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On Grief & Loss
  • www.grief.com - Resource website and bookstore
  • Finding Meaning by David Kessler
  • The Farewell Chronicles (How We Really Respond to Death) by Anneli Rufus
  • From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
  • When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Maternal Well Being
  • Postpartum Support International - An extensive resource for Perinatal Mental Health support and education 
  • www.runningintriangles.com - Maternal mental health blog and resource
  • www.expectingandempowered.com - fitness for new moms
  • The 4th Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
  • The Birth of A Mother by Daniel Stern
  • Birthing From Within by Pam England
  • Homebirth Cesarean by Courtney Key Jarecki
  • Homebirth Cesarean Workbook by Courtney Key Jarecki
Mindful Life
  • A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
  • Dancing With Life by Phillip Moffitt
  • Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein MD
  • Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
  • Undefended Love by Jett Psaris PhD and Marlena Lyons PhD
  • Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
  • Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, PhD
  • The Buddha and The Borderline by Kiera Van Gelder
  • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice For Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
On Addiction
  • In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction by Gabor Mate MD
  • You Are Not Your Brain, Jeffrey M. Schwartz MD and Rebecca Gladding MD
On Compassion and Loving-Kindness
  • Happiness is an Inside Job by Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
  • Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
  • Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
  • The Heart of the Revolution by Noah Levine MA
On Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • The Buddha and The Borderline by Kiera Van Gelder
  • The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay, PhD; Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD and Jeffrey Brantley, MD
On Eating and Body Image
  • Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston
  • Mindful Eating: Rediscovering a Joyful Relationship With Food by Jan Chozen Bays MD
  • Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations About Food and Money by Geneen Roth
  • Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen Roth
  • You Are Not Your Brain, Jeffrey M. Schwartz MD and Rebecca Gladding MD
  • The Eating Disorder Sourcebook by Carolyn Costin MA, MEd, MFT
  • 8 Keys To Recovery From an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin MA, MEd, MFT
On Mindfulness
  • Fully Present by Diana Winston and Susan Smalley PhD
  • How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness by Jan Chozen Bays MD
  • The Mindful Brain by Daniel Siegel MD
  • Get Some Headspace App – An informative and fun app with guided mindfulness practices
  • Calm App – A beautiful guided mindfulness app with lots of calming choices
On Relationships
  • Attached. by Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.
  • Undefended Love by Jett Psaris PhD and Marlena Lyons PhD
  • Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
  • Love Sense by Dr. Sue Johnson
On Shame and Vulnerability
  • Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself by Anneli Rufus
  • Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, PhD
  • AudioBook: The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown, PhD
  • Ted Talks: The Power of Vulnerability AND Listening to Shame by Brene Brown PhD
On Somatic Psychology
  • The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild
  • Focusing by Eugene Gendlin
  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Vander Kolk
On Trauma
  • Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, Clare Pain and Daniel Siegel MD
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick
Parenting
  • The Emotional Life of a Toddler by Alicia Lieberman
  • Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel MD
  • Mindfulness for Teen Anger by Marc Purcell MEd, PsyD and Jason Murphy, MA
  • Child’s Mind: Mindfulness Practice to Help Our Children Be More Focused, Calm and Relaxed by Christopher Willard
  • Stress Reduction for Teens by Gina Biegel, LMFT
  • Wide Awake by Diana Winston
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  • About
    • What is Somatic Psychotherapy?
    • Yonat Piva, LMFT
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  • Services
    • Somatic Integrative Psychotherapy
    • Consultation & Supervision
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    • VoiceWork >
      • Past Students
  • Reflections
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    • Blog
  • Recommended Reading