Codependency, Shame, and Self-Esteem

1. Codependent No More – Melody Beattie
   Focuses on understanding codependency and breaking free from it.

2. Gifts of Imperfection – Brené Brown
   A guide to embracing vulnerability, courage, and self-worth.

3. Daring Greatly – Brené Brown
   Discusses how vulnerability leads to strength and wholehearted living.

4. Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself – Joe Dispenza
   Teaches how to rewire your brain to overcome self-sabotage.

Habit Formation, Self-Improvement, and Personal Growth

1. Atomic Habits – James Clear
   A guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones with actionable strategies.

2. How to Do the Work – Nicole LePera
   Focuses on healing from trauma and transforming your life through self-awareness and practical psychology.

3. The War of Art – Steven Pressfield
   An exploration of the creative process and how to overcome resistance in achieving goals.

4. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos – Jordan Peterson
   Provides rules for living a meaningful life through discipline, responsibility, and self-improvement.

5. Own the Day, Own Your Life – Aubrey Marcus
   A holistic approach to optimizing daily performance and well-being.

6. Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor E. Frankl

      Explores finding purpose in life through suffering and personal responsibility.

Mind-Body Connection, Trauma, and Healing

1. The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk
   Focuses on how trauma affects the brain and body, and offers healing strategies.

2. When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress – Gabor Maté
   Explores the relationship between emotional stress and physical illness.

3. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture – Gabor Maté
   Discusses how modern society contributes to trauma and offers paths to healing.

4. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction – Gabor Maté
   A look into the nature of addiction and the psychological causes behind it.

Sexuality, Feminine Health, and Empowerment

1. Come As You Are – Emily Nagoski
   Focuses on women's sexual health and the science behind sexual well-being.

2. ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology – Stacy Sims
   Provides insights into optimizing nutrition and exercise based on female physiology.

3. You Are a Badass – Jen Sincero
   A motivational book on creating the life you want through self-empowerment and confidence.

4. Girl, Wash Your Face – Rachel Hollis
   Encourages personal accountability and getting past self-doubt.

5. Shameless – Nadia Bolz-Weber

Explores the themes of shame and sexuality through a lens of faith and personal growth.

Psychedelics and Consciousness

1. Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal – Tom Shroder
   Explores the therapeutic potential of psychedelics in mental health treatment.

2. The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide – James Fadiman
   A practical guide for safe and beneficial psychedelic experiences.

3. PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story – Alexander and Ann Shulgin
   A mix of autobiography and detailed information about phenethylamines, PiHKAL explores the Shulgins' lives, their discovery of various psychoactive substances, and the effects of these compounds on consciousness.

4. The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell – Aldous Huxley
   These essays detail Huxley’s experiences with mescaline and his reflections on consciousness, perception, and spirituality.

5. DMT: The Spirit Molecule – Rick Strassman
   Strassman’s groundbreaking clinical research on DMT, its effects, and its possible connections to mystical experiences and altered states of consciousness.