Recommended Reading & Resources

Anger

• The Surprising Purpose of Anger – Marshal Rosenberg

Antiracist, Racial Awareness, Racial Justice

• Systemic Racism Explained (Short video) 

• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

• Why Its So Hard for White People to Talk About (White Fragility) 

• Why “I’m Not a Racist” is Only Half the Story (Short video)

• White Fragility (Short video)

• How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion (TedTalk)

• Brené  Brown and Ibram X. Kendi Discuss How to Be an Antiracist (Podcast)
• Why You Should Stop Saying “All Lives Matter” Explained
• Further resources to start/build your antiracist education

Autism Spectrum Disorder & Aspergers Disorder

• The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome: A guide to Living in an Intimate Relationship with a Partner who as Asperger Syndrome – Maxine Aston
• Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, and A Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome – Tony Atwood
• Aspergers From the Inside Out: A Supportive And Practical Guide – Michael Carley

• The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens With Asperger Syndrome – Jennifer O’Toole

Children – Parenting (see below for teens)

• ***The Whole Brain Child – Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson
• ***No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson
• 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting – Thomas Phelan
• How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, & Listen so Kids Will Talk – Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Nurturing Good Children Now: 10 Basic Skills to Protect and Nurture your Child’s Core Self – Taffel
• The Magic Years – Selma Fraiberg (young children’s development)
• The Scientist in the Crib – Alison Gobnik (1 year olds and their minds)

Codependence and Love Addiction

• Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love – Pia Mellody

• Co-Dependents Anonymous: Peeling the Onion: Characteristics of Codependents Revisited

Couples and Relationships

• **Your Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For – Richard Schwartz
• **Hold Me Tight – Sue Johnson
• The Seven Principles That Make Marriage Work – John Gottman 
• Getting the Love You Want – Harville Hendrix
• Keeping the Love you Find – Harville Hendrix
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion – Marshall Rosenberg
• The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman

Grief and Mourning

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief – Francis Weller

Group Therapy

• The Schopenhauer Cure – Irvin Yalom (For individuals curious about group therapy)
• The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy – Irvin Yalom (for clinicians)
• Inpatient Group Psychotherapy – Irvin Yalom (for clinicians)

Infidelity and Divorce

• Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity
• Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On – Together or Apart  
• After the Affair – Janis A. Spring
• The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity – Esther Perel
• Conscious Uncoupling – Katherine Woodward Thomas
• How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair: Manual for the Unfaithful – Linda MacDonald
• Healing from Infidelity – Michelle Weiner-Davis
• The Grief Recovery Handbook – John James and Russell Friedman
• Rebuilding: When your relationship ends – Bruce Fisher, Robert Alberti
• How to Talk to Your Kids about Your Divorce: Healthy, Effective Communication Techniques for Your Changing Family

Jung

• Memories Dreams and Reflections – Carl Jung
• The Book of Symbols – Taschen
• The Red Book – Carl Jung

Psychotherapy Essentials (Books about Psychotherapy)

• Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy – Irvin Yalom
• Momma and The Meaning of Life – Irvin Yalom
• Creatures of a Day and Other Tales of Psychotherapy  – Irvin Yalom
• The Gift of Therapy – Irvin Yalom (for clinicians)
• Existential Psychotherapy – Irvin Yalom (for clinicians)

Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders

• I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment –  Xavier Amador (For family members of those struggling to help their loved ones)

Self Growth

• Living An Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey – James Hollis
• Your Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For – Richard Schwartz
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion – Marshall Rosenberg

Sexual Health

• Mating in Captivity – Esther Perel
• Come as You Are – Emily Nagoski
• She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman – Ian Kerner
• The Guide To Getting It On – Paul Joannides
• The Multi-Orgasmic Couple: Sexual Secrets Every Couple Should Know – Mantak Chia, Maneewan Chia, Douglas Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abrams

Teenagers – Parenting

• The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult– Josh Shipp
• Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood – Lisa Darmour
• How to Get Your Son Back: 7 Steps to Reconnect and Repair Your Relationship – Kevin Fall and Austin Fall
• Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys – Kindlon and Thompson
• The Bullying Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Social Aggression and Cyberbullying – Rachelle Lohmann and Julia Taylor