On each of our podcast episodes, we ask our expert guests for book recommendations. These are all terrific resources, organized by category:

Finding Meaning

• A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

• Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser

• Love Medicine and Miracles by Dr. Bernie Siegel

Mindfulness

• Be Here Now by Ram Dass

• Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodron

• Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

• Real Happiness and Loving-Kindness by Sharon Salzberg

• Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron

• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

• Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Parenting

• The Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say? by Ned Johnson and William Stixrud, Ph.D.

• How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims

• How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

• Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.

• Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Grose

• Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

• The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, Under Pressure, and Untangled by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

• Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

• Screamfree Parenting by Hal Runkel, LMFT

Personal Growth/Self Care

• ACT for Burnout by Dr. Debbie Sorensen

• How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond by Belle Liang, Ph.D. and Timothy Klein, LSCW

• Work, Parent, Thrive: 12 Science-Backed Strategies to Ditch Guilt, Manage Overwhelm, and Grow Connection (When Everything Feels Like Too Much) by Yael Schonbrun, Ph.D.

• F*ckless: A Guide to Wild, Unencumbered Freedom by Gianna Biscontini

• Fear is my Homeboy by Judi Holler

• Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.

• Real Self Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

• 10% Happier by Dan Harris

• Burnout, the Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski, DMA

• Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

• What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman

• The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain is Different and How to Understand Yours by Chantel Prat, Ph.D.

• The Proactive Twelve Steps by Serge Prengel

• The Burnout Challenge by Christina Maslach

• Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price, Ph.D.

• Rest is The Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Productivity

• Atomic Habits by James Clear

• First Eat Your Frog by Elizabeth Arleo

• Getting Things Done by David Allen

• Living Forward by Michael S. Hyatt

• The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

• The Full Focus Planner by Michael S. Hyatt

• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

• Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

Relationships

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

• Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson

• Reconcilable Differences, Second Edition: Rebuild Your Relationship by Rediscovering the Partner You Love - Without Losing Yourself by Andrew Christensen Ph.D., Brian D. Doss Ph.D., Neil S. Jacobson, Ph.D.

• Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.

• The High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation by Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D.

• The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel

• You Just Don't Understand by Deborah Tannen

• You're Wearing That? By Deborah Tannen

Sex & Intimacy

• Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.

• Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

• She Comes First by Ian Kerner, Ph.D.

• The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion by Jack Morin, Ph.D.

Sleep

• The Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia by Shelby Harris, PsyD

Trauma

• Transforming Trauma by James S. Gordon, M.D.

• What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.

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

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

Cancer

• Cancer Doesn’t Own You by Dr. Lori Bouchard

• Live Longer and Stronger with Breast Cancer by Dr. Lori Bouchard

• Radical Hope by Kelly A. Turner, Ph.D.

• The Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Dr. Nasha Winters

Chinese Medicine

• Dragon Rises and Red Bird Flies: Psychology in Chinese Medicine by Leon Hammer M.D.

• The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk

Chronic Conditions

• Pelvic Pain Explained by Elizabeth H. Akincilar and Stephanie A. Prendergast

• The Lady's Guide to Her Mysterious Illness by Sarah Ramey

• Unwell Women by Elinor Clighorn