Recommended Books

RELATIONSHIP HEALTH:

Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Glover Tawwab

Scary Close – by Donald Miller

Intimacy Factor – by Pia Mellody

Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions – by Gerald May

Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say no to Take control of Your Life

– by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

When you Love Too Much: Walking the Road to Healthy Intimacy – by Stephen Arterburn

Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Marriages in Crisis – by Dr. James Dobson

Bold Love – by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself – by Melody Beattie

After the Affair:  Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has  Been Unfaithful  by Janis Abrahms Spring & Michael Spring

Boundaries-Where You End and I Begin:  How to Recognize and Set Healthy Boundaries  by Anne Katherine

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman

Too  Good To Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-By-Step Guide to Helping You  Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship by Mira  Kirschenbaum

The Practice of Love: Break Old Patterns, Rebuild Trust, and Create a Connection That Lasts by Lair Torrent

You Are the One You've Been Waiting For (Internal Family Systems) by Richard Schwartz

MARRIAGE

Love and Respect – by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships

– by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Intended for Pleasure: Sex Techniques and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage

– by Ed Wheat, M.D. and Gaye Wheat

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate – by Gary Chapman

Trauma and Abuse:

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA by Pete Walker

Loving  Someone with PTSD: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Connecting  with Your Partner after Trauma by Aphrodite T. Matsakis

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk

The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis.

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz