Holistic Mental Health Coaching
Recommended Reading

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
How to be an Adult: A Handbook for Psychological and Spiritual Integration, by David Richo
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection by Gabor Maté
Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, by Toko-Pa Turner
Bethany Webster's work on Healing the Mother Wound and Discovering the Inner Mother
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, Michael Singer
Romancing the Shadow: A Guide to Soul Work for a Vital, Authentic Life, by Connie Zweig, PhD
Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche, by Robert A. Johnson
Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly
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.)
All books, especially The Completion Process, and YouTube videos by Teal Swan
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Somé
The writings of Tada Hozumi, especially on somatic cultural context and trauma
White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Me and White Supremacy Workbook by Layla F. Saad
All videos, books, and online courses from Layla Martin (reclaiming sexual energy and healing through sexual trauma). Her YouTube channel is prolific.
How to Interpret your Dreams and Discover Your Life Purpose , by Michael Sheridan, as well as all his services and online courses
All work by Brené Brown, especially The Gifts of Imperfection, Rising Strong, and her TED Talk: The Power of Vulnerability