Recommended Books

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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving by David Richo
The Exceptional Seven Percent: The Nine Secrets of the Worlds Happiest Couples by Gregory Msw Popcak
Struggle for Intimacy (Adult Children of Alcoholics series) by Janet Geringer Woititz
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix

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Conspiracy of Silence: The Trauma of Incest by Sandra Butler
Soul Survivors: A New Beginning for Adults Abused as Children by J. Patrick Gannon
The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent’s Love Rules Your Life by Dr. Patricia Love
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb Ph.D
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward
Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw
Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin
The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout

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Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet G. Woititz
Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time by Melody Beattie
Getting Them Sober: You Can Help! by Toby Rice Drews
‘It Will Never Happen to Me!’ Children of Alcoholics: As Youngsters – Adolescents – Adults by Claudia Black
Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery by Kerry M. Olitzky
Obsessive Love: When It Hurts Too Much to Let Go by Susan Forward
The Craving Brain by Ronald A. Ruden
Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception by Abraham J Twerski M.D

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Dying Well by Ira Byock MD
Midlife: Meditations for Women by Maureen Brady
The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife by Dr. James Hollis
Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying by Ram Dass
The New Ourselves, Growing Older by Paula B. Doress-Worters and Diana Laskin Siegal

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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness by Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
Moodswing by Ronald Fieve
When Someone You Love is Depressed: How to Help Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself by Laura Epstein Rosen
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Meditations for Compulsive People by Leo Booth
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, and Providers by by E. Fuller Torrey
I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Strauss
Surviving a Borderline Parent by Kimberlee Roth, Freda B. Friedman and Randi Kreger
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America by John D. Gartner

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A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain by Marilee Strong
Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall and Leigh Cohn M.A.T.
Food Addiction: The Body Knows by Kay Sheppard
Appetites: Why Women Want by Caroline Knapp
The Deadly Diet: Recovering from Anorexia and Bulimia by Terence J. Sandbeck

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After Suicide by John H. Hewett
Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering from the Death of a Loved One by Carol Staudacher
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
Men and Grief: A Guide for Men Surviving the Death of a Loved One by Carol Staudacher
On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese A. Rando
How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield, Melba Colgrove

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Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man by Sam Keen
Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly
Men and Anger by Murray Cullen
Silent Sons: A Book for and About Men by Robert Ackerman
Wounded Male by Steven Farmer
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem: The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field by Nathaniel Branden
Staying the Course by Robert S. Weiss
Man Enough: Fathers, Sons and the Search for Masculinity by Frank Pittman
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel Ph.D.
Remembering Mother, Finding Myself: A Journey of Love and Self-Acceptance by Patricia Commins
Making Peace with Your Parents by Harold Bloomfield M.D. and Leonard Felder Ph.D.
Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce by Vicki Lansky