Book Library

Trauma, Narcissism, and Inner-Child Healing

  • The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity— Nadine Burke Harris

  • Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse — Shannon Thomas

  • Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse — Ellen Bass and Laura Davis

  • When There Are No Words: Repairing Early Trauma and Neglect from the Attachment Period with EMDR Therapy — Sandra L. Paulsen, Ph.D

  • The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

  • No Bad Parts — Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D.

  • Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men — Lundy Bancroft

  • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma — Pete Walker

  • Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy — Francine Shapiro

  • Healing the Child Within — Charles L. Whitfield

  • A Gift to Myself (Workbook) — Charles L. Whitfield

  • Will I Ever Be Good Enough: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers — Karyl McBride

  • Don’t You Know Who I Am?: How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility — Ramani S. Durvasula Ph.D

Forgiveness and Grief

  • Forgiving What You Can’t Forget: — Lysa TerKeurst (Faith Based)

  • Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief — Clair Bidwell Smith

  • Forgiving the Unforgivable — Beverly Flanigan

  • Bearing the Unbearable — Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

  • On Greif and Grieving — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler

Self-Compassion and Self-Esteem

  • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself — Kristin Neff

  • Self-Love Workbook for Women — Megan Logan

  • Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness — Rick Hanson PhD and Forrest Hanson

  • The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens — Lisa M. Schab

  • Bouncing Back From Rejection — Leslie Becker-Phelps PhD

Substance Use and Sobriety

  • This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life — Annie Grace

  • We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life — Laura McKowen

  • Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol — Ruby Warrington

Attachment and Relationships

  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love — Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents — Lindsay C. Gibson

  • Power of Attachment — Diane Poole Heller

  • Getting the Love You Want — Harville Hendrix Ph.D and Helen LaKelly Hunt Ph.D

  • Keeping the Love You Find — Harville Hendrix Ph.D

  • How We Love — Milan and Kay Yerkovich (Faith Based)

  • SMART Love — Dr. David Stoop (Faith Based)

  • The Emotionally Destructive Marriage — Leslie Vernick

  • When You’re the One Who Cheats — Tammy Nelson

  • Come As You Are — Emily Nagasaki Ph.D

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work — John Gottman PhD and Nan Silver

Mind-Body Health

  • The Body Image Workbook – Thomas Cash

  • The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness— Meghan O'Rourke

  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 — Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves

  • Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3-to-1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life — Barbara Fredrickson

  • The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist's Journey from Helplessness to Optimism— Martin E. P. Seligman

  • The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook —  McKay, Wood, and Brantley

  • The Emotional Freedom Workbook: Take Control of Your Life And Experience Emotional Strength — Stephen Arterburn and Connie Neal (Faith Based)

Parenting

  • The Whole-Brain Child — Daniel J. J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

  • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness — Jonathan Haidt

  • The Explosive Child — Ross Greene

  • The New Strong-Willed Child — James C. Dobson

People Pleasing and Boundaries

  • The Disease to Please — Harriet B. Braiker

  • The People Pleaser’s Guide to Loving Others Without Losing Yourself — Mike Bechtle

  • When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable — Karen Ehman (Faith Based)

  • When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You — David Hawkins

  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace — Nedra Glover Tawwab

  • Boundaries — Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend (Faith Based)

ADHD

  • ADHD 2.0 New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood – Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.

  • Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder – Gabor Maté, M.D.

  • The ADHD Effect on Marriage — Melissa Orlov and Edward M. Hallowell

Disclaimer: These books are intended as supplemental resources and should not be used as a substitute for professional counseling or medical advice.