Recommended reading
People ask what I read and what I suggest to clients. This is that list: books by people I’ve had the honor of interviewing on my podcast; books I recommend to ROGD parents; books I love, books that changed how I think, and the ones I recommend over and over. Your purchase helps support the podcast through Amazon affiliate links. Happy hunting!
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177 books
Recommended Reading for ROGD Parents: Gender, Sexuality, Parenting, Hormones & CultureRelationshipsCommunication & understandingUnderstanding & overcoming psychological manipulationCurrent social issuesHealing, health & wellbeingTime management, habits & productivityLife wisdom & food for thoughtTrauma & burnoutNeurodivergenceSpirituality
From the podcast
Books by my podcast guests
77 booksGuest on Ep. 233Sex and Marriage: Unlocking and Restoring the Power of Sex Through Biblical and Psychological InsightChris LeggAmazon
Guest on Ep. 232Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights MovementKaty Faust & Stacy ManningAmazon
Guest on Ep. 232Pro-Child Politics: Why Every Cultural, Economic, and National Issue Is a Matter of Justice for ChildrenKaty FaustAmazon
Guest on Ep. 232Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City: Teaching Historical, Economic, and Biological Truth in a World of LiesStacy Manning & Katy FaustAmazon
Guest on Ep. 229Sensible Psychedelics: Why the Psychedelic Renaissance Needs Conservatives, Skeptics, and the Politically HomelessWesley Smith and Karen KingAmazon
Guest on Ep. 226My Role as the Parent of a Teen: a Journal that Guides YOU to Lead & Create ConnectionKim OAmazon
Guest on Ep. 226Living in the power of my ENERGETIC SIGNATURE: using ENNEAGRAM, ASTROLOGY, & CHAKRAS (HWU SOUL Curriculum)Kim OAmazon
Guest on Ep. 225Kids These Days: Understanding and Supporting Youth Mental HealthWill Dobud, Nevin HarperAmazon
Guest on Ep. 224Saving Teens from Toxic ScreensJohann D'SouzaWebsite
Guest on Ep. 221The Woke Mind: The Twisted Psychology of the Social Justice Movement (Social Justice Fanaticism Book 6)Ryan RogersAmazon
Guest on Ep. 221The Carpenter's Recovery: Overcoming Addiction by Following Jesus and Practicing the 12 StepsRyan RogersAmazon
Guest on Ep. 201Sacrificial Lambs: A Liberal Reporter Exposes How the Progressive Left Harms Children in the Name of Gender IdeologyAnita BartholomewAmazon
Guest on Ep. 196Gods, Heroes and Groups: Relational Dynamics through Mythic ArchetypesBrant ElwoodAmazon
Guest on Ep. 177Strong Mind, Strong Man: The Blueprint for Mental Toughness, Self-Mastery and Real StrengthChristian ConteAmazon
Guest on Ep. 177The Art of Meeting People Where They Are: Yield Theory for EveryoneChristian ConteAmazon
Guest on Ep. 177Walking Through Anger: A New Design for Confronting Conflict in an Emotionally Charged WorldChristian ConteAmazon
Guest on Ep. 177Zen Parent, Zen ChildChristian ConteAmazon
Guest on Ep. 177Teaching StoriesChristian ConteAmazon
Guest on Ep. 177Life LessonsChristian ConteAmazon
Guest on Ep. 152The Power of Listening Well: How Holy Curiosity Can Build Trust and Restore RelationshipsGregory BottaroAmazon
Guest on Ep. 152Accompanied: A Story of Mentorship: Plus a Bonus Treatise: The Catholic Genius of Integrated Masculinity and FemininityGregory BottaroAmazon
Guest on Ep. 152Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph: An Integrated Look At the Holy FamilyGregory BottaroAmazon
Guest on Ep. 152The Mindful CatholicGregory BottaroAmazon
Guest on Ep. 151Letters in Black and White: A New Correspondence on Race in AmericaWinkfield Twyman Jr, Jennifer RichmondAmazon
Guest on Ep. 111Trans to Detrans: a Soul SolutionNicolas BloomsAmazon
Guest on Ep. 106A Language Older Than WordsDerrick JensenAmazon
Guest on Ep. 105The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me AgeJoseph BurgoAmazon
Guest on Ep. 105Why Do I Do That?: Psychological Defense Mechanisms and the Hidden Ways They Shape Our LivesJoseph BurgoAmazon
Guest on Ep. 103A Practical Response to Gender Distress: Tips and Tools for FamiliesPamela Garfield-JaegerAmazon
Guest on Ep. 103It's Me: A 30-Day JournalSoad TabriziAmazon
Guest on Ep. 101Collection of ancient dream literatureBenjamin the Dream WizardAmazon
Guest on Ep. 99Cynical Therapies: Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social JusticeVal ThomasAmazon
Guest on Ep. 98I Want Prickles Too!Nicolas BloomsAmazon
Guest on Ep. 97The Detransition DiariesJennifer Lahl & Kallie FellAmazon
Guest on Ep. 87A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern LifeHeather Heying & Bret WeinsteinAmazon
Guest on Ep. 87Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of MadagascarHeather E. HeyingAmazon
Guest on Ep. 85Freedom from Fear: A 12 Step Guide to Personal and National RecoveryMark McDonaldAmazon
Guest on Ep. 85United States of Fear: How America Fell Victim to a Mass Delusional PsychosisMark McDonaldAmazon
Guest on Ep. 84The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-UpsLeonard SaxAmazon
Guest on Ep. 84Why Gender Matters, Second Edition: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex DifferencesLeonard SaxAmazon
Guest on Ep. 84Girls on the Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed--And What Parents Can DoLeonard SaxAmazon
Guest on Ep. 84Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young MenLeonard SaxAmazon
Guest on Ep. 77How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical GuidePeter Boghossian & James LindsayAmazon
Guest on Ep. 77The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous WorldMatt ThorntonAmazon
Guest on Ep. 74Reclaiming Motherhood from a Culture Gone MadSamantha N StephensonAmazon
Guest on Ep. 67Fascination with the Devil: Why Women Love Emotionally Dangerous MenDina McMillanAmazon
Guest on Ep. 66The Marxification of Education: Paulo Freire's Critical Marxism and the Theft of EducationJames LindsayAmazon
Guest on Ep. 61The Gender Paradox: Discrimination and Disparities in the Postmodern EraZachary ElliottAmazon
Guest on Ep. 43Hidden in Plain Sight: How Men’s Fears of Women Shape Their Intimate RelationshipsAvrum G. Weiss, James M. O'Neil, L. Michelle Tullier, Lisa M. Blacker & E.G. ReganAmazon
Guest on Ep. 37Journeys Of A Spiritual AtheistDavid TeachoutAmazon
Guest on Ep. 21Gender Dysphoria: A Therapeutic Model for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young AdultsSusan Evans & Marcus EvansAmazon
Guest on Ep. 19Black Victim To Black Victor: Identifying the ideologies, behavioral patterns and cultural norms that encourage a victimhood complexAdam B. ColemanAmazon
Guest on Ep. 17Yes, You CAN Talk Politics: A workbook for talking across party linesLisa K SwallowAmazon
Guest on Ep. 17No One Was ListeningLisa K SwallowAmazon
Guest on Ep. 5Kaizen for Couples: Smart Steps to Save, Sustain & Strengthen Your RelationshipRhoberta ShalerAmazon
Guest on Ep. 1Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain's Capacity for HealingSarah Peyton & Bonnie BadenochAmazon
Broken Bonds: Surrogate Mothers Speak OutRenate KleinAmazon
Inventing Transgender Children and Young PeopleMichele Moore & Heather Brunskell-EvansAmazon
Eyes Wide OpenMichelle KellyAmazon
Transgender Children and Young PeopleHeather Brunskell-Evans & Michele MooreAmazon
IrreversiblePatrick D HahnAmazon
My recommendations
Books I recommend
Recommended Reading for ROGD Parents: Gender, Sexuality, Parenting, Hormones & Culture
24 booksThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental IllnessJonathan HaidtAmazon
Feminism against ProgressMary HarringtonAmazon
Girls on the Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed - and What Parents Can DoLeonard SaxAmazon
Trans: The Sunday Times BestsellerHelen JoyceAmazon
Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for FeminismKathleen StockAmazon
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than PeersGordon Neufeld & Gabor MatéAmazon
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On ItChris Voss & Tahl RazAmazon
When Kids Say They're Trans: A Guide for ParentsLisa Marchiano, Stella O'Malley & Sasha AyadAmazon
Why Gender Matters, Second Edition: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex DifferencesLeonard SaxAmazon
The Case Against the Sexual RevolutionLouise PerryAmazon
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young MenLeonard SaxAmazon
Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying SportLinda Blade & Barbara KayAmazon
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended ConsequencesSarah HillAmazon
Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for ChildrenHannah BarnesAmazon
Relationships
7 booksAttached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - LoveAmir Levine & Rachel HellerAmazon
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship ExpertJohn Gottman & Nan SilverAmazon
Anxious in Love: How to Manage Your Anxiety, Reduce Conflict, and Reconnect with Your PartnerCarolyn Daitch & Lissah LorberbaumAmazon
Communication & understanding
6 booksNonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)Marshall B. RosenbergAmazon
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical GuidePeter Boghossian & James LindsayAmazon
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On ItChris Voss & Tahl RazAmazon
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than PeersGordon Neufeld & Gabor MatéAmazon
Understanding & overcoming psychological manipulation
10 booksThe Art Of WarSun TzuAmazon
The 48 Laws of PowerRobert GreeneAmazon
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality DisorderPaul T. T. Mason & Randi KregerAmazon
Current social issues
8 booksThe Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for FailureGreg Lukianoff & Jonathan HaidtAmazon
Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms EverybodyHelen Pluckrose & James A. LindsayAmazon
Madness of CrowdsDouglas MurrayAmazon
Healing, health & wellbeing
7 booksThe Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual GrowthChristopher L. HeuertzAmazon
The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courageKelly McGonigalAmazon
It's Me: A 30-Day JournalSoad TabriziAmazon
Time management, habits & productivity
7 booksFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for MortalsOliver BurkemanAmazon
Focus: The Hidden Driver of ExcellenceDaniel GolemanAmazon
Life wisdom & food for thought
15 booksA Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern LifeHeather Heying & Bret WeinsteinAmazon
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to ChaosJordan B. Peterson & Norman DoidgeAmazon
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonAmazon
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and TranscendenceMichael PollanAmazon
When Breath Becomes AirPaul KalanithiAmazon
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western WorldIain McGilchristAmazon
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of ErrorKathryn SchulzAmazon
The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Practices for a Contemplative and Fulfilling LifeJoan ChittisterAmazon
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended ConsequencesSarah HillAmazon
The Gift of FearGavin de BeckerAmazon
Trauma & burnout
6 books
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for OthersLaura van Dernoot Lipsky & Connie BurkAmazon
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic CultureGabor Maté & Daniel MatéAmazon
Neurodivergence
3 booksADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through AdulthoodEdward M. Hallowell & John J. RateyAmazon
Spirituality
7 booksImagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You | A Spiritual Exploration of Life, Purpose, and Eternal Hope in the Face of Death and GriefJohn BurkeAmazon
Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Revelation, and the Love You've Always WantedJohn BurkeAmazon
Mere ChristianityC. S. LewisAmazon
The Great DivorceC. S. LewisAmazon
The Screwtape LettersC. S. LewisAmazon
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