Resources

ANXIETY & DEPRESSION

​These are various products I have researched, used, and can recommend for
anxiety, depression, and high sensitivity. 
 

• YnM Weighted Blanket hypoallergenic, glass bead technology

• Herbs Etc Stress ReLeaf herbal supplement, softgels (contains soy)

• Organic India Ashwagandha herbal supplement to help you sleep, capsules

• Cotton Sleep Eye Mask most comfortable sleep mask I've found

• Mack's Slim Fit Soft Foam Ear Plugs most comfortable ear plugs for narrow canals

• Relieve Stress guided meditations and affirmations by Belleruth Naparstek on HealthJourneys.com

• Relaxation and Wellness guided meditations and affirmations by Belleruth Naparstek on HealthJourneys.com

• Unwinding Anxiety step-by-step mindfulness program by Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.

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HIGH SENSITIVITY

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• The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Dr. Elaine N. Aron

• Sensitive: The Untold Story (movie) by Dr. Elaine N. Aron

• The Highly Sensitive Person (website with more resources & self tests) by Dr. Elaine N. Aron

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

• see also products under Anxiety & Depression above

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​ART & CREATIVITY

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• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

• Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey

• Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland

• The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

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WOMEN'S HEALTH

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• You Can't Judge a Body by Its Cover: 17 Women's Stories of Hunger, Body Shame, and Redemption by David Bedrick

• Thinx blog posts about women's health, periods, and so much more

• Thinx Period-proof underwear

• Castor Oil Packs (instructions and links to purchasing items) to treat pain from menstruation and endometriosis 

• Neuroquell natural pain relief roll-on for endometriosis and migraines

• Menastil natural pain relief roll-on for menstrual cramps

• TENS Unit electronic hand-held pain relief pulse massager for menstrual cramps, endometriosis and other muscle pain

• Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

• The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

• Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women (audiobook) by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

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LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS

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• Make Love Better: How To Own Your Story, Connect with Your Partner, and Deepen Your Relationship Practice by Jan Dworkin

• Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening by Stephen and Ondrea Levine

• Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman, et al.

• Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel

• Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel (podcast)

• Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships by David Schnarch

• Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks

• All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

• Radical Intercourse: How Dreams Unite Us in Love, Conflict, and Other Inevitable Relationships by Joe Goodbread

• The Dreambody in Relationships by Arnold Mindell​

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PROCESS WORK & ALTERNATIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY

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• Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology by David Bedrick

• The Shaman's Body: A New Shamanism for Transforming Health, Relationships, and Community by Arnold Mindell

• ProcessMind: A User's Guide to Connecting with the Mind of God by Arnold Mindell

• Earth-Based Psychology: Path Awareness from the Teachings of Don Juan, Richard Feynman, and Lao Tse by Arnold Mindell

• Dance of the Ancient One by Arnold Mindell

• A Path Made by Walking: Process Work in Practice by Julie Diamond and Lee Spark Jones

• Metaskills: The Spiritual Art of Therapy by Amy Mindell

• Riding the Horse Backwards: Process Work in Theory and Practice by Arnold and Amy Mindell

• see also many other books by Arnold and Amy Mindell, Gary Reiss, Pierre Morin, Joe Goodbread, Dawn Menken, Lane Arye, and others on topics ranging from dreams, inner work, coma work, health and medicine, parenting, music, money, and beyond.

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CONFLICT & POWER

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• The Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women

• Power: A User's Guide by Julie Diamond

• Befriending Conflict: How to Make Conflict Safer, More Productive, and More Fun by Joe Goodbread

• Sitting in the Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict and Diversity by Arnold Mindell

• The Deep Democracy of Open Forums: Practice Steps to Conflict Prevention and Resolution for the Family, Workplace, and World by Arnold Mindell

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PSYCHIATRY

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• While Psychiatry Slept: Reawakening the Imagination in Therapy by George Mecouch

• City Shadows: Psychological Interventions in Psychiatry by Arnold Mindell

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FEMINISM & SEXISM

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• Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

• Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks

• Ain't I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

• Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks

• Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

• This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color 4th Edition

• Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

• Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay

• Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

• Shrill by Lindy West

• The Everyday Sexism Project (website and resources)

• Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology by David Bedrick

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RACISM & DIVERSITY

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• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehesi Coates

• Race Matters by Cornel West

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

• We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehesi Coates

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

• Debating Race by Michael Eric Dyson

• Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting by Terrie M. Williams

• Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America by Cornel West

• Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson

• Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis

• Technical Difficulties: African-American Notes on the State of the Union by June Jordan

• Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change by David Bedrick

• Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority by Tim Wise

• see also countless other books by Cornel West, bell hooks, Michael Eric Dyson, Nikki Giovanni, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., and so many others

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ANTI-SEMITISM

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• The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

• Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen

• Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History by James Carroll

• The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945 by Lucy S. Dawidowicz

• Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition by David Nirenberg

• A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism by Phyllis Goldstein

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LGBT+

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• Loving Someone Gay by Don Clark

• It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage and Terry Miller

• It Gets Better Project (resources and videos)

• Passages of Pride: True Stories of Lesbian and Gay Teenagers by Kurt Chandler

• The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash, and the Struggle for Gay Freedom by Michael Bronski

• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

• Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

• Speak Out! Talking About Love, Sex and Eternity by Dawn Menken

• see also books by Roxane Gay under Feminism & Sexism

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