Books + Podcast Recommendations  

 

Emotional Wellness + Growth

books

  • The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown 

  • It’s Not Always Depression, Hilary Jacobs Hendel 

  • Burnout, Emily Nagoski 

  • The Essential Enneagram, David Daniels + Virginia Price 

podcasts

  • Unlocking Us, Brene Brown 

  • Two Therapists in Therapy, Sarah Brill & Becca Moravec 

  • Holding Space, Dr. Cassidy Freitas 

Relationships, Attachment + Sex

books

  • Attached, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller 

  • Come As You Are, Emily Nagoski 

  • Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson

trauma + healing

books

  • Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman

  • My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

  • Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine 

  • The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk 

  • Getting Past Your Past, Francine Shapiro 

Eating + Body Image

books

  • The Body is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor

  • Intuitive Eating, Evelyn Tribole

podcasts

  • Food Psych, Christy Harrison

 
 

Local Supports and Help Lines

 

Denver-Metro Crisis Walk-In Centers

https://coloradocrisisservices.org/

Denver Family Institute; Sliding-Scale Therapy

https://denverfamilyinstitute.org/

Colorado Crisis Line

Call 1-844-493-8255
Text TALK to 38255

 

Colorado’s Human Trafficking Hotline (CoNEHT)

Call 1-866-455-5075
Text 720-999-9724

Blue Bench Sexual Assault Hotline 

Call 303-322-7273

Trevor Project, LGBTQ+ Support Line

Call 866-488-7386

 

**If you’re having a mental health emergency, please call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency room.

 
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YOGA READINGS + RESOURCES

 

READINGS

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – with translation, transliteration, and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda

The Bhagavad Gita – introduced and translated by Eknath Easwaran

Attachment-Based Yoga and Meditation for Trauma Recovery by Deirdre Fay

A Queer Dharma by Jacoby Ballard

READINGS

The Yogi's Roadmap: Patanjali Yoga Sutra as a Journey to Self Realization by Bhavani Silvia Maki

Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice by Michelle Cassandra Johnson

Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice by Susanna Barkataki 

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault by Zabie Yamaski

RESOURCES

Teacher: Namita Piparaiya (Yoganama)

Website

Instagram

Youtube

Teacher: Susanna Barkataki 

Website

Instagram