RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
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MBTI:

Please understand me, D. Keirsey and M. Bates

Just Your Type: Creating the relationship you’ve always wanted using the secrets of personality type, Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger

Do what you are, Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger 

DIVORCE:

Reconcilable differences, Andrew Christensen and Neil Jacobson

Divorce busting, Michele Weiner-Davis

Joint custody with a jerk, Julia Ross et al.

Mom’s house, dad’s house: A complete guide for parents who are separated, divorced or remarried, Ricci Isolina

After the affair: Healing the pain and rebuilding trust when a partner has been unfaithful, Janis Abrahms

Divorce handbook, J. Friedman

Parents are Forever, Shirley Thomas

Divorced but still my parents (for ages 6-12), Shirley Thomas

The co-parenting survival guide:  letting go of conflicts after a difficult divorce, Thayer & Zimmerman

Mom's house, dad's house for kids:  feeling at home in one home or two, Ricci

Dinosaurs divorce, Marc & Laurie Brown

Too Good to leave; too bad to stay, Mira Kirshenbaum

Hold me Tight, Sue Johnson, Ph.D.

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It,
Patricia Love and Steven Stosny

The Divorce Remedy,  Michelle Weiner Davis

How Can I Forgive You, Janis Abrahms Spring

Uncoupling, Diane Vaughn

Crazy Times: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Abigail Trafford

Uncoupling, Diane Vaughn

Wednesday Evenings and Every Other Weekend : From Divorced Dad to Competent Co-Parent. A Guide for the Noncustodial Father
F. Daniel McClure & Jerry B. Saffer
 
Father to Daughter: Life Lessons on Raising a Girl, Harry H. Harrison Jr.

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad: How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life, Michael P. Farris

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know, Margaret J. Meeker


RELATIONSHIPS:

Relationship rescue, Phillip McGraw, Ph.D.

Ghosts in the bedroom: A guide for partners of incest survivors, Ken Graber

Getting the love you want: A guide for couples, Harville Hendrix

Men who hate women and the women who love them, Susan Forward and Joan Torres 

Ditch that jerk: Dealing with men who control and hurt women, Pamela Jayne

The Disease to Please, Harriet Braiker, Ph.D.

Co-dependent no more, Melody Beattie

Women who try too hard, Kevin Keman

The Relationship Cure, John Gottman

I hate you—Don’t leave me:  Understanding the borderline personality, Jerold Kreisman, M.D. & Hal Straus

Overcoming jealousy and possessiveness, Paul Hauck

Understanding the Borderline Mother, Christine Ann Lawson

Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds & Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem - Kimberlee Roth

The emotional Affair:  How to recognize emotional infidelity and what to do about it, Ronald Potter-Efron, Ph.D. & Patricia Potter-Effron, M.S.

Reclaim you relationship:  A workbook of exercises and techniques to help you reconnect with your partner, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

The mastery of love, Don Miguel Ruiz

Why does he do that? Inside the minds of angry and controlling
men, Lundy Barcroft

His needs, Her needs, Willard Harley, Jr.

I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye, Pamela D. Blair

Disarming the Narcissist:  Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed, Wendy T. Behary

Loving the Self-absorbed: How to Create a More Satisfying Relationship with a Narcissistic Partner, Nina W. Brown

How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving, David Richo and Kathlyn Hendricks

The Hard Questions: 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do", Susan Piver

How to Love Your Wife, John Buri

Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic,  Esther Perel.

Enduring Desire, Barry McCarthy and Michael Metz

Resurrecting Sex, David Schnarch

The Sociopath Next Door, Martha Stout

Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work, Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare

Crazy Love: Dealing with Your Partner's Problem Personality,
W. Brad Johnson



ANGER MANAGEMENT:

The anger workbook, Lorraine Bilodeau

The anger control workbook, Matthew McKay, et al. 

Dinosaur brains, A. Bernstein and S.C. Rozen 

PARENTING:

How to behave so your children will too, Sal Severe

The defiant child: A parents guide to oppositional defiant disorder, Douglas Riley

How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk, Adele Faber

Being adopted: The lifelong search for self, D. Brodzinsky, M. Schechter and R. Henig

1-2-3 Magic, Thomas W. Phelan and Chris Webb

Stepfamilies, James Bray and John Kelly

Good Behavior Stephen W. Garber, Marianne Daniels Garber Ph.D., and Robyn Spizman

How to Father, Fitzhigh & Dodson

The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Problems and Wildest Worries.

The Parent Book, Harold Bessell, Ph.D. and Thomas P. Kelly, Jr.

Parenting from the Inside Out, Daniel Siegel

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Anthony E. Wolf Ph.D.

How to keep your child out of special education, Ann Core Greenberg, Ph.D.

Touchpoints-Birth to Three, B. Brazelton

Caring for your school age child:  age 5-12, E. Schor, Editor

Yardsticks, Chip Wood.

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby, Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau

EATING DISORDERS:

Overcoming the legacy of overeating, Jane Hirschmann et al.

Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and the Pursuit of Thinness, Margo Maine Ph.D. and Craig Johnson Ph.D.

Women, Food, and God.  Geneen Roth

                                      ABUSE:

Beyond Betrayal, Richard Gardner, Ph.D.  (for male survivors)

Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse , Mike Lew

The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Wendy Maltz

I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Ellen Bass

Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma, Staci Haines

Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child, Laura Davis

Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation, Levenkron

A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain, Marilee Strong 

Any books by Colin Ross, Ph.D.

ADHD:

A.D.D. on the Job, Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.

Driven to distraction: Recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder from childhood through adulthood, Edward Hallowell and John Ratey

ADHD in the workplace, Kathleen Nadeau

Your Hyperactive child, Barbara Ingersoll

A view from the cliff, Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.

Conquering Chronic Disorganization, Judith Kohlberg

ANXIETY:

In The SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing, Janet E. Esposito

Flying without fear, Duane Brown

Peace from nervous suffering, Claire Weekes

Hope and help for Your nerves, Claire Weekes

Don’t panic: Taking control of anxiety attacks, Reid Wilson

Anxiety and phobia workbook, Edmund Bourne

The shyness and social anxiety workbook: Proven techniques for overcoming your fears, M. Antony and R. Swinson

Depressed and Anxious, Thomas Marra

The Tapping Cure, Roberta Temes (about EFT)

ANXIETY IN CHILDREN:
Freeing your child from anxiety, Chansky, Tamar E.

What to do when you’re scared and worried: a guide for kids.  Crist, James

The handbook for helping kids with anxiety and stress.  Frank, Kim

Monsters in your bed; monsters in your head. Friedman, Lorraine

Helping your anxious child: a step-by-step guide for parents.     Rapee, Ronald, Spence, Susan, Cobham, Vanessa, Wignall, Ann

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER:

Too perfect: When being in control gets out of control, A. Mallinger and J. Dewyze

Getting control: Overcoming your obsessions and compulsions, Lee Baer

The OCD Workbook: Your guide to breaking free from obsessive-
compulsive disorder, B. Hymen and C. Pedrick

Brain lock, Jeffrey Schwartz

When your best is not good enough, K. Leman

How good do we have to be: a new understanding of guilt and forgiveness, Harold Kushner

The Imp of the Mind, Lee Baer, Ph.D.

Devil in the details, Jennifer Traig

DEPRESSION:

When Someone You Love Is Depressed: How to Help Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself, Laura Epstein Rosen and Xavier Fransisco Amador

What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed: A Practical, Compassionate, and Helpful Guide, Mitch Golant, PhD, and Susan K Golant

How You Can Survive When They're Depressed: Living and Coping with Depression Fallout, Anne Sheffield, Mike Wallace, and Donald F. Klein

PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT:

Victims no longer, Mike Lew and Ellen Bass

Real power: Stages of personal power in organizations, Janet Hagberg

Learned optimism: How to change your mind and your life, Martin Seligman

Take time for your life, Cheryl Richardson

Life makeovers, Cheryl Richardson
 
Why bad things happen to good people, Harold Kushner

Your money or your life: Transforming your relationship with money and achieving financial independence, J. Dominguez and V. Robin

Lifeskills for adult children, Alan Garner et al. 

Woulda, coulda, shoulda:  Overcoming regrets, mistakes, and missed opportunities, Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose DeWolf

What happy people know, Dan Baker, Ph.D. and Cameron Stauth

Radical acceptance, Tara Brach, Ph.D.  (mindfulness)
 
Gut Feelings: the intelligence of the Unconscious, Gerd

Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, Gregg Levoy

Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Arriving at your own door, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Broken Open:  How Difficult Times can help us grow, Elizabeth Lesser

Will I Ever Be Good Enough:  healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers, Karyl McBride, Ph.D.

Get out of your mind and into your life, Steven Hayes, Ph.D.

Living a Life that Matters, Harold S. Kushner 

SPIRITUAL:

The Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav

Hands of Light, Barbara Brennan

Dreaming me: From Baptist to Buddhist, One woman’s spiritual journey, Jan Willis

The Principles and Philosophy of the Option Method, Bruce DiMarsico

Messages from the Masters, Brian Weiss, M.D.

The Journey Home (A Kryon Parable), Lee Carroll

The Spiral Staircase, Karen Armstrong

When the Impossible Happens, Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.

Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris

Seeds of Hope: The Heart Nouwen Reader, Robert Durback

Trust your vibes, Sonia Choquette, Ph.D.

Many lives, many masters, Brian Weiss, M.D.

The four agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz

Jesus, CEO: Using ancient wisdom for visionary leadership, Laurie Beth Jones

Jesus in blue jeans, Laurie Beth Jones

The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho (and his other books, too)

Secrets of the Light, Dannion Brinkley & Kathryn Brinkley

Making Loss Matter- Creating Meaning in Difficult Times, Rabbi David Wolpe

DEATH:
For peoploe who want to journal about their death from terminanal illness:
One called My Dad: His Story, His Words, Dan

A Father's Legacy:  Your Life Story In Your Own Words, Thomas Nelson.

RETIREMENT:

Elder Rage, Jacqueline Marcell

Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of our Elders, Mary Pipher

How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, Ernie J. Zelinski

The Power Years:  A User’s Guide to the Rest of your Life, Ken Dychtwald

Retirement with a Purpose, Ellen Freudenheim

My Time, Abigail Trafford

Life with pop:  lessons on caring for an aging parent, Janis Abrahams Spring, Ph.D.

Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships, and Purpose,  Nancy K. Schlossberg

Retire Smart, Retire Happy, Nancy K. Schlossberg

Life after Work:  Redefining Retirement, Douglas Fletcher

GRIEF:
Bereavement --Studies of Grief in Adult Life, Colin Murray Parkes.

I Can't Stop Crying: It’s So Hard When Someone You Love Dies, John D. Martin, Frank D. Ferris, and Robert Buckman.

How to Go on Living After Someone You Love Dies, Therese Rando
Noel, B, & Blair, P.D.

I wasn't ready to say goodbye. Napierville
I wasn't ready to say goodbye: A companion workbook.

Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping, Robert Neimeyer's

MISCELLANEOUS:

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kate DiCamillo

What do you want to do when you grow up? Dorothy Cantor, Ph.D.

Your Best Life Now, Joel Osteen

Virtual addiction: Help for netheads, cyberfreaks, and those who love them, David Greenfield

What Happy people know, Dan Baker, Ph.D. & Cameron Stauth

Mating in Captivity:  Unlocking erotic intelligence
Esther Perel

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Redfield Jamison (about bi-polar illness by psychiatrist who suffered with it)

Betrayal Bond, Patrick Carnes

The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers
Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent, Barry J. Jacobs

Broken Open, Elizabeth Lesser

Bedlam, William Boylin

Getting to Yes, Fischer & Ury

Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma, Staci Haines

The curious incident of the dog at night-time,  Mark Haddon (about autism)

Problem Child:  confessions of an aspie,  Daryl Blonder

Loving Someone Gay , Don Clark

Smashed, Koren Zailckas

The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's by Temple Grandin & Ruth Sullivan

Audio Resources for Mindfulness:

Each of the following can be found in either CD or MP3 formats:

Pema Chodron: This Moment Is the Perfect Teacher
Judith Day: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Stephanie Goldstein & Elisha Goldstein: Mindful Solutions for Addictions and Relapse Prevention
Daniel Goleman & Jon Kabat-Zinn: Mindfulness @ Work
Thich Nhat Hanh:The Art of Mindful Living
Thich Nhat Hanh: Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung: Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the       World Through Mindfulness
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Full Catastrophe Living
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Mindfulness for Beginners
Jon Kabat-Zinn: The World of Relaxation: A Guided Mindfulness Meditation Practice for Healing at the Hospital and/or at Home
Ellen Langer: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of           Possibility
Ellen Langer: Mindfulness
Sue Smalley and Diana Winston: Fully Present: The Science, Art,            and Practice of Mindfulness


Books on Mindfulness in Therapy, Recovery,
& Self-Help:


Alexander, W. (2010). Ordinary recovery: Mindfulness, addiction, and the path of lifelong sobriety (rev. ed.).

Baer, R. A. (Ed.). (2006). Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinician's guide to evidence base and applications.

Baer, R. A. (Ed.). (2010). Assessing mindfulness and acceptance processes in clients: Illuminating the theory and practice of change. .

Bays, J. C. (2009). Mindful eating: A guide to rediscovering a healthy and joyful relationship with food.

Didonna, F. (Ed.). (2009). Clinical handbook of mindfulness

Gardner, F. L., & Moore, Z. E. (2007). The psychology of enhancing human performance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach.

Gardner-Nix, J., & Costin-Hall, L. (2009). The mindfulness solution to pain: Step-by-step techniques for chronic pain management.

Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion: Freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions.

Hanh, T. N., & Cheung, L. (2010). Savor: Mindful eating, mindful life.

Jacobs-Stewart, T. r. s. (2010). Mindfulness and the 12 steps: Living recovery in the present moment

Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness (15th anniversary ed.)

Langer, E. J. (2009). Counterclockwise: Mindful health and the power of possibility.

Mitchell, C. (2009). Asperger's syndrome and mindfulness: Taking refuge in the Buddha.

Pearson, A. N., Heffner, M., & Follette, V. M. (2010). Acceptance and commitment therapy for body image dissatisfaction: A practitioner's guide to using mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based behavior change strategies.

Roberts, T. (2009). The mindfulness workbook: A beginner's guide to overcoming fear and embracing compassion.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2009). Mindfulness- and acceptance-based behavioral therapies in practice

Shapiro, S. L., & Carlson, L. E. (2009). The art and science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into psychology and the helping professions

Siegel, D. J. (2010). The mindful therapist: A clinician's guide to mindsight and neural integration.

Siegel, R. D. (2010). The mindfulness solution: Everyday practices for everyday problems.

Walser, R. D., & Westrup, D. (2007). Acceptance & commitment therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma-related problems: A practitioner's guide to using mindfulness and acceptance strategies.

Williams, M., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007). The mindful way through depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness.

Wilson, K. G., & Dufrene, T. (2008). Mindfulness for two: An acceptance and commitment therapy approach to mindfulness in psychotherapy







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