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Book Recommendations

Each of the books I have recommended below I have personally read and found each of them helpful at some point in me recovery from anorexia.  If you have any questions about any of their content and why I found it useful please get in touch.

  • Anchored by Deb Dana

  • Body Mindful Yoga by Robert Butera & Jennifer Kreatsoulas

  • Body Neutral by Jessi Kneeland

  • Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfireld

  • Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

  • Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston

  • Embodied Resilience Through Yoga by Melanie Klein

  • How to Do the Work by Dr Nicole LePera

  • How to Meet Your Self by Dr Nicole LePera

  • I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

  • Life Without Ed by Jennie Schaefer

  • No Bad Parks by Dr Richard Schwartz

  • Rising Strong by Brené Brown

  • Running in Silence by Rachel Steil

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

  • The Courageous Path to Healing by Jennifer Kreatsoulas

  • The Forgiving Self by Robert Karen

  • The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner

  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

  • The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown

  • This Too Shall Pass by Julia Samuel

  • True Yoga by Jennie Lee

  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle

  • What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

  • We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle

  • Yoga and Body Image by Melanie Klein

  • Yoga and the Dark Night of the Soul by Simon Haas

  • Yoga for the Creative Soul by Erin Byron

  • Yoga for Emotional Balance by Bo Forbes

  • Yoga Rising by Melanie Klein

  • 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin

I’m always up for reading a helpful book that is recovery focused so if you have any recommendations that you think it would be useful to add to this list please email me using the link below.

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