Resources

Recommended Readings

Anxiety:

Things might go terribly, horribly wrong by Kelly Wilson, PhD & Troy Dufrene

Co-Dependency:

"It Will Never Happen To Me!" Children of Alcoholics: As Youngsters - Adolescents- Adults by Claudia Black, , PhD, MSW

Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood

Death/ Dying:

I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, coping and healing after the sudden death of a loved one by Brook Noel & Pamela D Blair, PhD

The Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock, MD

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Depression:

Feeling Good by David Burns, MD

Infertility:

Coping With Infertility, Miscarriage and Neonatal Loss by Amy Wenzel, PhD

For Those With Empty Arms by Emily Harris Adams

Intuitive Eating:

Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon, PhD

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD & Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA, CEDRO

Parenting:

How to Talk to Kids so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline & Jim Fay

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon, PhD & Michael Thompson, PhD

The Heart of Parenting: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman, PhD

The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, MD

What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home by William Stixrud, PhD & Ned Johnson

Relationships:

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson

Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, PhD & Nan Silver

Why Marriages Succeed and Fail by John Gottman, PhD

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel, PhD

Trauma:

An Adult Child's Guide to What's 'Normal" by John Friel, PhD & Linda Friel, MA

Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child by John Bradshaw

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate, MD

Waking The Tiger by Peter Levine, PhD

The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana

The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges

How To Do The Work by Dr. Nicole LePera

How To Meet Yourself by Dr. Nicole LePera

Invisible Heros Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal by Belleruth Naparstek

You Are The One You've Been Waiting For by Richard Schwartz, PhD

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz, PhD