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'Self help' books that changed my life
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items I'm a big non-fiction girlie, and these books have truly helped me in my healing journey.
This book helped me think through the impacts of birth control so that I could make better informed choices about my PCOS journey.
This Is Your Brain On Birth Control by Sarah E. Hill
I revisit this book whenever I'm having a difficult moment with my body.
The Body Positive Journal by Virgie Tovar
The book is broken down into sections related to different aspects of your life, and provides some great tips for how to navigate them as someone with a disability. I would recommend this both if you have a disability or chronic illness, or if someon...
Finding a New Normal: Life with Chronic Illness by Suzan L. Jackson
As someone who struggled with disordered reading, this book was a big part of how I moved through my illness.
The Fuck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
I actually met Tika in person for her release haha! If you don't know Tika, she's an Italian Greyhound who has stolen the heart of many online. And her book is such a joy, especially for dog lovers.
Tika the Iggy: Life, Love & Fashion
This book has helped me hugely in learning how to better navigate conversations in relationships and as an activist. I often revisit it prior to having difficult conversations.
Nonviolence Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
This is actually my wife's suggestion! She read this in order to learn more about supporting someone with disability and chronic illness (ie. me lol) and it really helped our relationship.
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Illness
This pocket book is one that I try to revisit at least weekly. It offers collection of ways that we can calm our nervous system, in short little bites. I usually just turn to a random page, and do whatever exercise shows up!
Little Book of Inner Peace by Ashley Davis Bush
I've read tarot for years now, and this is one of my favourite books. It's comprehensive and answers most questions you could have, and is really beautiful!
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot Guide
I actually haven't read this one yet, but I am a HUGE Megan Jayne Crabbe fan (she has an incredible instagram and substack) so as soon as I have enough money to be buying it, I'm going to. But given her last book, I'm sure it's incredible, so I wante...
We Don't Make Ourselves Smaller Here by Megan Jayne Crabbe