- Couples and Sex therapist David Schnarch - His book "Passionate Marriage" was a great inspiration for me in my own times of relationship crisis. - Couples therapist Esther Perel has many great videos online and 2 great books about living relationships in out time. - Couples and family therapist Terry Real is a big inspiration for me in my work with couples. I was really moved by his book "I don't want to talk about it', about male depression and its roots in the patriarchal system we live in. - "The Ethical Slut", a great book about living sex positive and alternative relationship forms - "Healing the shame that binds you" by John Bradshaw is the best book I have read on the topic of shame, related to sexuality and otherwise

- Two classic books on Trauma - "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel Van der Kolk and "Waking the Tiger" by Peter Levine - Psychotherapist Irvin Yalom is one of my greatest inspirations as a coach. All his books are great - check out "Staring at the Sun" , a book about dealing making peace with death - or "The Gift of Therapy", a great guide for therapists of all kinds. "Directing the Power of Conscious Feelings", a superb book about understanding and working with feelings from Clinton Callahan - I can also recommend Clinton's "Expand the Box" workshops.