram
The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place Andy Crouch Parenting
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD Parenting
The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living Hillary L. McBride, PhD Embodiment and Belonging
Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode—and into a Life of Connection and Joy Aundi Kolber, MA, LPC Trauma
Why Emotions Matter: Recognize Your Body Signals. Grow in Emotional Intelligence. Discover an Embodied Spirituality. Tristen Collins, LPC; Jonathan Collins Emotions
