A hand holding a stack of seven books with white, black, gray, and blue covers against a plain white background.

building a holistic health toolkit

Below are some books, podcasts and local resources that I commonly refer to or recommend in practice. Please support our local bookstores if you consider purchasing! Many are also available at the library.

self-love/self-care

Book cover titled 'Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing & Liberation' by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant, featuring a blue abstract figure sitting with arms crossed, surrounded by colorful botanical illustrations.

books

Book cover titled "Radical Acceptance" by Tara Brach, Ph.D., with a subtitle about embracing life with the heart of a Buddha. The cover features a white flower with a blue background.
Book cover for 'First, We Make the Beast Beautiful' by Sarah Wilson, featuring a blue octopus with pink and blue splashes on a dark background.

rest as health

Cover of the book titled "Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others" by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky with Connie Burk, featuring a blue background with a swirl pattern and green leaves at the top.
Book cover titled 'The Grieving Brain' by Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD, featuring a colorful, abstract brain illustration on a blue background.
Book cover titled "The Wisdom of Your Body" by Hillary L. McBride, PhD, with a blue background and abstract illustrations of human figures and nature.
Illustration of a bird perched on a branch with berry-laden leaves, framing the book title 'The Serviceberry'.
Book cover titled 'Reclaiming Body Trust' with a background of stylized, abstract illustrations of multiple human bodies in pastel colors. Subtitle reads 'Break Free from a Culture of Body Perfection, Disordered Eating, & Other Traumas'. Authors Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant.
Book cover titled "Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts" with subtitle "A CBT-based guide to getting over frightening, obsessive, or disturbing thoughts" by Sally M. Winston PsyD and Martin N. Seif PhD, against a blue sky background with white clouds.
Book cover titled "Welcome Home" by Najwa Zebian with a blue and black bird and a watercolor-like splash.
Book cover titled 'Move Your DNA' by Katy Bowman, with the subtitle 'Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement,' featuring a simple design with martini glasses and black and orange text.
Book cover titled "Already Enough: A Path to Self-Acceptance" by Lisa Olivera, featuring illustrated landscape with a winding road, mountains, and a colorful sky.
Book cover titled 'the fourth trimester' by Kimberly Ann Johnson, featuring colorful confetti-like petals at the top, with subtitle about postpartum healing and emotional balance.
Book cover titled 'How To Not Always Be Working' by Marlee Grace, with subtitle 'a toolkit for creativity and radical self-care' on a light background.
Book cover titled 'Digital Minimalism' by Cal Newport, with a yellow background and concentric circles design.

nature/nuture

The cover of a book titled "Call of the Wild" by Kimberly Ann Johnson, featuring a leopard at the bottom.
Book cover titled 'My Grandmother's Hands' by Resmaa Menakem, featuring an abstract illustration of a woman with blue tones and swirling colors.
Book cover for 'The Body Keeps the Score' by Bessel van der Kolk, featuring an abstract black figure with a red eye and yellow stars on a blue background.

perinatal and parenting

Book cover titled "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times" by Katherine May, with a leaf graphic and a peach background.
Book cover titled "When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times" by Pema Chödrön. The cover has a beige background with gold and brown text.
Book cover for 'Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto' by Tricia Hersey. The cover has a black background with horizontal gold and red gradient stripes, and text in bold, gold, and white letters.
Book cover for 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer, with an illustration of a braided grass strand at the bottom.
Book cover titled 'If Women Rose Rooted' by Sharon Blackie, featuring an illustration of a tree with green leaves on a blue background.

podcasts

A pink heart-shaped object with the title 'Heart Minded: How to Hold Yourself and Others in Love' by Sarah Blondin.
Cover of 'The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron, 30th Anniversary Edition, featuring a cream background with red and black text.
Book cover titled 'Mirrors in the Earth' by Asia Suler, featuring a scenic nature landscape with mountains, trees, and a calm lake.
Book cover for 'Losing Eden' by Lucy Jones, featuring a blue abstract illustration of animal shapes, including a leaf, a duck, a bear, and a horse, with the subtitle 'Why Our Minds Need the Wild'.

trauma and embodiment

Book cover titled 'Ina May's Guide to Childbirth' featuring a baby with closed eyes in the background. A red starburst graphic indicates 'Completely revised and updated. More than 500,000 copies sold.' The cover includes a quote praising the author, Ina May Gaskin, and states she is the author of 'Spiritual Midwifery'.

community health

Illustration of diverse people engaging in gardening and outdoor activities to honor the memory of Toko-pa Turner, with the word 'belonging' and phrase 'Remembering Ourselves at Home' on a black background.
Book cover of 'How We Show Up' by Mia Birdsong, with colorful wavy pattern background.

financial wellness

Book cover titled 'Women Talk' with words 'family,' 'love,' 'sex,' and 'money' in bold black and red text, edited by Rebecca Walker, with the subtitle 'Breaking the Taboo' and '29 Essays'
Cover of a book titled "Emotional Currency: A Woman's Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Money" by Kate Levinson, PhD, with a red background and an illustration of three torn dollar bills.

nourishment

Book cover titled "Healing with Whole Foods" by Paul Pitchford, focusing on Asian traditions and modern nutrition, featuring an illustration of leafy greens and vegetables.
Book cover titled 'Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach' by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, featuring a green, white, and yellow design with photos of two women smiling.

physical realm

Book cover of "Breath" by James Nestor, with a yellow background and an abstract illustration of multicolored dots connected by lines, resembling lungs or breathing pathways.

grief

A book cover titled 'The Wild Edge of Sorrow' with a sunset over a body of water, silhouettes of trees and plants, and a colorful sky with clouds.