Foundations and Inspirations

Beaty, R. E., Benedek, M., Silvia, P. J., & Schacter, D. L. (2018). Creative cognition and brain network dynamics. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(2), 87–95.

Bonanno, G. A. (2004). Loss, trauma, and human resilience: Have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events? American Psychologist, 59(1), 20–28.

Cameron, J. (1992). The Artist’s Way. Tarcher.

Clear, J. (2018). Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. Avery.

Cozolino, L. (2014). The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain (2nd ed.). W. W. Norton & Company.

Doidge, N. (2007). The Brain That Changes Itself. Viking.

Draganski, B., Gaser, C., Busch, V., Schuierer, G., Bogdahn, U., & May, A. (2006). Neuroplasticity: Changes in grey matter induced by training. Nature, 427(6972), 311–312.

Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit. Random House.

Eckhart, M. (13th century). Sermons and Treatises. Various translations.

Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377–389.

Estes, C. P. (1992). Women Who Run with the Wolves. Ballantine Books.

Fredrickson, B. L. (2009). Positivity. Crown.

Gilbert, E. (2015). Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Bloomsbury.

Harjo, J. (1990). In Mad Love and War. Wesleyan University Press.

Hesse, H. (1927). Siddhartha. New Directions. I

Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living. Delta.

Kimmerer, R. W. (2013). Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Milkweed Editions.

Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice-Hall.

Layous, K., Nelson, S. K., Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2012). Kindness counts: Prompting prosocial behavior in preadolescents boosts peer acceptance and well-being. PLOS ONE, 7(12), e51380.

Lieberman, M. D. (2013). Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-98567-2

McEwen, B. S. (1998). Stress, adaptation, and disease: Allostasis and allostatic load. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 840(1), 33–44.

Moll, J., Krueger, F., Zahn, R., Pardini, M., de Oliveira-Souza, R., & Grafman, J. (2006). Human fronto-mesolimbic networks guide decisions about charitable donation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(42), 15623–15628.

Neff, K. (2011). Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-173351-2

Oliver, M. (1992). New and Selected Poems, Volume One. Beacon Press.

Oliver, M. (2004). Why I Wake Early: New Poems. Beacon Press.

Porges, S. W. (2017). The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe. W. W. Norton & Company.

Rilke, R. M. (1923). Letters to a Young Poet. (M. D. Herter Norton, Trans.). W. W. Norton & Company.

Rumi. (13th century). The Essential Rumi. (C. Barks, Trans.). HarperOne.

Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. Holt Paperbacks.

Siegel, D. J. (2010). The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician’s Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration. W. W. Norton & Company.

Siegel, D. J. (2012). Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: An Integrative Handbook of the Mind. W. W. Norton & Company.

Thích Nhất Hạnh. (1991). Peace Is Every Step. Bantam.

Tugade, M. M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2004). Resilient individuals use positive emotions to bounce back from negative emotional experiences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86(2), 320–333.

van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score. Viking.

Watts, A. (1951). The Wisdom of Insecurity. Pantheon.

Traditional oral sources: Celtic proverbs and blessings; African proverbs; Māori and Pagan Solstice sayings; Taoist and Zen teachings; Hermetic axiom.