Resources
Here are some of the books and people who have influenced us along the way. It’s not an exhaustive list, but a flavour of some of the voices that have inspired our work.
The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso and Hudson (1999).
Fluid and scarily accurate tool for examining personality types and behaviour patterns.
No Bad Parts by Dr Richard Schwarz (2021).
Introduces the idea that we are not one ‘fixed’ personality but a community of ‘parts’.
Backbone by David H Wagner (2016).
A brilliant entry point into men’s work.
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Dr. Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté (2022).
A compassionate exploration of how modern society’s definition of ‘normal’ has become physically and emotionally toxic.
The School of Life by Alain De Botton (2020).
Wide-ranging and insightful - philosophy applied to everyday life.
Healing Trauma by Peter Levine (2005).
An introduction to the Somatic Experiencing approach, explaining how trauma isn’t just psychological but stored in the nervous system.
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (2024).
Explores and exposes the quiet mental-health crisis born from our digital childhoods.
Warrior, Magician, Lover, King by Rob Boothroyd (2018).
Warrior, Magician, Lover, King by Rob Boothroyd (2018). An updated exploration of archetypes, initiation and mature masculinity.
Nature and the Human Soul by Bill Plotkin (2008).
A profound journey into nature, psyche and the soul’s unfolding purpose.
