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Recommended Reading

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Many clients and students ask me for my recommended reading list, so they can dive even deeper into shadow work and related fields. Here below are some of the texts that have been the greatest influences on my thinking, in no particular order:

Heart Minded (audiobook highly recommended) by Sarah Blondin

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How to be an Adult: A Handbook for Psychological and Spiritual Integration, by David Richo 

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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller

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The Body​ Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD

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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

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When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection by Gabor Maté

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Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, by Toko-Pa Turner

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Bethany Webster's work on Healing the Mother Wound and Discovering the Inner Mother

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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, Michael Singer

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Romancing the Shadow: A Guide to Soul Work for a Vital, Authentic Life, by Connie Zweig, PhD

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Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche, by Robert A. Johnson

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Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly

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Emmanuel's Book: A Manuel for Living Comfortably in the Cosmos, channeled by Pat Rodegast (Exquisitely beautiful and wise poetry from a channeled being. It might well be my personal favorite book.)

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All books, especially The Completion Process, and YouTube videos by Teal Swan

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Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Somé

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The writings of Tada Hozumi, especially on somatic cultural context and trauma

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White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo

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Me and White Supremacy Workbook by Layla F. Saad

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All videos, books, and online courses from Layla Martin (reclaiming sexual energy and healing through sexual trauma). Her YouTube channel is prolific.

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How to Interpret your Dreams and Discover Your Life Purpose , by Michael Sheridan, as well as all his services and online courses

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All work by Brené Brown, especially The Gifts of Imperfection, Rising Strong, and her TED Talk: The Power of Vulnerability 

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©2025 Catherine Liggett

Shoreline, WA 98133

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