

Recommended Resources:
Recommended Resources:
For Couples:
Take Back Your Marriage (2nd Edition). by William J Doherty
First Comes Us: The Busy Couple's Guide to Lasting Love by Anita A. Chilipala
The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller
Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up by Harriet Lerner
Fighting for Your Marriage by Howard Markman, Scott Stanley & Susan Blumberg
Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman & Nan Silver
The DNA of Relationships for Couples by Greg Smalley & Robert Paul
The Marriage You've Always Dreamed Of by Greg Smalley
Fight Your Way to A Better Marriage by Greg Smalley
The Truth About Love by Patricia Love
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It by P. Love & S. Stosny
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Staying Together When An Affair Tears You Apart by Stephen Judah
How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong by Leslie Vernick
Unclaimed Baggage by Don & Jan Frank
How We Loveby Milan & Kay Yerkovich
Wired for Loveby Stan Tatkin
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Website about Affairs- DearPeggy.com
What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey.
About Abuse:
Violence Among Us by Paula Silva and Brenda Branson
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship by Leslie Vernick
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage by Leslie Vernick
Focus Ministries Website
Leslie Vernick's Website
Personal Growth:
Everybody's Normal Til You Get to Know Them by John Ortberg
Deliver Us from Me-Ville by David Zimmerman
Mirror for the Soul: A Christian Guide to the Enneagram by Alice Fryling
I'd Like You More If You Were More Like Me: Getting Real About Getting Closeby John Ortberg
Freaked Out: How Hidden Developmental Traumas Can Disrupt Your Life and Relationshipsby Barry K Weinhold
Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Finding True Intimacy by Donald Miller
Foolproofing Your Life by Jan Silvious
Healing for Damaged Emotions by David Seamands & Beth Funk
The Search for Significanceby Robert McGee
Cold Tangerinesby Shauna Niequist
Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist
Grace Points: Growth and Guidance in Times of Change by Jane Rubietta
Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life by Henry Cloud
Released from Shame by Dr. Sandra Wilson
Why You Do The Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships (formerly called Attachments) by Tim Clinton & Gary Sibcy
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Daring Greatlyby Brene Brown
Rising Strong by Brene Brown
Parenting:
Transforming the Difficult Child- The Nurtured Heart Approach by Howard Glasser & Jennifer Easley
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline & Jim Fay
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic by Foster Cline & Jim Fay
Ready? Set? Go! How Parents of Prodigals Can Get On With Their Lives by Judy Hampton
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parentingby John Gottman
Adult Children of Addictions:
It Will Never Happen to Me by Claudia Black
Grief and Loss:
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Gerald Sittser
Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert
Grief by H. Norman Wright
I t's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine
Grief One Day At A Time by Alan D. Wolfelt
The Griefwork Companion by Fran Zamore and Ester R.A. Leutenberg
Forgiveness:
For Women:
Stronger Than You Think by Kim Gaines Eckert
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
Almost There: Searching for Home in a Life on the Move by Bekah DiFelice
The Grown Woman's Guide to Online Dating by Margot Starbuck
Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen
Communication:
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan & Switzler
Sexual Abuse:
On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
Depression:
When Life Goes Dark by Richard Winter
Depression Is Contagious by Michael Yapko
Shades of Life: A Novel by Sharon Garlough Brown
Anxiety:
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne
Overcoming Anxiety, Worry and Fearby Gregory Jantz & Ann McMurray
For Teens:
Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression by Lisa Schab
My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic by Michael Tompkins & Katherine Martinez
The Depression Workbook for Teens by Katie Hurley
Divorce:
Crazy Timeby Abigail Trafford
Getting Past Your Breakup by Susan J Elliott
Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher and Robert Alberti
For Therapists:
Strengths-Based Supervision in Clinical Practiceby Jeffrey K Edwards
Out of the Blue: Six Non-Medication Ways to Relieve Depression by Bill O'Hanlon