Resources
Attachment and Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find -and Keep- Love– Amir Levine & Rachel S. F. Heller
The Whole Brained Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind- Daniel J. Siegel
The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World– Iain McGilchrist
Free Lecture: Things Are Not What They Seem
Podcast for attachment: Therapist Uncensored– Sue Marriott and Ann Kelley
Geeks, Gamers, and Misfits Resources
Working with Video Gamers and Games in Therapy-Anthony Bean
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains– Nicholas Carr
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make us Better and How They Can Change the World– Jane McGonigal
Video Games and Social Competence– Rachel Kowert
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind– Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire
The Misfit’s Manifesto– Lidia Yuknavitch
Unf*ck Your Brain: Getting Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers with Science– Faith Harper
Microcosm Publishing– Faith Harper Zines and more!
Neurodiversity: ADHD and Autism Spectrum
Focused Forward: Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD– James Ochoa
Podcast about living with ADHD: The Complex– James Ochoa
Youtube Channel on Autism Tools and Topics: Neurodivergent Rebel – Christa Holmans
ADHD Alien– Webcomic about one person’s experience with ADHD
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger’s Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to be a Better Husband– David Finch
Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome– Liane Holliday Willey
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism– Barry M. Prizant
All the Weight of our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism – Edited by Lydia X. Z. Brown; E. Ashkenazy; Morenike Giwa Onawiu
EmbraceAutism -website with a list of free neurodivergence assessments online
Mindfulness Resources
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook– Kristin Neff
Free Self-Compassion Guided Meditations by Kristin Neff
Daring Greatly– Brene Brown
Maya Benattar Free Guided Meditation Tracks
Free Humorous Guided Meditation: F*ck That: An Honest Meditation– Jason Headley
Relationships, Sexuality, and Gender Identity
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence– Esther Perel
Come as You Are- Emily Nagoski
Podcast for modern/poly relationships: Swoon– Gina Senarighi and Julie Jeske
The ABC’s of LGBT+ – Ashley Mardell
Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution– Susan Stryker
Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children– Diane Ehrensaft
A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook– Sam Killermann
Gender: Your Guide – Lee Airton
Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities– David Ortmann & Richard A. Sprott
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love– Janet W. Hardy & Dossie Easton
Polysecure- Jessica Fern
Designer Relationships– Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships – Tristan Tormino
The Austin Polyamory Social Group
Racial Justice, Indigenous Cultures, and Decolonization
How to be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi
My Grandmother’s Hands– Resmaa Menakem
Native American Postcolonial Psychology– Eduardo Duran and Bonnie Duran
Podcast: Seeing White -John Biewen
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma– Gail Parker
So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
Article: Subversive Self-Care: Centering Black Women’s Wellness – Shanesha Brooks-Tatum
The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority– Ellen D. Wu
How Does It Feel To Be a Problem? -Moustafa Bayoumi
An African American and Latinx History of the United States– Paul Ortiz
Resources For Counselors
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation- Deb Dana
Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology– Bonnie Badenoch
I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression– Terrence Real
Love’s Executioner: & Other Tales of Psychotherapy– Irvine Yalom
In Over Our Heads: Mental Demands of Modern Life– Robert Kegan
The Healing Connection: How Women Form Relationships in Therapy and in Life– Jean Baker Miller & Irene Pierce Stiver
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others– Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Sandtray Therapy: A Practical Manual – Linda E. Hoemeyer and Daniel S. Sweeney
Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy – Phil Joyce & Charlotte Sills
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Non-profit training opportunities on relationships, parenting, and psychological growth: Austin IN Connection
Podcast for therapists (and inclusive directory): Therapy Den- Jeff Guenther
Inclusive Therapists Directory, Training, Events, and Resources -Melody Li
Podcast for de-stigmatizing therapy: But, Have you Considered Therapy?– Melanie Dyer
Graphic Novels Resources
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir– Ellen Forney
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic– Alison Bechdel
Are you my Mother? – Alison Bechdel
Neurocomic: A Comic About the Brain – Matteo Farinella & Hana Ros
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things that Happened– Allie Brosh
Introvert Doodles: An Illustrated Look at Introvert Life in an Extrovert World– Maureen “Marzi” Wilson
Blankets– Craig Thompson
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood– Marjane Satrapi
Trauma
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents– Lindsay C. Gibson
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving– Pete Walker
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self– Alice Miller
Miscellaneous
It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand– Megan Devine
The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food – Evelyn Tribole
Tacky: Love Letters to the worst Culture We Have to Offer- Rax King