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
Podcast for modern/poly relationships: Swoon– Gina Senarighi and Julie Jeske
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 Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome– Tony Attwood
Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger’s Syndrome– Eva A. Mendes
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


7 Principles for Making Marriage Work – John M. Gottman
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence– Esther Perel
The ABC’s of LGBT+ – Ashley Mardell
From Boys to Men: Gay Men Write About Growing Up– Edited by Ted Gideonse & Robert Williams
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
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
Me and White Supremacy- Layla F Saad
Resources For Counselors


Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology– Bonnie Badenoch
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self– Alice Miller
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
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