These are the books, podcasts, and apps I recommend most often in session. Take what helps, leave the rest.
Books
- Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha. by T. Brach
- Rising Strong. by Brene' Brown
- Tiny Beautiful Things. by Cheryl Strayed
- Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion. by P. Chodron
- The Language of Letting Go. by Melody Beattie
- Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. by J. Kabat-Zinn
- Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life. by J. Kabat-Zinn
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People. by H. Kushner
- The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation. by T. Nhat Hanh
- Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. by S. Salzberg
Podcasts
- WBUR Dear Sugar Radio: Radically empathic advice from Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond.
- The Happiness Lab: hosted by Laurie Santos, PhD, a Yale psychology professor. The show explores the latest scientific research on well-being and reveals that our instincts about what will make us happy are often completely wrong.
- The Good Life Project: Inspirational, unfiltered conversations and stories about finding meaning, happiness, purpose, inspiration, creativity, motivation, spirituality, love, confidence and success in life. From iconic world-shakers like Elizabeth Gilbert, Brene' Brown, Sir Ken Robinson, Seth Godin and Gretchen Rubin to everyday people, every story matters.
Apps
- Insight Timer: my go-to app these days. I love their meditations and clinical support for therapists. So many teachers and offerings, and it's free!
- Open: an app that offers meditation, breathwork, and sound to support nervous system regulation and a clear mind. I love this app. It has such accessible and profoundly simple ways to practice in meaningful ways for all levels.
- Opal: I love this app. Its mission is to align computers and technology with human well-being. It blocks apps and distracting elements on your phone or computer to give you custody of your attention.
- DBT Diary Card and Skills Coach: This comprehensive DBT app provides coaching to help you with how and when to use the skills, a customizable diary card that you can edit with the skills and targets you want to work on, charts and graphs on your progress, and a DBT reference section that breaks it all down.