Please note that these items are intended to be educational and as add-ons to coaching or counseling. They are not intended to be a replacement for seeking professional support and guidance.
Relationship with Self
Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, and Conscious Communication
- Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
- The Enneagram Made Easy: Discover the 9 Types of People by Renee Baron and Elizabeth Wagele
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
- Love Smart Cards
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
- Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, and Healing, Compassion by Mary Mackenzie
- Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
- Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan
- Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
Relationship with Others
Conscious Relationships and Sexuality
- Designer Relationships: A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Open Relationships by Mark A Michaels
- The Five Love Languages: How to express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
- If You Really Loved Me by Lori H. Gordon
- Leading and Supportive Love: The Truth About Dominant and Submissive Relationships by Chris Lyon
- Making Love Real: The Intelligent Couple’s Guide to Lasting Intimacy and Passion by Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
- Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino
- Permanent Partners: Building Gay and Lesbian Relationships That Last by Betty Berzon
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
- We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection, and Enduring Love by Stan Tatkin
- Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
Sex & Sexuality
- Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski
- Getting the Sex You Want by Tammy Nelson
- Guide to Getting It On by Paul Joannides
- Men’s Sexual Health: Fitness for Satisfying Sex by Barry McCarthy
- Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STIs by Jill Grimes
- Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Tina Schermer Sellers
- Sexual Intelligence by Marty Klein
- Sex Without Guilt in the 21st Century by Albert Ellis
- She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman by Ian Kerner
- The Spirituality of Sex (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality) by J. Harold
- Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century by Barbara Carrellas
- Women’s Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston
Relationship with Nature
Mother Earth and the More than Human World
- Eco Therapy: Healing with Nature in Mind edited by Linda Buzzell and Craig Chalquist
- Care for Creation by Ilia Delio, Keith Douglas Warner, and Pamela Wood
- Climate Church, Climate World by Jim Antal
- The Great Conversation by Belden C. Lane
- Green Spirit: Path to a New Consciousness by Marian Van Eye McCain
- Soulcraft: Crossing Into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche by Bill Plotkin
- Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth edited by Llewellyn Vaughn-Lee
Relationship with the Transcendent
All of Life as Spiritual Practice, Soul (Psyche), and Spirituality
- Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
- God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships by Matthew Vines
- The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World’s Religions by Wayne Teasdale
- The More of Less by Joshua Becker
- Open Heart, Open Mind by Thomas Keating
- Recovery 2.0 by Tommy Rosen
- The Grace of Dying by Kathleen Dowling Singh
- The Spirituality of Imperfection by Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
- The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
- Tarot for Life by Paul Quinn
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
- Wisdom Walking: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life by Gil Stafford
- The World Wisdom Bible edited by Rami Shapiro
Educational Websites
- Betty Martin | The Wheel of Consent & The 3 Minute Game
- Center for Action and Contemplation
- Go Ask Alice
- Illuman | Journey of Illumination
- ISTA | International School of Temple Arts
- Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
- National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
- National Coalition for Sexual Health
- OMGYES | What Science Says About Women’s Pleasure
- One Spirit Learning Alliance
- Sacred Sex Game
- Sex and Psychology
- The STI Project
- Whole Health for Life
Inspirational Resources
- Daily Word | Spiritual inspiration from Unity
- Diane Bardwell | Singer/Songwriter, Psycho-Spiritual Work
- Fia Forsström | Swedish songwriter and artist
- Spirituality and Health | Print or Digital Subscriptions
Video Resources
- Brené Brown on Blame | Animated RSA Short
- Brené Brown on Empathy | Animated RSA Short
- How Mindfulness Empowers Us | Happify Animation, Narrated by Sharon Salzberg
- In Praise of Slowness | Carl Honoré
- Invest in Your Relationship: The Emotional Bank Account | The Gottman Institute
- The Secret to Desire in a Long-term Relationship | Esther Perel