recommended reading
Addiction
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
by Maia Szalavitz
Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery
by Erica Spiegelman
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Christopher John Frances Boone
Thinking In Pictures: My Life With Autism
by Temple Grandin
Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults
by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke
Behavioral Issues & Parenting
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel, MD
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tanya Payne Bryson
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tanya Payne Bryson
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child
by Daniel J. Siegel, MD
American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
by Nancy Jo Sales
Eating Disorders
Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body and Self
by Heide Schauster
Overcoming Binge Eating:The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop
by Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn
Emotional Wellness & Mindful Living
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Don Miguel Ruiz
A Pebble for Your Pocket: Mindful Stories for Children and Grown-ups
by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Sanity We Are Born With
by Chogyam Trungpa
Man’s Search For Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
by Matthew Walker PhD
Family Systems
How to Survive the Loss of a Love
by Peter McWilliams, Harold Bloomfield & Melba Colgrove
The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults Through Divorce or Separation
by Karen Bonnell with Kristin Little
Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way
by M. Gary Neuman
The Connected Child
by Karyn Purvis
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
by Sherrie Eldridge
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
by M. Scott Peck
Grief & Loss
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
by Max Porter
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
by Harold S. Kushner
Loss of a Parent: Adult Grief When Parents Die
by Theresa Jackson
When Children Grieve
by Dr Leslie Landon Matthews
Marriage & Relationships
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
by Gary Chapman
Getting The Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Third Edition
by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
by Esther Perel
Stop Blaming, Start Loving!
by Patricia Hudson O’Hanlon and Bill O’Hanlon
How to Break Your Addiction to a Person
by Howard Halpern
Mood & Anxiety Management
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
by David Burns
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair
by Miriam Greenspan
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Pipher PhD and Sarah Gilliam
First We Make The Beast Beautiful
by Sarah Wilson
Self-Compassion: The Proven Art of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristen Neff
Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids
by Reid Wilson
Personality Disorders
I Hate You--Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
by Jerold J. Kreisman
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
by Paul T Mason, MS and Randi Kreger