Book Recommendations List
(last updated – 9/2018)
The Places That Scare You, by Pema Chodron
Getting the Love You Want, by Harville Hendrix
Intuitive Eating, by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van der Kolk, MD
Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach
Letting Go by David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD
Taming Your Gremlin, by Rick Carson
Buddha’s Brain, by Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius
Super Genes, by Deepak Chopra, MD, Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD
Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine, Ann Frederick
Facing Codependency, Pia Mellody
Fully Present, Susan S. Smalley, PhD, Diana Winston
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, John Gottman, PhD
The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, Bruce Perry, PhD, Maia Szalavitz
A New Pair of Glasses, Chuck C.
A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis, MD, Fari Amini, MD, Richard Lannon, MD
LIVING WHOLEHEARTEDLY
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) by Brene Brown
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown
Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
The Surrender Experiment – Michael Singer
Life Was Never Meant to Be a Struggle – by Stuart Wilde
The Power of Your Spoken Word” by Louise Hay
Awaken the Giant Within” by Anthony Robbins
Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway” by Susan Jeffers
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
True Refuge by Tara Brach
Loving What Is by Byron Katie
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
Bringing Home the Dharma by Jack Kornfield
The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser
Missing piece meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein
How to Hug a Porcupine by Debbie Ellis
The Artist Way by Julia Cameron (self understanding)
Quiet by Susan Cain
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
MINDFULNESS
As A Man Thicket by James Allen
The Courage to Be Free by Guy Finley
The Creative Process in The Individual by Thomas Throward
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
Mindfulness by Ellen Langer
MOTIVATIONAL
Peaks and Valleys: Making Good And Bad Times Work For You by Spencer Johnson
Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Feel the Fear… And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
The Success System That Never Fails by William Clement Stone
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living by Dale Carnegie
The Success Principles: How To Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be by Jack Canfield
You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
RESILIENCY/ ADJUSTING
Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser (Dealing with unwanted change)
Resilient by Rick Hanson
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Grit by Angela Duckworth
PRODUCTIVITY
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Getting Things Done by David Allen
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination by Neil A. Fiore
31 Days to Productivity – by Simona Rich (yes, my own eBook)
The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark V. Hansen and Les Hewitt
First Things First, Stephen R. Covey
Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankyl
The Road Less Traveled, Scott Peck
Unlimited Power, Tony Robbins
Awaken the Giant Within, Tony Robbins
Straight From the Gut, Jack Welch
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg
Deep Work by Charles Newport
RELATIONSHIPS and HEALING
The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Intimacy & Love Alive by David Schnarch
Psychology of Romantic Love, Nathaniel Branden
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
ACT with love by Russ Harris, MD
Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Way of the Superior Man, Deida
YOUR BRAIN ON LOVE: The neurobiology of Healthy Relationships by Stan Tatkin
WIRED for LOVE: How understanding your partners brain and attachment style can help you defused conflict and Build a secure relationship Stan Tatkin
Getting The Love You Want by Harville Hendrix
Keeping the Love You Find (singles) by Harville Hendrix
Hold Me Tight: 7 Conversations for a lifetime of love by Sue Johnson
Married & Alone by Douglas Weiss (intimacy avoidance & sex/love addiction)
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
The verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
He’s Scared, She’s Scared and Men Who Can’t Love by Steven Carter and Julia Sokol
Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by John Gottman
Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
HEALING FROM INFIDELITY
After The Affair by Abrahms
Learning To Love Again After The Affair by Gottman
Not Just Friends: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity – Glass & Staeheli
The State of Affairs by Ester Perel
When Good People Have Affairs by Kirshenbaum
DIVORCE
You Can Heal Your Heart by Louise Hay and David Kessler
SEX
Mating In Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Ester Perel
Tickle his Pickle by Sadie Allison
Enlightened Sex annual by Deida
Becoming Cliterate by Laurie Mintz
SEXUAL ADDICTION
Any Book written by author Patricia Carnes
FINANCIAL
Earn What You Deserve and How To Get Out of Debt by Jerrold Mundis
The Nine Steps To Financial Freedom and The Courage To Be Rich by Suze Orman
PARENTING
Redirecting Children’s Behavior by Kathryn Kvols
Be prepared – A practical Handbook for new Dads by Greenberg and Hayden
The Awakened Family Shefali Tsabary
The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary
Giving the Love That Heals (for parents) by Harville Hendrix
How To Talk So Your Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
How To Talk So Teens Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
No Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel
Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
Parenting in the Age of Attention Snatchers by Lucy Jo Palladino
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel
The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
DIVORCE BOOKS FOR KIDS
oms House/ Dad’s House for Kids by Isolina Ricci
What In The World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce? Kent Winchester & Roberta Beyer
Divorce Is Not The End of The World by Zoe and Evan Stern
BLENDED FAMILIES
The Smart Stepdad by Ron L. Deal
The Smart Stepmom by Ron L. Deal
Wisdom on Step parenting by Diana Weiss-Wisdom
Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Stepmothers Think, Feel and Act The Way They Do by Wednesday Martin
Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today’s Blended Family by Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green
SPIRITUALITY
The Red Book by Sera Beak
Spirit Junkie by Gabrielle Bernstein
A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schuman
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain
Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay
Love Your Enemies by Sharon Salzburg
The Road Less Traveled by M Scott Peck
Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzburg
YOGA
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Kripalu Yoga by Richard Faulds
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope
CREATIVE INSPIRATION
The Sound of Paper by Julia Cameron
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Brave Intuitive Painting by Flora Bowley
Inner Excavation by Liz Lamoreux
HEALTH
Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr
Crazy Sexy Kitchen by Kris Carr
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey
How Not To Die by Michael Greger
ADOPTION
The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier (Adults who have been adopted)
ASBERGERS
Books by Temple Grandin or Tony Attwood
GRIEF
When bad things happen to good people
Option B (after the main grieving process is complete)
The fall of Freddie the leaf (Children’s book)
The Grief Recovery Handbook By John James and Frank Cherry
How To Survive The Loss of A Love by Colgrove, Bloomfield and Williams
Any Book by Author Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
DEPRESSION
The Mindful Way Through depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Williams, Teasdale, Sega and Kabat-Zinn
Uncovering Happiness by Elisha Goldstein
ANXIETY
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Ed Bourne
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven C. Hayes
Feeling Good by David Burns
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
The Mindful Way Through Anxiety by Orsillo and Roemer
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fu*k by Mark Manson
Mind Over Matter Workbook by
Constructive Living by David K Reynolds
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety by William Knaus
HEALING FROM CHILD ABUSE/TRAUMA/SUFFERING
Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD (Great EMDR)
Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller (Narcissistic Parents)
Thou shalt not be aware by Alice Miller
For your own good by Alice Miller
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Getting Past your past by Francine Shapiro
Healing Trauma by Peter Levine (somatic healing approach)
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman
SEXUAL ABUSE
For Each other and For Yourself by Lonnie Barbach
Escape From Intimacy by Ann Wilson Schaef
The Courage To Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
EMOTIONALLY DESTRUCTIVE PARENTS
Mean Mothers by Peg Streep
Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend (Christian bent)
The Emotionally Absent Mother by Jasmin Lee Cori
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Toxic Parents by Susan Forward
Mothers Who Can’t Love by Susan Forward
Emotional Blackmail (Guilt/Obligation/Fear as Manipulation) by Susan Forward
Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse by Gregory Jantz
Emotional Abuse: A annual for Self-defense by Zak Mucha
You Carry The Cure In Your Own Heart (Essay) Andrew Vachss
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCHOLICS
It Will Never Happen To Me by Claudia Black
Perfect Daughters by Ackerman
Silent Sons by Ackerman
Outgrowing The Pain by (ACOA)
Adult Children of Alcoholics by Jane Woitiz
CO-DEPENDENCY/ ENMESHED FAMILIES
Toxic Parents by Susan Forward
Co-Dependent No More by Melody Beattle
Beyond Co-dependency Melody Beattle
The language of letting go by Melody Beattle
Getting To Yes by Fisher
Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend (Christian bent)
The Codependency Trap by Weinhold & Weinhold
Missing piece meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Surviving your borderline parent by Kimberlee Roth
ADD/ADHD
Taking charge of ADHD a guide for Parents by Russell Barkley
EATING DISORDERS
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch (disordered eating)
Life without Ed by Geneen Roth
Women Food and God by Geneen Roth
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies and Overcoming Overeating by Carol Munter
The Secret Language of Eating Disorders by Peggy Claude-Pierre
I Wish I Were Thin, I Wish I Were Fat by ichelle Joy Levine
Women Who Hurt Themselves by Dusty iller
The Don’t Diet, Live-it Workbook by Andrea LoBue
Diary of Eating Disorder by Chelsea Browning Smith
Preventing Childhood Eating Disorders by Jane Hirschmann
When Food Is Love by Geneen Roth
Bulimia: A Guide for Family & Friends by Roberta Trattner Sherman
Surving An Eating Disorder by Seigal, Brisman and Weinshel