These recommended resources are from my many years of focused research and are a curated collection of my library of references.
Books
Recommended For: Parents
The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust
Author: Claudia M. Gold | Dr Ed Tronick
Drawing on decades of research, this book shows that mismatch and repair are a normal part of every close relationship, and that working through them builds trust, resilience and a stronger sense of self.
October 5, 2026
Topics: Parenting
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett
A short, readable collection of essays about how our brains evolved, how they work, and how they work together with other people's brains.
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October 4, 2026
Topics: Neuroscience,The Human Brain
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett
Explores the idea that emotions aren't simply triggered in us, but are built by the brain in the moment, shaped by a lifetime of learning.
October 3, 2026
Topics: Emotions,The Human Brain
Recommended For: Parents
Good Inside
Author: Dr Becky Kennedy
A practical and compassionate guide for parents, focused on connection, boundaries and helping children manage big feelings.
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October 2, 2026
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Author: Anil Seth
An accessible exploration of how the brain creates our experience of the world and of ourselves.
October 1, 2026
Topics: Neuroscience
The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own: Attachment, Neurobiology and the New Science of Psychotherapy
Author: Jeremy Holmes
Brings together attachment theory and neuroscience to explain how therapy helps people heal from difficult experiences and relationships.
September 29, 2026
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The Development and Organization of Meaning: How Individual Worldviews Develop in Relationships
Author: June Sroufe | L. Alan Sroufe
Drawing on long-term developmental research, this book looks at how the way we see ourselves and the world takes shape in our relationships, from infancy onwards.
September 28, 2026
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Feeling and Knowing: Making Minds Conscious
Author: Antonio Damasio
In short chapters, a leading neuroscientist explores consciousness and the central role that feeling plays in making us who we are.
September 27, 2026
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The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain
Author: Louis Cozolino
Explores how our brains are shaped by our relationships, from our earliest attachments onwards, and how close relationships continue to change the brain throughout life.
September 26, 2026
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Video’s
Source: Jeremy Holmes
Topics: Attachment Theory | Neurobiology
The Brain has a Mind of its Own
Topics: Attachment Theory | Neurobiology
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October 3, 2026
Psychotherapy is a practice in search of a theory. Recent advances in relational neuroscience and attachment research now offer convincing avenues for understanding how the “talking cure” helps clients recover.
Source: Dr Becky Kennedy
Topics: Parenting | Rupture & Repair
Recommended For: Parents
The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy
Topics: Parenting | Rupture & Repair
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October 3, 2026
Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child.
Source: Dr Becky Kennedy
Topics: Attachment Theory | Family Psychology | Parenting
Recommended For: Parents
How childhood wiring impacts adult life, in 90 minutes
Topics: Attachment Theory | Family Psychology | Parenting
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October 3, 2026
From the author "Good Inside" A full-length interview with Dr Becky Kennedy
Source: Dr Ed Tronick
Topics: Parenting | Rupture & Repair
Recommended For: Parents
Dr Ed Tronick explains the Still Face experiment
Topics: Parenting | Rupture & Repair
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October 3, 2026
From the Author of "The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust" Dr Ed Tronick explains the Still Face experiment, the research he pioneered on how babies respond when connection breaks down.
Audio Books & Podcasts
Source: Terry Real
Topics: Couples | Relationship Psychology
Fierce Intimacy: Standing Up to One Another with Love
Topics: Couples | Relationship Psychology
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October 3, 2026
Read by Terry Real, this audio program teaches the core skills of Relational Life Therapy: how to stand up for yourself and stay loving at the same time. It runs for about six hours.
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