"Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakens."
— Carl G. Jung
Bookshelf
Welcome to my bookshelf. Please make yourself comfortable and join me with a cup of tea. Enjoy!
A Glimpse Into Therapy
* Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy, by Philippa Perry, illustrated by Junko Graat
* Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy, by Irvin Yalom
* The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves, by Stephen Grosz
* The Gift of Therapy, by Irvin Yalom
On Trauma
* The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van Der Kolk
* In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, by Peter A. Levine
* Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, by Peter A. Levine
On Relationships (Family and Couple)
* Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic & the Domestic, by Esther Perel
* The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, by Esther Perel
* Tell Me the Truth About Love, by Susanna Abse
* The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did), by Philippa Perry
* Why Love Matters, by Sue Gerhardt
* Attached: Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? How the science of adult attachment can help you find – and keep – love, by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Eastern Philosophy in Psychotherapy
* Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of Tao-te Ching, by Greg Johanson and Ron Kurtz
* Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self, by Anodea Judith
On East and South East Asian Identity
* East Side Voices, edited by Helena Lee
* China in Ten Words, by Yu Hua
* Wild Swans, by Jung Chang
On Cross Cultural Identity
* Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds, by David Pollock, Ruth Van Reken and Michael Pollock
On Archetypes
* Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World, by Carol S. Pearson
* The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By, by Carol S. Pearson
* King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine, by Robert L. Moore, Douglas Gillette
Other Topics
* On Shame: Healing the Shame that Binds You, by John Bradshaw
* On Grief: The Wild Edge of Sorrow, by Francis Weller
* On Addiction: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, by Gabor Maté
* On Parenting: The Science of Parenting: How Today’s Brain Research Can Help You Raise Happy, Emotionally Balanced Children, by Margot Sunderland
* On Career: Designing Your Life: Build a life that works for you, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Videos and Podcast
* Where Should We Begin? Podcast by Esther Perel
* The Power of Vulnerability, TED talk by Brene Brown
* The Philosophy of Kintsugi, Video by The School of Life
* But Where Are You From?, by Besea.n, (Britain's East and South East Asian Network)
Website Links
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