Book Review: Man Uncivilized by Traver Boehm (Affiliate link)
This is hard hitting book that will get you thinking about how you show up as a man as well as what you need to work on within yourself. I found this book to be emotional and thought provoking from the first page to the last page. The author doesn’t pull any punches and if you take his words in you will come out the other side a better man and person for reading and applying the wisdom in this book.
Book Review: Today I Rise by Traver Boehm (affiliate link)
I wish I had read this book after my second divorce or that it had been available after my first divorce. I wish I had read it after my most recent breakup…But better later than never. While I am in a relationship now I went ahead and read this book and found it to be full of really good advice that has helped me have some conversations with myself and my current partner as well as helping me fully move on from past relationships. If you’re going through a divorce or breakup this book can be a valuable companion to help you on your journey.
Book Review: Hold on to your N.U.T.S. by Wayne Levine (Affiliate link)
This is a must read book for any man who wants to become a better romantic partner to his wife/partner. The author provides some valuable tools that can help you do your inner work while also showing up for your partner. I began applying these skills in my relationship and noticed an immediate improvement in the relationship and how I showed up. I recommend reading the book and then applying the skills. Make sure you also talk with other men so you can do the work together.
Book Review: Love Between Equals By Polly Young-Eisendrath (affiliate link)
At times this book is preachy and the author makes clear from the beginning that she doesn’t think polyamorous relationships are viable. Nonetheless there are a lot of gems in this book about building conscious relationship with your partner. I read this book and applied it to my relationship to consider and recognize how I could show up with more conscious awareness and consideration about accepting my partners as they show up. It’s a dense read but there’s a lot worth considering in this book about building a spiritual and conscious relationship with your love.
Book Review: The Man’s Guide to Women by John Gottman, Julie Gottman Douglas Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abram (Affiliate link)
This is a must read book if you’re a man who wants to be a hero instead of a zero in your relationships with women. This book provided some valuable insights about the differences between men and women and shares how men can show up better with their women and get better results in the relationship. Whether you’re struggling in your relationship or having a good relationship in the moment, this book will provide insights that help you to have a great relationship.
Book Review: Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves (Affiliate Link)
The author provides a well research book that shows the challenges that boys and men face in education, the workplace and other facets of life, as well as showing those struggles are being mostly ignored due to politics on both sides. The author offers several solutions. This is a much needed book that illustrates why social and economic policies need to focus on all people, in different ways, but in ways that level the playing field for everyone.
Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear (affiliate link)
This is a useful book that breaks down the anatomy of habits and shows you how to create healthy habits and end bad habits. The author’s processes are easy to work with and implement, provided you’re willing to make a habit of them!
Book Review: No Bad Parts By Richard Schwartz (Affiliate link)
In No Bad Parts the author shares the internal family system of parts therapy and walks readers through how it works with practical examples. This is a fascinating book that explores how to apply the IFS system to your own inner work. I’ve used it to help me do some work with my parts and I will continue to make it part of my inner work practice.
Book Review: Addicted to the Monkey Mind by JF. Benoist (affiliate link)
This book explores how to recognize the monkey mind chatter of our thoughts and emotions which cause reactions. The author offers some mindfulness practices around using the observing mind. The book is presented in an anecdotal context, which makes it more user friendly. Overall I found the book helpful as a supplement to existing practices that I’m doing.
Book Review: Taking Responsibility by Nathaniel Branden (Affiliate link)
The author focuses on how people can take responsibility for their lives. It’s a book that many people might have reactions to because of how much it focuses on individualism, but I think the underlying practice is sound. I appreciated the sentence stem practice as well as the overall focus on how to take responsibility in different areas of one’s life. I have been applying it to my life and have felt more confidence as a result.