Here is my book list for the year! As you will see, it’s a touch heavy on the whole ‘being a therapist’ side of things, as I took the leap into private practice this year, but I think anyone could get a lot out of most of the books I read (especially given the year we’ve all been through). Full disclosure, I’m only halfway through 2 of the books on the list, so it’s really “28 books in 2020” but I needed a win, ya know? So I’m rounding up.

*The bolded books are my TOP 5 of the year, and within each category, I’ve listed the books in order of preference (faves at the top of each section).

PSYCHOLOGY/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself – Kristen Neff
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone – Lori Gottlieb
• Nonviolent Communication – Marshall Rosenberg
• You Are Not Your Brain – Jeffrey Schwartz
• The State of Affairs – Esther Perel
• The Dance of Connection – Harrier Lerner
• On Being a Therapist – Jeffrey Kottler
• Walking The Tiger: Healing Trauma – Peter Levine
• Letters to a Young Therapist – Mary Pipher
• Love’s Executioner – Irvin D. Yalom
• Come As You Are – Emily Nagoski
• Dare to Lead – Brene Brown
• Permission to Feel – Marc Brackett

SPIRITUAL/PERSONAL GROWTH

• Untamed – Glennon Doyle
• Wherever You Go, There You Are – Jon Kabat-Zinn
• When Things Fall Apart – Pema Chodron

• Like Brothers – Mark and Jay Duplass
• Comedy Sex God – Pete Holmes
• Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• The World According to Mister Rogers – Fred Rogers

PARENTING

• How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen – Joanna Faber and Julie King
• Oh Crap! Potty Training – Jamie Glowacki
• The Montessori Toddler – Simone Davies

Thank you for reading and if you have any suggestions for my 2021 book list, feel free to share!

❤ Kailea