Take a look at these good reads from some of my favorite books on the issues I regularly encounter in my practice. These are the ones I often recommend to those who see me in therapy. They offer helpful ways to negotiate relationships, personality issues, addiction, depression, and ADHD.
Try The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman Ph.D., and Nan Silver. This book is at the top of my list because it’s an easy read and gives partners helpful approaches for resolving conflict.
Have a problem saying “no”? Social Psychologist Susan Newman offers 250 ways to do it in The Book of No: 250 Ways to Say It — And Mean It and Stop People-pleasing Forever. Get answers from many perspectives by experts, at your own pace, on your own time.
Marriage & Relationships
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman Ph.D., and Nan Silver |
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Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love: 30 Minutes a Week to the Relationship You’ve Always Wanted by Marcia Naomi Berger |
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The Relationship Handbook by George Pransky, Ph.D. |
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Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud & John Townsend |
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All You Need Is Love and Other Lies About Marriage: How to Save Your Marriage Before It’s Too Late by John W. Jacobs, M.D. |
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The Solution Focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship by Elliott Connie |
Boundaries
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The Book of No: 250 Ways to Say It — And Mean It and Stop People-pleasing Forever by Susan Newman |
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Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend |
ADHD
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The ADHD-Autism Connection: A Step toward More Accurate Diagnosis and Effective Treatment by Diane M. Kennedy |
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The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents by Nancy A Ratey |
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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D. |
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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D. |
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You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo |
For Men
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No More Mr Nice Guy by Robert A. Glover |
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The Secrets of Happily Married Men: Eight Ways to Win Your Wife’s Heart Forever by Scott Haltzman and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo |
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The Male Brain – A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think by Louann Brizendine, M.D. |
For Women
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The Secrets of Happily Married Women: How to Get More Out of Your Relationship by Doing Less by Scott Haltzman and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo |
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The Female Brain By Louann Brizendine, M.D. |
Introverts
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain |
Parenting
Addiction
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Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery by Erica Spiegelman |
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12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action by Allen Berger |
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12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs Are Gone: Choosing Emotional Sobriety through Self-Awareness and Right Action by Allen Berger |
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Stage II Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction by Earnie Larsen |
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Stage II Relationships: Love Beyond Addiction by Earnie Larsen |
Anxiety and Depression
Infidelity
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After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janice A. Spring |
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How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair: A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful by Linda MacDonald |
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Transcending Post-infidelity Stress Disorder (PISD): The Six Stages of Healing by Denise Ortman |
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Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity by Gary Schriver |
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Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley Glass |
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Intimacy After Infidelity: How to Rebuild and Affair-Proof Your Marriage by Steve D. Solomon & Lorie J. Teagno |
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The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity by Scott Haltzman |
Narcissist
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Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed by Wendy Terriebehary, LCSW |
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job by Otto Kroeger and Janet M. Thuesen |
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I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just Not You: The Real Meaning of the 16 Personality Types by Roger R. Pearman & Sarah C. Abritton |
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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron, Kelly Tieger |
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Just Your Type: Create the Relationship You’ve Always Wanted Using the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger |
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Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work by Otto Kroegner and Janet M. Thuesen |
