Resources
Curated Resources for Healing
Books, podcasts, assessments, and community support I frequently recommend—organized by where you are in your journey.
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Healing doesn’t happen only during therapy sessions. The books, podcasts, assessments, and community resources below are ones I frequently recommend to clients who are navigating relationship challenges, betrayal, divorce, anxious attachment, or learning to build healthier relationships.
You don’t need to explore everything—simply begin with the section that best reflects where you are in your journey.
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Healing After Betrayal & Divorce
Books
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing
Susan Anderson
An excellent resource for coping with heartbreak, abandonment, and rebuilding after loss.
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The Betrayal Bind
Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S
A trauma-informed guide to understanding why betrayal hurts so deeply and how to heal.
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The State of Affairs
Esther Perel
A thoughtful exploration of infidelity, relationships, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust.
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Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life
Tracy Schorn
A validating and empowering guide for recovering from infidelity and reclaiming your self-worth.
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Podcasts
Where Should We Begin?
Esther Perel
Real therapy sessions exploring relationships, betrayal, intimacy, and healing.
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The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
Practical guidance and emotional support for navigating divorce.
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Jillian on Love
Jillian Turecki
Insightful conversations on heartbreak, relationships, boundaries, and emotional growth.
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Understanding Yourself & Your Relationships
Books
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
Mira Kirshenbaum
A practical step-by-step guide to help determine whether to repair your relationship or move forward with confidence.
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Attached
Amir Levine, MD & Rachel Heller, MA
An accessible introduction to attachment styles and how they shape dating and relationships.
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Love Is Never Enough
Aaron T. Beck, MD
Learn how cognitive behavioral principles can strengthen communication and improve relationships.
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John Gottman, PhD & Nan Silver
Research-based strategies for building stronger, healthier, and more resilient relationships.
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Hold Me Tight
Dr. Sue Johnson
Understand the emotional patterns that create distance and learn how to foster secure connection.
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How to Do the Work
Dr. Nicole LePera
Explore how childhood experiences influence current relationships and learn practical tools for lasting change.
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Podcasts
The Secure Relationship
Practical advice on attachment, communication, boundaries, and emotional safety.
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On Attachment
Stephanie Rigg
Learn how attachment styles influence relationships and how to move toward secure connection.
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Therapist Uncensored
A science-based podcast exploring attachment, neuroscience, and healthy relationships.
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The Love, Happiness & Success Podcast
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
Evidence-based advice on relationships, dating, communication, and emotional wellness.
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Personal Growth, Boundaries & Healing
Books
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, MD
A groundbreaking look at how trauma impacts both the mind and body—and pathways toward healing.
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace
Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW
A practical guide to creating healthy boundaries in every area of life.
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Codependent No More
Melody Beattie
A classic resource for developing healthier relationship patterns and greater independence.
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The Mountain Is You
Brianna Wiest
Learn how to overcome self-sabotage and create meaningful personal growth.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb, LMFT
A heartfelt and humorous look at healing through therapy—from both the therapist’s and client’s perspective.
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Podcasts
Unlocking Us
Brené Brown
Conversations on vulnerability, courage, connection, and wholehearted living.
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
Practical tools for confidence, resilience, boundaries, and creating lasting change.
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We Can Do Hard Things
Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle
Honest conversations about healing, relationships, grief, and personal growth.
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Assessments
Tools & quizzes
The Enneagram Institute
Explore your Enneagram personality type and better understand how your patterns show up in relationships.
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The Attachment Project
Discover your attachment style and learn how it may influence your relationships.
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ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Questionnaire
Understand how early life experiences may affect emotional health and relationships.
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The 5 Love Languages Quiz
Explore how you naturally give and receive love.
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Community Resources
Support & workshops
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