Resources

Couples/Marriage:

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, Sue Johnson
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to your Mate, Gary Chapman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman

Infidelity:

Getting Past the Affair, Douglas K. Snyder
Not “Just Friends:” Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity, Shirley Glass
The Monogamy Myth: A Personal Handbook for Recovering from Affairs, Peggy Vaughn
After the Affair, Janis Abrahams Spring

Sexuality:

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, Esther Perel
Rekindling Desire, Barry & Emily McCarthy
The Sex-Starved Marriage: A Couple’s Guide to Boosting Their Marriage Libido, Michele Weiner Davis
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Wendy Maltz

Parenting:

Parenting From the Inside Out, Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children, Dan Hughes
Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting, Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott
The Whole-Brain Child, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
Wisdom on Step-Parenting: How to Succeed Where Others Fail, Diana Weiss-Wisdom
Breaking Through to Teens, Ron Taffel

General Resources

Rewire Your Brain for Love, Marsha Lucas, PhD
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brene Brown
Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want, Ronald Frederick
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy, Francine Shapiro, PhD
Forgiveness Is A Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope, Robert D. Enright, PhD
Learning to Breathe, My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life, Priscilla Warner
Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw
The Intimacy Factor: Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect and Lasting Love, Pia Mellody
Necessary Losses – The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow, Judith Voirst