Podcast Episode #209: The Books That Changed My Life

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It’s my birthday week! I love birthdays, getting older, and celebrating life and growth. So for this special birthday episode, I’m sharing a comprehensive list of the books that have changed my life and the reasons why.

Books that have changed my life:

  1. ADHD-focused:
  2. Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, by Dr. Russell Barkley 
  3. Rethinking Adult ADHD, by Dr. Russ Ramsay
  4. Delivered From Distraction, by Dr. Ned Hallowell
  5. Personal Growth:
  6. Essentialism, by Greg Mckeown
  7. Effortless, by Greg Mckeown 
  8. Atomic Habits, by James Clear
  9. Atlas of the Heart, by Brene Brown
  10. Loving What Is, by Byron Katie
  11. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, by Dr. Lindsay Gibson
  12. Recovering From Emotionally Immature Parents, by Dr. Lindsay Gibson
  13. Boundaries:
  14. Boundaries, by Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud
  15. Set Boundaries, Find Peace, by Nedra Glover Tawwab
  16. Necessary Endings, by Dr. Henry Cloud
  17. Trauma:
  18. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
  19. What Happened to You, by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
  20. Was It Even Abuse, by Emma Rose Byham
  21. Healthy Spirituality:
  22. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, by Peter Scazzero
  23. Honorable Mentions:
  24. A World Without Email, by Cal Newport
  25. Daring Greatly, by Brene Brown
  26. Good to Great, by Jim Collins

I’m also excited to announce that I am getting my trauma-informed coaching certification, which has been a major goal for me. If you aren’t already a part of my group coaching program FOCUSED, it’s a great time to join! Lastly, if you’d like to get me a little something for my birthday…*wink wink*…it would mean the world if you could subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Thank you all. I hope you enjoy these books!

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