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Book Recommendations
Healing Life's Hidden Addictions: Overcoming the Closet Compulsions That Waste Your Time and Control Your Life - By Archibald D. Hart
Contrary to Love; Helping The Sex Addict - By Patrick Carnes. Dr. Carnes is renowned for his expertise on sexual addiction, since he has specialized in this field for over twenty years. This book covers the complexities of sexual addiction in depth. Facing the Shadow- Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery- By Patrick Carnes An excellent workbook covering the addictive process, as seen in the chapter subtitles, "recognizing self-delusion, understanding addiction and compulsions, accepting the problem, changing and managing sexual behavior, understanding the body/sexuality neurologically, creating a support system, and deepening recovery". Will Never Happen to Me! - By Claudia Black This is an easy read on Children of Alcoholics dynamics, the roles and styles of relating that are learned in an alcoholic home.
In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior - by Patrick Carnes
False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual
Addiction Often people attempt to use real or fantasized sexual relationships to satisfy intimacy needs. Dr. Schaumburg shows that sexuality alone can't provide the relief, acceptance, and fulfillment that a person longs to obtain. en's Secret Wars - By Patrick Means Many men are fighting secret wars
against workaholism, sexual addiction, substance abuse, pornography, and
extramarital affairs. This book helps readers recognize the risk factors that
precede the development of a secret life. Drawing candidly from his own
struggles and those of numerous other men, Patrick Means provides tested
strategies for defeating the habits and secrets that threaten men's private
lives. A study guide has been added to this paperback edition. Living With Your Husband's Secret Wars - By Marsha Means When a woman discovers that her husband is involved in sexual sin (whether its the sin of lust, pornography, infidelity, or some other behavior) pain whips through her like a tornado. Yet in the midst of incredible hurt, it is possible to find relief.
Bodily Harm : The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers - By Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader Love Must be Tough - By Dr. James Dobson Dr. Dobson discusses the tough
aspect of love, where partners must respect themselves in order to love
others well. He applies this concept to advice victims of affairs.
Back from Betrayal - Recovering from His Affairs - By Dr. Jennifer Schneider. A honest and revealing book about compulsive affairs, what they mean and how to address this pattern.
Torn Asunder - By Dave Carder. Dave Carder speaks to the one who
has committed infidelity and to the partner, describing the road to recovery
as well as critical pitfalls that defeat true healing.
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook - By Edmund J., Ph.D. Bourne
The Anxiety Cure - By Archibald, Dr Hart Outgrowing the Pain - By Eliana Gil, Ph.D. This book assists in the resolution of the crippling effects of childhood abuse in an understandable and comforting venue. The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse - By Dan B. Allender
Door of Hope: Recognizing and Resolving the Pains of Your Past - By Jan Frank
When Victims Marry - Building a Stronger Marriage by Breaking Destructive Cycles - By Don and Jan Frank Victimization in general is discussed as it reveals itself in marriage dynamics.
Emotional Dependency - By Lori Thorkelson-Rentzel Mind Over Mood - By Dennis Greenberger. Do moods drive you? Understanding what is happening and applying specific skills will help those suffering from depression, panic and an anger management problem. The Golden Cage - By Hilde Bruch. Eating disorders offer solace and imprison at the same time. Bruch discusses the causes, effects, and treatment of eating disorders.
Desperately Seeking Self: An Inner Guidebook for People with Eating Problems - By Viola Fodor This book offers a spiritual dimension to healing. The intimate dialogue will help readers to open their hearts and minds to explore the nature of the inner self and the importance of self-love.
The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders and Treatment - By Kathryn J. Zerbe Covers the most important aspects of diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. Interlaces intelligent discussion with stories about individuals who have valiantly, though often at first reluctantly, engaged in recovery.
French Toast for Breakfast: Declaring Peace with Emotional Eating - By Mary Anne Cohen With a focus on healing the emotional side of eating problems, this simple straightforward book explains how fear of fat shame, intimacy, anger, sexuality, and fear of success can contribute to food abuse. Also discusses a wide range of approaches to overcoming food problems from which readers can create their own healing program.
It's Not About Food - By Carol Emery Normandi A book about going beneath the symptoms of an eating disorder to discover and heal the emotional, physical, and spiritual wounds that are at the core.
Anatomy of a Food Addiction: The Brain Chemistry of Overeating - By Anne Katherine Clearly explains the chemical reactions in the brain that work in conjunction with lifelong emotional conflicts to make food such a comfort that it's almost like a drug.
When Food is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy - By Geneen Roth Explores topics such as fantasizing, wanting "the forbidden," creating drama, control issues, being strong in the broken places, and relationships.
Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery - By Lindsey Hall and Leigh Cohn Offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery. Includes a three-week program to stop bingeing, things-to-do instead of bingeing, a guide for support groups, specific advice for loved ones, and "Eat Without Fear," Hall's story of self-cure which has inspired thousands of other bulimics.
Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and Food - By Margo Maine "Father Hunger" is the emptiness experienced by women whose fathers are/were emotionally absent, a void that can lead to unrealistic body image, yo-yo dieting, food fears and disordered eating patterns. "Father Hunger" is a common phenomenon of Western culture, whose dictates and myths limit a father's role, creating a loss for all family members. Don't
Forgive Too Soon: Extending the Two Hands That Heal - By Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, Matthew
Linn Death: The Final Stages Of Growth - By Elizabeth Kubler Ross. The Loss of a Pet - By Wallace Sife. The Healing Presence: Curing the Soul Through Union with Christ - By Leanne Payne
Listening Prayer: Learning to Hear God's Voice and Keep a Prayer Journal - By Leanne Payne
Healing - By Francis MacNutt
The Transformation of the Inner Man - By John Loren Sandford, Paula Sandford
Finding Love, Books For Singles Looking For A Partner: Keeping the Love You Find - By Harville Hendrix
Facing Love Addiction - By Pia Mellody Sometimes
people get into relationships for the wrong reasons and find that they can't
get out. This book is for just such a person. The
Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to
Helping - By Gerard Egan The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships - By John Gray.
Marriage in the Whirlwind: 7 Skills for Couples Who Can't Slow Down - By Bill Farrel and Pam Farrel Men Are Like Waffles - Women Are Like Spaghetti - By Bill Farrel and Pam Farrel My Love My
Enemy: Meditations for the Separated - By
Pat Morgan Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul - By John Eldredge God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge. Simply look at the dreams and desires written in the heart of every boy: To be a hero, to be a warrior, to live a life of adventure and risk. Sadly, most men abandon those dreams and desires--aided by a Christianity that feels like nothing more than pressure to be a nice guy. It is no wonder that many men avoid church, and those who go are often passive and bored to death. In this provocative book, Eldredge gives women a look inside the true heart of a man and gives men permission to be what God designed them to be--dangerous, passionate, alive, and free. Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic - By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka The spirited child--often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"--can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate. Spirited kids are, in fact, simply "more"--by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. Through vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka offers parents emotional support and proven strategies for handling their spirited child. Filled with personal insight and authorative advice, Raising Your Spirited Child can help make parenting the joy it should be, rather than the trial it can be.
Redirecting Children's Behavior - By Kathryn J. Kvols, Bill Riedler
Your Child's Self Esteem - By Dorothy Corkille Briggs
Attachment Parenting - By Martha Sears Family
First: Tales of a Working Father - By
Robert Blodgett In the business world, loyalty often means long hours and sacrificing everything for the job. Today's working fathers, however, are no longer willing to shortchange their families in exchange for a career. Robert Blodgett is a working father with more than 15 years of corporate experience. In Family First, he shares the techniques that have helped him successfully manage a challenging career while maintaining family as his number one priority. The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World - By Marti Olsen Laney
Emotional Intelligence - By Daniel Coleman. I Hate You Don't Leave Me; Understanding The Borderline Personality Disorder ( BPD) - By Jerold Kreisman and Hal Straus. Practical help is offered family, friends, and spouses in their relationships with individuals who often experience violent outbursts, are oversensitive to rejection, and may abuse drugs. Excellent and easy to read.
Boundaries - By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend This book is written from a Biblical perspective for everyone who has trouble establishing and maintaining personal boundaries. Practical advice is given for those who need to learn to say "no," rather than letting others "run over them."
Changes That Heal - By Henry Cloud In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Cloud takes the reader step-by-step through the four basic tasks of becoming mature image bearers of God: Bonding to others - Separating from others - Sorting out good and bad in ourselves and others - Becoming an adult. In My
Father's Image: The Father Memories Workbook - By Randy Carlson and Rita Schweitz Door Of Hope Recognizing And Resolving The Pains Of Your Past - By Jan Frank Victims of abuse need to know how other people have made it through the recovery process. As a victim of incest herself, Jan Frank understands the myriad emotions that victims struggle with and offers ten proven stops toward recovery. In this updated edition, Jan provides a special section featuring answers to questions most often asked by abuse victims and those who love them.
Sexual Anorexia - By Patrick Carnes The Courage to Heal: A book for adult women that are sexual abuse survivors
On the Threshold of Hope - By Diane Mandt Langberg Invisible Wounds - By Candace Walters The Journal of Human Sexuality - George
A. Rekers, Ed. You Don't Have to Be Gay: Hope and Freedom for Males Struggling With Homosexuality or for Those Who Know of Someone Who Is - By Jeff Konrad A non-technical, true-to-life
book that shatters the myths about homosexuality, its causes and cures. Not
based on simple pat answers, you Don’t Have To Be Gay gives clear
instruction, well-documented argumentation, heartening encouragement, honest
self-analysis and practical suggestions. Perfect for all who desire to
understand homosexuality and its root causes. Battered Into Submission: The Tragedy of Wife Abuse in the Christion Home: - By James Alsdurf and Phyllis Alsdurf Lion and Lamb/the Relentless Tenderness of Jesus - By Brennan Manning
Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging - By Brennan Manning
Waking the Dead - By John Eldredge
The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We've Only Dreamed of - By John Eldredge Sometimes it seems we just can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all, says Eldredge, the modern church mistakenly teaches its people to kill desire (calling it sin) and replace it with duty or obligation (calling it sanctification). As a result, at best Christians tend to live safe, boring lives of resignation. At worst, their desire eventually breaks out in destructive ways such as substance abuse, affairs, and pornography addictions. Eldredge invites readers to rediscover God-given desire and to search again for the life they once dreamed of.
The Art of Forgiving: When you Need to Forgive and Don't Know How - By Lewis B. Smedes What to forgive, what not to forgive, when the time is right, whether to resume a relationship, how to know whether you have done it, how to do it right - these and many more questions are answered thoughtfully by Dr. Smedes in this excellent book.
The goal of this book is best described in their words, "Well-meaning but misguided people can turn religion into a harmful addiction, an addiction that can be used to avoid commitments, avoid pain, avoid reality, avoid fear, and avoid growth. This type of faith is toxic. Hustling God: Why we work so hard for what God wants to give - By M. Craig Barnes Taken from the Biblical story of
Jacob, Barnes entreats "hard-running, stressed-out, burned-out people to
simply stop. Stop running-long enough to realize we're lost. Stop-and
encounter the God who has climbed down the ladder from heaven to earth to
find us. Stop-so we can at last receive all the blessing that, in Jesus
Christ, God was dying to give us. Being Human: The Nature of Spiritual Experience - By Randald Macaulay and Jerram Barrs A must read on the theme of "when we are truly spiritual we are fully human." Citing scriptures, it insightfully answers questions that particularly plague believers today-affirming the self versus denying the self, guidance using our minds versus being led by the Spirit, having possessions versus being materialistic. If you are haunted by a sense of guilt and shame about your spirituality, and you need an explanation of specific "difficult to understand scriptures," then this is the book for you. Trauma and Recovery - By Judith Herman MD
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and
Trauma Treatment
Secrets, Lies, Betrayals : The Body/Mind Connection - By Maggie Scarf
Moving Psychotherapy: Theory and Application of Pesso System/Psychomotor Therapy - By Albert Pesso, John Crandell The Friend Who Got Away : Twenty Women's True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or FadedAway - By Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell The Dance of Deception: A Guide to Authenticity and Truth-Telling in Women's Relationships - By Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships - By Harriet Lerner
The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life - By Harriet Lerner
The Mom Factor - By Henry Cloud and John Townsend Leave the Mud, Learn to Soar -
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