Resources
Clients are always asking for recommendations, so I've gathered some of my favorites here. I don't receive compensation for any of the recommendations listed below. I simply share them as a service.
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RELATIONSHIPS & SEX
Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection
Julie Schwartz Gottman & John GottmanThe Power of Discord
Ed Tronick & Claudia M. GoldMating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
Esther PerelWired for Love
Stan TatkinWhere to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day.
Anne KatherineSet Boundaries, Find Peace
Nedra Glover TawwabBoundaries: Where You End and I Begin
Anne KatherineWhat Makes Love Last?
John Gottman & Nan SilverFair Play
Eve RodskyHold Me Tight
Sue JohnsonBecoming Attached: First Relationships & How They Shape Our Capacity To Love
Robert KarenBaby Bomb
Kara Hoppe & Stan TatkinThe Science of Trust
John GottmanThe New Rules of Marriage
Terrence RealPassionate Marriage
David SchnarchLove Sense
Sue JohnsonA Billion Wicked Thoughts
Ogi Ogas & Sai GaddamCome as You Are
Emily NagoskiShe Comes First
Ian KernerPassionista
Ian KernerA Guide to Getting It On!
Paul JoannidesIntimacy & Desire
David SchnarchUs: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
Terrence RealDaring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brené BrownSecure Love
Julie MenannoWorth: The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment
Marisa G. FrancoPARENTING
How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child
Lindsay C. GibsonThe Emotional Lives of Parents
Lisa DamourThe Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable & Compassionate Adolescents
Lisa DamourUntangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
Lisa DamourUnder Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress & Anxiety in Girls
Lisa DamourYes, Your Teen Is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
Michael J. BradleyParenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
Daniel J. Siegel & Mary HartzellBrainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Daniel J. SiegelHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber & Elaine MazlishThe Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne BrysonRaising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
John GottmanSiblings Without Rivalry
Adele Faber & Elaine MazlishNo-Drama Discipline
Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne BrysonBrain-Based Parenting
Daniel A. Hughes & Jonathan BaylinHow to Be the Parent You Always Wanted to Be
Adele Faber & Elaine MazlishThe Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about Our Kids
Barbara StrauchThe Gifts of Imperfect Parenting
Brené BrownDIVORCE & RECOUPLING WITH KIDS
Divorce Poison
Richard A. WarshakPutting Children First
JoAnne Pedro-CarrollHow to Win as a Stepfamily
Emily B. Visher & John S. VisherThe Co-Parenting Survival Guide
Elizabeth S. Thayer & Jeffrey ZimmermanStepmonster
Wednesday MartinHelping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way
M. Gary NeumanSELF-IMPROVEMENT
Stronger Than You Think: Building Lifelong Resilience
Sherry HambyThinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel KahnemanThe Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der KolkOutlive
Peter Attia with Bill GiffordHappier at Home
Gretchen RubinThe Gifts of Imperfection
Brené BrownThe Power of Vulnerability
Brené BrownStop Walking on Eggshells
Paul T. Mason & Randi KregerFull Catastrophe Living
Jon Kabat-ZinnI Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't)
Brené BrownThe Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
Edmund J. BourneToxic Parents
Susan ForwardChildren of the Self-Absorbed
Nina W. BrownMen, Women & Worthiness
Brené BrownStrong Ground
Brené BrownGood Stress: The Health Benefits of Doing Hard Things
Jeff Krasno with Schuyler GrantMINDFULNESS & BRAIN SCIENCE
The Mindfulness Breakthrough
Sarah SilvertonHardwiring Happiness
Rick HansonSitting Still Like a Frog
Eline SnelSocial: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
Matthew D. LiebermanThe Mindful Way Through Depression
Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal & Jon Kabat-ZinnMindsight
Daniel J. SiegelThe Mindful Brain
Daniel J. SiegelA Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook
Bob Stahl & Elisha GoldsteinThe Developing Mind
Daniel J. SiegelMeditation for Fidgety Skeptics
Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren & Carlye AdlerBOOKS FOR THERAPISTS
The Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology
Daniel J. SiegelThe Neurobiology of "We"
Daniel J. SiegelThe Mindful Therapist
Daniel J. SiegelHealing Developmental Trauma
Laurence Heller & Aline LaPierreUnlocking the Emotional Brain
Bruce Ecker, Robin Ticic & Laurel HulleyBeing a Brain-Wise Therapist
Bonnie BadenochThe Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Louis CozolinoAttachment in Psychotherapy
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What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
Robert Waldinger | TEDxBeaconStreetThe benefits of not being a jerk to yourself
Dan Harris | TED2022The secret to desire in a long-term relationship
Esther Perel | TEDSalon NY2013Invest in your relationship: The emotional bank account
The Gottman InstituteUnderstanding Bids for Connection
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10% Happier
Dan HarrisReimagining Love
Alexandra SolomonWhere Should We Begin?
Esther PerelUnlocking Us
Brené BrownDare to Lead
Brené BrownThe Curiosity Shop
Adam Grant & Brené BrownSmall Things Often
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The Gottman Institute
Founded by Drs. John & Julie GottmanEsther Perel
Psychotherapist & Relationship ExpertBrené Brown
Researcher, Author & Speaker