Repose Library
A Curated Selection of our Therapists’ Recommended Reading to Enrich Your Journey
Hush: Moving From Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse by Nicole Braddock Bromley
Hush exposes the harsh realities of childhood abuse, explains the pain it causes, examines the false beliefs it creates, and empowers survivors to begin a personal journey toward healing by breaking the silence. With words of understanding and comfort, Nicole tells the real-life stories of those whose voices would otherwise never be heard. She is straightforward enough to pierce the hearts of those in a survivor's circle of influence, yet careful to tread lightly on what could be tender words.
How To Live With A Mentally Ill Person by Christine Adamec
If you think you are the only person who ever felt you could not bear another minute of caring for a mentally ill person, and wondered why this terribly unfair thing had happened to you, this book is for you. Caring for a mentally ill loved one presents a unique set of problems and challenges. This book shows you how to provide much-needed, effective, and compassionate care without sacrificing your own well-being or the needs of other family members. As the mother of a schizophrenic daughter, Christine Adamec knows firsthand the emotional, logistic, and financial difficulties caregivers face. Here, she draws on her own experiences and the shared experiences of others, as well as the practical guidance of mental health professionals, to provide you with the strategies and tactics you need to achieve sanity in your day-to-day life
Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon, PhD
Health at Every Size explains why "fat" isn't the problem- dieting is the problem. This book explains how to tune into your body, find joy in movement, and eat what you want when you want it.
Goodbye Ed, Hello Me by Jenni Schaefer
In Goodbye Ed, Hello Me Jenni shows you that being fully recovered is not just about breaking free from destructive behaviors with food and having a healthy relationship with your body; it also means finding joy and peace in your life.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate journey across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. Braiding together the lives of a diverse cast of characters who have been broken by the world they live in and then rescued, patched together by acts of love—and by hope, here Arundhati Roy reinvents what a novel can do and can be.
Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro PhD.
Shapiro, the creator of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), explains how our personalities develop and why we become trapped into feeling, believing and acting in ways that don't serve us. Through detailed examples and exercises readers will learn to understand themselves, and why the people in their lives act the way they do. Most importantly, readers will also learn techniques to improve their relationships, break through emotional barriers, overcome limitations and excel in ways taught to Olympic athletes, successful executives and performers.
Freedom From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Jonathan Grayson Ph.D.
"Father's Touch" is much more than a somber memoir. This chilling portrayal reveals that sexual abuse, particularly of boys, was and is clumsily handled.
Dying of Embarrassment by Barbara Markway, C. Alec Pollard, Teresa Flynn, Cheryl N Carmin
Americans struggle with anxiety. Among the disorder's most common forms is social phobia, a persistent fear of scrutiny and evaluation by others. Social phobia cripples the lives of some 15 to 20 percent of the US population. This distressing social anxiety includes the fear of public speaking (stage fright), performing in social and creative situations (test anxiety, writers' block), eating in restaurants, and dating. If you suffer from the symptoms of social anxiety disorder, this book offers clinically proven strategies to overcome them and start living a life of confidence.
Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. & John J Ratey M.D.
Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD.
Disarming the Narcissist by Wendy Behary
Disarming the Narcissist, Second Edition, will show you how to move past the narcissist's defenses using compassionate, empathetic communication. You'll learn how narcissists view the world, how to navigate their coping styles, and why, oftentimes, it's sad and lonely being a narcissist. By learning to anticipate and avoid certain hot-button issues, you'll be able to relate to narcissists without triggering aggression. By validating some common narcissistic concerns, you'll also find out how to be heard in conversation with a narcissist.
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
This book explains and helps individuals understand how "design thinking," which is also responsible for creating technology, products, and spaces, can be utilized to help individuals create a meaningful and fulfilling life.
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi is a personal collection of essays exploring a Nigerian-American author's experiences navigating Bipolar II and anxiety. (TW: anxiety, depression, bipolar II)
Darkness Visible by William Styron
A writer documents his journey and struggles with medication and depression to show others that even the darkest lowest points of the process can end with hope and promise.
Conscious Dreaming by Robert Moss
Conscious Dreaming shows you how to use your dreams to understand your past, shape your future, get in touch with your deepest desires, and be guided by your higher self. Author Robert Moss explains how to apply shamanic dreamwork techniques, most notably from Australian Aboriginal and Native American traditions, to the challenges of modern life and embark on dream journeys. Moss's methods are easy, effective, and entertaining, animated by his skillful retelling of his own dreams and those of his students—and the dreams' often dramatic insights and outcomes.
Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chodron
Short readings on using mindfulness and compassion to face life's challenging moments.
Lynne Henerson & Paul Gilbert
The program in this book helps you both accept your shyness as part of your personality and challenge your social anxiety when it keeps you from living the life you want. This book also provides dozens of exercises that will help you practice mindfulness, imagery, compassionate thinking, and compassionate action-critical skills that will help you develop the ability to overcome shyness and make strides toward complete social confidence.
Beautiful You by Rosie Molinary
In Beautiful You author Rosie Molinary passionately encourages women—whatever their size, shape, or color—to work toward feeling wonderful about themselves despite today’s media-saturated culture. Drawing on self-awareness, creativity, and mind-body connections, Molinary incorporates practical techniques into a 365-day action plan that empowers women to regain a healthy self-image, shore up self-confidence, reframe and break undermining habits of self-criticism, and champion their own emotional and physical well-being.
How to Fail: Everything I've Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong by Elizabeth Day
A perfectionist shares how her failures and hardships contributed to building her as a person. This book shows how difficult growth can be and how things going wrong can create strength just as much as success.
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Chris Harrison MPH. RD.
Anti-Diet, written by a registered dietitian, explains how to focus on intuitive eating and move away from dieting.
A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps by Patrick Carnes
It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that Carnes wrote A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for life's hardest challenges.
Hundreds of thousands of people have found in this book a personal portal to the wisdom of the Twelve Steps. With updated and expanded concepts and a focus on the spiritual principles that lead to lifelong growth and fulfillment, Carnes's new edition invites a fresh generation of readers to the healing and rewarding experience of Twelve Step recovery.