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February Recommended Reading

The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired By Daniel J. Siegel One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out—in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships—is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. In an age of scheduling demands … [Read more...]

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January Recommended Reading

Help. Her. Heal. by Carol Juergensn Sheets and Allan J. Katz Carol Juergenen Sheets and Allan J. Katz have created a workbook/roadmap for rebuilding relationships damaged by sexual addiction and other forms of infidelity. With a focus on empathy – understanding what the betrayed partner is feeling; the exercises in this guidebook will help sex addicts rebuild lost trust and intimacy. This is a … [Read more...]

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December Recommended Readings

State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Ester Perel “Betrayal hurts but it can also be healed” Ester Perel writes.  Perel has traveled the globe learning all she can about the time-honored, universally forbidden but also universally practiced taboo we call infidelity.  What does it exactly mean? Why does betrayal hurt so much? Why does betrayal happen even in seemingly happy marriages?  Is it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Affairs, Beauty, Betrayal, Cheating, Engeln, Feminisim, Perel

November Recommended Readings

It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolyn The latest scientific research is now supporting what many have hypothesized; traumatic experiences can be passed down through generations. Mark Wolyn offers a pragmatic and prescriptive approach to his method called the “Core Language Approach” and helps you uncover the fears and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Family Trauma, Generational trauma, Neff, Self-compassion, Wolyn

October Recommended Reading

Neglect-The Silent Abuser: How to Recognize and Heal from ChildhoodNeglect by Enod Gray Neglect, often a hidden issue, can cause problems with trust, relationships, depression, addictions, anxiety, and a generalized feeling of not "being enough." Neglect, The Silent Abuser helps the reader recognize neglect and provides eleven solution steps to heal from the effects of it. The Attachment Effect: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Attachment theory, Gray, Lovenheim, Neglect

September Recommended Reading

She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman by Ian Kerner Ian Kerner, an evangelist of the female orgasm and sex therapist, believes that the secret to a woman's arousal process is to become "cliterate" and to master the art of oral sex. This fun and informative book is a "virtual encyclopedia of female pleasure".  Unveil the mystery of female satisfaction and bring more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Connection, Kerner, Learner, relationships, Sex, Sexual Pleasure, Sexuality

August Recommended Reading

Sexual Alarm System: Women’s Unwanted Response to Sexual Intimacy and How to Overcome It by Judith Leavitt Women are socialized from a young age that their sexuality is something that puts them in danger. This Sexual Alarm system can be a helpful survival tool but can also interfere with a woman's ability to be sexual when she wants to be. Judith Leavitt explains how the Alarm functions, how it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Creativity, Ford, Leavitt, Sexual Alarm System

July Recommended Reading

Unspoken Legacy: Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Addiction Within the Family by Claudia Black, PhD Psychological injuries experienced in childhood can produce long-term, harmful consequences in the form of trauma and addictive disorders.  Claudia Black, Ph.D. explains how broken family systems and other experiences can leave lasting trauma that can influence generations of a family tree. Dr. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Recommended Reading Tagged With: Black, Burnout, Family Systems, Nagoski, Trauma

June Recommended Reading

Healing from Infidelity: The Divorce Busting Guide to Rebuilding Your Marriage After an Affair by Michele Weiner-Davis Michelle Weiner-Davis provides a powerful blueprint to help couples rebuild trust and mend their marriages after a sexual betrayal. Weiner-Davis has worked with couples for over three decades and she shares her experience in this book to provide a step-by-step program to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Anne Lamott, Healing from Infidelity, Michele Weiner-Davis, trust

May Recommended Reading

In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine Based on the idea that trauma is neither a disease nor a disorder, Peter Lavine has spent a lifetime seeking to better understand trauma as an injury caused by fright, helplessness, and loss. He explains that trauma can be healed by engaging our “innate capacity to self-regulate high states of arousal and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recommended Reading Tagged With: Dating, Peter Levine, Physical Trauma, Stan Tatkin, Starting Over, Trauma

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