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Useful resource for introverts: Why Introverts Feel Drained In Groups (and what you can do about it). 

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This website by Gretchen Schmelzer (PhD. and licensed psychologist) is a great resource providing inspiration to overcome many of life’s trials and tribulations. OOO
Some of my favourites include:
- Leaving An Old Identity Behind
- The Magic Of Halfway
- Staying Loyal To The Process Of Change

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How To Be An Adult In Relationships:  The Five Keys To Mindful Loving (David Richo)  This thought provoking book guides you through ways to be more conscious in relationships.  While the title targets relationships based on love and intimacy, it is a good guide for anyone who would like to make any important relationship in their life stronger and more resilient.  Powerful insights and clear guidance.  This is not a quick read - more of a marathon than a sprint, but definitely worth the time investment. OOO
Here is an article from Psychology Today on the concepts the book works with:
- The Five Keys To Mindful Loving

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The Seven Principles For Making A Marriage Work:  A Practical Guide (John M. Gottman PH. D.).  This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to strengthen their relationship with their significant other, making it more resilient and building a deeper understanding together of your relationship.  It has MANY approachable activities and practices to do as a couple, or individually, building greater awareness of how you show up in one of the most important relationships you hold.  Be ready too look deep within and work with what ever it is you find there. OOOO

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Soul Without Shame:  A Guide To Liberating Yourself From The Judge Within (Byron Brown).  This book is immensely helpful for anyone looking to master their inner critic.  It follows a step-by-step approach to help explore and integrate the critical voice in your head so it no longer colours your life.  Read it to the end, it offers a full cycle of practices to help build resilience in the face of self-judgement. and challenge. OOO

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How To Meditate For Beginners.  Here are some approachable and caring resources to help you get started with meditation. OOO
- Lion's Roar How To Meditate
- Tara Brach New To Meditation

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Brene Brown has a trio of books that explore vulnerability, imperfection and courage (Daring Greatly, The Gifts of Imperfection and Rising Strong).  Her words have inspired millions of readers with straight talk, empathy and humour.  Great reads to help you work through what is getting in the way of your gifts.OOO
To get a taste of this author's work, watch her TED Talk (one of TED's top 10 most popular).
- The Power of Vulnerability

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Full Catastrophe Living:  Using The Wisdom Of Your Body And Mind To Face Stress, Pain and Illness (Jon Kabat-Zinn)  Shares the steps and benefits to mindfulness and meditation as a way to ease us through the pain we experience in our bodies and in life.  Simple, approachable instructions and examples of how mindfulness and meditation are highly effective in reducing our stress and pain.  Based on the author's pioneering research and work with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) something that is now being used more prevalently in Western medicine.  OOO

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Start Where You Are:  A Guide To Compassionate Living (Pema Chodron).  A beautifully written book that makes accessible Buddhist teachings for anyone looking to source more self-compassion.  Look for the edition that offers a reader's guide providing thought-provoking questions allowing anyone to take the teachings "off the page" and into your life. OOO

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The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook For Anxiety:  A Guide To Breaking Free From Anxiety, Phobias & Worry Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (John P. Forsyth, PH. D. and George H. Eifert PH. D.).  A practical and nourishing guide to help anyone overcome the struggle with worry and anxiety (day-to-day or as part of a program when working with a Psychologist).  It is not a substitute for medical advice, but is highly beneficial if you find yourself stuck in a worry or anxiety loop.  It includes worksheets and practices to help you set your mind free - get the version with a CD offering mindfulness meditations (very useful) the CD also has printable worksheets from the book. OOOO

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Why You Should Forgive Your Parents (And How To Do It). authored by Nanice Ellis in Uplift.  "No matter how it seems, childhood wounds always leverage hidden gifts, such as independence, wisdom, or compassion, and without emotional challenges, our best attributes might never be revealed. If you haven’t yet recognized the positive qualities that sprung from your childhood wounds, now would be a wonderful time to do so because the recognition itself can be extremely healing. Indeed, the point is to heal the wounds but keep the benefits!" OOO

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Resourceful articles on working with emotions:
www.6seconds.org/2018/01/21/getting-unstuck-power-naming-emotions/- The Power Of Naming Your Emotions OOO
- How To Overcome Anxiety:  Renaming Emotions OOO

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How To Meditate:  A Practical Guide To Making Friends With Your Mind (Pema Chodron)  A beautifully written book that will help anyone looking to learn more about meditation and it's benefits.  Very accessible read from an author writing with deep compassion and wisdom. OOO

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 Integral Life Practice: A 21st Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional balance, Mental Clarity and Spiritual Awakening (Ken Wilbur, Terry Patten, Adam Leonard and Marco Morelli) is an excellent resource for anyone looking to embrace life through conscious awareness.  It offers mind, body and spiritual practices to help build new awareness about life and being able to really live it! OOO
You can read the first two chapters for free (in English) http://www.integral-life-practice.com/

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Mindful Eating:  A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship With Food (Jan Chozen Bays, MD).  This book offers something far more meaningful than diet advice...it helps you to get back in touch with your body, senses and relationship to food.  A great companion to any new commitment to eating well, it offers approachable exercises and a companion CD with meditations and much more to help you stay on the path to your healthy eating goals. OOO

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Eat-Q:  Unlock The Weight-Loss Power of Emotional Intelligence (Susan Albers, PSY. D.)  Most of our eating habits stem from a number of sources and this book explores then all through the lens of emotional intelligence.  A great companion for anyone working on a healthy eating plan; offers guidance and exercises to help better identify what gets in the way of eating from a place of health and well-being. OOO

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The Four Points For Letting Go A beautiful article reminding us of the gifts to be found in the spaces created by disruption and mess. OOO

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15 Difficult Feelings That Mean You're Evolving by Rick Riddle in UPLIFT.  Ever wonder why things look more messy when you choose to work on yourself then before you started?  As it turns out it is normal and a sign of growth. OOOO

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