THE PATHFINDER RESOURCE LIBRARY

An ever-expanding list of books, articles, & podcast episodes to support your journey through transition.
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Transitions (General)

  • How to Build Your Transition Compass: A Pathfinder's Pocket Guide

    by Hailey Magee

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  • Life is In The Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age

    by Bruce Feiler

  • The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness

    by Emily Esfahani Smith

  • Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes

    by William Bridges

  • Man's Search for Meaning

    by Viktor E. Frankl

  • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life

    by David Brooks

  • How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

    by David McRaney

  • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

    by Pema Chodron

  • The Grief of the Right Choice, and the Willingness to Make it Anyway

    by Lisa Olivera

Work, Purpose, and Burnout

  • The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life From Work

    by Simone Stolzoff

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

    by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

  • Ambition Monster: A Memoir

    by Jennifer Romolini

  • Quitted: The Podcast

    by Holly Whitaker and Emily McDowell

  • Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

    by Herminia Ibarra

  • Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

    by Tricia Hersey

  • Transitions, pt 1: The Fundamental Ambiguity of Being Human

    by Holly Whitaker

  • The Journey Through Lostness: A Guide to Embracing and Navigating the Wilderness in Life

    by Steve Schlafman

  • Success Addicts Choose Being "Special" Over Being Happy

    by Arthur Brooks

  • Lost in the Pursuit of Substitutes

    by Tara Brach

Belonging and Community

  • Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope

    by Johann Hari

  • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friends, and Community

    by Mia Birdsong

  • Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World

    by Vivek Murthy, MD

Heartbreak, Divorce, and Separation

  • Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn Your Devastating Loss Into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

    Susan J. Elliot

  • The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships

    Harriet Lerner

  • Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives

    Pia Mellody

Mental Health, Grief, Addiction, and Healing

  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

    by Richard Schwartz, PhD

  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

    by Frances Weller

  • Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope

    by Johann Hari

  • Quit Like A Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol

    by Holly Whitaker

  • Stop People Pleasing and Find Your Power

    by Hailey Magee

Miscellaneous

  • How Social Media Shortens Your Life: It's Engineered to Speed Up Your Time

    by Guruwinder