The Reset Reading List
“Reading is the basic springboard for learning. And books provide the liftoff. They are the great equalizer, opening up new worlds to everyone.” — Mary Pope Osborne
If you’ve visited our office, or are subscribed to Kerry’s weekly TGIF newsletters, then you know how much we love books. Books offer us both common ground to learn that we’re not alone in our human experience, and usher us into new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. The below books are some resources that Kerry and our team have used on their own healing journeys, and hope to share them with you on yours:
Addiction:
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
ADHD and Executive Functioning:
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults by Thomas Brown
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté
Adolescents:
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
Anxiety:
The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal by Sheryl Paul
Chronic Pain and Illness:
The Pain Management Workbook: Powerful CBT and Mindfulness Skills to Take Control of Pain and Reclaim Your Life by Rachel Zoffness
Depression:
Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Education:
The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined by Salman Khan
Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education by Clark Aldrich
A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century by Oliver DeMille
Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning by Peter Johnston
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard
An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students by Ron Berger
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley
Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith
Disordered Eating and Body Image:
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison
Grief and Loss:
On Death and Dying | On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Holistic Health:
Leadership:
The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work - and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Joseph Grenny, et al.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Joseph Grenny, et al.
The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly
LGBTQ+:
This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life by Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
Life Philosophy:
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by HH Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler
Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) by Chade-Meng Tan
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard
The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World by Pema Chodron
Meditation:
Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
Mindfulness:
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist
Mind-Body Connection:
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection by Gabor Maté
This is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensible Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo
The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection by Scott Anderson
The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health by Ellen J. Langer
Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation by Deb Dana and Stephen Porges
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel Siegel
Parents:
Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper and Bert Powell
No-Drama Discipline: the whole-brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child's developing mind (Mindful Parenting) by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
Your Three-Year-Old by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D. (Each book for ages 1-14)
The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family by Patrick Lencioni
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. by Daniel Coyle
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids by Madeline Levine, PhD
10 Conversations You Need to Have with Your Children by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
2,002 Ways to Show Your Kids You Love Them by Cyndi Haynes
Free-Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy
Relationships:
Say What You Mean: A Nonviolent Approach to Mindful Communication by Oren Jay Sofer
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Dance of Connection | Dance of Anger | Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner
The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
The Healing Connection: How Women Form Relationships in Therapy and in Life by Jean Baker Miller
Trauma:
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter A. Levine
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma by Pete Walker
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
EMDR: The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma by Francine Shapiro
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
Sleep:
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
Women’s Health:
Rushing Woman's Syndrome: The Impact of a Never-Ending To-Do list and How to Stay Healthy in Today's Busy World by Dr. Libby Weaver
Women's Wellness Wisdom by Dr. Libby Weaver
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Yoga and Somatic Therapy:
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress by Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Gail Parker