BOOKS WE LOVE

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. This book is a practical guide to recovering from lingering childhood trauma. It is a comprehensive self-help guide for working through the toxic legacy of the past and for achieving a rich and fulfilling life.

Trauma is a fact of life. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, uses scientific advances to show how trauma reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity.

Diagnostic self-inventories provide a way to uncover the fears and anxieties conveyed through everyday words, behaviors, and physical symptoms. Techniques for developing a genogram or extended family tree create a map of experiences going back through the generations. Visualization, active imagination, and direct dialogue create pathways to reconnection, integration, and reclaiming life and health.

Dr. Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been transforming psychology for decades. With No Bad Parts, you’ll learn why IFS has been so effective in areas such as trauma recovery, addiction therapy, and depression treatment―and how this new understanding of consciousness has the potential to radically change our lives.

The bestselling book on childhood trauma and the enduring effects of repressed anger and pain. Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their "love." All who survived an abusive childhood was thanks to an ability to adapt even to unspeakable cruelty. Without this 'gift' offered by nature, we would not have survived. But merely surviving is not enough. This book helps us to reclaim our life by discovering our own crucial needs and our own truth.

Psychologist Dr. Seth Gillihan developed a 7-week plan that teaches you practical CBT techniques to help you feel better. Each activity described builds on the previous week’s lesson. Great for chronic or sporadic anxiety.

This book features 40 practical CBT techniques that focus on understanding and overcoming negative thoughts and emotions to defeat various forms of anxiety (i.e., chronic worrying, shyness, public speaking anxiety, test anxiety, and phobias).

Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. Neuroscientist Alex Korb demystifies the intricate brain processes that cause depression and offers a practical and effective approach to getting better. This book provides tips to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a happier, healthier life.

Mindfulness is an evidence-based method for reducing stress and anxiety, enhancing resilience, and maintaining mental well-being. Even short meditations can turn a bad day around, ground us in the present moment, and help us approach life with gratitude and kindness.

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? The amygdala acts as a primal response and when this part of the brain processes fear, you may not even understand why you are afraid. By comparison, the cortex is the center of “worry.” That is, obsessing, ruminating, and dwelling on things that may or may not happen. This book offers examples of how to manage fear by tapping into both of these pathways in the brain.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first identified the stages of dying. Decades later, she and David Kessler introduced the stages of grief. Now, based on personal experiences, as well as knowledge gained through decades of work with the grieving, Kessler introduces a critical sixth stage: meaning.

Many who have suffered loss feel judged, dismissed, and misunderstood by a culture that wants to “solve” grief. Through stories, research, life tips, and creative and mindfulness-based practices, Megan offers a unique guide through an experience we all must face―in our personal lives, in the lives of those we love, and in the wider world.

Discover the transformative power of healing and hope with this compassionate guide for those navigating the challenging journey of grief and loss. Whether you've experienced the recent passing of a family member, friend, or even a pet, this book offers solace and guidance to help you navigate your unique grieving process.

What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His promises doubtful? Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness.

A bestselling classic on communication between parents and children includes fresh insights and suggestions, as well as the author’s time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships.

Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.

Offering perspective-shifting parenting principles and troubleshooting for specific scenarios—including sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, tantrums, and more—Good Inside is a comprehensive resource for a generation of parents looking for a new way to raise their kids while still setting them up for a lifetime of self-regulation, confidence, and resilience.

A valuable parenting guide for divorced or separated couples with kids, this handbook offers tools for navigating conflicts and setting boundaries so both children and co-parents can thrive.

When parents are divorcing they require a parenting plan that outlines the structure, predictability, and daily rhythm of co-parenting with the goal of creating a stable, healthy, two-home family life for their children. The agreements set in a parenting plan agreement establish clarity about each parent's responsibilities to their children and to each other, and it becomes the template for co-parenting children to adulthood. This workbook provides sound guidance for co-parents embarking on making these significant decisions.

Is someone else’s problem your problem? If, like so many others, you’ve lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent—and you may find yourself in this book. Includes personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled. This book helps you break old patterns to maintain healthy boundaries and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.

Does your life feel like it's out of control? Perhaps you feel like you have to say yes to everyone's requests. Maybe you find yourself readily taking responsibility for others' feelings and problems. Or perhaps you focus so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits and limitations. Or maybe it's all of the above. Learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of your life and set healthy boundaries with your spouse, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even yourself.

Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Discover how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren’t willing to make things right.

Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them--in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean--and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?

The leading parent resource about ADHD and its treatment has been updated with the latest information, including health risks; causes of the disorder; current facts on medications; sibling issues; advice for parents who might have ADHD themselves; practical tools, and more.

There is a great deal of literature about children with ADHD, but what do you do if you’re an adult with ADHD? This indispensable reference focuses on the experiences of adults, offering updated information, practical how-tos, and moral support to help readers deal with ADHD.

If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. Therapist KC Davis had a life-changing realization that restored her sanity—and the functionality of her home: You don’t work for your home; your home works for you.

This book represents a summation of a decade’s worth of therapy, research, workshops, and presentations around the unique aspects of social-emotional development in the neurodivergent community. The book grounds its approach in neuroscience and then applies those data to how our brains impact our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates "thin" with "healthy" is the problem.

The solution? Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that help you to feel good. You too can feel great in your body.

Sleep is vital to your child’s health, growth, and development. The fifth edition of this book gives parents a step-by-step regimen for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child’s natural sleep cycles—proven strategies to ensure healthy, high-quality sleep for children at every age.

We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut—the decision we made because it “felt right”; the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the anxious stomach rumbling when we’re stressed out. While the dialogue between the gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing traditions, including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and more recently, the microbiome—the microorganisms that live inside us—communicate with one another. This book offers a revolutionary look at this developing science, teaching us how to harness the power of the mind-gut connection to take charge of our health.

This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity—principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Dale Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. One of the most groundbreaking and timeless bestsellers of all time, How to Win Friends & Influence People will teach you:

-Six ways to make people like you
-Twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking
-Nine ways to change people without arousing resentment

And much more! Achieve your maximum potential—a must-read.

America's leadership expert will teach you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking. You'll learn how to capture the big picture while focusing your thinking. You'll find out how to tap into your creative potential, develop shared ideas, and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future.

This book shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent or luck, but a special blend of passion and persistence the author calls “grit.”

It’s is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. In a world where “never enough” dominates and feeling afraid has become second nature, vulnerability is subversive. Uncomfortable. Even dangerous at times. And, without question, putting ourselves out there means there’s a far greater risk of getting criticized or feeling hurt. But when we step back and examine our lives, we will find that nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous, and hurtful as standing on the outside of our lives looking in and wondering what it would be like if we had the courage to step into the arena—whether it’s a new relationship, an important meeting, or a difficult family conversation.