Books like What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
12 books with a reading profile close to What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, personal growth
Irvin D.
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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
by Brené Brown
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
Brené Brown categorizes eighty-seven distinct emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
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Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Emily Nagoski presents a biological and psychological model of human sexuality centered on the Dual Control Model, which defines sexual response as an interaction between excitatory "accelerators" and inhibitory "brakes…
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
Brené Brown argues that vulnerability is not a symptom of weakness but the most accurate measure of courage.
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It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
by Mark Wolynn
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
Mark Wolynn argues that chronic anxiety, depression, and phobias often originate in the unresolved tragedies of our parents and grandparents rather than our own immediate experiences.
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski argue that stress is a biological process that must be physically completed to prevent chronic exhaustion.
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Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
by Susan Cain
Also inward-looking · personal growth, accessible
Susan Cain argues that the bittersweet state of mind—characterized by a tendency toward melancholy, longing, and an acute awareness of passing time—is a functional tool for creativity and human connection.
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
by David Brooks
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
David Brooks argues that modern society suffers from a crisis of invisibility where people feel overlooked and misunderstood.
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Deepak Chopra
Also inward-looking · practical, personal growth
Marshall B.
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Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristin Neff
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
Kristin Neff presents a psychological framework that replaces the pursuit of high self-esteem with consistent self-compassion.
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
Lindsay C.
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The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, accessible
Elaine N.
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