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Important Note: While these resources advocate for mental health care and make information,
they are not a substitute for actual therapy when you need professional support.

Books

Daring Greatly
Brené Brown PhD, MSW

Our Summary: explores vulnerability and shame resilience with practical strategies to help readers understand that shame loses power when it's spoken and met with empathy.

Your Pain Has a Name
Monica DiCristina

Our Summary: a good first step to understanding the pain you're feeling so you can begin to heal and move forward.

The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Our Summary: a trauma expert shows how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain

Grace for the Good Girl

Emily P. Freeman

Our Summary: speaks to Christian women who struggle with perfectionism and people-pleasing, showing how grace frees us from performance anxiety.

It's Not Always Depression
Hilary Jacobs Hendel

Our Summary: introduces the Change Triangle, a tool for understanding and processing difficult emotions that often underlie shame spirals.

Adult Children of
Emotionally Immature Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

Our Summary: helps identify patterns from dysfunctional family dynamics and offers tools for healing those wounds that often fuel shame and self-doubt.

Untamed
Glennon Doyle

Our Summary: a memoir about breaking free from societal expectations and learning to trust your inner knowing, even when it conflicts with external pressures.

Ragamuffin Gospel
Brennan Manning

Our Summary: a classic Christian resource that reveals God's unconditional love for broken, imperfect people. Manning's own struggles with shame make his message particularly authentic.

Boundaries

Dr, Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Our Summary: helps Christians understand healthy limits and self-care as biblical principles, not selfishness.

Mindset
Carol S. Dweck, PhD

Our Summary: examines how our beliefs about our abilities shape our lives. Learning about growth mindset can transform self-doubt into curiosity and resilience.

Running on Empty
Jonice Webb, PhD

Our Summary: addresses childhood emotional neglect and how it creates adult struggles with self-worth. It provides practical steps for reconnecting with your emotions and needs.

Podcasts

The Self-Love Recovery Podcast
Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed, LCPC, CADC

Our Summary: focuses specifically on healing from "core shame"and recovering from narcissistic abuse.

A Holy Mess
Dani Sumner

Our Summary: a Christian podcast offering practical tools to break free and heal from self-doubt, burnout, and overgiving.

No Shame on U

Our Summary: offers discussions with authors and experts, featuring "first-hand experience, extensive research, and countless hours of discussion" about healing through authentic storytelling.

Unashamed Recovery
Josh, Drew, and Palmer

Our Summary: a Christian Recovery Podcast where it's okay to not be okay" with "a biblical standpoint" on recovery.

Pulling the Thread
Elise Loehnen

Our Summary: delves into texts on spiritualism, philosophy, and psychology about topics ranging from the role of “the ego” in our relationships to establishing boundaries with our own perfectionism.

Still Becoming
Monica DiCristina

Our Summary: Informed by her own journey of struggling through anxiety to now working with others as a psychotherapist, Monica DiCristina and her guests share memorable stories that inspire hope, make an impact, and promote emotional growth and healing.

Alive & Well
Michelle Grosser

Our Summary: for high-achieving women ready to burnout-proof their lives, this podcast discusses anxiety, somatic tools, and work-life balance.

The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins

Our Summary: interviews with world-renowned experts about topics such as health, habits, anxiety, confidence, and happiness.

Emotionally Uncomfortable

Heather Chauvin

Our Summary: interviews and storytelling about emotional intelligence, creativity, learning to love, and more.

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