Resources

Body

  • The Wisdom of the Body, Hillary L. McBride, PhD (book)

  • “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, Aubrey Gordon (book)

  • Your Body Is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor (book)

Creativity

  • The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron (book, workbook, journal)

Dialogue

  • Talking Across the Divide, Justin Lee (book)

  • Braver Angels (non-profit offering workshops, free and paid events, conferences)

  • I Never Thought of It That Way, Mónica Guzmán (book)

Faith, Gender, and/or Sexuality

  • Torn, Justin Lee (book)

  • Space at the Table, Brad & Drew Harper (book)

  • Coming Out as Sacrament, Chris Glaser (book)

  • Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships, James Brownson (book)

  • God and the Gay Christian, Matthew Vines (book)

Gender

  • Gender Magic, Rae McDaniel (book)

Grief

  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Weller (book)

Race

  • White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo (book)

  • I’m Still Here, Austin Channing Brown (book)

  • The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander (book)

  • So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo (book)

Relationships

  • Attached, Levine & Heller (book)

  • Polysecure & Polywise, Jessica Fern (books)

  • The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, Esther Perel (book)

  • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, Esther Perel (book)

  • How to Love Someone Without Losing Your Mind, Todd Baratz (book)

  • The Joy of Connections, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer (book)

Sex & Sexuality

  • So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex, Ian Kerner, LhD, LMFT (book)

  • Coping with Erectile Dysfunction, Metz & McCarthy (book)

  • Feel It All, Casey Tanner, LCPC, CST (book)

  • Side Guys: It’s Still Sex Even If You Don’t Have Intercourse, Joe Kort, PhD (book)

  • The New Topping Book, Easton & Hardy (book)

  • The Ins & Outs of Gay Sex, Stephen E. Goldstone, M.D. (book)

  • The Velvet Rage, Alan Downs, PhD (book)

  • Beyond Shame, Matthias Roberts (book)

Spirituality

  • After the Ecstasy, The Laundry, Jack Kornfield (book)

  • Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl (book)

Trauma

  • The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. (book)

  • Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma & The Process of Healing, Hillary L. McBride, PhD (book)