The following list of books contributed to my thoughts about an integrated understanding of mental and emotional health with the Catholic Faith in season 3 of Physically Spiritual. Please keep in mind that the appearance of a book on this list does not constitute my endorsement of the text nor my agreement with every idea expressed in the book. Every book on this list helped form my thinking in some way. For clarity, I have bolded books that are written for a Catholic audience.
If you only read a few books on this list, I would recommend the following five:
Top 5
1. Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life - Bob Schuchts | https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product/be-healed-dr-bob-schuchts-copy/
2. Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation - Conrad W. Baars | https://www.baarsinstitute.com/shop/books
3. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, Body, and the Healing of Trauma - Bessel A. van der Kolk | https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
4. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness - Peter A. Levine | https://www.somaticexperiencing.com/se-books
5. Living From The Heart Jesus Gave You - James Wilder, James G. Friesen, Anne Bierling, Rick Koepcke, Maribeth Poole | https://shop.lifemodelworks.org/collections/top-sellers/products/living-from-the-heart-jesus-gave-you
John Paul II Healing Center
Loved as I Am: An Invitation to Conversion, Healing, and Freedom Through Jesus - Sr. Miriam James Heidland SOLT
Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life -
Bob Schuchts
Affirmation Therapy
Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation - Conrad W. Baars
Feeling and Healing Your Emotions: A Christian Psychiatrist Shows You How to Grow to Wholeness - Conrad W. Baars
Integrating Mind and Heart (Lectures) - Suzanne Baars
The Abode of Love (Lectures) - Suzanne Baars
Trauma, Polyvagal Theory, & Somatic Psychology
Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing - James S. Gordon
The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Somatic Practices to Reduce Overwhelm and Increase Well-Being - Rebekkah LaDyne
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness - Peter A. Levine
Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in Search of a Living Past - Peter A. Levine
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma - Peter A. Levine, Ann Frederick
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe - Stephen W. Porges
Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence - Daniel Siegel
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, Body, and the Healing of Trauma - Bessel A. van der Kolk
Life Model
The Joy Switch: How Your Brain's Secret Circuit Affects Your Relationships-And How You Can Activate It - Chris M. Coursey
Joyful Journey: Listening to Immanuel - Jim Wilder, Kang, Loppnow, & Loppnow
Living From The Heart Jesus Gave You - James Wilder, James G. Friesen, Anne Bierling, Rick Koepcke, Maribeth Poole
The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation - Jim Wilder, Michael Hendricks
Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church that Transforms - Jim Wilder
The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages: How 15 Minutes a Day Will Help You Stay in Love -
Marcus Warner, Chris M. Coursey
Story & Healing
The Healing Path: How the Hurts in Your Past Can Lead You to a More Abundant Life - Dan B. Allender
The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Dan B. Allender
How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem - Rod Dreher
Other Books
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World - John Mark Comer
The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today - Rev. Timothy M. Gallagher OMV
Stillness is the Key - Ryan Holiday
Leisure: The Basis of Culture - Josef Pieper
The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise - Robert Cardinal Sarah, Nicolas Diat
Into His Likeness: Be Transformed as a Disciple of Christ - Edward Sri
The Soul of a Lion: The Life of Dietrich von Hildebrand - Alice Von Hildebrand
Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II - George Weigel
What I’m Currently Reading
Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory - Deborah Dana
Introduction to the Science of Mental Health - Rev. Chad A. Ripperger
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - Robert Sapolsky
Be Restored: Healing Our Sexual Wounds through Jesus' Merciful Love - Bob Schuchts
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