Suggested Resources

Suggested Resources

Here are some great reads; inspirational, educational and thought provoking.

WELLNESS;PSYCHOLOGY;LOOKING INSIDE

  • One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way- Dr Robert Mauer
  • Beyond Reason – Daniel Shapiro
  • The Wellness Workbook – John W. Travis, MD
  • In Defense of Food – Michael Pollan
  • The Age of Miracles:Embracing the New Midlife – Marianne Williamson
  • The Power of Focusing – Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD
  • Falling Awake – Albert Ellis
  • Flow – The Psychology of Optimal Experience – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  • Refrigerator Rights: Why we need to let people in our lives, our homes (and our Refrigerators) – Dr Will Miller
  • When Things Fall Apart; Heart Advice for Difficult Times–Pema Chodron
  • The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times – Pema Chodron
  • The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self – Alice Miller
  • The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
  • Loving What Is- Four Questions That Can Change Your Life- Byron Katie
  • EMDR: The Breakthrough “Eye Movement” Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Trauma – Francine Shapiro
  • The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
  • The Four Agreements- Don Miguel Ruiz
  • Changing For Good – James O. Prochaska

MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS

  • Full Catastrophe Living – Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • Thoughts Without a Thinker – Mark Epstein, MD
  • The Mindful Way Through Depression – Zindal Segel
  • The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
  • A Heart as Wide as the World – Sharon Saltzberg
  • Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World – Williams, Penman and Kabat-Zinn
  • Mindfulness For Beginners – Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • Peace is Every Step – The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life – Thich Nhat Hanh

MARRIAGE AND PARENTING

  • Seven Principals for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
  • Getting the Love You Want – Harville Hendrix
  • Taking the War Out of Our Words – Sharon Strand Ellison
  • The Family Contract – Howard Leftin, M.D.
  • The Parents Tao Te Ching – William Martin
  • Everyday Blessings:The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting – Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • Developing Mind-Parenting From the Inside Out – Daniel Siegel
  • Bringing Up Bebe – Pamela Druckerman

DIVORCE

  • The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Falls Part – Constance Ahrons, PhD
  • Collaborative Divorce – Tesler and Thompson
  • Collaborative Way to Divorce – Webb and Ousky
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most – Douglas Stone
  • Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In – Fisher and Ury
  • The Divorce Book for Parents -Vicki Lansky
  • How to Survive Your Parents Divorce – Nancy O’Keefe Bolick
  • The Best Parent is Both Parents – David Levy
  • What Children Learn From Their Parents’ Marriage – Judith Siegal
  • It’s Not Your Fault KoKo Bear – Vicki Lansky
  • My Family’s Changing – Pat Thomas
  • When Mom and Dad Divorce – Emily Mendez-Aponte

FOR THE HEART AND SOUL

  • The Poetry of Mary Oliver
  • Off To Sea: A Romance – Richard Stine
  • Eat, Pray,Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
  • My Grandfather’s Blessings – Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
  • The Shawshank Redemption – Movie