I am often asked “What is on your nightstand?” or “Do you have a book I can refer to to supplement our work together?” Why, yes. Yes, I do. Below are some books I find enjoyable, influential and helpful (not all are therapeutic based). Check back frequently as this section is the most updated.

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

The Origins of You by Vienna Pharaon

Sick Enough by Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

The Address Book by Deidre Mask

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy, both by Emmanuel Acho and Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew by Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour

The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Seigal & Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegal and Mary Hartzell

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham

How to Talk to so Your Kids Will Listen and How to Listen so Your Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber 

The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tasbary

Raising Securly Attached Kids & Attached by Eli Hartwell

On Grief and Loss: After the loss of his mother, Anderson Cooper launched his podcast “All There Is, by Anderson Cooper”.

A supplement to the workbook “The Origin of You”, Author & LMFT Vienna Pharaon leads us in her podcast This Keeps Happening.

On death and dying, this article calmed my anxiety about what people experience as they transition.

What happens when a retired court judge and registered psychiatric nurse come together? Point C Divorce is born. A website full of resources dedicated to helping adults see a bit more clearly through the weeds of relational trauma and change.

Michelle Dempsey is a published Divorce Coach who is well regarded in the divorce space. She offers practical and direct advice in keeping kids first. (Disclaimer: she is a trusted colleague and founder of the training program I completed).

Joan Kelly is well regarded in the world of mediation. Her website offers extensive resources about the process and parameters to prioritize the experience of the children.

Eli Hartwell from Attachment Nerd is a wonderfully skilled therapist located right up the road in Boulder, CO who offers actionable insights as parents navigate the ever-changing landscape of raising children to become well adjusted members of society.

Eating and Feeding from birth through adulthood. Ellen Stater coined the term “DoR” or Division of Responsibility. The Ellen Satter Institute offers guidance and evidence based resources for feeding your family (and children and infants included) and feeding yourself.

PorchLight Family Justice Center offers comprehensive legal, emotional and critical supportive services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, abuse of at-risk individuals, elder abuse, and human trafficking. If you are experiencing any of the above and are in need to support and services PorchLight offers valuable resources.

Are you finding yourself communicating in circles with someone who demonstrates narcissistic tendencies? Tina Swithin has created an easy to follow guide to halt toxic cyclical communications in its tracks. If you feel you are engaging in a divorce, separation, or co-parenting world with someone who demonstrates narcissistic traits, One Mom’s Battle offers extensive resources. (It works for dad’s too!)

While designed for the co-parenting relationship, the skills learned through The Narc Decoder allow you to halt toxic communication patterns through yellow rocking or grey rocking.