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BRAIN, BODY & MIND

To read:

• Buddha’s Brain by Richard Hansen

• The Angel and The Assassin by Donna Jackson Nakazawa

• The Power of Belief by Bruce Lipton

• Psychocybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, MD

• Opening Up by James Pennbaker

• A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink

• Mindsight by Dan Siegel, MD

• A Guide to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Tapping

To watch:

• The Divided Brain by Ian McGilcrest

• How to Make Stress Your Friend by Kelly McGonigal

• Why does deep breathing work?

• The Happy Secret to Better Work by Shawn Achor

PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH

To read:

• Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber

• Adrenal Fatigue Questionnaire

• Does Sugar Cause Depression by Maria Cross, MSc

• Gut Microbiota’s Effect on Mental Health: The Gut Brain Axis

• Risks of Antidepressants A Harvard Health Publication

• Stress Effects on the Body ~ American Psychological Association

• The Invisible Universe of the Human Microbiome by NPR

• Think Twice: How the Gut's "Second Brain" Influences Mood and Well-Being by Adam Hadhazy

To watch:

• Narcissism and Its Discontents by Ramani Durvasula, PhD

• Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong by Johann Hari—“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, the opposite of addiction is connection.”

• How the Body Responds to Stress ~ An illustrated explanation

• Sparking the Change in Health Care or, How I Plan to Change the World by Andrea Nakayama

RELATIONSHIPS

To read:

• Tell Me No Lies by Elly Bader and Peter Pearson

• Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel, PhD

• Imago Works by Barbara J. Reichlin

• Intimacy and Desire by David Schnarch

• Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin, PhD

To watch:

• This Conversation Could Save Your Relationship with Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

• Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel, PhD

• Say Your Truths and Seek Them in Others by Elizabeth Lesser

TRAUMA AND RESILIENCE

To read:

• Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

• No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz

• The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD

• Resilience is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure

To watch:

• The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown

• You’re Not Broken by Gabor Mate

• How to Use Tapping to Lower Stress & Change Your Life by Nick Ortner

• The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges

To experience:

• Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)/ Tapping Solution

• Natural Vagus Nerve Stimulation with Arielle Schwartz

• Guided Breathwork Practice

INSPIRATION

To read:

• Pearls Before Breakfast by Gene Weingarten

To watch:

• The Hero’s Journey by Matthew Winkler

• Want to Be Happy? Be Grateful by David Steindl-Rast

• Brandeis University 2024 Keynote by Ken Burns