Meditation MP3's

Facing Codependence - Pia Melody

What I like about this book is that Pia talks about codependence as immaturity & provides a guide for us to grow ourselves up the rest of the way & heal our inner child.

Facing Love Addiction - Pia Melody

This is a portrayal of the pursuit of love outside ourselves.  When we believe our lovability is in someone else's hands, we find ourselves chasing after them thinking they have the love we need. Turning around inside and learning to love ourselves is the way out of the ravages of pursuing someone and attempting to convince them to love us: a tug of war that never works. Pia helps guide us back to that self love.

The Intimacy Factor - Pia Melody

An outline of why intimate relationships falter & what makes them work using her personal journey as an example. She offers practical & insightful ground rules for maintaining joyous intimacy.

I don’t want to talk about it: the secret legacy of male depression - Terry Real

Every man I know is in this book. An outline of how our society shames boys-men for being vulnerable which causes havoc.

The New Rules of Marriage - Terry Real

An outline of the relational skills needed to be closely connect & the “losing agenda’s” that prevent that closeness. Terry supports the more vulnerable among us to become more powerful, independent, self confident and happy. He invites the more powerful among us to learn how to respond to frustrated partners. Although the book is written in language slanted toward marriage and heterosexual/cisgendered relationships, I know the skills taught are “relationship skills” for any relationship at home or work, and across gender identities.

How Can I Get Through to You? - Terry Real

For spouses who feel disempowered in a relationship, here Terry teaches how to step into personal power, be heard & move into mutuality in relationships with arrogant or grandiose partners. 

Us - Terry Real

A deep plunge into recognizing & healing the childhood trauma that impacts our patterns in coupledom as adults. When we see ourselves as opponents (in any relational context) we block intimacy. This book supports processes of self-understanding for us to move out of opposition & into states of unity at the levels of family & society.

Fierce Intimacy - Terry Real

In this audio book Terry inspires us  to engage in the mini by minute practice of connecting to others through empathy, accountability, and vulnerability. He teaches “intimacy is not something you have. It is something you do.” It is a fast paced course in “full respect living” toward deeper connection for couples.

Wired for Love - Stan Tatkin

A book that delivers knowledge & practices to better understand how the brain works & how we act & react in relationships. Stan specifically focuses on how to reduce threat & increase safety. We have a biological need to bond, thus the title. This  book supports practices of safe connection as we come to know & understand our attachment wounds.

Wired for Dating - Stan Tatkin

A wonderful guide for those seeking a lifetime mate to understand what to look for, what to notice & timing for the vetting process. Stans draws from neuroscience and attachment theory to guide you toward a compatible mate and how to go on to create a fabulous relationship.

You are the One You’ve Been Waiting For - Richard Schwartz

A wonderful look see at reparenting the wounded self. Many of us get confused thinking that we’ll find love outside of ourselves to heal us. This book shows us how to come inside to heal our wounded parts. 

No bad parts - Richard Schwartz

Outlines how every part even if it has a destructive behavior pattern has a positive intention toward some aspect of ourselves. This book supports building compassion for all sides of ourselves.

Bring yourself to love - Mona Barbera

A practical book with exercises to help you mend relationships with partners, friends & family. Exercises like “giving better back” , “do overs” inspire all of us rise up to a higher, more loving way of being that supports ourselves and our relationships.

Anatomy of the Spirit - Caroline Myss

A comparison of Judaism, Catholicism and Buddhism outlining that they all share seven spiritual truths. As a mystic, Caroline also outlines how  the body carries these truths.

What Happened to You? - Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry

Oprah and Bruce hold important conversations about trauma, resilience and healing.

It is a powerful introduction to a compassionate method of seeking  understanding for ourselves  and others. Changing the question from “Why did you/I do x,y,z” to “What happened for you/me that you/I did xyz?” Moves us away from “shame on us” to compassionate inquiry. This response fosters care, and an ability to more deeply know ourselves and each other.

Visionary Cosmology: The New Paradigm - Pamela Eakins

In this book Pamela has been able to clearly articulate and simplify our interrelatedness to each other and all life. She is able to weave together scientific discoveries and our own deep interior makeup so we can honor all life. The healing this creates, I believe will help us create a way forward, so needed at this time.

Kabbalah and Tarot of the Spirit, The Black and White Edition -  Pamela Eakins

This is three books in one.

Along with the beautiful Tarot of the Spirit Deck - Pamela Eakins and Joyce Eakins

They are powerful divination tools to gaining insight on what energies are coursing through you each day.  Pamela is an avid and honest researcher whose passion is truth and divine guidance. With these tools she invites you into your own guided wisdom.

Priestess, Woman As Scared Celebrant - Pamela Eakins

This is a provocative autobiographical fictitious journey through the lifetimes of a priestess. It dives into Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Old Testament Times, Ancient Greece, Late Antiquity, the Dark Ages, the Reformation and the Second Reformation. Ultimately it teaches the power of love. It maps our journey as humans to allow tolerance, diversity, depth of thought and individualized communion.

Pandemic Corona: Poems of Shock, Fear, Realization & Metamorphosis by the Sisters of the Holy Pen - edited by Pamela Eakins.

I am honored to be a Sister of the Holy Pen. In this book we poured out our fear, dread, confusion, fight and surrender to the personal transformation offered in a world lockdown.

Death: Deep Reflections from the Sisters of the Holy Pen - edited by Pamela Eakins

We were all facing death during the Pandemic. Would we die?  The horrific uncertainties of the pandemic, the pain multiplied with the racial injustice, genocide, war, homocide and suicides were explored through pen by each of us. 

Sacred Earth: Dreaming the Future by Sisters of the Holy Pen - Edited by Pamela Eakins.

Coming through the Pandemic we wanted to give reverence to this beautiful planet of ours. How best to do that? How best to sanctify, to consecrate our devotion, veneration and respect of Great Mother Earth.  Read the myriad of ways conceived and proposed within these pages.

Justice - Sisters of the Holy Pen - edited by Pamela Eakins

A call to write on justice: what is it? what does it mean to be just?

No one answer. Join in the thoughtful contemplation of the subject as you read women in poetry express their feelings and thoughts on the subject

Liberty: Breath, Death, Soul - Sisters of the Holy Pen - edited by Pamela Eakins

This book presents 37 international women writers raising their voices for liberty, for freedom. It is an inspiration to break out  cages that have been imposed or self created. Come read, breathe, and break free.

Sanctuary - Sisters of the Holy Pen - edited by Pamela Eakins

And finally the sixth book in the series that Pamela guided us into and through.

How, after all the life changes of Covid and beyond, do we come to find a place we can call home? How do we find sanctuary in this life and times on the planet? Come visit our sanctuaries. Please be inspired to create your own.

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” To “I Am Enough”. - Brené Brown

In this book Brené summarizes her years of research into women and shame. She outlines the ways women compare themselves to others and find themselves coming up “not enough.” In twelve step recovery groups there is a saying, “Compare and Despair.” Brené invites us to hold onto our own self esteem and let go the belief that if we just did “more, better” we would be accepted. Self acceptance is the healing path.

The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown

Brené in this book introduces us to ten daily practices for wholehearted living. It is an invitation to join a revolution: “a revolution to choose authenticity and worthiness as an absolute act of resistance.” Each of our story matters and so do we.

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead - Brené Brown

After twelve years of research Brené Brown,PhD, MSW was able to dispel the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness. Instead in this groundbreaking book she shows how vulnerability  is our most accurate measure of courage. She maps out guidelines to step into the arena of life and let ourselves be seen and known first by ourselves and then by others.

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone - Brené Brown

Here Brene is sparking a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning into our lives. She has come to believe that “true belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are” In this time of such great disconnection she outlines four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and others.