Recommended Reading

Books that Jessica often recommends:

 

  • Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

  • The Freedom of Being at Ease with What Is by Jan Frazier

  • Loving What Is by Byron Katie

  • Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss

  • New and Selected Poems: Volume One by Mary Oliver (and generally all of her poetry and prose works)

  • Ten Poems to Change Your Life by Roger Housden

  • The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

  • Cell Level Meditation by Patricia Kay

  • The Undefended Self by Susan Thesenga

  • Aphrodite’s Daughters: Women’s Sexual Stories and the Journey of the Soul by Jalaja Bonheim

  • The Ten Things To Do When Your Life Falls Apart: An Emotional and Spiritual Handbook by Daphne Rose Kingma

  • Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg

  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine

  • Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh

  • The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness by Pema Chodron (and generally all books by her)

  • Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

  • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.

  • Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Candace Pert

  • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

  • Everything Beautiful: A Guide to Finding Hidden Beauty in the World by Ella Frances Sanders

  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

  • The Integral Vision: A Very Short Introduction to the Revolutionary Integral Approach to Life, God, the Universe, and Everything by Ken Wilber

  • Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

  • Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

  • Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister

  • Daughters of Copper Woman by Anne Cameron

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman

  • Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

  • How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan

  • Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small by Ted Andrews

  • Freedom from Pain: Discover Your Body's Power to Overcome Physical Pain by Peter Levine, Ph.D. and Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.

  • How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

  • Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

  • When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner

  • Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain by Pete Egoscue

  • The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.

  • Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by Stanley Rosenberg

  • Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.