There are so many books, articles, podcasts, + other resources that I know I could name, but here are the ones I have enjoyed, learned the most from (so far), and find myself recommending most often!
If you’re looking for something specific, feel free to reach out for support with other ideas.
Pregnancy and Postpartum
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find - And Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
Hold Me Tight - 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Highly Sensitive People + Neurodivergenc
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine Aron
The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
IFS + Parts Work
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships by Richard Schwartz
Self-Development & Personal Growth
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman
Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety by Linda Sebastian
The Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela Weigartz, PhD
What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Alexandra Sachs
Relationships & Family
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Rising Strong by Brene Brown
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Sex and Sexuality
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
Trauma
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk