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Books 📚 that have left a significant impact on me
42
items From childhood to present day, I have always been a voracious reader📚📖
Sections
6
Children’s Books
Self help books
Non fiction
young adult historical fiction
Social Justice & Human Rights
Human Diversity
Children’s Books
If you care about the environment this is a must read!
The Lorax|Hardcover
I read this book hundreds of times in my childhood. It always amused me and helped me engage with my imagination.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs|Hardcover
You can do anything you put your mind to.
Pre-Owned I Can't Said the Ant (Paperback) by Polly Cameron
Classic book that was also turned into a tv series in the 90s
Anne of Green Gables (Chiltern Classics)|Hardcover
I read this as a child and again when I graduated and it really resonated with me and the journey I’m on.
Oh, the Places You'll Go!|Hardcover
As a lifelong picky eater it was validating reading a book about a character who also wasn’t keen on tryin new foods ( til the end but that’s a different story)
Green Eggs and Ham|Hardcover
One of my favorite Dr Seuss books when I was a kid. My mom would read it to me and and I would laugh 😂 uncontrollably
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises (Bright and Early Board Books Series)|Board Book
The lesson I learned from this book is that you can make a huge mess of things and still turn out okay in the end.
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back|Hardcover
This was one of my favorites. It makes me laugh every time I read it.
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!: Dr. Seuss's Book of Ridiculous Rhymes|Board Book
Loved this book as a child. It highlights the feeling of being invisible when you are living in poverty. Really relatable 💚
The Little Match Girl|Paperback
We are all going to have bad days from time to time and this book reminded me that it’s okay to have a terrible horrible no good very bad day.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day|Paperback
Self help books
This book was an eye opener and very validating for anyone who grew up with emotional neglect.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents|Paperback
Childhood Emotional Neglect is pervasive and often not spoken about or well understood. This book helps shed light on this.
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect|Paperback
10/10 recommended for healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers
Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters|Paperback
This one hit hard but it helped me get further along in my healing ❤️🩹 journey
Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers|Paperback
A therapists CPTSD journey towards healing
HOMESTEADING in the CALM EYE of the STORM: A Therapist Navigates His Complex PTSD|Paperback
Life changing for how you communicate with people in your life!!
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships|Paperback
This gives solid examples of how nonviolent communication can be used in interactions with others
The Nonviolent Communication Book of Quotes|Paperback
Say what you mean, mean what you say, just don’t be mean when you say it!
Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication|Paperback
Step by step guide to building healthy connections
The Heart of Nonviolent Communication: 25 Keys to Shift From Separation to Connection|Paperback
What is love? Beyond the addictive refrain from Haddaway that is now stuck in your head, it is a multitudinous concept that is difficult if not impossible to fully grasp. And yet, in All About Love, the first of three parts, we’re given an exploratio...
All about Love: New Visions|Paperback
Everyone needs to love and be loved—including men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways in which patriarchal culture keeps them from understanding themselves. In The Will to Change, bell hooks provides a compassionate guide for men ...
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love|Paperback
Great book 📖 for those who are tired as f*ck
Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture|Hardcover
Very validating read on what it’s like to live life with ADHD
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder|Paperback
This one offers up great moments for self reflection and deeper understanding of one’s self
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness|Paperback
A must read for anyone who grew up in a dsyfunctional household and subsequently ended up in a dsyfunctional relationship in adulthood.
The Codependency Revolution: Fixing Broken
Non fiction
Heartbreaking 💔 but worth reading 📖
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice|Hardcover
young adult historical fiction
Phenomenal book I read in middle school, explore themes of racism during the Great Depression era.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Newbery Medal Winner)|Paperback
Social Justice & Human Rights
Read this when I was in undergrad majoring in social work and it was a great book that shined a light on part of U.S History that I didn’t learn about in middle school or high school.
A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]|Paperback
Another excellent book on the Reconstruction period that followed the civil war.
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880|Paperback
Rest without guilt, give your body what it needs to and say no to the hustle and grind culture that leads to burnout.
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey, Hardcover
A must read for anyone studying social work or those wanting to deepen their understanding of these concepts.
Human Rights and Social Justice: Social Action and Service for the Helping and Health Professions|Paperback
Grab this one you won’t be disappointed!
Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution|Paperback
Human Diversity
A great book to help people begin to understand autistic life and the tolls of masking
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity|Hardcover
AuDHD explained great guide for those living with both!
Explaining AuDHD: The expert-led guide to Autism and ADHD Co-concurrence|Paperback
Neurodiversity 101
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity|Paperback
Autistic brains are wired to feel
Wired to Feel: Autism as a Condition of Sensory Surplus|Paperback
No surprise for those of us that are AFAB & late diagnosed.
Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls|Hardcover
Autism 101 a wonderful book for clinician and anyone else looking to deepen their understanding of what autism is
Is This Autism?: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else|Paperback
Understanding one’s wiring helps to bring about self acceptance & compassion.
A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole|Paperback
This was validating and eye opening!
The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery: Flourishing as a Neurodivergent Adult|Paperback
10/10 recommend! As a neuroaffirming therapist it’s important for me to read material that supports the neurodiversity framework.
Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy: An Anti-Oppressive Model for Whole Person Care|Paperback