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Exploration Time Book List
Welcome to the Exploration Time book list! Exploration Time is a list of books that require low or no caveats (this book is great but...) on a wide range of topics related to mental health, identity, sexuality, and living in this world. Each link will take you directly to the author's book page or a page with more information about the book.
Adolescents
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Celebrate Your Body (And Its Changes, Too!) The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Coping Skills for Teens Workbook: 60 Helpful Ways to Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger by Janine Halloran
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LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel Madrone
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Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You by Kathryn Gonzales and Karen Rayne
Anger
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Good and Mad, the revolutionary power of women’s anger by Rebecca Traister
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Healing the Angry Brain: How Understanding the Way Your Brain Works Can Help You Control Anger and Aggression by Ronald Potter-Efron MSW, PhD
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Rage Becomes Her by Soraya Chemaly
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The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D
Anxiety
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The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal by Sheryl Paul MA
Autism
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The Autism and Neurodiversity Self Advocacy Handbook Developing the Skills to Determine Your Own Future by Barb Cook and Yenn Purkis
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The Autism Spectrum Guide to Sexuality and Relationships: Understand Yourself and Make Choices that are Right for You by Emma Nugent Goodall
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Trauma, Stigma, Autism by Gordon Gates
BDSM and Sexual Diversity
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Authentic Kink: Create Your Best Experience by Princess Kali
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Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink by Morgan Thorne
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Gratifying Domination and Submissive Contentment: A Guidance Manual by Mistress Scarlet
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How To Train Your little: A DD/lg Guidebook by J E Earl and J L Lucky
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Master/slave Mastery: Updated handbook of concepts, approaches, and practices by Robert J. Rubel Ph.D.
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Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Navigating and Exploring the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington
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Safe Beginnings by Goddess Lakshimi
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The BDSM Contract Book by Michelle Fegatofi
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The Toybag Guide to Playing With Taboo by Mollena Williams
Body Awareness
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8 Keys To Recovery From Eating Disorder (8 Keys to Mental Health) by Carolyn Costin
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem, LCSW
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The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Towards Bodily Autonomy: A Healing Justice Anthology Decolonizing Sex Work & Drug Use by Angie Manfredi
Boundaries
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Boundaries and Relationships by Charles Whitfield M.D.
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Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin by Anne Katherine, MA
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Transform Your Boundaries by Sarri Gilman
Chronic Illness and Pain
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Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain by Sandra M. LeFort MN PhD, Lisa Webster RN , Kate Lorig DrPH, Halsted Holman MD, David Sobel MD MPH, Diana Laurent MPH, Virginia González MPH, Marian Minor PT PhD
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Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness: How to Stay Sane and Live One Step Ahead of Your Symptoms by Ilana Jacqueline
Climate Anxiety
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A Guide to Eco Anxiety by Anouchka Grose
Community
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Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji
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The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing by Anneliese A. Singh, Ph.D., LPC
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The White Ally Toolkit Workbook: Using Active Listening, Empathy, and Personal Storytelling to Promote Racial Equity by Dr. David W. Campt
Depression
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The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time by Alex Korb PhD
Disability
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Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People by Sins Invalid
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The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Gender Identity
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A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni
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Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
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Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities edited by Jos Twist, Ben Vincent, Meg-John Barker and Kat Gupta
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The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook by Anneliese Singh, PhD, LPC
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Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A resource for the transgender community edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth
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Where's MY Book?: A Guide for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth, Their Parents, & Everyone Else by Linda Gromko MD
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You and Your Gender Identity by Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC
Grief
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How To Survive the Loss of A Love by Peter McWilliams and Harold H. Bloomfield
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It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devin
Healing from Hard Intimate Relationships
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Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook: Moving On from Partner Abuse by Stacie Freudenberg, PsyD
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Red Flags: Recognizing Abuse in Couple Relationships by Lorene D'Adam
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The Emotional Abuse Recovery Workbook: Breaking the Cycle of Psychological Violence by Theresa Comito, LMFT
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The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook: Healing From Emotional Abuse by Amy Marlow-MaCoy LPC
Non-Monogamy and Open Relationships
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Dealing with Difficult Metamours by Page Turner
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It's Called "Polyamory": Coming Out About Your Nonmonogamous Relationships by Tamara Pincus and Rebecca Hiles
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Love’s Not Color Blind by Kevin Patterson
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Opening Up by Tristan Taormino
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Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by by Jessica Fern
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Rewriting the Rules by Meg-John Barker
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The Jealousy Workbook by Kathy Labriola
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The Polyamory Breakup Book by Kathy Labriola
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When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous: Understanding Poly People and Relationships by Elisabeth Sheff
Organization and Life Stability
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Budget Management: Budgeting 101 from Theory to Practice; Become a Master Planner and Manager of Your Personal Finances by Ashley Desjardins
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Learning a Living: A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding a Job for People With Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Dyslexia by Dale Susan Brown
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On Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens With ADHD/LD by Patricia O. Quinn, MD and Theresa Laurie Maitland, PhD
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Taking Flight: College for Students with Disabilities, Diverse Learners and Their Families by Perry LaRoque, PhD
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The Career Planning Guide: Planning Adulting by Kyle Crandall
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The Money Manual: A Practical Money Guide to Help You Succeed On Your Financial Journey by Tonya B Rapley
Problematic Use: substances, activities, recovery, harm reduction
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Addiction, Attachment, Trauma and Recovery: The Power of Connection by Oliver J. Morgan
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Finding Your Best Self, Revised Edition: Recovery from Addiction, Trauma, or Both by Lisa M. Najavits
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The Addiction Recovery Workbook: Powerful Skills for Preventing Relapse Every Day by Paula A Freedman PsyD
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Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction by Maia Szalavitz
Relationships
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Living and Loving After Betrayal: How to Heal from Emotional Abuse, Deceit, Infidelity, and Chronic Resentment by Steven Stosny
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Love Over Trauma: Healing With Your Partner by Lindsey Walker
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Love's Promises: How Formal and Informal Contracts Shape All Kinds of Families by Martha M. Ertman
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Sex Without Stress: A couple's guide to overcoming disappointment, avoidance & pressure by Jessa Zimmerman
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The Attachment Theory Workbook: Powerful Tools to Promote Understanding, Increase Stability, and Build Lasting Relationships by Annie Chen LMFT
Self-Injury
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Healing Self-Injury: A Compassionate Guide for Parents and Other Loved Ones by Janis Whitlock PhD
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Safe with Self-Injury: A practical guide to understanding, responding and harm-reduction by Kay Inckle
Sexuality and Sexual Expression
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A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability by A. Andrews
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Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.
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Enjoy Sex (How, when and if you want to): A Practical and Inclusive Guide by by Dr Meg-John Barker and Justin Hancock
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Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex by Joan Price
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The Come as You Are Workbook: A practical guide to the science of sex by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.
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The Consent Guidebook: A Practical Approach to Consensual, Respectful, and Enthusiastic Interactions by by Erin Tillman.D.
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The Edge of Sex 1st Edition by Lisa Speidel and Micah Jones
Sex Work
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Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry by Melissa Ditmore, Antonia Levy, Alys Willman (Editors)
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Thriving in Sex Work: Heartfelt Advice for Staying Sane in the Sex Industry: A Self-Help Book for Sex Workers by Lola Davina
Sexual Identities
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Ace & Proud: An Asexual Anthology by A K Andrews by A K Andrews
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All About Demisexuality by Demisexuality.org
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Out!: How to Be Your Authentic Self by Miles McKenna
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The ABC's of LGBT+ by Ashley Mardell
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The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker
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The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex by Hida Viloria
Shame
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Letting Go of Shame by Ronald Potter-Effron & Patricia Potter-Effron
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Shame and Guilt by Jane Middleton-Moz
Sleep
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The Book of Sleep: 75 Strategies to Relieve Insomnia by Dr. Nicole Moshfegh
Supporting Loved Ones
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Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring by Michael A. Tompkins
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Love in the Time of Chronic Illness: How to Fight the Sickness—Not Each Other by Barbara Kivowitz and Rosanne Weisman
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Talking to Anxiety by Claudia Strauss
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Talking to Depression by Claudia Strauss
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The Reflective Workbook for Partners of Transgender People: Your Transition as Your Partner Transitions by D. M. Maynard
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When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness: Hope and Help for Those Providing Support by Tamara McClintock Greenberg Psy.D.
Trauma
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Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World by Deirdre Fay
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Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship by Laurence Heller Phd, Aline Lapierre Psyd
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Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation: An illustrated guide for EMDR therapists and clients by Sandra Paulsen Ph.D
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Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Gail Parker
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The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.
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Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma by Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD
Understanding and Re-framing Mental Health
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The Collective Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté MD and Daniel Maté
For Therapists
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A Clinician's Guide to Gender-Affirming Care: Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients by Sand Chang, Anneliese Singh, and Lore M. Dickey
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A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Work with Asylum Seekers and Refugees by Angelina Jalonen and Paul Cilia La Corte
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Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping by Cornelia Elbrecht
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