Resources

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

• Being Genuine: Stop Being Nice, Start Being Real by Thomas D’Ansembourg
• Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
• Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
• If You Really Loved Me by Lori H. Gordon
• Love Smart Cards
• No More Mr. Nice Guy by Robert A. Glover
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
• Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, and Healing, Compassion by Mary Mackenzie
• The Power of Apology by Beverly Engel
• Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
• Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
• Way of the Superior Man by David Deida

Relationship with Others

Conscious Relationships and Sexuality

• The Authentic Heart by John Amodeo
• Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Committment by Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks
• Designer Relationships: A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Open Relationships by Mark A Michaels
• Enduring Desire: Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy by Michael Metz and Barry McCarthy
• The Five Love Languages: How to express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
• Intimate Communion by David Deida
• Leading and Supportive Love: The Truth About Dominant and Submissive Relationships by Chris Lyon
• Love is the Answer by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione
• 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
• Partners In Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-term Love by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
• 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
• Transformation through Intimacy by Robert Augustus Masters
• We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection, and Enduring Love by Stan Tatkin
• Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
• Wired for Dating by Stan Tatkin
• The Zim Zum of Love by Rob and Kristen Bell

• Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski
• Guide to Getting It On by Paul Joannides
• The Heart and Soul of Sex by Gina Ogden
• Men’s Sexual Health: Fitness for Satisfying Sex by Barry McCarthy
• Rekindling Desire by Barry McCarthy
• Sacred Sexual Healing by Kamala Devi and Baba Dez Nichols
• Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STIs by Jill Grimes
• Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Tina Schermer Sellers
• Sexual Agreements by Amara Charles
• 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 Ellens
• Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century by Barbara Carrellas
• Women’s Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston
• Your Sexual Self by Fran Ferder and John Heagle

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

• A Course in Miracles Made Easy by Alan Cohen
• Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe Is Coming Apart by Kathy Escobar
• Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
• God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships by Matthew Vines
• Immortal Diamond by Richard Rohr
• 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
• Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche by Bill Plotkin
• The Grace of Dying by Kathleen Dowling Singh
• The Spirituality of Imperfection by Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
• Tarot for Life by Paul Quinn
• UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality by Colby Martin
• Wisdom Walking 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
• Wisdom’s Way Interfaith School

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
• Invest in Your Relationship: The Emotional Bank Account | The Gottman Institute
• The Secret to Desire in a Long-term Relationship | Esther Perel