Wisdom I've drawn from

Some of my favourite resources about spirituality, psychology, relationships, and related topics

Talks

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability

Brené Brown: Listening to shame

Brené Brown’s longer series of talks on shame, wholeheartedness, and vulnerability

Brené Brown: Men, Women and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough

Brené Brown: The Anatomy of Trust

John Gottman: Making Marriage Work (also applicable to friendships and family relationships)

Richard Rohr: True Self, False Self (on hierarchies of worth vs. inherent worthiness and divinity)

Books

Kristen Neff: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (text|audio)

Kristen Neff: Self-Compassion Step by Step (audio guide)

Brené Brown: Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution (text|audio)

Brené Brown: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (text|audio)

Brené Brown: I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough” (text|audio)

Harriet Lerner: The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate (text|audio)

Harriet Lerner: The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships (text|audio)

Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love(text|audio)

Podcasts

Rob Bell: You the Steward (on emotional energy)

Elizabeth Gilbert and Pete Holmes on creativity, spirituality, and love

Richard Rohr and Pete Holmes on falling upward and conscious loving union

Videos

Brené Brown on empathy

Brené Brown on blame

Brené Brown on why joy is the most terrifying emotion

Therapy

The Daring Way