Recommended Reading

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    BY LORI GOTTLIEB

    With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both therapist and client, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, terror and courage, hope and change.

  • Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

    BY LORI GOTTLIEB

    Wonder why you're still single? Had you imagined you'd be settled down with the perfect man and family by now? Afraid time is running out? You might want to listen to what Lori Gottlieb has to say. When Lori found herself forty and still single, she came to an uncomfortable realization.

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    Man's Search for Meaning

    BY VIKTOR FRANKL

    Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

    BY DR. JOHN GOTTMAN

    John Gottman's unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make--and break--a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship.

  • Hold Me Tight

    BY DR. SUE JOHNSON

    Developed over 20 years ago and practiced all over the world, Emotionally Focused Therapy has been heralded by Time magazine and the New York Times as one of the only types of therapy to actually work. Couples who practice EFT see a 75% success rate (compared to 30% for other forms of relationship therapy).

  • The Body Keeps the Score

    BY BESSEL VAN DER KOLK

    In this book, Dr. Van Der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers' capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain's natural neuroplasticity.

  • The Happiness Trap

    BY RUSS HARRIS

    Are you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable. This empowering book presents the insights of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research.