Resources

Books

Sacred Pleasure — Riane Eisler
A sweeping cultural and historical exploration of how sex became linked to violence and domination — and how reclaiming pleasure as sacred could shift society toward partnership rather than control. A bold companion to The Chalice and the Blade.
The Chalice and the Blade — Riane Eisler
Eisler's landmark work traces two models of human civilization — the "dominator" model and the "partnership" model — back to prehistory, arguing that warfare and the subordination of women are not inevitable but the result of a specific cultural shift. Called by some scholars the most significant work since Darwin.
If Women Rose Rooted — Sharon Blackie
Part memoir, part manifesto, this eco-feminist classic weaves Celtic mythology, psychology, and personal journey into a call for women to reconnect with the land, their ancestry, and their own deep feminine power.
Hagitude — Sharon Blackie
Blackie's follow-up reimagines menopause and elderhood as a time of fierce vitality and transformation rather than decline, drawing on the wise and wild older women of European myth and folklore as archetypes for a powerful second half of life.
Polywise — Jessica Fern & David Cooley
The best single resource on attachment styles — valuable for monogamous readers too. Psychotherapist Jessica Fern and co-author David Cooley go deep on the root causes of relationship struggles: codependency, broken agreements, jealousy, and communication breakdowns, offering practical tools for building more secure, conscious connections regardless of relationship structure.
Age Like a Girl — Mindy Pelz
Dr. Pelz reframes menopause as a neurological and hormonal upgrade rather than a decline, offering science-backed tools around fasting, nutrition, exercise, and mindset to help women thrive in midlife and beyond.
The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
A foundational text on trauma — how it literally reshapes the brain and body, and why talk therapy alone often isn't enough. Van der Kolk draws on decades of research and clinical work to explore somatic, movement-based, and creative approaches to healing.

Online resources

The Handless Maiden
A deep exploration of the classic fairy tale as a map of feminine wounding and restoration — particularly the severance from one's own instincts and the long journey back to wholeness.
Max Dashu
Scholar and historian Max Dashu, founder of the Suppressed Histories Archives, examines the intersection of women's spirituality and political resistance across cultures and centuries.
Somatic Sex Education — Caffyn Jesse
Pioneering practitioner Caffyn Jesse offers writing and resources on somatic sex education as a path toward embodiment, healing sexual trauma, and reclaiming erotic wholeness.
Victoria Bardovic
Somatic sexologist and founder of the self-pleasure modality practiced at the Institute for New Paradigm Intimacy.