Resources for Healing & Growth

Healing often extends beyond the therapy room. This collection brings together books, reflections, and practical guidance Brooke frequently recommends to support greater understanding, connection, and meaningful change.

~ Self Discovery ~ Relationships ~ Mindfulness ~ Healing ~ Growth

~ Self Discovery ~ Relationships ~ Mindfulness ~ Healing ~ Growth

ON BROOKE’S BOOKSHELF

Books to accompany your growth.

These are some of the books Brooke returns to and often recommends to clients. Each offers a different perspective on understanding yourself, strengthening relationships, processing difficult experiences, and creating a more intentional life. Explore the collection by topic and begin wherever you feel drawn.

Personal Growth & Mindfulness

For cultivating self-awareness, presence, purpose, and a more intentional life.

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Becoming Supernatural

Dr. Joe Dispenza

Blends neuroscience and meditation to show how you can rewire old thought patterns and step out of familiar emotional habits.

Becoming Supernatural

Dr. Joe Dispenza

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A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle

A guide to quieting the ego and learning to live from presence instead of old identity stories.

A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle

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The Untethered Soul

Michael A. Singer

Explores what it means to observe your thoughts and emotions rather than be consumed by them.

The Untethered Soul

Michael A. Singer

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The Way of the Superior Man

David Deida

A look at masculine purpose and presence, and how men can show up more fully in relationships and life.

The Way of the Superior Man

David Deida

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Letting Go

David R. Hawkins

A map for releasing suppressed emotion and moving toward greater inner freedom.

Letting Go

David R. Hawkins

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What to Say When You Talk to Yourself

Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D.

Practical tools for shifting the inner dialogue that shapes self belief.

What to Say When You Talk to Yourself

Shad Helmstetter

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Loving What Is

Byron Katie

Introduces four questions for examining stressful thoughts and finding more peace with reality.

Loving What Is

Byron Katie

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A Return to Love

Marianne Williamson

Reflections on love and fear, and living with more compassion for yourself and others.

A Return to Love

Marianne Williamson

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10% Happier

Dan Harris

A skeptic's honest journey into meditation, and what it actually changed for him.

10% Happier

Dan Harris

Relationships & Connection

For understanding attachment, communicating openly, and building stronger relationships.

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Wired for Love

Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT

Explains how understanding your partner's brain and attachment style can ease conflict and build security.

Wired for Love

Stan Tatkin

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Getting the Love You Want

Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.

A guide for couples to understand old patterns and build a more conscious, connected relationship.

Getting the Love You Want

Harville Hendrix

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Hold Me Tight

Dr. Sue Johnson

Seven conversations designed to deepen emotional connection between partners.

Hold Me Tight

Dr. Sue Johnson

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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

John M. Gottman, Ph.D.

Research backed practices for building a lasting, healthy marriage.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

John M. Gottman

Family, Shame & Recovery

Compassionate perspectives on family patterns, belonging, shame, and recovery.

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Homecoming

John Bradshaw

A guide to reconnecting with and healing the wounded inner child.

Homecoming

John Bradshaw

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Healing the Shame That Binds You

John Bradshaw

Explores how toxic shame forms and offers a path toward healing it.

Healing the Shame That Binds You

John Bradshaw

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Love First

Jeff Jay and Debra Jay

A family's guide to supporting a loved one through intervention and recovery.

Love First

Jeff Jay and Debra Jay

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The Drama of the Gifted Child

Alice Miller

A look at how childhood conditioning can shape the lifelong search for an authentic self.

The Drama of the Gifted Child

Alice Miller

Trauma & the Nervous System

For understanding how the body holds experience, and how regulation and healing begin.

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Getting Past Your Past

Francine Shapiro, PhD

Self help techniques rooted in EMDR therapy for working through old wounds.

Getting Past Your Past

Francine Shapiro

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The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

A foundational look at how trauma lives in the body, and the paths toward healing it.

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

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Braving the Wilderness

Brené Brown, PhD, MSW

An exploration of true belonging and the courage it takes to stand alone.

Braving the Wilderness

Brené Brown

These recommendations are educational and are not a substitute for individualized mental health care.

Reflections for the work of being a human.

See Brooke’s blog with topics on emotional wellbeing, relationships, trauma, and patterns that shape how we move through the world.

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