Here are some resources I have recommended recently:
Tools for Well-Being
- Health Journeys Guided Imagery and Meditation CDs by Belleruth Naparstek
- Headspace Meditation made simple
- Sounds True The work of teachers and artists who serve as a gateway to spiritual awakening
- Rick Hanson Tools and information from psychology, brain science, and the contemplative traditions
- Foundations of Well-Being Rick Hanson's yearlong online program in the practical neuroscience of happiness, love, and wisdom
Videos
- Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability (TED.com)
- Brené Brown: Listening to shame "Vulnerability is the birthplace of creativity, innovation, and change." (TED.com)
- What is Sandplay Therapy? Sandplay Therapists of America defines Sandplay Therapy through interviews in this 30 minute video
Books
- Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution; if we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. This is a book about what it takes to get back up, by Brené Brown
- Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead, by Brené Brown
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are, by Brené Brown
- I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the journey from "what will people think?" to "I am enough", by Brené Brown
- Just One Thing: Developing a buddha brain one simple practice at a time, by Rick Hansen
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A practical guide, by John Gottman
- Hold Me Tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love, by Sue Johnson
- Forgive for Good: A proven prescription for health and happiness, by Fred Luskin
- Forgive for Love: The missing ingredient for a healthy and lasting relationship, by Fred Luskin
- Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, by Rick Hanson
- Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time, by Rick Hanson
Articles
- Self-Compassion Fosters Mental Health: Research shows how to reap the benefits of self-compassion (Scientific American, July 2012)
Movies and Documentaries
- Neurotypical: A film about autism from the perspective of autistics