Recommended Reading

Welcome to the group! I'm posting books that I highly recommend to anyone working on their mental health and self-healing.

Please let me know if there are other books you would like me to add to this list!

Our first session of this next round of Book Club starts October 9th! Looking forward to diving into this book with everyone.

We are reading: Deb Dana's Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory.

Please read or listen to the Foreward, Introduction and Chapter 1 for next week.

Please be sure to note down any questions you have or thoughts that come up as you read. Bring these to the session for discussion.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to message me or comment below!

Please vote on our next book for Group Therapy Book Club!

From the author of the New York Times bestseller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, this handbook offers essential, practical solutions to help you “disentangle” from emotionally immature people, stand up for your self, and transform your relationships.

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed—and you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, and abandonment as a result. As an adult, you have fought hard to establish your own sense of self, and heal the invisible wounds caused by your upbringing.

But what about other emotionally immature people (EIP) in your life? EIPs are often unpredictable, volatile, and difficult to handle. They tend to be me-first people, with little regard for others. They may not respect you as an individual—which can be isolating, hurtful, and lonely. As an…