“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
— Stephen King
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Magnusson, M. (2018). The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How To Free Yourself and Your Family From a Lifetime of Clutter. Scribner.
Pipher, M. (2019). Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age. Bloomsbury Publishing.
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DiAngelo, R. (2018). White Fragility: Why it's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Beacon Press.
Oluo, I. (2019). So You Want to Talk About Race. Seal Press.
Saad, L. (2020). me and white supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor. Sourcebooks.
Saad, L. (2020). me and white supremacy: a guided journal. Sourcebooks.
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Brown, A. (2019). Pleasure Activism. AK Press.
Gordon, A. (2023). You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People. Beacon Press.
Kinavey, H., & Sturtevant, D. (2022). Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing and Liberation. TarcherPerigee.
Kinsey, D. (2022.). Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation. BenBella Books
Sole-Smith, V. (2023). Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture. Henry Holt and Co.
Strings, S. (2019). Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia. New York University Press.
Taylor, S. R. (2018). The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Taylor, S. R. (2021). The Body is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Living Radical Self-Love. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Thompson, B. (1994). a hunger so wide and deep. University of Minnesota Press.
Tovar, V. (2018).You Have the Right to Remain Fat. The Feminist Press at CUNY.
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Golden, M. (2019). The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women. Mango Publishing.
Owens, D. C. (2017). Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology. University of Georgia Press.
Mullan, J. (2023). Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice. W.W. Norton & Company.
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Brooks, J. (1999). Midlife Orphan: Facing Life’s Changes Now That Your Parents are Gone. TarcherPerigee.
Lighthorse, P. (2016). Prayers Honoring Grief. Pixie Lighthorse.
Spencer, K. (2017). The Dead Moms Club: A Memoir About Death, Grief, and Surviving the Mother of All Losses. Seal Press.
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Harrison, C. (2019). Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating. Little, Brown Spark.
Tribole, E., & Resch, E. (2020). Intuitive eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach (4th ed.). St. Martin’s Essentials.
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Bluming, A. Z., & Tavris, C. (2018).Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women’s Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives—Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer. Little, Brown Spark.
Calhoun, A. (2020). Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis. Grove Press.
Corinna, H. (2021). What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other indignities, and You. Hachette Go.
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Austin, N. (2019). Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America. Sourcebooks.
Boozan, G. (2022).There are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof that You are Indeed a Fantastic Parent. Workman Publishing Company.
Cho, C. (2020). Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness. Henry Holt and Co.
Hoppe, K., & Tatkin, S. (2021). Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents. New Harbinger Publications.
Kleiman, K., & McIntyre, M. (2019). Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers. Familius.
Mayefske, M. (2021). Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy at any Size. Salt&Sage Books.
Menkedick, S. (2020).Ordinary insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America. Pantheon Books.
Naumburg, C. (2019). How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent. Workman Publishing Company.
Ranford, M. (2023). Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America. Broadleaf Books.
Rodsky, E. (2019). Fair play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do (and More Life to Live). G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
Salmon, N. (2019). Fat and Fertile: How to Get Pregnant in a Bigger Body. Nicola Salmon.
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Hill, D., & Sorensen, D. (2021). The ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New Harbinger Publications.
Korb, A. (2020).The Upward Spiral Workbook: A Practical Neuroscience Program for Reversing the Course of Depression. New Harbinger Publications.
Nagoski, E. (2021). Come As You Are Workbook: A Practical Guide to the Science of Sex. Simon & Schuster.
Nagoski, E., & Nagoski, A. (2023). The Burnout Workbook: How to Break the Cycle of Stress, Exhaustion, and Overwhelm. Ballantine Books.Tawwab, N. G. (2021). The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits. TarcherPerigee.
Tribole, E., & Resch, E. (2020). The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food (2nd ed.). New Harbinger Publications.
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Babcock, L., & Laschever, S. (2008). Ask for it: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want. Bantam
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Franco, M. G. (2022). Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
Haines, S. (2007). Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma. Cleis Press.
Johnson, K. (2020). Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World. Shambhala Publications.
Korb, A. (2015). The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. New Harbinger Publications.
Loehnen, E. (2023). On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. Bench Road.
Mintz, L. (2017). Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters—and How to Get It. HarperOne.
Nagoski, E. (2015). Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform your Sex Life. Simon & Schuster.
Nagoski, E., & Nagoski, A. (2019). Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Ballantine Books.
Orbé-Austin, L., Orbé-Austin, R., & Ibrahim, S. (2020). Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life. Ulysses Press.
Tawwab, N. G. (2023). Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships. TarcherPerigee.
Tawwab, N. G. (2021). Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself. TarcherPerigee.