26 Books like The Four Pivots

Healing Resistance

by Kazu Haga • 2020

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

4.61

526

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Healing Resistance 98%

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

by Kazu Haga 2020

4.61

526 ratings

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma

by Gail Parker • 2020

Racial trauma lodges in the nervous system; restorative yoga can release it.

4.60

152

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🩹 Racial Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Healing 🌳 Intergenerational Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Activism

Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma Summary

Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma 96%

Racial trauma lodges in the nervous system; restorative yoga can release it.

by Gail Parker 2020

4.60

152 ratings

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🩹 Racial Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Healing 🌳 Intergenerational Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Activism

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun • 2023

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

3.97

908

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism ✌️ Nonviolent Resistance 🤫 Introverts

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul Summary

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul 96%

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun 2023

3.97

908 ratings

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism ✌️ Nonviolent Resistance 🤫 Introverts

Rest Is Resistance

by Tricia Hersey • 2022

Reclaim your body, your imagination, and your time through rest as a political act.

4.04

13k+

✊🏾 Black Liberation 💰🚫 Anti-Capitalist Thought ⚙️ Grind Culture Critique 🤲 Collective Care 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Rest Is Resistance 96%

Reclaim your body, your imagination, and your time through rest as a political act.

by Tricia Hersey 2022

4.04

13k+ ratings

✊🏾 Black Liberation 💰🚫 Anti-Capitalist Thought ⚙️ Grind Culture Critique 🤲 Collective Care 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

The Lightmaker's Manifesto

by Karen Walrond • 2021

Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.

4.17

1k+

🎉 Joyful Activism 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🛀 Activist Self-Care 🎁 Finding Your Gifts 🔍 Curiosity Practice

The Lightmaker's Manifesto 95%

Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.

by Karen Walrond 2021

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎉 Joyful Activism 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🛀 Activist Self-Care 🎁 Finding Your Gifts 🔍 Curiosity Practice

How to Change the World

by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

3.73

942

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🤝 Community Organizing

How to Change the World 95%

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

by John-Paul Flintoff 2012

3.73

942 ratings

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🤝 Community Organizing

My Grandmother's Hands

by Resmaa Menakem • 2017

Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.

4.38

12k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🖤 Racial Trauma ✊ Embodied Anti-Racism 🧬 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

My Grandmother's Hands 95%

Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.

by Resmaa Menakem 2017

4.38

12k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🖤 Racial Trauma ✊ Embodied Anti-Racism 🧬 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Enneagram for Black Liberation

by Chichi Agorom • 2022

Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.

4.59

199

🧩 Enneagram Studies 🤝 Collective Healing 🧘 Somatic Practice ✊🏿 Black Feminist Thought 🕊️ Liberation Psychology

The Enneagram for Black Liberation Summary

The Enneagram for Black Liberation 95%

Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.

by Chichi Agorom 2022

4.59

199 ratings

🧩 Enneagram Studies 🤝 Collective Healing 🧘 Somatic Practice ✊🏿 Black Feminist Thought 🕊️ Liberation Psychology

Unlearning Shame

by Devon Price • 2024

Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.

4.19

1k+

🛡️ Shame Resilience 🔗 Internalized Oppression 💗 Self-Compassion ✊ Collective Action 🤝 Community Care

Unlearning Shame 95%

Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.

by Devon Price 2024

4.19

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Shame Resilience 🔗 Internalized Oppression 💗 Self-Compassion ✊ Collective Action 🤝 Community Care

Trauma Stewardship

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky • 2007

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

4.28

7k+

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Trauma Stewardship 95%

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Revolution from Within

by Gloria Steinem • 1991

Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.

4.12

3k+

🧠 Feminist Psychology 🌱 Inner Work For Activists 🩹 Healing Childhood Wounds 🔄 Unlearning Conditioning 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Revolution from Within 94%

Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.

by Gloria Steinem 1991

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧠 Feminist Psychology 🌱 Inner Work For Activists 🩹 Healing Childhood Wounds 🔄 Unlearning Conditioning 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

The Body Is Not an Apology

by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018

Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.

4.21

31k+

🌸 Body Positivity ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🔗 Internalized Oppression 🕊️ Body Liberation

The Body Is Not an Apology 94%

Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.

by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018

4.21

31k+ ratings

🌸 Body Positivity ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🔗 Internalized Oppression 🕊️ Body Liberation

Viral Justice

by Ruha Benjamin • 2022

The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.

4.43

1k+

🕸️ Systemic Racism 🏥 Medical Racism 🤝 Community Organizing 🤲 Mutual Aid 🕊️ Restorative Justice

Viral Justice 94%

The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.

by Ruha Benjamin 2022

4.43

1k+ ratings

🕸️ Systemic Racism 🏥 Medical Racism 🤝 Community Organizing 🤲 Mutual Aid 🕊️ Restorative Justice

Politics Is for Power

by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

4.09

1k+

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Politics Is for Power 94%

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

by Eitan D. Hersh 2020

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

4.45

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Cherished Belonging 94%

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

by Gregory Boyle 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

The Book of Forgiving

by Desmond Tutu • 2013

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

4.26

6k+

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Book of Forgiving 94%

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

by Desmond Tutu 2013

4.26

6k+ ratings

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Pain We Carry

by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022

Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.

4.41

543

🩸 Racial Trauma 🧠 Complex Ptsd ✊🏾 Bipoc Mental Health 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Pain We Carry 94%

Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.

by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022

4.41

543 ratings

🩸 Racial Trauma 🧠 Complex Ptsd ✊🏾 Bipoc Mental Health 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

Say the Right Thing

by Kenji Yoshino • 2023

Four ways we flee identity conversations, and the three shifts that keep us at the table.

4.25

801

💬 Difficult Conversations 🎭 Identity Conversations 🤝 Allyship 🩹 Apology And Repair 🌱 Growth Mindset

Say the Right Thing 94%

Four ways we flee identity conversations, and the three shifts that keep us at the table.

by Kenji Yoshino 2023

4.25

801 ratings

💬 Difficult Conversations 🎭 Identity Conversations 🤝 Allyship 🩹 Apology And Repair 🌱 Growth Mindset

Blueprint for Revolution

by Srdja Popovic • 2015

Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.

4.30

2k+

🕊️ Civil Resistance 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🧱 Movement Building 🤝 Coalition Building 🎭 Creative Resistance

Blueprint for Revolution 94%

Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.

by Srdja Popovic 2015

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Civil Resistance 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🧱 Movement Building 🤝 Coalition Building 🎭 Creative Resistance

Awakening Together

by Larry Yang • 2017

True mindfulness faces outward: why awakening is collective work, and sitting alone is never enough.

4.35

164

🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🌍 Collective Liberation 🏳️ Inclusive Buddhism ✊ Mindful Activism 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Awakening Together 94%

True mindfulness faces outward: why awakening is collective work, and sitting alone is never enough.

by Larry Yang 2017

4.35

164 ratings

🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🌍 Collective Liberation 🏳️ Inclusive Buddhism ✊ Mindful Activism 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Fierce Self-Compassion

by Kristin Neff • 2021

Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve

3.87

3k+

🤗 Self-Compassion 💪 Women's Empowerment ✊ Social Justice Feminism 🔥 Anger As Fuel 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fierce Self-Compassion 93%

Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve

by Kristin Neff 2021

3.87

3k+ ratings

🤗 Self-Compassion 💪 Women's Empowerment ✊ Social Justice Feminism 🔥 Anger As Fuel 🚧 Boundary Setting

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education)

by Alex Shevrin Venet • 2021

Your school's policies may be causing trauma. The shift from fixing kids to fixing systems.

4.49

556

🧠 Trauma Informed Teaching ⚖️ Equity In Education 📚 Critical Pedagogy 🌿 Teacher Wellness 🏫 School Culture

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) Summary

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) 93%

Your school's policies may be causing trauma. The shift from fixing kids to fixing systems.

by Alex Shevrin Venet 2021

4.49

556 ratings

🧠 Trauma Informed Teaching ⚖️ Equity In Education 📚 Critical Pedagogy 🌿 Teacher Wellness 🏫 School Culture

Don't Tell Me to Relax

by Ralph De La Rosa • 2020

When staying calm fails: parts work and Buddhist tools to turn emotional chaos into real resilience.

3.77

142

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💖 Self-Compassion 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🛡️ Boundary Setting

Don't Tell Me to Relax 93%

When staying calm fails: parts work and Buddhist tools to turn emotional chaos into real resilience.

by Ralph De La Rosa 2020

3.77

142 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💖 Self-Compassion 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🛡️ Boundary Setting

How Change Happens

by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

3.74

160

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

How Change Happens 93%

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018

3.74

160 ratings

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

12 Commandments

by Hanzi Freinacht • 2022

The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.

4.40

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🌑 Shadow Work 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

12 Commandments 93%

The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.

by Hanzi Freinacht 2022

4.40

42 ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🌑 Shadow Work 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Moral Ambition

by Rutger Bregman • 2024

The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.

3.76

13k+

🌍 Effective Altruism 💼 Social Impact Careers 🔄 Career Reinvention ⚠️ Existential Risk 📢 Activism Strategy

Moral Ambition 93%

The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.

by Rutger Bregman 2024

3.76

13k+ ratings

🌍 Effective Altruism 💼 Social Impact Careers 🔄 Career Reinvention ⚠️ Existential Risk 📢 Activism Strategy

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