Trauma/Abuse

• The Body Keeps the Score— Bessel Van Der Kolk

• What Happened to You? —Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey

• It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People—Dr. Ramani Durvasula

• Why Does He Do That? Inside the Mind of Angry and Controlling Men—Lundy Bancroft

• Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers—Stephanie M. Kriesberg, Ph.D

• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents—Lindsay Gibson

• The Emotionally Destructive Marriage—Leslie Vernice

• It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We are and How to End the Cycle—Mark Wolynn

Marriage

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work-John M. Gotman, PhD.

• Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away-Gary Chapman

Religious & Childhood Trauma

• Educated—Tara Westover (a memoir)

• The Drama of the Gifted Child-Alice Miller

• The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog—Dr. Bruce Perry

• Good Morning Monster-Catherine Gildiner

Creativity

• Big Magic—Elizabeth Gilbert

• Steal Like an Artist—Austin Kleon

Purpose/Encouragement

• You Owe You—Dr. Eric Thomas, PhD

• Goals—Brian Tracy

• Start with Why-How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action-Simon Sinek

• Strengths Finder-Tom Rath

• Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time-Brian Tracy

• Year of Yes-Shonda Rhimes

• Can’t Hurt Me-David Goggins

Christianity/Faith

• Screwtape Letters—C.S. Lewis

• The Grace of God—Andy Stanley

• God is Able-Priscilla Shrier

Movie(s)

• Good Will Hunting -(1997) with Matt Damon