Books
Non-fiction
Come as You Are by Emily Nagowski
Becoming Cliterate
101 Kinky Things Even you Can Do by Kate Sloan
Why Does He Do That?
Becoming Dangerous by katie West and Jasmine Elliot
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight
Happy Together by Suzanne Powelski and Jame Powelski
Vanilla to Kinky by Jonathan Wolf
Wild Side Sex by Midori
Erotic Slavehood by Christina Abernathy
Closer to Love By Vex King
The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Set Boundaries, Find Peace Nedra Glover Tawwab
Stories from the Polycule by Dr. Elsabeth Sheff
Polysecure by Jessica Fern
More Than Two by Franklin Veurx and Eve Rickert
Cycles by Amy J. Hammer
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
The Myth of Sex Addiction by David Ley
The State of Affairs by Esther Perel
Beauty Sick by Renee Engeln
Vagina Obscura by Rachel E. Gross
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton & Janet Hardy
You are the One You’ve Been Waiting For by Richard Schwartz
Everyday Witchcraft by Deborah Blake
ADHD After Dark by Ari Tuckman
Getting the Sex You Want by Tammy Nelson
Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
After the Affair by Janis Abrhams Spring
Attachment Theory In Practice by Susan Johnson
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
The Deviant's Pocket Guide to the Outlandish Sexual Desires Barely Contained in Your Subconscious by Dennis DiClaudio
Fight Right By John Gottman
Come Together by Emily Nagoski
The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi
Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation by Camoghne Felix
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
With Sprinkles on Top by Stefani Goerlich
fiction
Not all inspiration comes from therapists, philosophers, or non-fiction. Here are some stories that have inspired us to be stronger and more empowered people.
A Little Princess by Francis Hodgsen Burnett
A children’s story about a girl who keeps hope, graciousness, kindness, and creativity throughout difficult situations
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Matilda by Roald Dahl
A children’s story about a young girl who finds her sense of empowerment and self agency and is able to “change her story”.
Watership Down by Richard Adams
A story about a group of underdogs who set out to create a new civilization that is free of oppression, injustice, and political abuse. They discover how to celebrate individual talents and how to trust each other on the way.
Beauty by Robin McKinley
A retelling of beauty and the beast about loving yourself and seeing someone for who they really are
Lost It by Kristen Tracy
A young-adult story of a teenage girl learning the difference between romantic love and obsession
The Dogs of Babel
A story about grieving the loss of a partner, and learning that sometimes, things happen that we cannot change
The Persistence of Yellow by Monique Duval
Poetry about feminine personal empowerment and doing what you want
The Wish
A children's chapter book about learning to love who you are, and how when you stop trying to be someone else, you find yourself- and you are so much cooler than you thought you were
Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery
A young adult story about the importance of imagination and being your most authentic, flawed, and wonderful self