Women of Vision & Change

Personal Growth Track

(9/22) Dr. Gabor Mate’s The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture  (Ruthie; Diane Steinbrecher recommendation 4/23)

(2/23) Katherine May’s Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age (Ruthie – memoir 4/23 . . . wait until available in paperback)

(8/03) Carol Gillam’s The Birth of Pleasure: A New Map of Love  (Jody S. 2/23)

(9/17) Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Kathy M. 2/23)

(9/22) Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be (Adrienne 2/23)

(2021) Linda Scott’s The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women’s Empowerment (Ruthie 4/23)

(2020) Sebene Selassi’s You Belong: A Call for Connection (Madelyn 2/23)

(5/21) Leslie Aguilar’s Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts: Communicating Respectfully in a Diverse World (Ginger 2/22)

Brene Brown’s (12/21) Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience; (6/17) Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice &/or (10/18) Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts

(5/21) Caroline Welch’s The Gift of Presence: A Mindfulness Guide for Women (Dan Siegel’s colleague)

(4/21) Brooke Baldwin’s Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power

(1/21) Marissa King’s Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection (rmw)

(3/20) Mary Pipher’s Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age.

(10/20) James Steyer’s Which Side of History: How Technology is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives

*(9/20) Sharon Salzberg’s Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and Our World (Deb G./Carolyn)

(12/19) Tara Brach’s  Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself & Your World with the Practice of R.A.I.N. (Carolyn)

(3/19) Bee Wilson’s The Way We Eat Now: How the Food Revolution Has Transformed Our Bodies, Our Minds, and Our World (Carolyn)

(5/18) Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence  (Michaelene)

(4/18) Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, anad Progress  (RMW & KM have)

*(3/18) Rick Hanson’s Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness(KM)

(3/18) Otto Scharmer’s The Essentials of Theory U(Kathleen)

(5/17) Tasha Eurich’s Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think (Julia)

(9/14) Sam Harris’ Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion(Glenda)

(9/12) Stephen Cope’s The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide to the Journey for Your True Calling (Patti Sue/Adrienne)

(5/96) Riane Eisler’s Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myths, and the Politics of the Body–New Paths to Power and Love (Jody S 5/22) (Author of The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future – 1988; renowned)

Racial Equity Track

VOTING RIGHTS RESOURCES

7/22)  Steve Phillip’s How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good (Jody F.  2/23)

7/22)  Resmaa Menakem’s  The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning (Sue P.  2/23)

(4/87) Pauli Murray’s Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family  (Jody B-S 2/23)

(3/22) Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker’s The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance  (Sue P.)

(10/21) Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future (KM)

(9/21) Jessica Nordell’s The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias (Jane J./rmw)

Jody Feldman & Bill Yasnoff’s “Seeing White Learning Circles” based on the “Seeing White” podcast

“The Repair” season on Scene on Radio podcast (Sue P.)

“Timber Wars” documentary on OPB (Sue P.)

(6/21) Clint Smith’s How the Word Is Passed:
A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America (Mari) . . . See NYT article

(5/21) Leslie Aguilar’s Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts: Communicating Respectfully in a Diverse World (Ginger 2/22)

(1/21) Charles Blow’s The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto(Jane J./rmw)

(12/20) Ijeoma Uluo’s Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Jane J./rmw)

(9/20) Ayad Aktar’s Homeland Elegies: A Novel (Melissa 9/21)

(3/20) Jason Reynolds’ & Ibram X Kendi’s Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism and You  (KM . . . for Young Adults; “remix” of his really long book)

(9/19) Rhonda Magee’s The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness (KM)

(6/18) Nancy MacLean’s Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America  (Jody F.) Here’s a video with the author.

(5/18) Carol Anderson’s White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Jane/rmw)

(8/15) Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States(Jody F.)

(2/12) Michelle Alexander’s  The New Jim Crow:  Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness