RECOMMENDED READING
Clients often ask for recommended readings, and good self-help books can be a great way to support the work you're doing in therapy. Here are some helpful books and websites. Many of these are available through the Halifax Public Library, or they can be ordered from your local bookstore and online.
Addiction
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, by Gabor Maté
Adoption
Attaching in Adoption: Practical tools for today's parents, by Deborah D. Gray
Creating Loving Attachments, by Kim Golding and Daniel Hughes
Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love, by Michael Orlans and Terry Levy
Parenting the Hurt Child, by Gregory Keck
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Parents Knew, by Sherrie Eldridge
Anger
The Anger Advantage : The surprising benefits of anger and how it can change a woman's life, by Deborah Cox, Karin Bruckner, and Sally Stabb
The Dance of Anger : A woman's guide to changing the patterns of intimate relationships, by Harriet Lerner
Couples
An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples, by Veronica Kallos-Lilly and Jennifer Fitzgerald
After the Affair, by Janis A. Spring
The High Conflict Couple, by Alan E. Fruzzetti
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It, by Patricia Love and Steven Stosny
Love Sense: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships, by Sue Johnson
NOT "Just Friends": Rebuilding trust and recovering your sanity after infidelity, by Shirley P. Glass with Jean Coppock Staeheli
Depression and Anxiety
Ending the Depression Cycle: A step-by-step guide for preventing relapse, by Peter J. Bieling and Martin M. Antony,
Help for Worried Kids: How your child can conquer anxiety and fear, by Cynthia G. Last
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness, by by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Radical Acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha, by Tara Brach
Eating and Body Image
Feeding the Hungry Heart: The experience of compulsive eating, by Geneen Roth
It's Not About Food: End Your Obsession with Food and Weight, by Carol Emery Normandi and Laurelee Roark
What Are You Hungry for? Women, Food, and Spirituality, by Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor
Parenting
Attachment Focused Parenting: Effective strategies to care for children, by Daniel A. Hughes
Get out of My Life: But first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?, by Anthony E. Wolf
Hold On to Your Kids: Why parents need to matter more than peers, by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive, by by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell
Stop Arguing with your Kids: How to win the battle of wills by making your children feel heard, by Michael P. Nichols
The Whole Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Separation and Divorce
In the Best Interest of the Child : A manual for divorcing parents, by Nadir Baksh
Mom's House, Dad's House: Feeling at home in one home or two, by Isolina Ricci
Sexuality
Come As You Are, by Emily Nagoski
Foreplay Radio (podcast)
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, by Esther Perel
The Mother's Guide to Sex: Enjoying your sexuality through all stages of motherhood, by Anne Semans and Cathy Winks
The Return of Desire: A guide to rediscovering your sexual passion, by Gina Ogden
Trauma
Healing Sex: A mind-body approach to healing sexual trauma, by Staci Haines
Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse, by Caren Adams and Jennifer J. Fay