Recommended Reading
Spirituality
Relationships
Family Life & Parenting
Depression, Anxiety & Related Disorders
Personal Growth
Sexual Abuse
Compulsive Behaviors & Disorders
Spirituality
- A New Earth: Awakening to your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
- A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course In Miracles by Marianne Williamson
- Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation by Shakti Gawain
- The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer
- The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Relationships
- The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work by Terrence Real
- I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
- How Can I Get Through to You? Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women by Terrence Real
- After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D.
- The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
- I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better: Six Practical Principles That Empower Others to Solve Their Own Problems While Enriching Your Relationships by Gary and Joy Lundberg
- The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
- How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To by Janis Abram Spring, Ph.D.
- How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together: Breakthrough Strategies to Resolve Your Conflicts and Reignite Your Love by Susan Page
- Lies at the Altar: The Truth About Great Marriages by Dr. Robin L. Smith
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
- The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond by Patricia Evans
Family Life & Parenting
- Another Chance: Hope and Health for Alcoholic Families by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse
- Blending Families - A Guide for Parents, Stepparents, Grandparents and Everyone Building a Successful New Family by Elaine Fantle Shimberg.
- Children the Challenge by Dr. Rudolph Dreikurs
- Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager by Anthony E. Wolf
- I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict by Roni Cohen-Sandler, Ph.D. and Michelle Silver
- Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka.
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Bray Pipher
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen Covey
- Step Families: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Decade by Dr. James Bray and John Kelly
Depression, Anxiety & Related Disorders
- The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.
- The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri F. Papolos, M.D.
- Bipolar Disorder: A Family Focused Treatment Approach by David J. Miklowitz and Michael Goldstein
- The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Judith L. Rapoport, M.D.
- How to Heal Depression by Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., and Peter McWilliams
- New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder by Jan Fawcett
- Overcoming Depression by Janice Papolos and Dimitri Papolos, M.D.
- Stop Depression Now - Sam-e the Breakthrough Supplement by Richard Brown, M.D., Teodoro Bottligliere, Ph.D., and Carol Colman
Personal Growth
- Becoming Real: Defeating the Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back by Dr. Gail Saltz
- Anatomy of a Secret Life: The Psychology of Living a Lie by Dr. Gail Saltz
- Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling the Hostility That Can Harm Your Health by Redford Williams, M.D. and Virginia Williams, Ph.D.
- The Angry Book by Theodore Isaac Rubin, M.D.
- Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps by Melody Beattie
- Co-dependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring For Yourself by Melody Beattie
- God on a Harley (If You've Ever Had a Broken Heart) by Joan Brady
- The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher (for men)
- Money, Emotions and Recovery by Mary Raphel M.S.
- The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation by Melody Beattie
- Overcoming Perfectionism: The Key to a Balanced Recovery by Ann W. Smith - Perfectionism can be an obstacle to quality living, even when it appears to produce significant rewards. For those struggling with issues such as intimacy, control, letting go, relaxing and enjoying life, this book offers practical guidance about "living in the middle."
- The Princess Who Believed in Fairy Tales by Marcia Grad (for women)
Sexual Abuse
- The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of... by Patrick Carnes
- The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women... by Ellen Bass, Laura Davis - Also available: Courage to Heal Workbook
- The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for... by Wendy Maltz
- What About Me? A Guide for Men Helping... by Grant Cameron
- Women, Sex, and Addiction: A Search for... by Charlotte Davis Kasl
- Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from... by Ellen Bass
- Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and... by E. Sue Blume
Compulsive Behaviors & Disorders
- The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
- Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism by Katherine Ketcham
- Credit, Cash & Co-Dependency: How the Way You Were Raised Affects Your Decisions About Money by Yvonne Kaye
- Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
- Don't Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
- Getting Them Sober, You Can Help by Toby Rice Drews
- How to Get out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis
- I'll Quit Tomorrow: A Practical Guide to Alcoholism Treatment by Vernon E. Johnson
- Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families by Mary Heineman
- Under The Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism by James Robert Milam and Katherine Ketcham
- Women, Sex and Addiction by Charlotte Davis Kasl, Ph.D