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Our Recommendations

Sometimes, a Good Book is All You Need

Whether you’re looking to educate yourself about mental health or work through a particular life issue, a book can be a terrific tool in addition to counseling. If you’re on the hunt for a good read to add to your self-care repertoire, we’ve compiled a list of our personal favorites that have both enriched us professionally and helped our clients deepen their understanding and learn new skills.

ADHD

A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
Sari Solden
ADHD 2.0
Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey
ADHD Is Awesome
Penn and Kim Holderness
It All Makes Sense Now
Meredith Carder
Scattered Minds
Gabor Mate

Anxiety

Anxiety Rx
Russell Kennedy
At Last a Life
Paul David
Dare
Barry McDonagh
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
Edmund J. Bourne PhD
Unwinding Anxiety
Judson Brewer MD PhD

Body Image

Compared to Who?
Heather Creekmore
Health At Every Size
Linda Bacon
More Than A Body
Lexie Kite
The F*ck It Diet
Caroline Dooner
Your Good Body
Jennifer Taylor Wagner

Depression

Feeling Great
David D. Burns
Lost Connections
Johann Hari
Opening Up by Writing It Down
James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth
Unstuck
James S. Gordon M.D.
You're Not Alone
Zachary David Westerbeck

Divorce

Breakup Bootcamp
Amy Chan
F*ck Divorce
Erica Slotter PhD
Something Gained
Deb Purdy
Talking to Children About Divorce
Jean McBride MS LMFT
The Divorce Recovery Workbook
Mark S. Rye PhD

Fertility & Postpartum Depression

Good Moms Have Bad Days
Eren Simpson
Infreakinfertility
Melanie Dale
The Postpartum Husband
Karen R. Kleiman
This Isn't What I Expected
Karen R. Kleiman
When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden
Sandra L. Glahn

Grief

Bearing the Unbearable
Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
Healing After Loss
Martha Whitmore Hickman
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
Therese A. Rando
It's OK That You're Not OK
Megan Devine
The Beauty of What Remains
Steve Leder

Narcissim

Divorcing a Narcissist
Claire Brown
How to Stop Being a Narcissist
Erik Parks
ItÕs Not You
Ramani Duravsula
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Linda Hill
Outsmart and Disarm Narcissist
Claire Brown

Neurodiversity

Adult Autism Essentials
Jason Jones
Look Me in the Eye
John Elder Robison
The Neurodiversity Edge
Maureen Dunne
Unmasking Autism
Devon Price
Wonderfully Wired Brains
Louise Gooding

Parenting

Parenting beyond the Rules
Connie Albers
The Whole-Brain Child
Daniel J. Siegel M.D.
Thrivers
Michele Borba Ed D.
Untangled
Lisa Damour Ph.D.
You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom
Leslie Anne Bruce

People Pleasing

Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition
Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Set Boundaries, Find Peace
Nedra Glover Tawwab
The Book of No
Susan Newman PhD
The Disease To Please
Harriet B. Braiker
When It's Never About You
Ilene S. Cohen Ph.D.

Trauma

Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook
Erika Shershun MFT
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
The Complex PTSD Workbook
Arielle Schwartz PhD
Trauma and Recovery
Judith Lewis Herman
What Happened to You?
Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

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