Our Resources, Recommendations, and Therapy Insights for You
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Curated Book Suggestions at Bookshop.org
We’ve curated this collection to support you during difficult times. Each book is selected to help you explore, reflect, and build the emotional resilience needed to not only cope, but to thrive. Whether you’re facing change, stress, or loss, these resources are here to guide you on your journey toward transformation. Just like therapy, these books are designed to honor your unique story and offer support as you move forward with confidence and clarity.
A note from our Co-Founder,
Bridget Caragher
In the emotional days after I lost a close loved one, I started a playlist titled "Grieving (and their name)." I slowly added songs that reminded me of them, songs that felt like grief, and songs I discovered that made me feel less alone in all of my feelings. If you are like me and you enjoyed the recently popular show "Shrinking" on Apple TV... you will remember the scenes where they show characters "grieving hard" to music for a few minutes a day... and that is me!
I know and believe in the importance of "feeling our feelings." Keeping things inside, avoiding, numbing, and staying busy is not sustainable for our bodies and hearts. Sometimes, something like a playlist, can be the route to feeling. It can be the way to feel connected to our experiences, to release, and to feel less alone.
Because we believe in sharing and experimenting with creative ways to feel... we made some playlists for us all! Check out our Green Door Spotify account for playlists for grief, for anger, for when you want to practice self-love, and more!
More Books We Love
On Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, and Vulnerability...
"Self-Compassion" and the work of Dr. Kristin Neff
"Daring Greatly"/ "The Gifts of Imperfection"/ "Braving the Wilderness"/"Rising Strong" and more from the work of Brené Brown
"Already Enough" by Lisa Olivera
On Stress and Self-Care...
"Burnout: The Secret to Unocking the Stress Cycle" by Amelia and Emily Nagoski
"Real Self-Care" by Pooja Lakshmin
On Embodiment...
"The Wisdom of Your Body" by Dr. Hillary McBride
"The Body is Not an Apology" by Sonya Renee Taylor
On Grief...
"Its Ok That You're Not Ok" and "How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed" the work on grief by Megan Devine
"Grief is Love" by Marissa Renee Lee
On Family and Relationships...
"Good Inside" and the work of Dr. Becky on parenting
"8 Dates" by John Gottman and the work of The Gottman Institute for relationships
"I Want This to Work" by Elizabeth Earnshaw
"Act with Love" by Russ Harris
"Fair Play" by Eve Rodsky
Also...
"No Bad Parts" by Richard Schwartz
"Radical Acceptance" and the work of Tara Brach
"The Confidence Gap"/"The Happiness Trap" and the work of Russ Harris
"Decolonizing Therapy" and the work of Jennifer Mullan
"Atlas of the Heart" by Brené Brown
On Poetry...
Poems and work by Alex Elle, Kate Baer, Morgan Harper Nichols, Alok, Ross Gay, and Arielle Estoria
A poem for starting therapy: The Journey (by: Mary Oliver).