Books that Sage Therapy Chicago is currently recommending as excellent resources for self-care, growth and empowerment
A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Lori Gottlieb
How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
Elaine Aron
Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want
Alexandra Solomon
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson
How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson
How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Jen Sincero
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
Awakening the Love That Heals Fear and Shame
Tara Brach
Women Making Inner Peace Possible
Ruth King
A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
Nedra Glover Tawwab
The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
John Gottman
Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
John & Julie Gottman
The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love
Amir Levine & Rachel S.F Heller
The Secret to Love that Lasts
Gary Chapman
The Brutal Truth You Don't Want to Hear: How to Spot a Narcissist on the Very First Date and Setting Boundaries to Become Psychopath Free
Theresa Covert
A Caretaker's Guide to Recovery, Empowerment, and Transformation
Margalis Fjelstad
Reconciling the Erotic & the Domestic
Esther Perel
Rethinking Infidelity
Esther Perel
A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Relationships
Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson
Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Dr. Sue Johnson
A Guide to Creating & Sustaining Open Relationships
Tristan Taormino
Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
Jen Winston
A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
Janet W. Hardy & Dossie Easton
How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life
Robin Stern
Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection
Mimi Zhu
Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
Healing Trauma
Peter Levine
How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
Mark Wolynn
Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Bruce D. Perry
An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
with Connie Burk
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
Bruce D. Perry
Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity
Nadine Burke Harris
Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color
Natalie Y. Gutiérrez
How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
Peter A. Levine
Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
Richard Schwartz
The Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Judith Herman
Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
Annie Grace
A 30-Day, Alcohol-Free Challenge To Interrupt Your Habits and Help You Take Control
Annie Grace
Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem
Ijeoma Oluo
Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans
Jenny Wang
First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century
Alice Wong
Dreaming Disability Justice
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Black People And Love
bell hooks
New Visions
bell hooks
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall
A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture
Lee Airton, PhD
Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson
Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
Anneliese Singh
Stories of Lesbians & Gay Men in Recovery
Guy Kettelhack
H. Melt
Identity Practices, Discursive Spaces
Juana María Rodríguez
Alok Vlad and Ashley Lukashevsky
The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski
Reclaim Your Desire & Reignite Your Relationship
Laurie B. Mintz
Why Orgasm Equality Matters, And How to Get It
Laurie B. Mintz
The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life
Vanessa Marin
Alliso Moon and kd diamond
What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
Angela Chen
The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life
Justin J. Lehmiller
Using Science for Better Relationships, Sex, and Dating
Faith G. Harper
A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
Simon Sinek
The Only Book You Need To Lead You to Success
Dale Carnegie
The Only Big Way to Make Things Happen
David Novak
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brenee Brown
Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brenee Brown
How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brenee Brown
Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Brenee Brown
Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
Megan Devine
An Antiracist Take on Oppression and Sorrow
Breeshia Wade
The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Emily Nagoski
The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
Nedra Glover Tawwab
An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Daniel J.J. Siegel &
Tina Payne Bryson
How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
Daniel Siegel &
Mary Hartzell
A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
Dr. Becky Kennedy
Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain
Thomas Armstrong PhD
The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
Dr. Gabor Mate
Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Devon Price, PhD
A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
KC Davis
Devon Price, PhD