Literary works to help guide you on a journey of self-discovery.
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GENERAL
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
Dance of Intimacy, by Harriet Lerner
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, By Brené Brown
Adult Children: Secrets of Dysfunctional Families by John & Linda Friel
The Drama of the Gifted Child, by Alice Miller
Women’s Book of Life, By Joan Borysenko
Man Enough By Frank Pittman
The Feeling Good Handbook, By David Burns
The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations, By Melody Beattie
Codependent No More, By Melody Beattie
Repeat After Me, by Claudia Black
Don’t Panic: Taking control of Anxiety Attacks, By Reid Wilson
Stop Obsessing: How to Overcome Your Obsessions & Compulsions, By Edna Foa and Reid Wilson
Driven to Distraction: Living and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood to Adulthood, By Edward Hallowell & John Ratey
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods & Madness, By Kay Redfield Jamison
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COUPLES
The Relationship Cure, By John Gottman
The Fragile Bond. In search of an Equal, Intimate & Enduring Marriage, By Augustus Napier
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, Revised and Updated By: John M. Gottman PhD & Nan Silver
The 7 Principles of Marriage, By John Gottman
Getting the Love You Want By Harville Hendrix
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence By Esther Perel
Hot Monogamy, By Pat Love
The Relationship Cure, By John Gottman
The Passionate Marriage, By David Snarch
Not Just Friends, By Shirley Glass
After the Affair, By Janice Abrahms Springs
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction, By Patrick Carnes
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PARENTING
Why did you have to get a divorce and When can I get a hamster? By Anthony Wolf
Reviving Ophelia: saving the selves of adolescent girls By Mary Bray Pipher
Real boys: rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood By William S. Pollack
Raising Cain, Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys By Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson
The shelter of each other: rebuilding our families By Mary Bray Pipher
How Children Experience Trauma and How Parents Can Help Them by Meg Fargher & Helen Dooley
How to Talk with Teens About Love, Relationships, and S-E-X By Amy G. Miron and Charles D. Miron
Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They're Really Saying, By Michael Riera
The Real Truth About Teens and Sex: From Hooking Up to Friends with Benefits — What Teens Are Thinking, Doing, and Talking About, and How to Help Them Make Smart Choices, By Sabrina Weill
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, How to Listen So Kids Will Talk, By Adele Faber & By Elaine Mazlish
Siblings Without Rivalry, By Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
It Will Never Happen to Me, By Claudia Black
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TRAUMA
The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
One Small Step. Moving beyond Trauma and Therapy to a life of Joy, By Yvonne Dolan
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
Women Food and God by Geneen Roth
The Many Faces of Shame by Donald Nathanson
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
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MISCELLANEOUS
Love’s Executioner & Other Tales of Psychotherapy, By Irving Yalom
Wherever You Go, There You are, By Jon Kibbat Zin
The Road Less Travelled, By M. Scott Peck
Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine, By Candace Pert
Power of Now, By Eckhart Tolle
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, By Michael A. Singer