Books
These books are among the many that have been significant in shaping my thinking and inspiring me. I hope you find them meaningful and useful, as well. You will find the books sorted by the following categories.
Relationships • Trauma & Recovery • Happiness & Self-Compassion • Parenting • Creating New Habits • Co-Dependency • Anxiety • Time • Spirituality & Self Help • Simplifying, Organizing & Creativity • Technology & the Brain
Mating in Captivity
Ester Perel
The State of Affairs
Ester Perel
Getting the Love You Want
Harville Hendrix Ph.D And Helen LaKelly Hunt Ph.D
Come as You Are
Emily Nagoski Ph.D.
The Time Bind
Arlie Russell Hochschild
The Sex-Starved Marriage
Michele Weiner Davis
Difficult Conversations
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Shelia Heen
Attached: The New Science for Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love
Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brené Brown
Broken Open
Elizabeth Lesser
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Victims No Longer
Mike Lew
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chodron
It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence
Meg Kennedy Dugan and Roger R. Hock PhD
Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women
Mari McCaig MSW and Edward S. Kubany PhD
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Lundy Bancroft
Authentic Happiness : Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
Martin E.P. Seligman
Real Happiness: Proven Paths for Contentment, Peace, and Well-Being
Jonah Paquette Psy.D
The Happiness Toolbox: 56 Practices to Find Happiness, Purpose & Productivity in Love, Work, and Life
Jonah Paquette
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Dr. Kristin Neff
Self-Compassion Workbook
Dr. Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer PhD
Happier: Learn the Secrets to Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
Tal Ben-Shahar
The How of Happiness: A New Approach of Getting the Life you Want
Sonja Lyubbomirsky
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-t0 Book
Dan Harris
Blessing Of A Skinned Knee
Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.
Everyday Blessings
Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Too Much Of A Good Thing
Dan Kindlon, Ph.D.
The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy
Edward M. Hallowell M.D.
Better than Before
Gretchen Rubin
Atomic Habit
James Clear
Deep Work
Cal Newport
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
David Richo
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
Henry Cloud
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems
Daniel G Amen
Timeshifting
Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D.
Slow is Beautiful
Cecile Andrews
Take Back Your Time
John de Graaf
Work to Live
Joe Robinson
The Time Bind
Arlie Russell Hochschild
In Praise of Slowness
Carl Honore
The Slow Fix
Carl Honore
Bored and Brilliant
Manoush Zomorodi
The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living
Meik Wiking
The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World
Christina Crook
Whenever You Go There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn
It's Easier Than You Think
Sylvia Boorstein
It's a Meaningful Life It Just Takes Time
Bo Lozoff
The Places That Scare You
Pema Chodron
Natalie Goldberg
Rebel Buddha, a Guide to a Revolution of Mind
Dzogchen Ponlop
Elizabeth Lesser
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui
Karen Kingston
The Simple Living Guide
Janet Luhrs
The Creative Habit: Learn it & Use it For Life
Twyla Tharp
Happier at Home
Gretchen Rubin
The Shallows
Nicholas Carr
Dot Calm: The Search for Sanity in a Wired World
Debra Dinnocenzo and Richard Swegan