Resources

Books

A Return to Love—Marianne Williamson—based on A Course In Miracles a psycho spiritual self-study for peace of mind training.

A Course In Miracles—Foundation for Inner Peace—A serious, self-study on the principles and practical application to lead you to the life you want through love and forgiveness. https://acim.org/

Us – Getting Past You & Me to a more Loving Relationship – Terry Real – https://terryreal.com/ 

The Power of Now / A New Earth-Eckhart Tolle—An ‘awakened’ being who proved it’s possible to just ‘get it’ one day. It doesn’t have to be a long road. https://eckharttolle.com/

The Gifts of Imperfection / Daring Greatly / Rising Strong—Brene Brown—She’s bold and authentic. She teaches how to work through your shame and fear as she did. Also watch her TED talks on Shame and Vulnerability. https://brenebrown.com/

Hold Me Tight / Love Sense—Dr Sue Johnson—co creator of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy which is based on Attachment Theory (Attachment theory is educational on its own. Find info and videos online) https://drsuejohnson.com/

The State of Affairs / Mating in Captivity – Esther Perelhttps://www.estherperel.com/ 

Non-Violent Communication—Marshall Rosenberg—A great tool for communicating and connecting by recognizing and cutting out sneaky judgement words. https://www.cnvc.org/

The Four Agreements—Don Miguel Ruiz—Simple concepts on personal responsibility for finding peace. https://www.miguelruiz.com/books

Way of the Peaceful Warrior—Dan Millman—A novel teaching how powerful our minds really are. It’s also a movie. https://www.peacefulwarrior.com/books/

The Five Love Languages—Gary Chapman—Finally a tool that can help make romantic love a little simpler. https://5lovelanguages.com/learn

The Untethered Soul—Michael A Singer—How and why we hold on to the critical mind, how you can let go and connect to your True Self. https://untetheredsoul.com/

There are many more to add to this list. If you have any suggestions or want to know more please send me a message

Trauma & PTSD Books

 The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel Van Der Kolk –  https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/

 When The Body Says No / The Myth of Normal – Dr. Gabor Mate – https://drgabormate.com/

 It’s Not Always Depression – Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSWhttps://www.hilaryjacobshendel.com/  “emotions are the doorway to healing our anxieties, depression, low self-esteem, and other mental health symptoms.”

 

There are many more to add to this list. If you have any suggestions or want to know more please send me a message

Organizations & Businesses

Clearmind International Institute—Personal Growth and counsellor training – Duane and Catherine O’Kane—Counsellor training institute. A workshop program with monthly lectures based on personal development with a spiritual base.  FREE lecture videos at The Clearmind Channel

Vancouver Couples and Family InstituteCounselling and counsellor training using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) method.

ACCT—Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists