resources to help you on your journey

“The capacity to learn is a gift, the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” - Brian Herbert

I often get asked for books that I’d recommend along the sobriety and healing journey. Below are titles and authors that have been enormously helpful to both myself and the people I work with.

on drinking reduction & cessation


By Gabor Maté, MD

By Johnston, Ann Dowsett

By Whitaker, Holly

By Grace, Annie

on motherwound healing


By Forward, Susan, Glynn, Donna Frazier

By McDaniel, Kelly

By Webster, Bethany

By Gibson, Lindsay C.

on self compassion


By Brach, Tara

By Neff, Dr. Kristin

By Neff, Dr. Kristin

By Paul MA, Sheryl

on healing


By Michael A. Singer

By Elaine N. Aron

By Bradshaw, John

By Chodron, Pema

on healing


By Beattie, Melody
 

By Beattie, Melody
 

By DeYoung, Patricia A.
 

By van der Kolk M.D., Bessel