What are we reading ~ Summer 2023

This summer seems to have been the perfect time for many of our team members to pause and read a book.  We are sharing below what books they have been reading ~ do you have any book recommendations for us?  Let us know.

Jeremy:
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For, Richard Scwhartz's book on relationships. I'm enjoying how he's applying Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy to intimate relationships. It's helped me immensely in my own relationship by giving me a roadmap for how to communicate during conflicts.

Hetty:
Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert has been on my shelf for a couple of years now…and it’s finally the time to read it. Yes, this is a book about creativity - but it’s also a book about fear, and how to work with that inevitable feeling that comes up when we want to try something new or creative in our lives. I appreciate her conversational and witty writing style and her honesty. It makes me feel seen and normal :)  

Kyle:
Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Jenn Granneman and Andre Solo is all about what being a Highly Sensitive person means and how to transform our sensitivity into a superpower. It's highly engrossing to all my HSP parts!

Rina: 
The Golden Doves is about 2 former female spies who were inmates at Ravensbruck concentration camp who hunt down Nazi fugitives. I just started it and I’m already drawn in. Historical fiction is my absolute favorite genre.

Amy:
The Island of Missing Trees by Turkish author Elif Shafak is a story that follows a few relationships during and after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (where I used to live!) It was beautifully written and features a perspective from a wise fig tree. It’s my favorite summer read so far. 

Anne:
Building a Life Worth Living by Marsha Linehan.  The author is the founder of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and this is her memoir.  She writes about her own psychological issues and attachment trauma and how she developed DBT from being in a hellish place starting in late adolescence. It's a pretty amazing story.