Nina Öztürk
LIFE COACH
Book List
The Enneagram
Recommended books in order from beginner to advanced:
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Archetypes of the Enneagram by Susan Rhodes
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The Enneagram in Love by Stephanie Barron Hall
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The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram by Sandra Maitri
Music (album featuring one track dedicated to each type):
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Atlas: Enneagram by Sleeping at Last
Culture & Decolonization
Resources for Filipinos:
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Babaylan by Dr. Leny Mendoza Strobel
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Back from the Crocodile's Belly by Dr. Leny Mendoza Strobel
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Tales from the 7,000 Isles by Dr. Art Guillermo & Dr. Nimfa Rodeheaver
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Permission to Come Home by Jenny T. Wang (Asian-American experience)
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BIPOC poetry and folk wisdom:
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
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She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo
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Women Who Run with the Wolvesby Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place by bell books
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Critical texts on race and gender:
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White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
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All About Love by bell hooks
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White Like Me by Tim Wise
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Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catherine McKinnon
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We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert Johnson​
Psychology & Spirituality
Books with a clinical orientation:​
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Metaphysical Anatomy by Evette Rose (pain and illness)
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Hold Me Tight by Dr. Susan Johnson (couples/attachment)
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The State of Affairs by Esther Perel (couples/infidelity)
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Dr. Lindsay Gibson (attachment)
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The Highly Sensitive Person by Dr. Elaine Aron (neurodivergence)
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Polysecure by Jessica Fern (attachment/ethical non-monogamy)
Books with a spiritual orientation:
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The Definitive Book of Human Design by Lynda Bunnell & Ra Uru Hu
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The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller (grief)
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Dream Work by Jeremy Taylor (dream interpretation)
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The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (Taoism for beginners)
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Trauma and the Soul by Donald Kalsched (trauma & spirit)
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Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott (kink/shadow work)​
