Books That Resonate
Trauma, Nervous System & the Body
Understanding how the body holds experience… and how healing happens beyond just thinking or talking.
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.
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.
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.
Healing Developmental Trauma – Laurence Heller
Explores early, pre-verbal patterns… and how they shape identity, regulation, and connection.
Breath – James Nestor
An accessible exploration of how breathing impacts physical and emotional wellbeing.
When the Body Says No – Gabor Maté
Examines the link between stress, suppression, and illness… especially for those who overextend or people-please.
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.
Hold Me Tight – Dr Sue Johnson
A practical and emotionally grounded guide to attachment in relationships… helping couples move from conflict to connection.
Wired for Love – Stan Tatkin
A relationship-focused look at attachment and neurobiology… with practical tools for building safety and connection.
Mating in Captivity – Esther Perel
Explores the tension between love and desire… especially in long-term relationships.
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.
Loving What Is – Byron Katie
A direct process for questioning stressful thoughts… and shifting how we relate to reality.
Soul Without Shame – Byron Brown
A compassionate look at the inner critic… and the shame-based patterns that keep people stuck.
Untamed – Glennon Doyle
A powerful reflection on truth, identity, and stepping out of internalised expectations.
See What You Made Me Do – Jess Hill
An in-depth look at coercive control and abuse… grounded in real-world patterns.
The Resilience Project – Hugh van Cuylenburg
A simple, accessible take on resilience through everyday practices like gratitude and connection.
Lost Connections – Johann Hari
Explores depression through the lens of disconnection… rather than just brain chemistry.
Existential Kink – Carolyn Elliott
A provocative look at shadow and unconscious patterns… and our hidden investment in them.
Atomic Habits – James Clear
A clear, structured approach to behaviour change… focused on small, consistent shifts over time.
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.
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.
A Course in Miracles Made Easy – Alan Cohen
A simplified entry into deeper spiritual principles… focused on shifting perception and reducing fear.
Letting Go – David R. Hawkins
A simple but powerful framework for releasing emotional charge… through allowing rather than resisting.
The Untethered Soul – Michael A. Singer
A reflective exploration of awareness… creating space between you and your thoughts.
Other books by David R. Hawkins
Exploring consciousness, perception, and emotional states… for those drawn to deeper inner work.
The Power of Intention – Wayne Dyer
Looks at intention as a guiding force behind awareness and action.
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.