
Tracy’s Favorites
Books
- Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- How To Love by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Music
- Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles
Hobbies
- Writing, reading, cooking, baking, and painting
Places
- Anywhere by the water
Svetlana’s Favorites
Books
- Hold Me Tight / Seven Conversations for a LIFETIME of LOVE Dr. Sue Johnson
- When breath becomes air by Paul Kalanithi
- The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren
- The body keeps the score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
- What Makes Love Last by Dr. John Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver
Music
- Sade, Frank Sinatra, NF, Artik & Asti
Hobbies
- Writing, traveling, baking, weight training, and gardening


Rainuka’s Favorites
Books
- I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyun
- And any epic fantasy novel I can get my hands on!
Music
- Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill, Bjork, David Bowie, Oasis, Beyonce, Tool
Hobbies
- Bingeing on a good TV show, reading, camping with the family and painting when the mood is right.
Gabi’s Favorites
Books
- Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Mindset by Carol Dweck
Music
- Frank Ocean, Beyonce, John Legend, and Enrique Iglesias
Hobbies
- Baking chocolate chip banana bread, going to Orangetheory, and trying fish tacos across different restaurants in San Diego


Kathy’s Favorites
Books
- Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
- We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
- Mountains beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Music
- Bad Buny, Tom Waits, Beyonce, Florence and the Machine, Queen
Hobbies
- Knitting, hiking, dancing, baking.
Rebecca’s Favorites
Books
- This is the End of Something But It’s Not the End of You by Adam Gnade
- How to Set Yourself on Fire by Julia Dixon Evans
- Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Music
- Dead Can Dance, The Cure, New Order, IDLES, Chelsea Wolfe
Hobbies
- Hiking, traveling anywhere and everywhere, photography, tending to my plants, cuddling with and receiving “purr therapy” from my cats, and I can sometimes be seen/heard playing in weird goth and metal bands around town.
