RECOMMENDED READING

 

Parenting:

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• Good Inside (A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be).................Dr. Becky Kennedy

• Hurt 2.0...............................................................................................................Chap Clark, Ph.D

• Growing up Social.............................................................................................Gary Chapman & Arlene Pellicane

• Boundaries with Kids.........................................................................................Drs. Henry Cloud & John Townsend

• Boundaries with Teens......................................................................................Dr. John Townsend

• Five Love Languages of Teens.........................................................................Gary Chapman

• SOS Help for Parents........................................................................................Lynn Clark, Ph.D.

• The Birth Order Book.......................................................................................Dr. Kevin Leman

• Have a New Kid by Friday................................................................................Dr. Kevin Leman

• The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child.....................................Dr. Alan E. Kazdin

•  Strong and Kind...............................................................................................Korie Robertson

• In This House We Will Giggle.........................................................................Courtney DeFeo

 

 

Self-Harm/Injury:

 

• Cutting...............................................................................................................Steven Levenkron

• The Scarred Soul..............................................................................................Dr. Tracy Alderman

• Bodily Harm......................................................................................................Karen Conterio & Wendy Lader, Ph.D.

 

 

Marriage/Couples:

 

• The Emotionally Destructive Marriage.............................................................Leslie Vernic

• Intimate Deception--Healing the wounds of sexual betrayal.........................Dr. Sheri Keffer

• Not "Just Friends"..............................................................................................Dr. Shirley P. Glass

• The Fantasy Fallacy............................................................................................Shannon Ethridge

• The Passion Principles........................................................................................Shannon Ethridge

• The Intimate Mystery..........................................................................................Dan B. Allender & Tremper Longman III

• The Meaning of Marriage..................................................................................Timothy Keller

• The Five Love Languages..................................................................................Gary Chapman

• Sheet Music.........................................................................................................Dr. Kevin Leman

• The Four Seasons of Marriage..........................................................................Gary Chapman  

• Love is Never Enough........................................................................................Aaron T. Beck, M.D.

 

 

Anger:

 

• When Anger Hurts................................................Matthew McKay, Ph.D., Peter D. Rogers, Ph.D., & Judith McKay, Ph.D.

• Anger.....................................................................Gary Chapman

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Sexual Abuse:

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• The Wounded Heart.........................................................................................Dr. Dan Allendar

• Healing the Wounded Heart...........................................................................Dr. Dan Allendar

• The Courage to Heal.......................................................................................Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

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Trauma/PTSD:

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• Trauma and Recovery.....................................................................................Judith Herman, M.D.

• The Body Keeps the Score............................................................................Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

• The Scars That Have Shaped Me..................................................................Vaneetha Rendall Risner

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Miscellaneous:

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• It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People...................Ramani Durvasula, PhD

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace: a guide to reclaiming yourself........................Nedra Glover Tawwab

• Drama Free: A guide to managing unhealthy family relationships..............Nedra Glover Tawwab

• Unwinding Anxiety...........................................................................................Judson Brewer, MD, PhD

• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.............Susan Cain

• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents..........................................Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

• When to Walk Away-Finding Freedom From Toxic People..........................Gary Thomas

• To Be Told..........................................................................................................Dan Allendar

• Shattered Dreams.............................................................................................Dr. Larry Crabb

• Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them...........................................John Ortberg

• Daring Greatly...................................................................................................Dr. Brene' Brown

• Be Strong...........................................................................................................Dr. Brene' Brown

• Braving the Wilderness.....................................................................................Dr. Brene' Brown

• PRESENCE: Brining your boldest self to your biggest challenges...............Amy Cuddy

• GRIT: The power of passion and perseverance..............................................Angela Duckworth

• The Search for Significance..............................................................................Robert McGee

• Connecting........................................................................................................Dr. Larry Crabb

• Winning with People........................................................................................John C. Maxwell

• The Feeling Good Handbook.........................................................................David D. Burns, M.D.

• Odd Girl Out.....................................................................................................Rachel Simmons

• Do You Think I'm Beautiful..............................................................................Angela Thomas

• Wild at Heart....................................................................................................John Eldridge

• Boundaries.......................................................................................................Drs. Henry Cloud & John Townsend

• On Death & Dying...........................................................................................Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.

• The Last Lecture...............................................................................................Randy Pausch, Ph.D.

• The Entitlement Cure......................................................................................John Townsend, Ph.D.

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People................................................Steven Covey

• Listening In.......................................................................................................Rachel Crabb, Sonya Reeder & Diana Calvin