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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
By: Susan Cain
This book is an excellent resource for people looking to better understand and honor the importance of being an introvert -- an often misunderstood way of being and interacting with the world. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
By: Brene Brown
This book explores the ways we can be most authenticly ourselves as well as the road blocks that often get in the way. Brown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment, and the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, empathy, innovation and creativity.

The Highly Sensitive Person
By: Dr. Elaine N. Aron
Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you "too shy" or "too sensitive" according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). In this book, Dr. Elaine Aron, a psychotherapist, workshop leader and highly sensitive person herself, shows you how to identify this trait in yourself and make the most of it in everyday situations.

Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship
By: Dr. David Schnarch
Though this book is written to encourage greater sexual understanding in committed relationships, it is also an excellent resource for couples looking to enhance their intimacy and closeness overall. Through case studies of couples he worked with, Dr. Schnarch shows why normal marital conflict can be the cause of desire problems and creates a roadmap for how couples can transform marital conflict into a stronger relationship and a font of new and powerful desire for each other.

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