Books That Resonate
Trauma, Nervous System & the Body
Understanding how the body holds experience… and how healing happens beyond just thinking or talking.
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Call of the Wild – Kimberly Ann Johnson
A powerful exploration of the nervous system, trauma, and instinct… especially around reclaiming the body and its wisdom.
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Waking the Tiger – Peter Levine
A foundational somatic lens on trauma… showing how survival responses can become stuck and how they can be gently completed.
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The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk
A widely known overview of how trauma impacts the brain and body… and why healing needs to go beyond insight alone.
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Healing Developmental Trauma – Laurence Heller
Explores early, pre-verbal patterns… and how they shape identity, regulation, and connection.
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Breath – James Nestor
An accessible exploration of how breathing impacts physical and emotional wellbeing.
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When the Body Says No – Gabor Maté
Examines the link between stress, suppression, and illness… especially for those who overextend or people-please.
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It Didn’t Start With You – Mark Wolynn
Explores how trauma can be carried across generations… and how inherited patterns can shape our thoughts, behaviours, and emotional responses without us realising.
Relationships, Attachment & Intimacy
Understanding connection, desire, and the patterns that shape how we relate.
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Hold Me Tight – Dr Sue Johnson
A practical and emotionally grounded guide to attachment in relationships… helping couples move from conflict to connection.
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Wired for Love – Stan Tatkin
A relationship-focused look at attachment and neurobiology… with practical tools for building safety and connection.
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Mating in Captivity – Esther Perel
Explores the tension between love and desire… especially in long-term relationships.
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The New Manhood – Steve Biddulph
Explores modern masculinity… supporting men to reconnect with emotional depth and integrity.
Patterns, Identity & Behaviour
Exploring why we think, feel, and act the way we do… and how change becomes possible.
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Loving What Is – Byron Katie
A direct process for questioning stressful thoughts… and shifting how we relate to reality.
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Soul Without Shame – Byron Brown
A compassionate look at the inner critic… and the shame-based patterns that keep people stuck.
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Untamed – Glennon Doyle
A powerful reflection on truth, identity, and stepping out of internalised expectations.
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See What You Made Me Do – Jess Hill
An in-depth look at coercive control and abuse… grounded in real-world patterns.
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The Resilience Project – Hugh van Cuylenburg
A simple, accessible take on resilience through everyday practices like gratitude and connection.
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Lost Connections – Johann Hari
Explores depression through the lens of disconnection… rather than just brain chemistry.
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Existential Kink – Carolyn Elliott
A provocative look at shadow and unconscious patterns… and our hidden investment in them.
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Atomic Habits – James Clear
A clear, structured approach to behaviour change… focused on small, consistent shifts over time.
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Choice Theory – William Glasser
Explores behaviour through the lens of internal motivation and choice… rather than control.
Braving the Wilderness – Brené Brown
Explores true belonging… and what it means to stand in your truth without abandoning yourself.
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Awareness & Inner Work
These books explore awareness, meaning, and the deeper layers of human experience… not as something separate from life, but as something lived through it.
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A Course in Miracles Made Easy – Alan Cohen
A simplified entry into deeper spiritual principles… focused on shifting perception and reducing fear.
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Letting Go – David R. Hawkins
A simple but powerful framework for releasing emotional charge… through allowing rather than resisting.
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The Untethered Soul – Michael A. Singer
A reflective exploration of awareness… creating space between you and your thoughts.
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Other books by David R. Hawkins
Exploring consciousness, perception, and emotional states… for those drawn to deeper inner work.
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The Power of Intention – Wayne Dyer
Looks at intention as a guiding force behind awareness and action.
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Judgment Detox – Gabrielle Bernstein
A structured approach to working with judgment and shifting perception.
The Complete Conversations with God Series – Neale Donald Walsch
A dialogue-based series exploring life, purpose, and the nature of reality.