This collection of resources is far from comprehensive, but we hope you will find things here that will be valuable companions on your journey. If you have additional recommendations, we’d love to hear about them! (…unless you are a marketing rep trying to pitch us your link, in which case we will not respond or post it because we have yet to receive one that is actually relevant. 🙃)

Intersectional Liberation + Anti-Racism + Ecopsychology

(a few of these are also included in later categories)

Books

• The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

• Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga to Create a Just World by Michelle C. Johnson

• Do Better by Rachel Ricketts

• Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change by Sherri Mitchell

• See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

• How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

• All About Love by bell hooks

• Active Hope by Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone

• The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy by Murray Bookchin

• Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown

• Love & Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger by Lama Rod Owens

• Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

• Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women White Feminism Forgot by Mikki Kendall

• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

• Give a Sh*t by Ashlee Piper

• White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise

Podcasts

• Undistracted hosted by Brittany Packnett Cunningham

• For the Wild hosted by Ayana Young

• Pod Save the People hosted by Deray McKesson

• Code Switch (team)

Organizations + Learning + Etc.

• Rachel Ricketts’ Spiritual Activism courses

• TRILUNA Wellness - woman-owned organization offering corporate/team wellness, wellness boxes (sourced from small, woman+ owned, minority-owned businesses), & diversity + inclusion training

• The Loveland Foundation - founded by activist Rachel Cargle, supporting accessibility of therapy for Black women and girls

• The Work that Reconnects - workshops/events design to “help people discover and experience their innate connections with each other and the self-healing powers of the web of life, transforming despair and overwhelm into inspired, collaborative action” (words from founder Joanna Macy) —

  • Monthly Gathering for Gaia event co-facilitated by Valerie (rooted in the Work that Reconnects)

• Cordella Magazine - online + print magazine featuring the work of women+ / nonbinary creatives

• The Equal Justice Initiative

• Southern Poverty Law Center

Trauma

Books

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

• Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through by Iyanla Vanzant

• My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

• Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation by Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele & Onno van der Hart

• The Complex PTSD Workbook by Arielle Schwartz

• Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Adult to Your Inner Child by Margaret Paul

• You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Lee Finch

• #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison

• In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine

• The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz

Podcasts + Additional Resources

• Terrible, Thanks for Asking hosted by Nora McInerny

• The Trauma Therapist podcast hosted by Guy Macpherson

• Talking About Trauma blog

• RAINN

• Trauma Survivors Network

Relationships + Sexuality

Books

• How to Be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo

• Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel

• Wired for Love (on attachment styles) by Stan Tatkin

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John & Julie Gottman

• Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

• Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships by Kelly McDaniel

• Facing Love Addiction by Pia Mellody

Podcasts + Additional Resources

• Lasting app for couples (workshops Included in memership; use this link for a discount)

• Relationship Alive podcast

• Sexy Marriage Radio podcast

• Dave Richo's classes (audio recordings) - cannot say enough good things about these. The "How Relationships Work" series is fantastic

• The Mysteries of Love blog

• Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) - 12-step fellowship; directory of face-to-face, online, and phone meetings, literature, etc.

Yoga + Embodiment

Books

• Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga to Create a Just World by Michelle C. Johnson

• Bodyfulness by Christine Caldwell

• Gather by Octavia Raheem

• Embrace Yoga’s Roots by Susannah Barkataki

• Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body by David Emerson

• The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele

• Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub

Video Practices + Additional Resources

• Tiya Caniel on YouTube and her Sacred Self-Love Society

• Amber Karnes’ Body Positive Yoga on YouTube and her website (membership, chair yoga program, trainings & more)

• Accessible Yoga Podcast hosted by Jivana Heyman & Amber Karnes

• Off the Mat - nonprofit organization with trainings, workshops and more focused on yoga for social change

• Yoga with Adriene - awesome YouTube yoga channel with practices of all levels

• Octavia Raheem’s Starshine & Clay membership for Black women + women of color

• LifeForce Yoga - Yoga movement, breath, and meditation practices for regulating mood and anxiety, and healing from trauma (and

Eating Disorders + Anti-Diet Culture

Books

• 8 Keys to Recovery from An Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin

• Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison

• A Hunger So Wide And So Deep: A Multiracial View of Women's Eating Problems by Becky Thompson

• The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner (also a podcast and course)

• Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston

• Intuitive Eating and Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

Additional Resources + Support

• Food Psych podcast hosted by Christy Harrison

• ANAD’s Free Virtual Support Groups - General support groups, as well as specific groups for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, teens, older adults, pregnant and parenting, and people in larger bodies

• ANAD’s Peer Mentorship Program

• Project HEAL - Treatment access support through an insurance navigation program, treatment placement program, and cash assistance program

• National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)’s free Toolkits for parents, educators, coaches/athletic trainers, and workplaces - great resources for prevention and education

• Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.) - an international nonprofit organization of and for parents and caregivers to help loved ones recover from eating disorders

• Renewed - A Nashville-based non-profit organization focused on supporting those in ED recovery in the state of Tennessee (and their loved ones); offers a variety of resources and services including an ED provider directory, free support groups (including art therapy and music therapy), body-positive yoga classes, and more

Body Image + Health At Every Size (HAES)

Books

• The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor (also a related website full of great resources and a workbook coming soon)

• Body Respect by Lindo Bacon

• Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

• Shrill by Lindy West

• Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin…Every Inch of It by Brittany Gibbons

• Radical Belonging by Lindo Bacon

• More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lindsay & Lexie Kite

• Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield

Additional Resources

• She’s All Fat - podcast, book club, fat activism resources

• The Fat Body (In)visible documentary

• Association for Size Diversity and Health

• HAES Community Resources

• Body Liberation with Lindley Ashline

Anxiety + Depression / Mood

Books

• The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

• Be Free. Be You. by Achea Redd

• A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters by Steven C. Hayes

• The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne

• The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, Third Edition by David J. Miklowitz

• Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Online + Apps + Groups

• ACT Companion: The Happiness Trap App

• Pacifica app

• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance - Directory of face-to-face free support groups, links to other helpful resources

• To Write Love On Her Arms

Nashville - Local Resources

• Wild Heart Meditation Center - Buddhist meditation center including weekly Dharma talks, yoga, meditation retreats, and non-12-step recovery support

• The Happy Hour - Workshops, groups, coaching, and events

• Nashville Nutrition Partners - group of badass anti-diet dietitians

• getFIT615 - inclusive, no BS fitness

• The Collective - bridging the gap between outpatient and more intensive levels of care for anxiety & depression

• Renewed - details listed in ED section above

• TRILUNA Wellness - details in top section

General Personal Growth + Spirituality

Books

• The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal

• There is Nothing Wrong With You by Cheri Huber

• You Belong: A Call for Connection by Sebene Selassie

• I Thought It Was Just Me and The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

• Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

• Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence by Rick Hanson

• Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith

Podcasts + Additional Resources

• On Being hosted by Krista Tippett

• Conspirituality podcast hosted by Matthew Remski, Derek Beres & Julian Walker

• More coming soon!