Here you’ll find a curated selection of books videos, podcasts, and blog posts to help you build better relationships with yourself and others, including my free guide, "Roadblocks to Healing: The Top 5 Beliefs That Harm Relationships”. I encourage you to explore these resources – and let me know which resonate with you the most. When you're ready to book your first session, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Are Your Beliefs Harming Your Relationship?
As a relational therapist, I’m passionate about equipping people with skills to improve communication with their loved ones. That’s why I wrote "Roadblocks to Healing: The Top 5 Beliefs that Harm Relationships”. This guide will give you a new perspective and transform your approach to conflict.
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Build Communication Skills
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
by Marshall B. Rosenberg
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
by Michael S. Sorensen
Never Eat Alone
by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz
Intimate Relationships & Marriage
Developing Habits for Relationship Success
by Brent Atkinson
The New Rules of Marriage
by Terrence Real
Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
by Terrence Real
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John Gottman and Nan Silver
It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued My Marriage with (Almost) No Help from My Spouse—and How You Can, Too
by Winifred M. Reilly
Loving Like You Mean It: Use the Power of Emotional Mindfulness to Transform Your Relationships
by Ronald J. Frederick
ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Russ Harris
It Doesn't Have to Be That Way: How to Divorce Without Destroying Your Family or Bankrupting Yourself
by Laura A. Wasser
Enhance Erotic Intelligence
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
by Esther Perel
Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationships You Want
by Alexandra H. Solomon
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
by Emily Nagoski
The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity
by Tammy Nelson
The New Male Sexuality: The Truth About Men, Sex, and Pleasure
by Bernie Zilbergeld
Setting Boundaries
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
by Nedra Glover Tawwab
The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits
by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty
by Dr. Aziz Gazipura
The Art of Saying NO
by Damon Zahariades
Heal from Codependency
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
by Melody Beattie
Becoming Parents
It Starts with the Egg
by Rebecca Fett
Parenting
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Conscious Parent
by Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
by Dr. Laura Markham
Understand Your Family of Origin
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
by Susan Forward and Craig Buck
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson
Attachment Bonds
The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships
by Diane Poole Heller and Peter Levine
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Develop A Healthy Relationship with Money
The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life
by Lynne Twist
Emotional Currency: A Woman's Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Money
by Kate Levinson
The Heart of Money: A Couple's Guide to Creating True Financial Intimacy
by Deborah Price
Cultivate Mindfulness
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by Thích Nhất Hạnh
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook
by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein
Practice Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristin Neff
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive
by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
Heal from Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk
Transforming The Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists
by Janina Fisher
Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship
by Laurence Heller and Aline LaPierre
Self-healing
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
by Richard Schwartz
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
by Nicole LePera
Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want
by Alexandra H. Solomon
Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Adult to Your Inner Child
by Margaret Paul
Cope with Emotional Disturbances
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, Jeffrey Brantley
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal
by Sheryl Paul
Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present
by Nick Trenton
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes
Addiction Recovery
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
by Gabor Maté
Philosophy
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
The Art of Living
by Epictetus
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor Frankl
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
I Ching
by Various
The Courage to Be Disliked
by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse