Literature

Relationships

  • Why We Love, Helen Fisher

  • Seven Principles for Making Relationships Work, John Gottman, Ph.D.

  • Social Intelligence, Daniel Goleman

  • And Baby Makes Three, John Gottman, Ph.D.

  • Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix

  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, Sue Johnson, Ph.D.

  • The Dance of Anger, Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D.

  • The Dance of Intimacy, Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D.

Parenting

  • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brene Brown

  • How to Really Love Your Child, Ross Campbell

  • How to Really Love Your Teenager, Ross Campbell

  • Parenting with Love and Logic, Jim Fay and Foster Cline, MD.

  • Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, Jim Fay and Foster Cline, MD.

  • When Kids Leave You Speechless, Jim Fay and Foster Cline, MD.

  • How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

  • Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain, Sue Gerhardt

  • Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child, John Gottman, Ph.D.

  • Nurture the Nature, Michael Gurian

  • The Price of Privilege, Madeleine Levine, Ph.D,

  • The Blessings of a Skinned Knee, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D

  • Reviving Ophelia: Saving the lives of Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher, Ph.D.

  • The Shelter of Each Other, Mary Pipher, Ph.D.

  • Beyond Consequences, Dr. Bryan Post and Heather Forbes, LCSW

  • Scream Free Parenting, Hal Edward Runkel, LMFT

  • Parenting From the Inside Out, Daniel Siegel, MD

  • The Whole Parent: How to Become a Terrific Parent Even if You Didn’t Have One, Debra Wesselmann

  • Nurture Shock: New Thinking about Children, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Trauma

  • Trauma and Recovery, Judith Hermann

  • Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body, Peter Levine, PhD 

  • The Body Remembers, Babette Rothschild

  • The Limits of Talk, Mary Sykes Wylie

  • The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness, Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • Getting Through The Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children, Nancy J. Napier, MFT, PhD

  • The Body Keeps the Score: The Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk

EMDR

  • Transforming Trauma: EMDR, Laurel Parnell

The Brain

  • Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves, Sharon Begley

  • The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being, Daniel Siegel, MD

  • The Brain that Changes Itself; Stories of Personal Triumph fro the Frontiers of BrainScience, Norman Doidge, MD, PhD.

  • Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation, Daniel J. Siegel, MD

Websites

D E P R E S S I O N

National Institute of Mental Health—Depression 

I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, by Terrence Real

A N X I E T Y   A N D   S T R E S S

Calming Your Anxious Mind, by Jeffrey Brantley — mindfulness techniques for fear and anxiety

National Institute of Mental Health — Anxiety Disorders 

Kaiser Guided Imagery Program — listen to or download stress reduction, relaxation, guided imagery, mindfulness, and pain management audio programs for free 

T R A U M A,   S E X U A L   A S S A U L T,   &   A B U S E

EMDR Institute, Inc

EMDRIA (EMDR International Association)

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) — the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, with a 24-hour hotline

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) — the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, with a 24-hour hotline

Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR) — Confidential and free 24-hour hotline (510) 845-7273

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) —  Provides leadership, vision, and resources to rape crisis centers and individuals committed to ending sexual violence.

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