Reading List 2022 - 2023

Some of my favourite books

Below are books I’ve read in the last few years.

These books have been vital to my healing and client work.

For the last 8-10 years, I have tried to read books by Women of Colour. I love fiction and non-fiction books and adore young adult books.

Whenever possible, I also consciously buy books directly from the authors or my local bookstores.

Happy reading.

Recommended Readings

  • Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Jennifer Mullan

  • What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

  • The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

  • My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

  • Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity by Soo Jin Lee & Linda Yoon

  • Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans by Jenny Wang

  • Why Am I Like This?: How to Break Cycles, Heal from Trauma, and Restore Your Faith by Kobe Campbell

  • Prentis Hemphill

    What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill

  • Conscious Grieving: The Path of Awakening Through Loss by Taraneh Erfan

  • Introduction to Internal Family Systems Paperback by Richard Schwartz Ph.D.

  • Polyvagal Exercises for Therapists and Clients: 50 Client-Centered Practices by Deb Dana

  • The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom by Chrissy King

  • Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

  • Tales of the Celestial Kingdom - Celestial Kingdom Duology by Sue Lynn Tan

  • The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

  • The Loyal Daughter by Nancy Lam