So while I Instagram the books that sit on my shelves, and occasionally blog about books that grab me, I thought I’d go rogue and offer up a simple list. So, some recommendations for:
Books that peep into the mind of a therapist:
The Gossamer Thread John Marzillier
Couch Fiction Philippa Perry
Books exploring where psychotherapy meets neuroscience (and compassion):
Hardwiring Happiness Rick Hanson
The Body Knows the Score Bessel Van Der Kolk
Mindsight Daniel J. Siegel
Mindful Compassion Paul Gilbert & Chodon
Books that prise open the client/therapist encounter:
The Examined Life Stephen Grosz
What’s Really Going On Here?, In Therapy, The Impossibility of Sex Susie Orbach
The Gift of Therapy, Love’s Executioner, Creatures of a Day Irvin Yalom
Books about mindfulness:
Full Catastrophe Living, Mindfulness for Beginners Jon Kabat Zinn
Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world Mark Williams & Danny Penman
Books about compassion:
The Compassionate Mind Paul Gilbert
Triumph of the Heart Megan Feldman Bettencourt
Rising Strong Brene Brown
Self-Compassion Kristin Neff
Memoirs of anxious minds:
The Man Who Could Not Stop David Adam
The Monkey Mind Daniel Smith
My Age of Anxiety Scott Stossel
Memoirs of recovery:
The Noonday Demon Andrew Solomon
Shoot the Damn Dog Sally Brampton
The Outrun Amy Liptrot
Memoirs of disrupted childhoods:
Why be Happy When You Can Be Normal? Jeanette Winterson
An Abbreviated Life Ariel S. Leve
Feeling you are different:
The Highly Sensitive Person Elaine Aron
Quiet Susan Cain