RECOMMENDED READING (find descriptions on Goodreads.com)

* Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement ~by Tarana Burke

* Untamed ~by Glennon Doyle

* Family Outing ~by Jessi Hempel

* You Could Make This Place Beautiful ~by Maggie Smith

* Educated ~by Tara Westover

* Save Yourself ~by Cameron Esposito

* Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved ~by Kate Bowler

* Finding Me ~by Viola Davis

* Ten Steps to Nanette ~by Hannah Gadsby

* Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood ~by Trevor Noah

* I'm Glad My Mom Died ~by Jennette McCurdy

* Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ~by Cheryl Strayed

* I Miss You When I Blink: Essays ~by Mary Laura Philpott

* Never Broken ~Songs are Only Half the Story ~by Jewel 

* What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

* Broken ~by Jenny Lawson

* Know My Name ~by Chanel Miller

* You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience ~edited by Tarana Burke & Brene Brown

* No Cure for Being Human and Other Truths I Need to Hear ~by Kate Bowler

* Ladyparts ~by Deborah Copaken

* Hunger: A Memoir of "My) Body ~by Roxanne Gay

* No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir ~by Ani DiFranco

* Becoming ~by Michelle Obama

* Greenlights ~by Matthew McConaughey

* Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected -- A Memoir ~by Kelle Hampton

* The Glass Castle ~by Jeannette Walls

* Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole ~by Susan Cain

* Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself ~by Kristin Neff

* The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self ~by Martha N. Beck

* The Gifts of Imperfection ~by Brene Brown

* Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead ~by Brene Brown

* Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution ~by Brene Brown

* Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking ~by Susan Cain

* Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle ~by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski

* Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy ~by Adam Sandberg & Sheryl Grant 

* Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

* Why Won't You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts ~by Harriet Lerner

* Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-* Fighter Manual ~by Luvvie Ajayi Jones

* Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love. ~by Beth Kempton

* How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom ~by Jonathan Fields

* Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones ~James Clear

* You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life ~by Jen Sincero

* WOLFPACK: How to COme Together,Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game ~by Abby Wambach

*Maybe You Should Talk to Someone ~by Lori Gottleib

* Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ~by Anaa Lembke

* Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life ~by Marshall B. Rosenberg 

* The 10-Day Alcohol Detox Plan (Sober Living Books) ~by Lewis David

* The Instruction: Living the Life Your Soul Intended ~by Ainslie MacLeod

*The Light Between Us: Stories from Heaven, Lessons for the Living ~by Laura Lynne Jackson

*Signs: The Secret language of the Universe ~by Laura Lynne Jackson

*The Celestine Prophesy ~by James Redfield

* You Better Be Lightning ~by Andrea Gibson

*Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver ~by Mary Oliver

* Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive ~by Marc Brackett

* Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience ~by Brene Brown, Gavin Aung Than (Illustrator)

* The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact ~by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

*Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know ~by Malcolm Gladwell