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Recommended Readings
Living Well . . .
Julian Treasure
~ How to Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening
(plus numerous wonderful youtube videos)
Alain de Botton
~ The Course of Love
~ The Architecture of Happiness
(plus several wonderful youtube videos; look for Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness in six episodes)
Sark (anything by this woman is worth looking at):
~ Succulent Wild Woman
~ Succulent Wild Love (with John Waddell)
Rachel Naomi Remen
~ Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal
~ My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
Soraya Chemaly
~ Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
(see her TedTalk, 'The Credibility Gap')
Rebecca Traister
~ Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
Wayne Muller
~ Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantage of a Painful Childhood
Challenges to Living Well . . .
Pauline Boss
~ Ambiguous Loss
Terry Real
~ I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
Gabor Mate
~ In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction
~ The Myth of Normal
Robin Barnett
~ Addict in the House: A No-Nonsense Family Guide Through Addiction and Recovery
Johann Hari
~ Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
Peter Levine
~ Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past
Bessel van der Kolk
~ The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Gavin de Becker
~ The Gift of Fear: and Other Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence
Jack Holland
~ Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice
Esther Perel
~ Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
~ The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
(www.estherperel.com, plus numerous wonderful youtube videos)
Janis Abrams Spring
~ After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful (2nd ed)
Harriet Lerner
~ Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up
~ The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self
~ The Dance of Intimacy
~ The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
~ The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate
~ Why Won't You Apologize?
Brene Brown
~ The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
~ Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead
~ Rising Strong: the Reckoning, the Rumble, the Revolution
(plus numerous wonderful youtube videos)
Parenting and Co-Parenting . . .
Barbara Coloroso
~ Kids Are Worth It: Raising Resilient, Responsible, Compassionate Kids
~ Bully, the Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander: From Pre-School to High School and Beyond: Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Creating More Caring Communities
Anthony E. Wolf
~ Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager
Jeremy S. Gaies Jr. & James B. Morris
~ Mindful Co-Parenting: A Child-Friendly Path Through Divorce
Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
~ The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Lindsey Biel & Nancy Peske
~ Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child With Sensory Processing Issues (rev)
Lenore Skenazy
~ Free Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow
Jonathan Haidt
~ The Anxious Generation
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