Suggested Readings
Marriage/Relationships
“Hold Me Tight” -Dr. Sue Johnson (communication problems in marriage)
“The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” -John M. Gottman, PhD (excellent, quick read)
"The Relationship Cure" -John Gottman, PhD (understanding how all relationships work)
“His Needs, Her Needs” -Willard F. Harley Jr. (simple differences between the sexes)
“Why Marriages Succeed or Fail” -John Gottman, PhD (helpful quizzes to assess relationship)
“Boundaries in Marriage” -Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend (where limits should be)
“The Four Season of Marriage” -Gary Chapman (describes marital stages/phases)
“Wired for Love” -Stan Tatkin, PsyD (scientific understanding of marriage connectedness)
“How Can I Forgive You?" -Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD (working through betrayal)
“The Gift of Sex” -Clifford & Joyce Penner (sexual problems)
“And Baby Makes Three” -John M. Gottman, PhD & Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
“Divorce Busting" -Michele Weiner-Davis (practical suggestions when it's really bad)
“Tell Me No Lies” -Ellyn Bader, PhD & Peter T. Pearson, PhD (chronic lying in relationships)
“Love & Respect” -Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Christian book with somewhat traditional views)
“Sacred Marriage” -Gary Thomas (Christian perspective on marriage)
Mood
“Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life” -Steve C. Hayes, PhD (values living, not emotion living)
“Mind Over Mood” -Dennis Greenberger, PhD & Christine A. Padesky, PhD (techniques for intense emotion episodes)
“Feeling Good Handbook” -David D. Burns, MD (practice suggestions for increasing joy)
“The Amen Solution” -Daniel G. Amen, MD
“Anger is a Choice” -Tim Lahaye & Bob Phillips
“The Depression Book” -Cheri Huber (mindful, meditative reflections on depression)
"Worry-Free Living” -Frank Minirth, MD, Paul Meier, MD, & Don Hawkins ThM
“The Gift of Anger" -Maricia Cannon PhD
“Stop Obsessing!” -Edna B. Foa, PhD & Reid Wilson, PhD (highly researched techniques)
"When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness” -Rebecca Woolis, MFT (dealing with others)
“The Anger Control Workbook" -Matthew McKay, PhD & Peter Rogers, PhD
Loss
“Getting to the Other Side of Grief” -S. J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge, RN, EdD & R.C. De Vries, DMin, PhD
“Changing Course” -Claudia Black, PhD
ADHD
“Driven to Distraction” -Edward M. Hallowell, MD & John J. Ratey MD
“Why A.D.H.D. Doesn’t Mean Disaster” -Dennis Swanberg & Diane Passnake
Marriage/Relationships
“Hold Me Tight” -Dr. Sue Johnson (communication problems in marriage)
“The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” -John M. Gottman, PhD (excellent, quick read)
"The Relationship Cure" -John Gottman, PhD (understanding how all relationships work)
“His Needs, Her Needs” -Willard F. Harley Jr. (simple differences between the sexes)
“Why Marriages Succeed or Fail” -John Gottman, PhD (helpful quizzes to assess relationship)
“Boundaries in Marriage” -Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend (where limits should be)
“The Four Season of Marriage” -Gary Chapman (describes marital stages/phases)
“Wired for Love” -Stan Tatkin, PsyD (scientific understanding of marriage connectedness)
“How Can I Forgive You?" -Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD (working through betrayal)
“The Gift of Sex” -Clifford & Joyce Penner (sexual problems)
“And Baby Makes Three” -John M. Gottman, PhD & Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
“Divorce Busting" -Michele Weiner-Davis (practical suggestions when it's really bad)
“Tell Me No Lies” -Ellyn Bader, PhD & Peter T. Pearson, PhD (chronic lying in relationships)
“Love & Respect” -Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Christian book with somewhat traditional views)
“Sacred Marriage” -Gary Thomas (Christian perspective on marriage)
Mood
“Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life” -Steve C. Hayes, PhD (values living, not emotion living)
“Mind Over Mood” -Dennis Greenberger, PhD & Christine A. Padesky, PhD (techniques for intense emotion episodes)
“Feeling Good Handbook” -David D. Burns, MD (practice suggestions for increasing joy)
“The Amen Solution” -Daniel G. Amen, MD
“Anger is a Choice” -Tim Lahaye & Bob Phillips
“The Depression Book” -Cheri Huber (mindful, meditative reflections on depression)
"Worry-Free Living” -Frank Minirth, MD, Paul Meier, MD, & Don Hawkins ThM
“The Gift of Anger" -Maricia Cannon PhD
“Stop Obsessing!” -Edna B. Foa, PhD & Reid Wilson, PhD (highly researched techniques)
"When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness” -Rebecca Woolis, MFT (dealing with others)
“The Anger Control Workbook" -Matthew McKay, PhD & Peter Rogers, PhD
Loss
“Getting to the Other Side of Grief” -S. J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge, RN, EdD & R.C. De Vries, DMin, PhD
“Changing Course” -Claudia Black, PhD
ADHD
“Driven to Distraction” -Edward M. Hallowell, MD & John J. Ratey MD
“Why A.D.H.D. Doesn’t Mean Disaster” -Dennis Swanberg & Diane Passnake
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