Books have carried me, each one helping me put a puzzling piece of my life back in place. Each of these authors have been part of my team by sharing their good thoughts and life experiences. They have helped me know I’m not alone.
Mental Health:
Leaf, Caroline. 2013. Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.
Spirituality:
Adam, David. 2007. The Rhythm of Life: Celtic Daily Prayer. London, UK: SPCK.
Benner, David G. 2004. The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self- Discovery. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Johnson, Darrell W. 2002. Experiencing the Trinity. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing.
Loder, Ted. 1981. Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle. Minneapolis: Augsburg Books.
Willard, Dallas. 2002. Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
Pennington, M. Basil. 2001. Centering Prayer: Renewing An Ancient Christian Prayer Form. New York: Image Books Doubleday.
Mind/Body Connection:
Doidge, Norman. 2016. The Brain’s Way of Healing: Stories of Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries. London, UK: Penguin Random House.
Levine, Peter. 2010. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Kain, Kathy L. and Stephen J. Terrell. 2018. Nurturing Resilience: An Integrative Somatic Approach. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Maté, Gabor. 2019. When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress. London, UK: Penguin Random House.
van der Kolk, Bessel A. 2014. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Books.
Wellness:
Gordon, Alan. 2021. The Way Out: A Revolutionary Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain. Avery.
Response to Suffering:
Albom, Mitch. 1997. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson. New York: Broadway Books.
Annan, Kent. 2011. After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World is Shaken. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Brand, Paul, and Philip Yancey. 1997. The Gift of Pain: Why We Hurt and What We Can Do About It. Secunderabad: OM Books.
Langberg, Diane. 2015. Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores. Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press.
O’Connor, Kathleen M. 2012. Jeremiah: Pain and Promise. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.
Rice, Richard. 2014. Suffering and the Search for Meaning: Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Tutu, Desmond, and Mpho Tutu. 2014. The Book of Forgiving. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
Voskamp, Ann. 2016. The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Art:
Pearcey, Nancy. 2010. Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, & Meaning. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group.
Miller, Darrow. 2022. A Call for Balladeers: Pursuing Art and Beauty for the Discipling of Nations, Phoenix, AZ: Disciple Nations Alliance.
Leadership and Education:
Barton, Ruth Haley. 2008. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Scazzero, Peter. 2015. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming your Inner Life will Deeply Transform your Church, Team, and the World. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
Vella, Jane. 2008. On Teaching and Learning: Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.