Resources for Healing

Below you'll find a collection of books, podcasts, and blogs that have inspired me in my own healing process. These resources offer guidance and insight to help you along the way.

For Anxiety
Resources to help you understand and work with your anxiety.

The Wisdom of Anxiety by Sheryl Paul
This book provides a compassionate and practical approach to managing anxiety, helping you to embrace it and use it as a tool for growth.

The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts
Watts explores how the fear of uncertainty and the need for control leads to anxiety, and how embracing insecurity can lead to inner peace.

For Self-Worth
Resources to help you build self-worth and practice self-compassion.

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
A compassionate guide to letting go of self-judgment and embracing yourself as you are. Brach offers insights into how acceptance can transform your emotional life.
Listen to Tara Brach's Podcast

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
Neff’s guide to self-compassion explores how treating yourself with kindness during difficult moments can lead to greater emotional resilience.
Visit Kristin Neff’s Self-Compassion Website

For Grief
Resources to help you navigate the complex and transformative experience of grief.

The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
Weller provides a poetic and philosophical exploration of grief, offering ways to integrate sorrow into our lives and find deeper meaning.

Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Chödrön's wisdom on how to face life's inevitable changes with openness and compassion, particularly in times of loss and grief.

All There Is with Anderson Cooper
In this deeply personal podcast, Anderson Cooper explores the complexities of grief through conversations with individuals who have experienced significant losses.
Listen to All There Is with Anderson Cooper – CNN

For Depression
Resources for those moving through depression, melancholy, or emotional heaviness.

The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon
A sweeping and deeply personal exploration of depression—its impact, treatment, and place in the human experience.

Dark Nights of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Moore invites us to view periods of depression and darkness as invitations to deeper meaning, rather than problems to be solved.

For Jungian Psychology
Resources for those drawn to depth work, symbolism, and the unconscious.

Jung’s Map of the Soul by Murray Stein
An accessible overview of Carl Jung’s key ideas, offering a guide to the inner terrain of the psyche.

Swamplands of the Soul by James Hollis
Hollis explores the difficult, murky places in life through a Jungian lens, revealing how they often hold meaning and transformation.

Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore
A gentle, reflective invitation to bring depth and meaning into everyday life by tending to the soul through imagination, ritual, and emotional honesty.

This Jungian Life (Podcast)
Three Jungian analysts explore dreams, myths, and psychological patterns with insight, humor, and depth.
Listen at thisjungianlife.com