Author Jeanne Achterberg draws from her extensive research in history, anthropology, botany, archaeology, and the behavioural sciences to study the role of women in Western healing traditions. This is a wonderful account of subjects like the persecution of women healers in the witch hunts of the Middle Ages, the development of midwifery and nursing, and the current role of women in the healing arts.

It was once referred to as “one of the most significant works published in all our lifetimes”. This book is a fresh look at our cultural origins and our misguided understanding of “the war of the sexes”.

This book is a deeply spiritual and powerful call for women to embrace a different kind of femininity that challenges social norms. Beautifully written, honest, and touching, If Women Rose Rooted by psychologist Dr Sharon Blackie moved us to the core. 

Deeply transformative, this one is a life changer. We love how Clarissa Pinkola Estés weaves history, myth, psychology, and a bit of mysticism to tell us the story of the wild woman archetype. We keep this one around for regular consultation to carry us through deep moments of transformation or simply to let ourselves be blown away by the wonderful tales inside.

An impressive and jaw-dropping view of how gender-related issues like reproductive rights, have been shaped in the past centuries by capitalism, colonialism, and Christianization. A thorough look into the history of women's wisdom that is shocking, amazingly written, and definitely worth sharing with your community.

With a compassionate understanding of the incredible challenges that mothers face when trying to mother well, this book provides a much-needed key to the hidden impacts that being under-mothered can create and points the way toward healing and wholeness. Here, trauma counsellor Kelly McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behaviour by taking a fresh look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact.

This cleverly-made documentary explores the history of obstetrics, the history and function of midwives, and how many common medical practices may be doing new mothers more harm than good. A must-watch to understand the dynamics of birthing today.