Intuitive Eating Books
- “Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach” by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
- “The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship With Food” by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
- “Intuitive Eating for Every Day: 365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to Rediscover the Pleasures of Eating” by Evelyn Tribole
- “The Intuitive Eating Journal: Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food” by Elyse Resch
- “How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence” by Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
Books for Pushing Back Against Diet Culture and Weight Stigma
- “Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating” by Christy Harrison
- “Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture” by Virginia Sole-Smith
- “Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing & Liberation” by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant
- “Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life” by Alissa Rumsey
- “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat” by Aubrey Gordon
- “You Just Need to Lose Weight (and 19 Other Myths About Fat People” by Aubrey Gordon
- “Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass” by Jes Baker
- “Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of our Obsession with Weight Loss” by Sandra Aamodt
- “The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy” by Caroline Dooner
- “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings
- “Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness” by Da’Shaun L. Harrison
Books for Overcoming Trauma
- “Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory” by Deb Dana
- “Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma” by Elizabeth A. Stanley
- “Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better)” by Lindo Bacon
- “What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry
Books for Coping with Stress and Anxiety
- “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
- “The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living” by Russ Harris
- “Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness” by Rick Hanson
Books for Building Body Acceptance
- “More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament” by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
- “The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love” by Sonya Renee Taylor
- “Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Living Radical Self-Love” by Sonya Renee Taylor
- “The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom” by Chrissy King
- “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice)” by Connie Sobczak
Books about Mindfulness and Meditation
- “10% Happier Revised Edition: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story” by Dan Harris
- “Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics” by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren
- “Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life” by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- “Meditation for Beginners” by Jack Kornfield
- “How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends With Your Mind” by Pema Chodron
- “Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation” by Sharon Salzberg
- “Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm and Confidence” by Rick Hanson
Books for Increasing Self-Compassion
- “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself” by Kristen Neff
- “Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive” by Kristen Neff
- “The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions” by Christopher Germer
- “The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive” by Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer
Books About Fitness for EVERY Body
- “Fitness for “Every Body: Strong, Confident, and Empowered at Any Size” by Meg Boggs
- “Big and Bold: Strength Training for the Plus-Size Woman” by Morit Summers
- “Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Type of Body” by Dianne Bondy
- “Yoga Where You Are: Customize Your Practice For Your Body + Your Life” by Dianne Bondy and Kat Heagberg
- “Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run” by Martinus Evans
Books to Inspire You to Cook
- “The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day” by America’s Test Kitchen
- “No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practice“ by Edward Espe Brown
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