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Reflecting on her own experience and client stories, Dr. Clayton offers a compassionate path toward reclaiming one's sense of self and voice. She introduces tools such as somatic resourcing, EMDR, and parts work as pathways toward deeper healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/ee866534-aa7f-455a-bb35-af36e6ce3d4e/Screenshot+2026-09-12+at+7.37.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Bibliotherapy Dr. Richard Schwartz, developer of Internal Family Systems (IFS), brings this transformative framework to a general audience in an engaging read. IFS conceives the mind as naturally multiple, viewing multiplicity as healthy rather than pathological. We are each made up of protective and wounded inner parts, led by a core Self that cannot be damaged and knows how to heal. Through this journey we learn that even the most destructive parts are born out of a desire to protect us, and that there are therefore “no bad parts.” The book makes IFS concepts accessible and offers practical exercises to better understand your unique inner system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/0685e4b3-7474-4e68-a8f4-1829b6639343/Screenshot+2026-09-12+at+7.36.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Bibliotherapy This is a thought-provoking read, exploring how systemic and environmental forces are eroding our ability to sustain attention; from technology designed to fragment focus, to sleep deprivation, nutritional deficiencies, and a pace of modern life that leaves little room for play and boredom. He also offers concrete suggestions for reclaiming attention, both individually and collectively. Note that I do not fully align with his views on ADHD, as he overstates environmental factors when the neurobiological basis is well-established. That caveat aside, a worthwhile read. His book Lost Connections is also a captivating read. https://www.themindmeetsbody.com/bookreviews daily 0.75 2026-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/d0b1a700-8ea5-4ecb-b411-96b8a70f3f5d/284D7252B86A82156BAAB4812D2EFC6550615B1A.jpeg Past Book Reviews Meditation teacher Selassie is an excellent and witty storyteller offering a road map to reclaiming belonging and self-acceptance while resisting forces that perpetuate separation. I personally love her narration in the audio version of this book, and her weaving in of spirituality and anti-racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/49b20fd2-4b00-437d-ae41-88f20ef377c5/Screenshot+2026-05-29+at+11.37.04%E2%80%AFAM.png Past Book Reviews This is a fascinating read I’ve returned to several times. The breath is unique in its function as a bridge between the unconscious and conscious mind, and offers a direct pathway to regulating the nervous system. Journalist James Nestor travels the globe, tracing the history and science of breathing from ancient practices to cutting-edge research, and offers practical techniques that support both psychological and physical health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/2477b23b-ac8d-44a7-907a-d8d929a53ee4/Screenshot+2026-09-12+at+7.36.08%E2%80%AFPM.png Past Book Reviews Peter Walker's book is a foundational text in complex PTSD, offering a practical and thoughtful guide for understanding and healing from childhood trauma. While complex PTSD can result from various forms of ongoing, repeated trauma, this book focuses on complex PTSD caused by childhood abuse, neglect, or emotional abandonment. It often develops in seemingly functioning households, making it frequently overlooked and its impact underestimated. Walker draws on his own experience and client stories, and offers many tools for recovery including working with toxic shame, the inner critic, emotional flashbacks, grief, and self-reparenting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/ce3146ca-6694-48a8-9f99-497e058bd37d/Screenshot+2026-02-01+at+6.57.13%E2%80%AFPM.png Past Book Reviews Author Tricia Hersey offers a powerful reframe of rest as a divine right, and a necessary and healing practice. She challenges burnout culture and encourages restoration, boundaries, and nervous system repair. This is a book I’ve returned to several times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/1a76f4a4-689a-4250-a524-30be3d3293b9/Screenshot+2026-05-29+at+11.37.18%E2%80%AFAM.png Past Book Reviews This is another book I returned to recently after first reading it five years ago. The Nagoski sisters draw a clarifying distinction between stressors (external pressures like work, relationships, societal expectations) and stress itself (the physiological response that accumulates in the body and drives chronic exhaustion and burnout). Their framework for “completing the stress cycle” offers practical, compassionate tools for moving stress through and out of the body. While relevant for all adults experiencing chronic stress, the book speaks especially to the unrealistic demands placed on women. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/4091f725-7da5-4454-84f7-df344fecd1ac/Screenshot+2026-09-12+at+7.37.00%E2%80%AFPM.png Past Book Reviews Clinician Dr. Ingrid Clayton explains a widely experienced yet rarely named trauma response called "fawning,” when we move toward, rather than away from, relationships that feel unsafe. What makes fawning particularly difficult to recognize is that its core behaviors like overgiving and self-sacrifice are traits our culture often rewards. Reflecting on her own experience and client stories, Dr. Clayton offers a compassionate path toward reclaiming one's sense of self and voice. 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She brings clarity to dynamics that are notoriously difficult to identify and name, given the complexity and subtlety of manipulative behavior. The book offers concrete strategies for protection, and centers the importance of self-compassion over self-blame. Most meaningfully, she offers a path toward healing that makes space for grief and the gradual recovery of a sense of Self. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/ee866534-aa7f-455a-bb35-af36e6ce3d4e/Screenshot+2026-09-12+at+7.37.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Past Book Reviews Dr. Richard Schwartz, developer of Internal Family Systems (IFS), brings this transformative framework to a general audience in an engaging read. IFS conceives the mind as naturally multiple, viewing multiplicity as healthy rather than pathological. We are each made up of protective and wounded inner parts, led by a core Self that cannot be damaged and knows how to heal. Through this journey we learn that even the most destructive parts are born out of a desire to protect us, and that there are therefore “no bad parts.” The book makes IFS concepts accessible and offers practical exercises to better understand your unique inner system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/f8ac08c9-8e41-44ea-8c60-c0e124d44d10/Signs_cover.jpg Past Book Reviews Psychic medium Laura Lynne Jackson explores meaning, intuition, synchronicities, and ongoing connection, offering comfort and perspective to those navigating grief or spiritual questions. Best suited for readers open to symbolic and spiritual perspectives on connection and loss. I found her non-dogmatic approach to be inviting and accessible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/1aa77b8c-767f-48e3-abf0-f7b9c4c4bb57/Screenshot+2026-05-29+at+11.38.01%E2%80%AFAM.png Past Book Reviews Inspired by a few clients, this was my first return to the Enneagram since grad school, and it reminded me why the system endures. Riso and Hudson offer a rich, layered exploration of the nine personality types, tracing each type's core fears, desires, coping mechanisms, and childhood roots. The book rewards slow reading. I found myself highlighting and taking notes throughout. It deepens self-understanding while also illuminating the people around us, and offers frameworks for working through ego-driven patterns toward healthier relationships and greater inner freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ef445fd2945331edd545b1/0685e4b3-7474-4e68-a8f4-1829b6639343/Screenshot+2026-09-12+at+7.36.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Past Book Reviews This is a thought-provoking read, exploring how systemic and environmental forces are eroding our ability to sustain attention; from technology designed to fragment focus, to sleep deprivation, nutritional deficiencies, and a pace of modern life that leaves little room for play and boredom. He also offers concrete suggestions for reclaiming attention, both individually and collectively. Note that I do not fully align with his views on ADHD, as he overstates environmental factors when the neurobiological basis is well-established. That caveat aside, a worthwhile read. His book Lost Connections is also a captivating read.