Crystle’s Library
Books & Resources for the journey
Whether you're interested in trauma or simply increasing your productivity and capacity for joy in life, here are some books/resources I've found incredibly helpful throughout my journey.
- Crystle
Productivity:
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Trauma:
“Trauma is a wound. It’s not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you... the trauma is the wound that you sustain.”
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine
Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
Healing Developmental Trauma by Laurence Heller and Aline LaPierre
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitative Relationships by Patrick J. Carnes
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
Running on Empty by Jonice Webb & Christine Musello
General Wellbeing/Happiness:
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by John Townsend & Henry Cloud
The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile
Worthy by Nancy Levin
Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson
Super Attractor by Gabrielle Bernstein
The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell
Relationships:
“No matter how withdrawn and isolated we have become, or how serious the trauma we have experienced, on the deepest level, just as a plant spontaneously moves toward sunlight, there is in each of us an impulse moving toward connection and healing.”
The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--And Keep-- Love by Amir Levine & Rachel S. F. Heller
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman