Nervous System & Mind-Body Bookshelf

       Polyvagal Theory & Vagus Nerve

• The Polyvagal Theory — Stephen W. Porges

• Polyvagal Safety — Stephen W. Porges

• Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory — Stephen W. Porges & Deb Dana

• Anchored — Deb Dana

• The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy — Deb Dana

• Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve — Stanley D. Rosenberg

• Activate Your Vagus Nerve — Navaz Habib

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      Nervous System Regulation & Self-Guidance

• Heal your Nervous System — Linnea Passaler

• Mind Your Body — Nicole Sachs

• The Nervous System Reset — Jessica Maguire

• Somatic Exercises for Nervous System Regulation — Linette Cunley

• CURED — Jeff Rediger

• Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection — Deb Dana

• Reset Your Nervous System — Robert M. Sapolsky (practical and scientific approaches)

• Liberating the Mind from Chronic Illness — Alex Howard

• Mind to Matter — Dawson Church

• Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself — Joe Dispensa

• You Are the Placebo — Joe Dispensa

• Innercise: The New Science to Unlock Your Brain's Hidden Power — John Assaraf

       Breath & Mind-Body Techniques

• The Healing Power of the Breath — Richard P. Brown & Patricia L. Gerbarg

• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art — James Nestor

• The Oxygen Advantage — Patrick McKeown

• Breathe In, Breathe Out — Stuart Sandeman

• Breath Is the Way, The Breathwork Book for Anxiety, Energy, and Spiritual Awakening Through the Science of Breath — Martin G. Jewell

• Close Your Mouth (Buteyko Clinic Handbook for Perfect Health) — Patrick G. McKeown, Manish Shah

• The Breathing Cure — Patrick G. McKeown
   

      Trauma, Shame & the Mind-Body Connection

• The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk

• The Wisdom of Trauma — Gabor Maté

• When the Body Says No — Gabor Maté

• The Myth of Normal — Gabor Maté

• Waking the Tiger — Peter A. Levine

• In an Unspoken Voice — Peter A. Levine

• Healing Trauma — Peter A. Levine

• The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog — Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz

• What Happened to You? — Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

• Shame and Pride — Donald Nathanson

• Shame and Guilt — June Tangney

• Healing the Shame That Binds You — John Bradshaw

• It Didn’t Start With You — Mark Wolynn

• It's not your Fault — Alex Howard

• Daring Greatly — Brené Brown

• The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown

• Rising Strong — Brené Brown

• Atlas of the Heart — Brené Brown

• Sexual Healing - Peter A. Levine
   

      Chronic Pain & Nervous System Regulation

• When the Body Says No — Gabor Maté

• Healing Back Pain — John E. Sarno

• The Mindbody Prescription — John E. Sarno

• The Painful Truth: The New Science of Why We Hurt and How We Can Heal — Monty Lyman

• Explain Pain — David Butler & Lorimer Moseley

• The Explain Pain Handbook — David Butler & Lorimer Moseley

• Rewire Your Pain — Joe Tatta

• Pain Free — Pete Egoscue

• Come Back Stronger — Stuart McGill

• What your Aches and Pains are Telling You — Michel Odoul

• Liberating the Mind from Chronic Illness — Alex Howard

• Heal Your Body — Louise Hay

• Freedom from Pain: Discover Your Body's Power to Overcome Physical Pain — Peter A. Levine, Maggie Phillips
   

      Sleep & Nervous System Regulation

• Why We Sleep — Matthew Walker

• The Sleep Solution — W. Chris Winter

• Say Good Night to Insomnia — Gregg Jacobs

• Sleep Smarter — Shawn Stevenson

      Fatigue & Energy Regulation

• Decode Your Fatigue — Alex Howard

• From Fatigued to Fantastic! — Jacob Teitelbaum

• The Fatigue Book — Lydia Rolley

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide — Erica Verrillo

      Autoimmune Illness, Brain & Gut Connection

• Gut — Giulia Enders

• The Autoimmune Solution — Amy Myers

• The Immune System Recovery Plan — Susan Blum

• Brain on Fire — Susannah Cahalan

• The Psychobiotic Revolution — Scott C. Anderson

     Women’s Health, Menopause & the Brain

• The Menopause Brain — Lisa Mosconi

• The XX Brain — Lisa Mosconi

• Hormone Intelligence — Aviva Romm

• The Wisdom of Menopause — Christiane Northrup
   

      Brain Health & Neuroscience

• The Brain That Changes Itself — Norman Doidge

• The Brain’s Way of Healing — Norman Doidge

• Livewired — David Eagleman

• Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting — Lisa Genova

• Connectome — Sebastian Seung

• The Female Brain — Louann Brizendine

• The Male Brain — Louann Brizendine

• The Women’s Brain Book — Sarah McKay

• Baby Brain — Sarah McKay

• Hardwiring Happiness — Rick Hanson

• Resilient — Rick Hanson

• Huberman Lab Notes — Andrew Huberman
   

      Anxiety, Depression & Burnout

• Unwinding Anxiety — Judson Brewer

• The Mindful Way Through Depression — Mark Williams et al.

• Lost Connections — Johann Hari

• Burnout — Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski

• The Upward Spiral — Alex Korb

• Cavemen and Polar Bears: A Proven Strategy for the Effective Management of Your Mood and Mindset — Andy Workman

• Hope and Help for Your Nerves — Claire Weekes (classic for anxiety sufferers)

• Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks — Barry McDonagh

• Full Catastrophe Living — Jon Kabat-Zinn

• Wherever You Go, There You Are — Jon Kabat-Zinn

• Radical Acceptance — Tara Brach

      Resilience, Habits & Nervous System Regulation

• Resilient — Rick Hanson

• Hardwiring Happiness — Rick Hanson

• The End of Stress — Don Joseph Goewey

• The Stress-Proof Brain — Melanie Greenberg

• Resilience — Steven M. Southwick & Dennis Charney

• The Upside of Stress — Kelly McGonigal

• Building Resilience to Trauma — Elaine Miller-Karas

• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business — Charles Duhigg

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones — James Clear

• Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything — BJ Fogg

• Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick — Wendy Wood

• The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play — Neil Fiore

• Rewire Your Anxious Brain — Catherine M. Pittman & Elizabeth M. Karle (habits of thought & anxiety regulation)

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success — Carol S. Dweck

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. Covey

• High Performance Habits — Brendon Burchar

• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World — Cal Newport

• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less — Greg McKeown

• The Essentialism Planner - A 90-Day Guide to Accomplishing More by Doing Less — Greg McKeown

• Effortless (Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most) — Greg McKeown

• Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... and Maybe the World — Admiral William H. McRaven

      Body Language, Embodiment & Resilience

• The Definitive Book of Body Language — Allan & Barbara Pease

• What Every BODY is Saying — Joe Navarro

• The Power of Body Language — Tonya Reiman

• Presence — Amy Cuddy

• Your Body Speaks Your Mind — Deb Shapiro

• The Wisdom of the Body — Sherwin Nuland

• Radical Embodiment — Christopher D. Wallis

• The Extended Mind — Annie Murphy Paul
   

      Active Language & Nervous System Regulation

• Words Can Change Your Brain — Andrew Newberg & Mark Robert Waldman

• The Neuroscience of You — Chantel Prat

• Redirect — Timothy D. Wilson

• The Power of Story — Jim Loehr

• The Untethered Soul — Michael A. Singer

• Radical Acceptance — Tara Brach

• Nonviolent Communication — Marshall B. Rosenberg

• Emotional Agility — Susan David

• Words Are Windows (or They’re Walls) — Marshall B. Rosenberg

      The Inner Coach, & Self-Talk 

• The Inner Coach — Mike Dow

• Self-Compassion — Kristin Neff

• The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook — Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer

• Chatter — Ethan Kross

• The Confidence Gap — Russ Harris

• The Happiness Trap — Russ Harris

• The Coach That’s Always There — Phil Parker

• The Placebo Effect — David R. Hamilton​

• I Can Do It: How to Use Affirmations to Change Your Life — Louise Hay