Beautiful resources...!

If I hadn't encountered these and all that unfolded, I would never have been able to express my joy and create, felt or paint, share my work or flourish and thrive!

**In the process of adding... these are the first ones...**

Over the last few years I've read so many books and articles that have helped me immeasurably, in opening up to awareness and understanding of my own experience on the topics of Narcissism and being Highly Sensitive and an Empath. These have in turn led me to mutually supportive communities and individuals who have been inspirational in the most beautiful ways, and also, fundamentally, to an experiential understanding 'beyond' the book reading. xx

I have an innate love and joy of libraries and lists :) and so wanted to start to collect the resources all together here, partly for my own handy reference but mainly for any others who come across them and find them of interest and perhaps very helpful... They're not organised in the Dewey Decimal classified system ! but in an organic way for me, although they do all intermingle x

If you come across this page and would like to suggest any other books/resources on these topics that you've found helpful, or would like to make any related comments, please do, in the comments below, or email me :)

These categories do intermingle...  

Narcissism and healing

Invaluable recent book by Melanie Tonia Evans on thriving after Narcissistic abuse. A wonderful section on parenting too, and breaking these terrible, destructive generational patterns. Based on her amazing Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Programme (NARP) - this is brilliant!

Also many wonderful 'Thriver TV' episodes and resources on the MTE website.

'The No to Narcissists Programme for Highly Sensitive People'
A wonderful, life-changing course by The Happy Sensitive that encapsulates so          much. I write about this course in my other articles and especially here.

Articles on 'Empathy vs Narcissism' here.

'Healing the daughters of Narcissistic mothers' by Karyl McBride

HSP (Highly Sensitive Person)

​A mass of wonderful resources on 'The Happy Sensitive' website :)

Empaths

​'The Empath's Survival Guide' by Judith Orloff is a wonderful, comprehensive, practical manual which covers self-protection strategies and true recognition and honouring of this beautiful gift, that can feel like such a debilitating challenge at times. x

Introverts! - Susan Cain 

Beautiful TED talk!! xx
​'Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a world that can't stop talking'

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Quiet Power: Growing Up as an Introvert in a World That Can't Stop Talking

On Being, Joy and Spirituality 

Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön

Advaita teacher/'pointer' - Mooji
Also many wonderful online videos! 

The Upanishads 
- from the Hindu Vedas

'Markings'
by Dag Hammarskjold

The Upanishads

'Markings' by Dag Hammarskjold

The Dalai Lama &
​Archbishop Desmond Tutu

​Thich Nhat Hanh            

Eckhart Tolle  - and many online videos!

More... on living and celebrating every day

Louise Hay, Robert Holden, Marianne Williamson, Eileen Caddy, Wayne Dyer...

'Gratitude - A way of Life' by Louise Hay and Friends

'Loveability' by Robert Holden

'Shift Happens' by Robert Holden

'Authentic Success' by Robert Holden

'A Return to Love' by Marianne Williamson

'Let your Life Speak' by Parker J. Palmer

'Opening Doors Within' by Eileen Caddy

'Living an Inspired Life' by Dr Wayne W. Dyer

Daring and Rising! - Brené Brown and Elizabeth Gilbert

beautiful creative one!

Other resources include:

- EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or 'Tapping' - releasing blocks and fears, based on the body's energy meridian points (it might look surprising! but it really helps in so many areas of life) .... Practitioners such as Brad Yates, Margaret Lynch (great for business confidence) and The Tapping Solution.