Recommended Resources

These works represent some of the wonderful teachers and helpers who have touched my life.

Books and Articles

The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin Yalom

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz

Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin

The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield

A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters by Steven Hayes

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

Body Respect by Lindo Bacon and Lucy Amphamor

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison

Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again by Traci Mann

Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer

Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia by Stephanie Covington Armstrong

You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar

Eating Disorders Anonymous: The Story of How We Recovered from Our Eating Disorders by EDA

Difference Between Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders (article)

The Sadness of Saying “Enough” by Elyse Resch (article)

Workbooks:

Intuitive Eating Workbook

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety

Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook

Podcasts

Tara Brach: mindfulness based talks and guided meditations

Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris: interviews with experts about mindfulness, mental health and related topics

Food Psych with Christy Harrison: about food and body freedom

The Science of Happiness: positive psychology practices for happiness

Maintenance Phase: Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice

Fat Positive/Body Liberation/Intuitive Eating Social Media Accounts

@chr1styharrison @beauty_redefined @danisheriff @bbcbodypositive @beauty_sick @sidebysidenutrition @luuhrich @messyhealth @no.more.guilt @thebodylovesociety