Reading Resources

Assertiveness

Your Perfect Right, Robert E. Alberti and Michael J. Emmons, 8th Ed., Impact Publishers, 2001.

Couples Communication

A Couples Guide to Communication, John Gottman.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman and Nan Silver.

Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships, David Schnarch.

Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationship, John Welwood.

Divorce and Change

Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends, Bruce Fisher, Ed.D. Impact Publishers, 2005.

Rebuilding Workbook: When Your Relationship Ends, Bruce Fisher, E.D., Jere Bierhaus, Impact Publishers.

Grieving

On Death And Dying, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Simon and Schuster, 1997.

Parenting

Parenting: Everyday Blessings: The Innter Work of Mindful Parenting, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Myla Kabat-Zinn, 1997, Hyperion.

Recovery/Codependency

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps, Patrick Carnes, CompCare Publishers, 1989. 

Recovery From Compulsive Behavior: How to Transcend Your Troubled Family, Lane Lasater, Ph.D., Health Communications, 1988.

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Care for Yourself, Melody Beattie, 1986.

Codependent No More: Beyond Codependency, Melody Beattie, 2001.

It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up With Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults, MAC Publishing, 2002.

Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction, Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., CompCare Publishers.

Relationships

Women Who Love Too Much, Robin Norwood, Pocket Books, 1985, l997.

Confusing Love with Obsession: When You Can’t Stop Controlling Your Partner and Your Relationship, John D. Moore.

Spiritual

Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and Our World, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Hyperion Books, 2005.

A Path With Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, Jack Kornfeld, Bantam Books, 1993.

The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness, Pema Chodron, Shambhala Press, 1991.

Trauma Recovery

The Courage to Heal, Ellen Davis and Laura Bass.

The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Laura Davis.

Well being: Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Moods, Outlook

Bipolar Disorder: Family Focused Treatment Approach, David Miklowitz and Michael J. Goldstein, Guilford Press, 1997.

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know, Guilford Press, 2002.

Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness-Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear and Panic, Jeffrey Brantley and Jon Kabat-Zinn, New Harbinger Publications, 2003.

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, David Burns, M.D., Avon Books, 1999.

The Feeling Good Handbook, David Burns, M.D., Avon Books, 1999.

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, Martin Seligman.

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think, Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky, Guilford Press, 1995.

Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, Pema Chodron, Shambhala Publications.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, Pema Chodron, Shambhala Publications, 1997.