Recommendations

I’m not a guru or anything, but I find myself referring clients, friends, and family to these resources every single day… So I decided to make a big list on my website.

My Favourite Books.

Books. Cheaper than therapy. Most can be found at your local library. I’ve yet to figure out how to read by osmosis. So remember, they do nothing sitting on your nightstand or in your backpack. Schedule the time and make a date with one of these awesome books.

The Gifts of Imperfection & Rising Strong by Brene Brown (and everything else she has wrote and said.)

First We Make the Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson

Meditation is Not What You Think by Jon Kabat Zinn

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

Brainstorm by Dan Siegel

Videos & Animations

Follow the links. Times are approximate.

Under 5 Minutes:

Brene Brown on Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=1Evwgu369Jw

Brene Brown on Blame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZWf2_2L2v8

Mindfulness As a Super Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4

Deepak Chopra 3-min Go-To Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bs0qUB3BHQ

Sharon Salzburg 2 Wolves Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzKryaN44ss

3 Misconceptions about Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2CP7A3HKk&t=15s

About 10-20 minutes

Attention, Balance, Compassion- New ABCs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpMvTTIr2p4

Dr. Dan Siegel Hand Model of the Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-m2YcdMdFw

Yoga With Adrienne- Neck & Shoulders Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SedzswEwpPw

Curvy Yoga- Morning Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhJ_cIQSrQo

10 Mindful Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzR62JJCMBQ

Matrescence: https://www.ted.com/talks/alexandra_sacks_a_new_way_to_think_about_the_transition_to_motherhood?language=en

Power of Vulnerability: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability

Listening to Shame: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame