Resources

We are so grateful for the incredible hearts and minds that have sought to understand human suffering and how to promote healing and flourishing. Here are just some of our favourite resources that have shaped Courageous Being. We hope they inspire you too.

Podcasts we love

  • Logo for the Therapist Uncensored Podcast featuring three speech bubbles in blue, orange, and yellow.

    Therapist Uncensored

    A podcast that seeks to translate the complex relational sciences and psychology into understandable and practical tools that can give you the power you need to uncover your best self.

  • A man and woman sitting on the floor, smiling and looking at each other, with a logo that says 'We Therapy' and the tagline 'Resources for Therapists and Clients'.

    We Heart Therapy

    A podcast on how to live a better life, have successful relationships, and discusses different types of therapy available so that you know which is the best fit for you.

  • Poster with silhouette of a couple's face in profile, featuring the text "Where should we begin? with Esther Perel" and the logo "Gimlet" in the top left corner.

    Where Should We Begin

    A podcast for anyone who has ever loved. Step into iconic couples therapist Esther Perel's office and listen as real couples anonymously bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their story.

  • Logo for 'Foreplay Couples & Sex Therapy' featuring stylized sound wave graphic and bold text.

    Foreplay Radio

    This podcast is about the vital topics of sexuality, marriage, eroticism, and committed partnership.

  • Book cover titled 'The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy' by Dr. Ryan Rana, Dr. James Hawkins, and contributor George Faller, with a graphic arrow pointing to the right.

    The Leading Edge Podcast

    A podcast for therapists in how to reach their leading edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy

  • Silhouette of a woman and a man facing each other with a microphone between them, against a red background. Text reads, 'That Relationship Show.'

    That Relationship Show

    A podcast where couples counselling meets the everyday.

Books we love on Emotionally Focused Therapy & Attachment

  • Cover of a book titled 'Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families' by Susan M. Johnson. The cover features three interlinked rings in purple, red, and yellow on a blue background.

    Attachment Theory in Practice

    The primary developer of emotionally focused therapy for couples, Johnson now extends her attachment-based approach to individuals and families. The volume shows how EFT aligns perfectly with attachment theory as it provides proven techniques for treating anxiety, depression, and relationship problems.

  • Book cover titled "Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson, featuring silhouettes of couples in different colors, with the subtitle "Your Guide to the Most Successful Approach to Building Loving Relationships".

    Hold Me Tight

    This is an EFT book for the general public. Through case studies from her practice, Johnson presents illuminating advice and practical exercises so that couples will learn how to nurture their relationships and ensure a lifetime of love.

  • Book cover titled "A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Cultivating Fitness and Growth in Every Client" by Susan M. Johnson and T. Leanne Campbell. The cover features a dark background with a stylized profile of a human head in shades of blue, with a keyhole in the center of the head.

    A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy: Cultivating Fitness and Growth in Every Client

    Designed for therapists, this primer introduces clinicians to EFIT interventions, techniques, and change processes in a highly accessible and practical format. The book begins by summarizing attachment theory and science – the theoretical basis of this model – together with the experiential approach to change in psychotherapy

  • Book cover for "An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples" by Veronica Kallos-Lilly and Jennifer Fitzgerald, featuring a collage of four images: a silhouette of a couple in the ocean at sunset, a woman giving a piggyback ride on a man against a white background, two men engaged in conversation, and two women looking at a book outdoors in front of a historic building.

    An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us

    This workbook is intended for use with couples who want to enhance their emotional connection or overcome their relationship distress. It is recommended for use with couples pursuing Emotionally Focused Therapy.

  • Book cover titled 'polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy' by Jessica Fern, with a yellow background and large light yellow circles.

    Polysecure

    Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate secure monogamous relationships. What if you’re striving for secure, happy attachments with more than one partner? Polyamorous psychotherapist Jessica Fern breaks new ground by extending attachment theory into the realm of consensual nonmonogamy.

  • Book cover of 'Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love' by Amir Levine and Rachel S.F. Heller, featuring a broken red magnet shaped like a heart.

    Attached

    Discover how an understanding of adult attachment--the most advanced relationship science in existence today--can help us find and sustain love.

Books on trauma and emotional regulation

  • Book cover titled 'Clinical Applications of The Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies,' edited by Stephen W. Porges and Deb Dana, featuring an illustration of neurons with glowing connections.

    Clinical Insights From the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Book cover titled 'Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection' by Deb Dana, with a foreword by Stephen W. Porges.

    Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices

    Dana provides a grab bag of polyvagal-informed exercises for their clients, to use both within and between sessions.

  • Book cover of 'The Body Keeps the Score' by Bessel van der Kolk, featuring a blue abstract drawing of a person in profile.

    The Body Keeps the Score

    What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? Here, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress

  • Book cover titled 'Healing Trauma' by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., with the subtitle 'A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body.'

    Healing Trauma

    On Healing Trauma, respected therapist and teacher Peter A. Levine brings you face to face with his effective new treatment - not a "talking" cure, but a deep physiological process for releasing your past traumas and instilling a harmonious awareness of your body.

  • Book cover titled "Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation" by Janina Fisher, featuring a balanced stack of smooth gray stones on a white background.

    Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation

    Fisher integrates a neurobiologically informed understanding of trauma, dissociation, and attachment with a practical approach to treatment, all communicated in straightforward language accessible to both client and therapist.

  • Book cover titled 'Trauma-Focused ACT: A Practitioner's Guide to Working with Mind, Body & Emotion Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy' by Russ Harris, featuring colorful leaves at the bottom.

    ACT for Trauma

    In Trauma-Focused ACT, renowned acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer Russ Harris offers a new and innovative ACT-based protocol for treating trauma in clients, which integrates cutting-edge therapeutic developments to treat the broadest possible range of trauma-related disorders-from anxiety and depression to chronic pain and addiction.

Other books we think you’ll love

  • Book cover of 'Come As You Are' by Emily Nagoski, with a white background and black and red text, including a quote and a black line drawing of a woman's body outline.

    Come As You Are

    An essential exploration of women's sexuality that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy.

  • Cover of a book titled "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb, featuring a blue tissue box with a crumpled tissue and a glass of water on a bright yellow background.

    Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    If you have even an ounce of interest in the therapeutic process, or in the conundrum of being human, you must read this book.

  • The cover of the book titled "Kitchen Table Wisdom" by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. It features a soft-focus image of a teacup and saucer with a pink border and a quote from Deepak Chopra, M.D.

    Kitchen Table Wisdom

    This collection of true stories draws on the concept of "kitchen table wisdom"-- the human tradition of shared experience that shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.

  • Book cover titled 'The Gifts of Imperfection' by Brené Brown, celebrating the 10th anniversary edition with new tools to help make the work your own, featuring a blue background with gold and navy text.

    The Gifts of Imperfection

    The Gifts of Imperfection teaches us not to change ourselves to adapt to expectations, instead, we should embrace and engage with our imperfections. The core insights center on empathy, understanding, and adopting "wholehearted living," so that we start living for ourselves, and not for other people.

  • Cover of the book "Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha" by Tara Brach, Ph.D., with a white flower and a blue background.

    Radical Acceptance

    Tara brings her teachings alive through personal stories, fresh interpretations of Buddhist tales, and guided meditations. Step by step, she leads us to trust our innate goodness, showing how we can develop the balance of clear-sightedness and compassion that is the essence of Radical Acceptance.

  • Book cover titled "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl, with a subtitle "The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust". The cover features a small orange bird perched on barbed wire against a teal background.

    Man's Search For Meaning

    Viktor Frankl, a survivor of Auschwitz, noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances.

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