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Maybe you’re not quite ready to start therapy, or you’re in therapy and you want some extra content to help you dig deep, absorb more knowledge, and feel reminded that you are never alone in your experience. The following are books, podcasts, videos, and apps that our therapists or clients have used and found helpful. Please note that the content below may involve references to topics that could be triggering for you (e.g., references to suicide, death, trauma, substance use). By providing links to other sites, Ka Malu a Waʻahila does not guarantee, approve, or endorse the information or products available on these sites.

Books

For the readers: No nā puni heluhelu:

  1. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
  2. The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristen Neff
  3. The Happiness Trap: How To Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris
  4. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
  5. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
  6. I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) by Brené Brown
  7. The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
  8. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski & Emily Nagoski
  9. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
  10. Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
  11. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Articles

For the readers: No nā puni heluhelu:

  1. How Parents’ Trauma Leaves Biological Traces in Children by Rachel Yehuda (Scientific American)

Videos

For the visual learners: No ka poʻe nānā kiʻi:



TED talks from home grown speakers:

*Note, we know the pronunciation is kinda rough, but the content is maikaʻi.

  • Netflix: Call to Courage
  • HBO Max: Atlas of the Heart

Podcasts

For the podcasters: No ka poʻe hoʻolono:

  1. Keep it Aloha (Kamaka Dias)
  2. The Moanan Podcast
  3. The Happiness Lab, hosted by cognitive scientist and psychology professor at Yale University Dr. Laurie Santos
  4. A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar
  5. Unlocking Us, hosted by researcher, author, and clinical social worker Dr. Brené Brown
  6. A Different Kind of Leader, hosted by Giselle Corbie-Smith, professor of social medicine and internal medicine and director of the Center for Health Equity Research at UNC School of Medicine
  7. Episode 1 (Feb 1st, 2022) “Ma ka hana ka ‘ike - By doing, one learns” - Interviewing Dr. Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula

Apps

For the phone app lovers: No ka poʻe puni pāpaho:

For mindfulness, meditation, and leaning into self-love and being in the present moment:

If you’d like to improve your awareness of your emotions, their triggers, and how they impact your behavior: