Recommended Readings
on the Journey of Life:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
on
Relationships:
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
Why
Is It Always About You? by Sandy Hotchkiss, LCSW - ..about coping " with controlling, egotistical
people who are incapable of the fundamental give and take that sustains healthy relationships"
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Lies at the
Altar by Dr. Robin Smith - A wonderful read
about the preconceived notions you go into a relationship/marriage with and never talk about and the negative course this
can take when these matters are never understood, discussed and negotiated. Dr. Smith helps the reader to: understand
what a healthy relationship looks and feels like; determine what one's needs are in a relationship;
learn how to negotiate these needs in a relationship,; build a partnership that is open, truthful, and mutually nourishing.
Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand and Deal with People Who Try to Control You by Patricia
Evans
Emotional Blackmail by Susan Forward, Ph.D.
Red Flags How To Know When You're Dating A
Loser by Aumiller and Goldfarb
This
book profiles 25 character types and what they look like in a relationship, in conversation, and knowing when it is time to
move on.
How To Spot A Dangerous Man by Sandra Brown, M.A.
(for teens) He's Just Not
That Into You by Behrendt and Tuccillo
(for teens) It's Called A Break Up Because It's Broken by
Behrendt and Behrendt
Adult Children of Abusive Parents by Steven Farmer, M.A.
Loving The Self-Absorbed
by Nina Brown, Ed.D.
Children Of The Self-Absorbed by Nina Brown, Ed.D.
Getting
the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt
Keeping
the Love You Find by Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt
Homecoming by John Bradshaw
Family Secrets by John Bradshaw
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
On
Depression:
The
Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn
On Workplace Abuse:
Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace by Davenport, Schwartz, Elliott
You Don't Have To Take It by Nicarthy,
Gottlieb and Coffman
On Grief:
Help
for the Hard Times by Earl Hipp
