I Read 693 Psychology Books: Here Are The Few That Fixed Me - Inner Work Library [161/500]

I read psychology books and here are my top five psychology books to accelerate your inner work and help you understand more about self healing and self actualisation psychology this year and beyond.

This trauma psychology, jungian psychology and transpersonal psychology introduction is intended for both beginners and intermediate students, and it will help you heal your trauma and integrate your golden shadow on a limited budget via the power of focused self study. Once again, these are my top 5 psychotherapy books from a selection of over 700 psychology books and inner work books - I hope you enjoy.

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00:00 Stop Watching YouTube... Try Psychology Books Instead?
01:14 1. Best Book For Trauma Psychology
03:23 2. Masculine Archetypes & Feminine Archetypes
05:33 3. Somatic Therapy & Emotional Release
08:58 4. Higher Consciousness & Integral Psychology
11:43 5. Best Book For Jungian Psychology
13:18 Bonus: (3 x Advanced Psychology Books)

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[amy-lyne]

I read somewhere recently that the average person can read approximately 680-730 books in their entire lifetime (of those who regularly read at all and including children's books). That number gave me a bit of an existential crisis when I considered the millions of books in the world. We all have a ticking clock and a finite time to read. In my own Goodreads app, I have 420 total books read, 108 from my Psychology era, and 36 handpicked Thornton selections. It's so valuable to have bibliophiles like you in the present age. Someone who can find the most potent, soulful selections in a world that often lacks substance. Thank you for your work and for these lifechanging books 🙏

[CarlaAldrich]

Please start doing guided meditations, you have the voice for it and it would help so many people

[alanfrancis]

My initial book that helped me significantly was Healing the Shame that Binds by John Bradshaw. It explains how we are all stifled in our upbringings at various levels. However our true unique self is unharmed and waiting to be reclaimed.

[aliatianna]

I am taken aback by the way you speak and carry yourself. A man that seeks knowledge is undoubtedly admirable.

[howToCQ]

I read about a book a week, not all of those are non-fiction but some of my top psychology ones are The Courage to Be Disliked, When the Body Keeps the Score, Daring Greatly, Braiding Sweetgrass, and When the Body Says No.

[EarthD]

A return to love - by Marianne Williamson. IMO sometimes healing can’t be cognitive. It is recognizing a truth at the soul level. This book did that for me.
- Last point, in terms of voice. People tell me that my voice is healing. I agree, it comes from healing trauma but also i believe it expresses something eternal about you and the choices we make over time. Thank you! JG

[wojciech]

"I'm structuring, I'm mapping, I'm trying to find the system of Truth to make sense of the pain and to find a path to the Future". Man, this resonates 1000% with my mission and purpose. I'm so happy that you are reminding me of my own Path. It's like this "hey, wake up" moment as I get dragged by daily chores and chaos of the world. Like Gurdjieff wrote "remember yourself" - you help me with that and I really appreciate it.

[MelissaBozinovski]

Incredible Jordan. It is amazing how your own healing journey and intrinsic motivation has made you a self-taught therapist, teacher and coach. A beautiful gift for yourself and others. During my undergraduate psychology degree and now my masters in psychotherapy it is interesting that I am not even reading these types of books. They should be recommended. However, during my own healing journey and coming across your channel I have picked up these books which have helped my breath and depth of knowledge when I am participating in discussions with other students and teachers. These are the type of books that students should be reading. I often end up asking the tutor at the end of the trimester what was their most impactful book they have read just to get some ideas. They are usually surprised. It is not a question they often get hahaha... I have also enjoyed reading spiritual leaders such as Eckhart Tolle, Michael Singer and Ram Dass. Somehow after reading some of Jung, I ended up on a spiritual tangent. Then ended up reading the Tao Te Ching and now Stoicism. I find they all connect and interrelate with therapy and have expanded my consciousness. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. I love the book recommendations and your incredible insights.

[sheidak.]

The Alice Bailey books helped me with existential crisis and deep depression in my early twenties which cover the purpose of incarnation and map the journey of the soul unmatched in many respects by other spiritual books.

[jordanthornton]

Did you notice my accidental delayed Douglas processing in the author names between book two and book five? Funny how mistaken memory works sometimes, but the fifth book is by MURRAY STEIN not Douglas Murray 😅

[seamusheaney]

Lovely to find something as substantial as this on Youtube. Thanks. Appreciation.

[isaacgrossberg]

I’ve found this video a week after a deeply traumatic experience. My experience over the past week has made me reflect on so much of my life and has made me realize that I have been drawn to unconsciousness as a way to escape pain my whole life. As I have grown up I have been drawn to consciousness and have practiced mindfulness meditation and sought out philosophical ideas from people like Alan Watts, Michael Singer, Eckhart Tolle. A year ago my life was changed when I read Letting Go by David Hawkins. I have read through the book religiously and kept it at my side through dark times. This video gave me chills. This is the kind of deep exploration that my soul yearns for. I’ve never heard of Ken Wilber before but the way you described his work tells me that it’s what I need next in my journey. Thank you so much for sharing this video. You have brought me one step closer to understanding my authentic self.

[AmandaHodgson]

I've never heard of you until today. So, thanks to the universal algorithms for putting you in my path. I've already bought two books from this recommended list. Thank you for the information 🙏

[TheHeartsetCoach]

Alice Baily 😍 "What the new age movement could have been if had it been smart!" Accurate! She is a deep read due to the time needed to ruminate & integrate!

[maciejsiedziako]

Love when you speak about „Trauma and the Soul”, it is just remarkable. Best book I’ve read in a decade. One of all time fav. Just reading it was deep theraphy for me. Lifted my soul, felt it deeply in my body, like something in me started smiling. Best chapter for me was about Little Prince and losing and gaining our innocence. This book started my brother’s therapy. After reading Kalshed stories he wanted to explore his devils/angers (or as author put it, the same forces; archetypal defences of the Self).

[shubhandthewitches]

Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts, Jordan. Inner work is not easy, not straightforward, and definitely not quick. Content like yours is not only helpful and informative but also creates a healthy corner in the vast space of the internet where so many of us can feel understood and seen in a positive light.

[ivanperera]

Bro, I have no idea why I am giving this video my attention today. Never heard about you before. I have been suffering DP/DR from more than 10 years now. The more I got to accomplish is to being able to live with it, with its not fully living. After listen to you Im gonna give a chance to this book. Thank you for your honest sharing.

[Ariii...BM-M]

I read your previous recommandations: Archetype revisited, meeting the shadow and healing the inner child; I've read almost 100 books on the last year covering a wide range of interesting topics, yet these three are by far some of the best I've read, towards the goal of trauma healing and individuation. Thankyou.

[xXTumblinXx]

The book that affected me the most over many years was “reflections on the art of living, a Joseph, Campbell companion”, by Diane K. Obson. It’s not mentioned very often in Joseph Campbell’s collected works, because a different author is compiling his teachings, but in a very profound and accessible way. The main perspective, I approached life from after reading this was, that life is an adventure, but that was only one among many more rare gems found in this book.