My Bookshelf

Helpful guides for your journey home

Whenever I see a bookshelf, I’m compelled to read the titles that are displayed. The books people put on their shelves tell a story about who they are and what they value, and I’m fascinated how everyone is drawn to something a little different. I curated a mini bookshelf here with titles that helped me on my own journey; perhaps they can also help you on yours.

I’ve linked these titles to Bookshop.org because I value supporting local bookstores. Each purchase from this site gives 30% of your purchase to the local bookstore of your choice.

Trauma and CPTSD

What My Bones Know, a Memior of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo.
The Deepest Well, Healing from the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
Journey Through Trauma, A Trail Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma by Gretchen L. Schmelzer, PhD
My Grandmother's Hands, Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP
Discovering the Inner Mother: A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power by Bethany Webster
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, How to heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Linsday C. Gibson, PsyD
The Drama of the Gifted Child, The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller

Neurodiversity

Image of the cover of Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else by Donna Henderson and Sarah Wayland
Unmasking Autism, Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price, PHD
Neuroqueer Heresies; Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick Walker
How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
Image shows the book cover for How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain, Not Against it by Jessica McCabe
When Religion Hurts You; Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion by Laura E. Anderson, PhD

Religious Trauma

When Narcissism Comes to Church, Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Chuck DeGroat
Leaving the Fold, A guide for formal fundamentalists and others leaving their religion by Marlene Winell, Ph.D.
Sex, God and the Conservative Church, Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy by Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD

Pleasure and Desire

ACE; What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
Come As You Are, The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD.
Rage Becomes Her, The Power of WOmen's Anger by Soraya Chemaly
Beyond Shame, Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts

Other Meaningful Titles

Belonging, Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner
Women Who Run With the Wolves, Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.