“Human behavior flows from three main sources; desire, emotion and knowledge.” ~ Plato
Below are a few of my reading recommendations.
Relationships
- John Welwood: Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship
- John Welwood: Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love
- Esther Perel: Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
- Sue Johnson: Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
- Marlena S. Lyons, Jett Psaris: Undefended Love
- Thomas Lewis: A General Theory of Love
- Gary Chapmen: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
Sex
- Dr. Gina Ogden: The Return of Desire: A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion
- Ian Kerner: She Comes First
- Barbara Keesling: Sexual Healing
- Celeste Hirshman and Danielle Harrel: Cockfidence
- Paul Joannides: The Guide to Getting It On
- Betty Dodson: Sex for One: The Joy of Self-loving
- Jack Morin: The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment
- Jeese Bering: Perv: The Sexual Deviant in all of us
- Jennifer Gunter: The Vagina Bible
- Jane Juska: A Round-Healed Woman: My Late Life Adventure in Sex and Romance
- Thomas Moore: Dark Eros: The Imagination of Sadism New Edition
- Jaiya Hanauer: Red Hot Touch: A Head-to-Tie Handbook for Mind- Blowing Orgasms
- Ken Page: Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy
Personal Growth
- Lindsay C. Gibson : Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
- Patrick Carnes, PhD:The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
- Ellen Hendriksen: How to be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety
- Alice Miller :The Drama of A Gifted Child
- Julia Samuel : Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving
- Hilary Jacobs Hendel :It’s Not Always Depression: A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions and Reconnecting With Your Authentic Self
- Bessel van der Kolk M.D.: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- Tarcher Perigee : Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind – and Keep – Love
Break – ups
- Susan Piver: The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: How to Turn the Pain of a Breakup into Healing, Insight, and New Love
- Pema Chodrom: When Things Fall Apart
- Esther Perrel : State of Affairs, Rethinking Infidelity
Non Monogamy
- Tristan Taormino: Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
- Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy: The Ethical Slut
- Franklin Veaux :More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory
Mindfulness
- Sharon Salzberg and Sakyong Mipham : Quiet Mind: A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation
- Bhante Henepola Gunaratana: Mindfulness in Plain English
- Tara Brach: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
- John Kabat-Zinn: Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday
- Shauna Niequist : Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
- Mark Nepo : Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred
I love book recommendations. If you feel I’m missing something from this list, please let me know!