A Community Bookshelf

Books, podcasts, and resources shared along the way

One of the gifts of being a therapist is the opportunity to learn from the people I work with. Over the years, clients and colleagues have shared books, podcasts, and resources that have offered comfort, insight, encouragement, and new perspectives.

This Community Bookshelf is a growing collection of those recommendations.

These resources explore themes that often arise in therapy and in life: navigating change, understanding ourselves, strengthening relationships, caring for others, moving through grief, and finding greater compassion for ourselves.

I love that this collection includes both fiction and nonfiction. Sometimes a book helps us understand our experiences through research and new information. Sometimes a story helps us recognize ourselves in another person's journey. Sometimes a podcast conversation reminds us that we are not alone.

These resources are not therapy assignments or a replacement for therapy. They are invitations to explore ideas, stories, and conversations that others have found meaningful.

I hope you find something here that sparks curiosity, offers support, or helps you feel a little more understood.

Fiction: Stories That Stay With Us

Stories can help us explore the full range of human experience—love, loss, belonging, courage, change, and the many ways people find their way through difficult seasons.

• Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

• Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay

• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

• This is Happiness by Niall Williams

• The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

• How To Read a Book by Monica Wood

• The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

• The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Understanding Ourselves & Our Minds

Books that explore emotions, thoughts, mindfulness, acceptance, and the ways we relate to ourselves.

• ACT with Love by Russ Harris

• The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

Relationships & Connection

• Are you Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson

• Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson

Boundaries, Self-Compassion & Personal Growth

• The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

• Set Boundaries Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Caregiving, Dementia & Life Transitions

Supporting others can be deeply meaningful and deeply challenging. These resources offer information, encouragement, and connection for people navigating caregiving and major life changes

• Dementia Careblazers

• Dementia Care Partner Podcast with Teepa Snow

Podcasts Worth Listening To

Podcasts can offer ongoing opportunities for reflection, learning, and connection. These conversations explore psychology, mindfulness, relationships, resilience, and living with greater intention.

• The Michael Singer Podcast

• Hidden Brain

• On Purpose

• 10% Happier

• Dementia Careblazers

• Dementia Care Partner Podcast with Teepa Snow

Helpful Resources & Community Supports

Sometimes support comes not only through books and conversations, but through organizations and communities that help people navigate challenging seasons.

• DrAmyTodey (family dynamics)

• UVM Health Network Patient Assistance (Financial Aid) Program: https://www.uvmhealth.org/patients-visitors/billing-insurance/financial-assistance

• UVM Health Network Patient Advocacy: https://www.uvmhealth.org/locations/patient-family-advocacy-university-of-vermont-medical-center

• Memory Cafe: https://www.uvm.edu/larnermed/centeronaging/memory-cafe-listing

Have a resource that has stayed with you?

This bookshelf continues to grow because people share the books, podcasts, and resources that have mattered to them.

If we work together and there is a book, podcast, or resource that has been meaningful in your life, I would love to hear about it. Sometimes a story, idea, or conversation arrives at exactly the right time.