Resources
Our recommendations of resources that we believe may be helpful to you!
COUPLES RELATIONSHIPS
Videos:
Taming the Cycle: Finding and changing the patterns that keep you stuck in your relationship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt4VhRHsjm8
Love Sense: From Infant to Adult, Drs Sue Johnson and Ed Tronick, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0IYQGXiJxw
Durex: Discover how your cell phone can make sex amazing, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O925jNVmpOQ
On Making Timeless Passion, Dr. Sue Johnson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCDJeb8-6Q
Apps:
Gottman card deck – An interesting app for couples to explore. It includes topics such as the Love Maps, Rituals of Connection, Sex Questions, Expressing Empathy and more.
Books:
“Hold Me Tight”, Dr. Sue Johnson
“Attached”, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
“Better Sex through Mindfulness”, by Lori A. Brotto
“The 5 Love Languages: How to express heartfelt Commitment to your Mate”, by Gary Chapman
“The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work”, by John Gottman
GRIEF AND LOSS
Books (Adult):
“It’s okay that you’re not okay”, by Megan Devine.
“How to carry what can’t be fixed”, by Megan Devine (Journal)
“A little book of Self-Care for those who grieve”, by Paula Becker
“How to go on living when someone you love dies”, by Therese A. Rando
“We need to talk about grief: How to be a friend to the one who’s left behind”, by Anne Broadbent
“What’s your grief?: Lists to help you through your loss” by Eleanor Haley, MS and Litsa Williams, MA LCSW-C
“A little book of self-care for those who grieve” by Paula Becker
“Fire in my heart, ice in my veins: A journal for teenagers experiencing loss”, by Enid Samuel-Traisman
Books (Children):
“Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children”, by Bryan Mellonie
“Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine: Your Activity Book to Help When Someone Has Died”, by Winston’s Wish
“Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss”, by Pat Schweibert and Chuck DeKlyen
“The Heart and the Bottle”, by Oliver Jeffers
“The Secret C: Straight Talking about Cancer”, by Julie A. Stokes (Recommended for 7-10 yrs)
“When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death”, by Laurie Brown and Marc Brown
“When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness: Children Can Learn to Cope with Loss and Change”, by Marge Heegaard
TRAUMA
“Books:
“When the body keeps the score”, by Bessel Van Der Kolk
“What happened to you?: Conversations on trauma, resilience and healing”, by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce, D. Perry
Healing the fragmented selves of trauma survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina Fisher
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma by Janina Fisher (Workbook)
“Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body”, by Peter A. Levine, PH.D.
Websites:
SELF-COMPASSION
Websites:
MINDFULNESS
Apps:
Insight Timer
Calm
Headspace
10% Happier
PARENTING
Books:
“Parenting a child who has intense emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to help your child regulate emotional outbursts and aggressive behaviors”, by Pat Harvey, LCSW-C, and Jeanine A. Penzo, LICSW
“The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively”, by Gary Chapman
“Untangled”, by Lisa Damour
“The Power and Purpose of the teenage brain”, by Daniel J. Siegal, MD
ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
Books:
“The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook”, by Edmund Bourne, PhD
“The Anxiety and Worry Workbook”, by David Clark, Ph.D. and Dr. Aaron Beck
“The Happiness Trap: How to stop struggling and start living: A guide to ACT”, by Russ Harris
“The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT exercises for learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance”, by Matthew McKay, PH.D, Jeffrey C. Wood, PSY.D. and Jeffrey Brantley, MD
GENDER & SEXUALITY
Books:
“The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook: A Guide to Gender”, by Sam Killerman
“This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids”, by Danielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
EATING DISORDERS
Health & Wellness
Books:
“Untamed”, by Glennon Doyle (Untamed is a courageous story about a woman who is tamed and then untamed. It is a story about how a woman’s life can be shaped by social conditioning, by shame, and by those around us)
“It’s Attachment”, by Anette Kussein, MSW
“Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed”, by Lori Gottlieb (It is a memoir where Gottlieb portrays a difficult time in her professional and personal life)
“When the body says no”, by Gabor Mate
“Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead”, by Brene Brown
“Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking”, by Susan Cain
“The Highly Sensitive Person”, by Elaine Aron, PhD
“In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts”, by Gabor Mate
“The Myth of Normal”, by Gabor Mate
Blogs
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