Resources
"May all that is unlived in you blossom into a future of love." - John O'Donohue
Here is a list of some books that have inspired me and helped me grow, loosely arranged by topics. Many of them could be listed in several categories.
Anger
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
- Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Blessings
To Bless the Space Between Us - A Book of Blessings
- John O'Donohue
Communication
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
- Roger Fisher & William Ury
In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development
- Carol Gilligan
You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation
- Deborah Tannen
Control
Imperfect Control: Our Lifelong Struggles with Power and Surrender
- Judith Viorst
Creativity
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
- Julia Cameron
Daily Inspiration
A Year of Living Your Yoga - Daily Practices to Shape Your Life
- Judith Hanson Lasiter
Morning Notes
- Hugh Prather
Words for Wise Women
- Rachel Snyder
The Book of Awakening
- Mark Nepo
Fear
Fear and Other Uninvited Guests: Tackling the Anxiety, Fear, and Shame That Keep Us from Optimal Living and Loving
- Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Forgiveness
Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness
- Dr. Fred Luskin
Getting A Grip & Moving Forward
The Joy Diet
- Martha Beck
Follow Your Own North Star
- Martha Beck
Steering by Starlight
- Martha Beck
Grief & Loss
Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
- Judith Viorst
When Things Fall Apart
- Pema Chodron
Healing After Loss
- Martha Whitmore Hickman
The Five Ways We Grieve
- Susan a Berger
Weight Loss & Habit Control
Women, Food, and God - An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
- Geneen Roth
The Four Day Win
- Martha Beck
Wisdom
The Prophet
- Kahlil Gibran
Markings
- Dag Hammarskjöld
Gift from the Sea
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life
- Parker J. Palmer
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life
- Parker J Palmer
The Wise Heart
- Jack Kornfield
Aging as Spiritual Practice
- Lewis Richmond
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
- Deepak Chopra
Saying Yes to Life (Even the Hard Parts)
- Ezra Bayda
Seeking Peace
- Mary Pipher
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
- Eckhardt Tolle
Let Your Life So Speak
- Parker Palmer
Plant Seed Pull Weed
- Geri Larkin
Womanhood
Womansong: Balance and Harmony in a Feminine Key
- Gwen Suesse
A Woman’s Worth
- Marianne Williamson
Woman: An Intimate Geography. Natalie
A Woman's Book of Life: The Biology, Psychology, and Spirituality of the Feminine Life Cycle
- Joan Borysenko