Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott A provocative and liberating guide to integrating shadow through pleasure and radical self-acceptance.
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer A luminous blend of Indigenous wisdom and botany that centers reciprocity, gratitude, and kinship with the Earth.
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue Explores deep friendship, the soul’s longing, and Celtic mysticism with lyrical reverence.
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown A dynamic philosophy of transformation and collaboration drawn from nature’s patterns, honoring change as sacred.
The Fruitful Darkness by Joan Halifax A luminous call to descend into shadow, grief, and ancestral memory as pathways to insight and renewal, grounded in Buddhist and Indigenous teachings.
Beauty: The Invisible Embrace by John O’Donohue A Celtic and spiritual meditation on beauty as a healing force that restores belonging and awakens the soul.
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach A deep and accessible guide to softening resistance and meeting ourselves with compassionate presence.
Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian A poetic and scientific celebration of biodiversity and queerness as intrinsic to life itself.
The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation by Kabir Helminski An illuminating guide into the Sufi way of love, spiritual humility, and embodied inner transformation. Perfect for mystics longing for divine intimacy and remembrance.
What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill A powerful guide to healing that blends personal story, somatics, and collective wisdom.
The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice by Staci K. Haines Bridging the body and the collective, this book explores how somatic practices can transform individual trauma and build social movements rooted in healing and dignity.
Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies by Renee Linklater (Anishinaabe) A foundational text offering Indigenous frameworks for understanding trauma and healing, grounded in relational, land-based knowledge and community care.
Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Dr. Jennifer Mullan An essential guide for therapists, coaches, and healers to unlearn white supremacy in mental health systems and reclaim embodied, collective liberation in practice.
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha A groundbreaking vision of disability justice as an everyday practice of mutual aid, ancestral survival, and collective tenderness.
