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