Good Books

Relationships

  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
  • Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by John Gottman
  • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
  • Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love & Relationships by Thomas Moore
  • Beyond Codependency by Melody Beattie
  • Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
  • Dance of Deception by Harriet Lerner
  • Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner

Family

  • Family Ties That Bind by Ronald Richardson
  • How to Win as a Stepfamily by John & Emily Visher
  • Loving Your Parents When They Can No Longer Love You by Terry Hargrave
  • Bradshaw On The Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem by John Bradshaw

Parenting

  • 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas Phelan
  • Ages & Stages: A Parent’s Guide to Normal Childhood Development by Charles Schaefer & Theresa DiGeronimo
  • Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, & Flourish by Brazelton & Greenspan Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by Gottman, DeClaire, Goleman
  • Touchpoints: Birth to 3: Your Child’s Emotional & Behavioral Development by Brazelton & Sparrow
  • Touchpoints 3 to 6 by Brazelton & Sparrow
  • Infants & Mothers: Differences in Development by Brazelton
  • Toddlers & Parents: A Declaration of Independence by Brazelton
  • To Listen to a Child: Understanding the Normal Problems of Growing Up by Brazelton
  • The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties by William Doherty
  • The Launching Years by Laura Kastner & Jennifer Wyatt
  • The Myth of Maturity: What Teenagers Need from Parents to Become Adults by Terri Apter
  • The Second Family: How Adolescent Power is Challenging the American Family by Ron Taffel
  • Take Back Your Kids by William Doherty
  • Who’s In Charge Here?: Overcoming Power Struggles With Your Kids by Robert Barnes

Depression

  • Breaking the Patterns of Depression by Michael Yapko

Women

  • In a Different Voice by Carol Gilligan
  • Always Daddy’s Girl: Understanding Your Father’s Impact On Who You Are by Norman Wright

Anger

  • Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
  • Facing the Fire: Experiencing & Expressing Anger Appropriately by John Lee

Abuse Recovery

  • Forgiving the Devil: Coming to Terms with Damaged Relationships by Terry Hargrave
  • Outgrowing the Pain Together: A book for Spouses and Partners of Adults Abused as Children by Eliana Gil
  • Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis
  • When Victims Marry by Jan & Don Frank (Christian perspective)

Affair

  • After the Affair by Janis Abrahams Springs
  • How Can I Forgive You? by Janis Abrahms Spring
  • Infidelity: A Survival Guide by Don-Donald Lusterman
  • Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, & Move On by Snyder, Baucom, Gordon

Addiction

  • Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes
  • Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw
  • A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps by Patrick Carnes

Grief & Loss

  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
  • On Grief & Grieving by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler

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