Reading List

Recommended Reading

Abandonment Issues:

• Anderson, Susan; The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Turn the End of a Relationship into the Beginning of a New Life

Addiction and Recovery:

• Fletcher, Anne; Sober for Good

Attention Deficit Disorder: (ADD)

• Barkely, Russell A; Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
• Kelly, Kate and Ramundo, Peggy; You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?
• Nadeau, Kathleen; Understanding Girls with ADHD
• Steven A. Safren, Susan Sprich, Carol A. Perlman and Michael W. OttoMastering Your Adult ADHD

Adoption:

• Schaffer, Judith and Lindstrom, Christina; How to Raise an Adopted Child: A Guide to Help Your Child Flourish from Infancy Through Adolescence

Adultery:

• Spring, J.A.; How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive
• Spring, J.A.; After the Affair

Aging Parents:

• Morris, V.; How to Care for Aging Parents
• Pipher, M.; Another Country

Anxiety Disorders:

• Bourne, Edmund J.; The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
• Edna B. Foa and Reid Wilson; Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
• Levenkron, Steven; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Treating and Understanding Crippling Habits

Break Up or Divorce:

• Sussman, Rachel; The Breakup Bible: The Smart Woman's Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce (Three Rivers Press; On Sale: January 3, 2012; Trade Paperback Original; $15.00)

Bi Polar Disorder:

• Jamison, Kay Redfield; An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and
  Madness

Brain Health:

• Amen, M.D., Daniel; Change your Brain, Change your Life
• Siegel, MD, Daniel; The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

Career Change / Job Search:

• Anderson, Nancy; Passion; How to do What You Love for a Living
• Berman Fortgang, Laura; Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction
• Bolles, Richard; What Color is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers
• Braun Levine,Suzanne; Inventing the Rest of Our Lives:Women in Second Adulthood
• Bronson, Po;What Should I Do With My Life?
• Erickson Walker, Jean;The Age Advantage: Making the Most of your Midlife Career Transition
• Figler, Howard; The Complete Job Search Handbook
• Ibarra, Herminia;Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
• Jackson, Tom; Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market
• Ryan, Robin;What To Do With The Rest of Your Life
• Sher, Barbara;Wishcraft
• Taylor,Jeff;Monster Careers
• Wendleton,Kate;Targeting the Job You Want (the Five o'Clock Club)

Dating:

• Cohen, Jeff and Cohen, Carol; Dating, Inc.: Recruit, Select, and Retain the Right Man for the Relationship

Depression:

• Real, Terrance; I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
• Wayne J Katon, Evette Ludman, Gregory Simon; The Depression Helpbook

Eating Disorders:

• Costin, Carolyn; The Eating Disorder Sourcebook; A Comprehensive Guide
• Hall, Lindsey & Cohn, Leigh; Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery
• Roth, Geneen; When Food is Love
• Roth, Geneen; Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
• Roth, Geneen; Feeding the Hungry Heart

Managing Finances:

• Ramsey, Dave; The total money make over

Nutrition:

• Bauer, Joy; Slim and Scrumptious: More Than 75 Delicious, Healthy Meals Your Family Will Love
• Bauer, Joy; Food Cures

Personality Disorders (Narcissism/ Borderline Personality):

• Golomb, Elan; Trapped in the Mirror
• Masterson, James; Search for the Real Self
• Miller, Alice; The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
• Brown, Nina; Children of the Self-Absorbed

Relationships, Intimacy & Sexuality:

• Barbach, L.; For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy
• Barbach, L.; For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality (for women)
• Barbach, L.; Pleasures: Women Write Erotica (for women)
• Butler and Lewis; Sex After Sixty
• Enright, R.D.; Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope
• Gottman, John, Silver, Nan; Seven Principals for Making Marriage Work
• Gottman, John, Gottman Schwartz, Julie; Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
• Gottman, John; The Relationship Cure
• Gottman, John; The Seven Principals for Making Your Marriage Work
• Hendrix, H.; Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
• Johnson, Sue; Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
• Lerner, Harriet; The Dance of Connection
• McCarthy, B. & McCarthy, E., Sexual Awareness: Enhancing Sexual Pleasure
• O Connor, D.; How to Make Love to the Same Person for the Rest of Your Life and Still Enjoy It
• Real, Terrence; The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work
• Real, Terrence; How Can I Get Through to You? Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women
• Schnarch, D.; Passionate Marriage
• Zilbergeld; The New Male Sexuality (for men)

Meditation:

• Kabat-Zinn, Jon; Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
• Salzberg, Sharon; Insight Meditation; A Step- by- Step Course on How to Meditate

Parenting:

• Pipher, M.; Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
• Mogel, W.; The Blessings of a Skinned Knee
• Taffel, Ron; Parenting by Heart: How to Stay Connected to Your Child in a Disconnected World
• Levine, Mel; A Mind at a Time
• Siegel, D. and Harzell, M.; Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding can help you raise children who thrive
• Levine, Madeline; The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

Spirituality:

• Kornfield, Jack; A Path With Heart - A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
• Kornfield, Jack; A Wise Heart - A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
• Thich Nhat Hanh; The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by

Sexual Abuse:

• Bass, E. and Davis, L.; The Courage to Heal
• Davis, L.; The Courage to Heal Workbook
• Naparstek, Bellruth; Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How they Heal

Trauma & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):

• Herman, J.; Trauma and Recovery

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