Reading and writing are a couple of ways that I connect to Self more fully. This is a small collection of what's shaping my practice right now.

Inspiration

Currently reading

The Soul's Code — James Hillman

On the nightstand

Unconscious Roots of Creativity — Kathryn Madden
The Virgin's Promise — Kim Hudson
A Jungian Approach to Engaging Our Creative Nature — Robert Sardello
Body Dreaming in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma — Marian Dunlea

Books that stay with me

The Swamplands of the Soul — James Hollis
On finding meaning in grief, depression, and the places we'd rather not visit — proof that the dark parts of life aren't obstacles to the work, they are the work.

Healing the Shame That Binds You — John Bradshaw
A cornerstone for understanding how shame takes root early, and how it can finally be metabolized rather than carried silently.

The War of Art — Steven Pressfield
On resistance — the invisible force that keeps us from the work we're called to do, and how to meet it anyway.

Addiction to Perfection — Marion Woodman
On the tyranny of the inner critic, and reclaiming the body and instinct from the grip of perfectionism.

Resources I often reference

Eros and Psyche — Erich Neumann
Come As You Are — Emily Nagoski
The Steps Workbook — Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)
Getting the Love You Want — Harville Hendrix
Attached — Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Wired for Love and We Do — Stan Tatkin
Play — Stuart Brown
Flow — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi