Coming Soon: Self-Study Tools and Workbooks
Distilling the Law of Being and Energy Leadership into high-impact, self-paced guides for identity reclamation. Dropping Friday.
Identity Reclamation Master Pack
Resources
Books
Spiritual in nature:
When Things Fall Apart, Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears, Pema Chodron
The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer
Experiments in Truth, Ram Dass
Personal Growth/Development:
The War of Art, Steven Pressfield
How To Do The Work, Dr. Nicole LePera
The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, Martha Beck
Let Your Life Speak, Parker Palmer
ANYTHING by Brene Brown:
I Thought It Was Just Me (But it Isn’t)
Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ, Daniel Golman
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, Brianna Wiest
The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery, Brianna Wiest
The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control, Katherine Morgan Schafler
Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality, Anthony De Mello
The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg
From Strength to Strength, The Meaning of Your Life, Arthur C. Brooks
Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery, Scott H. Young
How To Be The Love You Seek: Break Cycles, Find Peace + Heal Your Relationships, Dr. Nicole LePera
Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want
Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything is Changing - Including You, Brad Stulberg
The How: Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself, Yrsa Daley-Ward
You Had Me at No: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps Banish Burnout, Repair Relationships, and Save Your Sanity, Sheryl Green (Link to Shery'l’s episode on the Widening Your Aperture Podcast )
Life is in The Transitions, Bruce Feiler
The Middle Passage, James Hollis
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, James Hollis
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Dale Carnegie
The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life, Steven Bartlett
Neuroscience/Psychology:
Rewire: Break the Cycle of Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Life, Nicole Vignola
Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There, Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein
The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change, Olga Khazan
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, James Nestor
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things, Adam Grant
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You, Jenna Nerenberg
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman
The Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
Grit: The POWER of PASSION and PERSERVERANCE, Angela Duckworth
Secure Love: Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime
The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel
Trauma/Nervous System Regulation/Healing:
Waking the Tiger, Peter A. Levine, PhD
When You’re Ready, This is How You Heal, Brianna Wiest
The Origins of You, Vienna Pharon, LMFT
Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It, Paul Conti, MD
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, Dr. Gabor Mate
When the Body Says NO: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, Dr. Gabor Mate
Somatic Therapy Workbook, Yevhenii Lozovyi
The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van den Kolk, M.D.
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous system Using Polyvagal Theory, Deb Dana
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection, Deb Dana
What’s Going Right: A Powerful Method for Optimizing Your Mental Health, Paul Conti, MD
Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair, Anne Lamott
Anxious Attachment Recovery for Neurodivergent Minds, Brenda Emerson
Memoirs with insightful learning:
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, Donald Miller
Man’s Search For Meaning, Viktor Frankl
Everything All at Once, Steph Catudal
The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin
Never Play it Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love, Chase Jarvis
Society + Culture:
The Comfort Crisis, Michael Easter
Scarcity Brain, Michael Easter
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman
Slow Productivity, Cal Newport
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, Cal Newport
Big Magic: Creativity Beyond Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert
Stumbling on Happiness, Daniel Gilbert
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, Priya Parker
The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haight
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen, David Brooks
Heady, make you really think:
Outwitting The Devil, Napoleon Hill
Study The Greats:
Rumi: The Essentials, Coleman Barks
The Bhagavad Gita, Eknath Easwaran
The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday
Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday
Stillness is the Key, Ryan Holiday
The Stoic Series:
Courage Is Calling, Ryan Holiday
Discipline is Destiny, Ryan Holiday
Right Thing, Right Now, Ryan Holiday
Wisdom Takes Work, Ryan Holiday
Poetry/Affirmations/Quick Reads:
Care Package, Sylvester McNutt III
Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, Gordon Livingston
Inward, Clarity + Connection, The Way Forward, Yung Pueblo
A Thousand Mornings, Dog Songs, Blue Horses, Felicity, Mary Oliver
Radical, or When the World Lived Inside Us, Steph Catudal
The Human Element, Brianna Wiest
The Truth About Everything, Brianna Wiest
Salt Water, Ceremony, Brianna Wiest
The Life That’s Waiting, Brianna Wiest
Food/Wellness/Holistic lifestyle:
The Four Season Solution, Dallas Hartwig
The Pegan Diet, Mark Hyman, MD
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Matthew Walker, Ph.D.
Glucose Revolution: The Life-changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar, Jessie Inchauspe
Non-Fiction:
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Susan Cain
Fiction:
The Heart’s Invisible Furies, John Boyne
Textbook Reads :
Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation, Stephen Porges Ph.D.
Workbooks:
How To Meet Yourself: The Workbook for Self-Discovery, Dr. Nicole LePera
Currently reading:
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D.
Up Next:
Happy, Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths About Fulfillment, Love, and Success, Steven Bartlett
Get Better at Anything:12 Maxims for Mastery, Scott H. Young
Podcasts
The Rich Roll Podcast - Personal Growth/Lifestyle
The Doctor’s Farmacy - Holistic Wellness/Integrative Medicine
Solved with Mark Manson - Personal Growth
Making Sense - Sam Harris (Politics, Neuroscience, Study of Consciousness)
The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett - Raw, human, conversations with the world’s most fascinating experts, storytellers, thinkers and business leaders (This is my current FAVE!)
Modern Wisdom with Chris Willamson - Society + Culture (My second FAVE!)
Know Thyself with Andre Duqum - Self Improvement/Spirituality
The Huberman Lab Podcast - Neuroscience and science based tools
The Tim Ferris Show - Entrepreneurship and a wild array of other topics
Apps
Insight Timer - Meditation, Yoga, Sound healing ($59.99/year)
Waking Up by Sam Harris - Meditations, Talks, Consciousness ($129.99/year or $19.99/mo - Scholarships ARE available, Sam does not want finances to be the barrier from people learning more about consciousness and meditation)
Audio Series
The Alchemy of Initiation - Francis Weller
Meditation Teachers
David Gandelman - Insight Timer, Grounded Sleep Podcast
Sarah Blondin - Insight Timer, Live Awake Podcast, Heart Minded (Audio Book with meditations)
Lou Redmond - Insight Timer
Ben Holt - Insight Timer
Hillary Jackendoff (Yoga Nidra) - Insight Timer
Tara Brach - Insight Timer
Sam Harris - Waking Up
Music
‘Into The Wlld’ Soundtrack
Elephant Revival
Nessi Gomez - Live in Toronto
Healing Modalities
Grounding - https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding
Primordial Sound Meditation
Yoga - Classes can be found on Insight Timer and Gaia Tv on Amazon Prime
Plant Medicine - Ben Holt: Ben offers plant medicine through sacred ceremonies as well as powerful deep dive retreats. I followed his Integration Guide after my plant medicine ceremony and it helped immensely in making my experience more impactful as well as helping me to incorporate more of the practices into my everyday life. Additional offerings include breathwork, meditation, sound healing, coaching/mentoring and private healing sessions. www.connectandevolve.com
Crystals
Aromatherapy - Some of my favorites are Palo Santo, bergamot, frankincense, Gratitude (Young Living), Calm (Thistle Farms)
Hypnotherapy
Meditation - David Gandelman: David offers monthly membership options for his Meditation School. Monthly offerings are a live Zoom class where he teaches about a topic and then leads a live meditation and a monthly live Q&A. Meditation School has been a total game changer for me. It was instrumental in my practice when I first started meditating and has helped me to create a deeper practice, integrate meditation as a part of my daily routine and to laugh and not take life so seriously all the time! Additional offerings include classes/events by other teachers, monthly group coaching and a resource library that will keep you busy (but zen) for a long, long time. So rich. www.meditationschool.us
Breathwork - Ben Holt: You can find Ben’s work on Insight Timer and YouTube. For more information and additional offerings www.connectandevolve.com
Somatic Bodywork - Nicole Lohse: Nicole’s practice is a blend of Feldenkrais, yoga, Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Practice and The Crystalline Consciousness Technique. She focuses on patterns that stem from trauma and nervous system regulation. Nicole offers workshops and a deep dive program called Discover. There are also several resources on her site to help you on your journey. www.nicolelohse.com
Online Courses + Communities
Dr. Nicole LePera - Dr. Nicole offers several free videos on her YouTube channel as well as a membership only, self paced, courses and online community called The SelfHealers Circle www.theholisticpsychologist.com
Products & Companies I Love
Thistle Farms ‘Calm’Essential Oil - www.thistlefarms.org Non-profit social enterprise, proceeds go to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking, and addiction by providing a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support.
Shift necklace - 5 2 7 breathing for stress/anxiety www.komusodesign.com
Guided daily journal www.yourjoyologist.com
Thrive Market - www.thrivemarket.com $60/year membership. Your membership sponsors a free one for a family, student, veteran, or first responder in need. All products are brands that support fair trade, ban GMO’s and prioritize sustainability.
Imperfect Foods - Imperfect was founded to fight food waste by finding a home for the imperfect or “ugly” fruits and vegetables that farms couldn’t sell to grocery stores. '“The more we learned, the more we realized that it wasn’t the food that was really imperfect after all; it was the food system. So, as the number of products we offer and cities we serve increases, we keep finding new ways to make a positive impact on our world.”