The following are some of the many books that I recommend:
Couples/Relationships
The Seven Best Things Happy Couples Do, John and Linda Frier.
The Seven Principals for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman and Nan Silver
The Power of Two, Susan Heitler
Codependent No More, Melody Beattie
Rebuilding When the Relationship Ends, Bruce Fisher
Passionate Marriage:
Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships, David Schmarch PhD
Hold Me Tight, Susan Johnson
New Rules of Marriage, Terry Real
The Intimacy Factor, Pia Mellody
Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix
Anxiety
From Panic to Power, Lucinda Bassett
When Panic Attacks, David Burns.
Embracing the Fear, Judith Bemis and AMR Barrada.
Developing a Secure Self, April Steele
Individual Growth
Breaking the Chain of Low Self Esteem, Marilyn Sorenson.
Change Your Brain Change Your Life, David Amen.
Codependent No More, Melody Beattie.
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey.
Growing Up Again, Connie Dawson and Jean Illsley.
The Female Brain, Louann Brizendine.
Secret of the Shadow, Debbie Ford.
Reinventing Your Life, Janet Klosko.
Developing a Secure Self, April Steele
Grief
The Heart of Grief: Death and the Search for Lasting Love. T. Attig
Ambiguious Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief. P. Boss
Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping. R.A. Neimeyer
Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal. Wolfelt
How to go on Living When Someone You Love Dies T. Rando
The Invisible String. Patrice Karst (Children's book)
Love you Forever. Robert Munsch (Children's book)
The Dance. Richard Paul Evans (Children's book)
Parenting
Fine Young Man, Michael Gurian.
The Explosive Child, Ross Greene.
Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher.
Parenting with Love and Logic, Foster Cline and Jim Fay.
Queen Bees and Wannabes, Rosalind Wisemann
One, Two, Three, Magic, Tomas Phelan
Step-parenting
7 Steps to Bonding with your Step Child by Suzen Ziegahn
The Idiot’s Guide to Stepparenting by Ericka Lutz
Wonderful Ways to be a Step Parent by Judy Ford
The Smart Stepfamily: The 7 Steps to a Healthy Family by Ron Deal
Trauma/Sexual Abuse
Courage to Heal, Ellen Bass
Outgrowing the Pain, Eliana Gil PhD
Help Yourself Dave Pelzer
Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self. Susan Brison
Survivors and Partners: Healing the Relationships of Sexual Abuse Survivors. Paul A. Hansen
Co-Parenting
Mom’s House Dad’s House, Isolina Ricci
Parents are Forever, Shirley Thomas, PhD
Families Apart: 10 Keys to Successful Co Parenting, Melinda Blair
The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce, Elizaabeth Thayer, PhD and Jeffrey Zimmerman PhD
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