Recommended Reading
Jaime’s Books
Birth Your Story: Why Writing about your Birth Matters
The Author Adventure: Write, Edit and Publish a Book that Transforms Lives
Recommended books on Women’s Spirituality & Growth
Red Hot & Holy and Redvelations by Sera Beak
Women who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The Way of the Happy Woman and The Book of She by Sara Avant Stover
Body of Wisdom and The Unknown She by Hilary Hart
Qoya by Rochelle Schieck
Maps to Ecstasy by Gabrielle Roth
Reveal by Meggan Watterson
Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
Feminine Genius by LiYana Silver
Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd
Sophia Code by Kaia Ra
Leaving my Father’s House Marion Woodman
Anna, Grandmother of Jesus by Claire Heartsong
Gathering Medicine by Angeles Arrien
Wild Mercy by Mirabai Starr
The Vital Spark by Lisa Marchiano
Recommended books on Women’s Bodies & Sexuality
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Christiane Northrup
Wild Feminine by Tami Lynn Kent
Woman: and Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier
Alignment Matters, and others by Katy Bowman
Come as You Are by Emily Nagosi
Woman on Fire by Amy Jo Goddard
Autobiography of an Orgasm by Betsy Blankenbaker Murphy
The Erotic Mind by Jack Morin
Aphrodite’s Daughters by Jalala Bonheim
Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer
Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Womb Awakening by Azra and Seren Bertrand
Urban Tantra by Barbara Carrellas
Women’s Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston
Slow Sex by Nicole Daedone
The Experience by Brandon Wade Alcocer
Sacred Seduction by Kitty Cavalier (Mary Lofgren)
Recommended books on Men and Patriarchy
Iron John by Robert Bly
From the Core by John Wineland
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
How can I get Through to You: Closing the Gap between Men and Women by Terrence Real
I Don’t Want to Talk about It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr. Robert Glover
Recommended books on Soul & Depth Work
SoulCraft, Wild Mind, The Journey of Soul Initiation, and Nature and the Human Soul by Bill Plotkin
Owning your Own Shadow by Robert A Johnson
Animals and the Four Windows by Eligio Stephen Gallegos
Into Wholeness: The Path of Deep Imagery by Eligio Stephen Gallegos
Inner Work: Using Dreams & Active Imagination for Personal Growth by Robert A Johnson
Existential Kink: Unmask your Shadow and Embrace your Power by Carolyn Elliott
Inner Gold:Understanding Psychological Projection by Robert A Johnson
Recommended books on Trauma and Somatic Healing
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
Anchored by Deb Dana
Call of the Wild: How we Heal Trauma, Awaken our own Power, and Use it for Good by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Your Resonant Self (and Workbook) by Sarah Peyton
Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection and Guidance by Kelly McDaniel
Recommended books on Grief, Loss, and Descent Journeys
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
When things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser
The Grief Recovery Handbook by John James and Russell Friedman
Descent to the Goddess: A way of Initiation for Women by Sylvia Brinton Perera
Dark Nights of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness by Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson
Recommended books on Emotional Intelligence
and High Sensitivity
Non-violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
What we Say Matters by Judith Lasater
Desire Map by Danielle La Porte
Language of Emotions by Karla MacLaren
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
The Highly Sensitive Person and The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine Aron
Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast and Too-Much World by Jenn Granneman and Andrea Solo
Recommended books on Relationships
Liberated Love by Mark Groves and Kylie McBeath
The Queen’s Code by Alison Armstrong
Mating in Captivity by Ester Perel
The Future of Love by Daphne Rose Kingma
Conscious Loving by Gay Hendrix
Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
Boundary Boss by Terri Cole
Love and Awakening & Journey of the Heart by John Welwood
Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship by Terrence Real
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Ester Perel
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine Aron
Evolutionary Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Mutual Awakening by Patricia Albere
Recommended books on Relationship Healing & Recovery
Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships by Kelly McDaniel
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie (a classic, I don’t align with everything in this book but its a foundational text on the topic)
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way you Love by Pia Mellody
Recommended books on Purpose and Path
The Big Leap by Gay Hendrix
Finding your own North Star and Finding your Way in a Wild New World by Martha Beck
Sacred Success by Barbara Stanny Huson
Playing Big by Tara Mohr
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown
Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
She Builds by Jadah Sellner
Other Recommended Books
Shaman Healer Sage Roberto Villoldo
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Sacred Instructions by Sherri Mitchell
Loving What Is by Byron Katie
Recommened Poetry Collections
Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God (translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)
Set this Book on Fire by Jimmy Santiago Baca
Radiance Sutras by Loren Roch
The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy by Meggan Watterson
Tales from Ovid Ted Hughes
Devotions by Mary Oliver
The Complete Collected Poems by Maya Angelou
The Bones Below, and others by Sierra De Mulder
House of Belonging by David Whyte
Consolations by David Whyte
Daughter Drink this Water by Jaiya John
To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue
Recommended books on Creativity & Writing
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Writing as a Way of Healing by Louise DeSalvo
Change your Story, Change your Life by Carl Greer
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldman
