Welcome to the Resources Page!

My topical suggestions for Websites, Apps, Videos, and Books… Links are provided wherever practical:

Website Suggestions —

Bloom — A therapist backed digital community of over 40,000+ women finding specialized, compassionate and professional help to overcome the trauma from betrayal and infidelity. Click here: www.bloomforwomen.com

Pure Desire Ministries — Podcasts for healing from the effects of unwanted sexual behavior and betrayal trauma. Click here: https://puredesire.org/podcasts

The Work of the People — A spiritual visual library and virtual sanctuary for a growing community of people from all walks of life seeking discovery and transformation. Click here: www.theworkofthepeople.com

Self-Compassion — Dr. Kristen Neff’s resources, workshops and trainings helping women to use fierce and tender self-compassion to succeed in the workplace, engage in caregiving without burning out, be authentic in relationships, and end the silence around sexual harassment and abuse. Click here: www.self-compassion.org

Smartphone Apps —

Calm — Sleep more, stress less, and live better with sleep stories, meditations, music and other original content. (subscription required for premium content).

Insight Timer — Guided meditations and talks led by the world’s top meditation and mindfulness experts: neuroscientists, psychologists, and teachers (free, with premium courses available).

Soul Time — Helping Christians grow spiritually with meditations, scripture, music, and stories, as well as tools to help you understand your moods and personality (subscription required after 7-day free trial).

Books About Boundaries —

Boundaries and Boundaries in Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend.

Books for Betrayed Partners —

Unleashing Your Power: Moving Through the Trauma of Partner Betrayal by Carol Juergensen Sheets & Christine Turo-Shields

Moving Beyond Betrayal by Vicki Tidwell Palmer, LCSW, CSAT

Mending a Shattered Heart by Stefanie Carnes, PhD.

Ashamed No More by T. C. Ryan.

Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes, PhD.

IFS (Internal Family Systems) —

Altogether You by Jenna Riemersma

No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz, PhD.

Living from My Centered Self by Elaine Casquarelli & Karin Lubin

Books About Healing Trauma —

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD.

Books for Moving Forward —

The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, and Braving The Wilderness by Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW.

The Happiness Project and Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin.

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.

The Book of Forgiving by Desmond and Mpho Tutu.

Falling Upward by Richard Rohr.

The Dance of Fear and The Dance of Anger by Dr. Harriet Lerner, PhD.

A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis.

Books to Grow (and Provoke!) Your Spirituality —

Present Over Perfect and Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist.

Border Lands, The Eye of the Eagle, and The Open Gate by David Adam.

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Adam, Out of Solitude, and The Only Necessary Thing by Henri Nouwen.

Mornings with Nouwen, 120 daily readings by Henri Nouwen.

The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.

Books About The Mystics (Ancient and Modern!) —

Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert by David Adam.

Celtic Daily Prayer from the Northumbria Community.

Celtic Spirituality by Oliver Davies.

Joan of Arc by Regine Pernoud & Marie-Veronique Clin.

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence.

No Greater Love by Mother Theresa.

A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly.