Self Growth
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
- Ten Days to Self Esteem by David Burns, M.D.
- How to Be an Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration by David Richo
- Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day by Anne Katherine
- Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry St. Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries, and Transform Your Relationships by Julie de Azevedo Hanks
- Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
- When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within by Matthew McKay
- The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff
- The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner
- True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart by Tara Brach
Communication/ Conflict Resolution
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- The Surprising Purpose of Anger: Beyond Anger Management: Finding the Gift by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD
- The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate by Harriet Lerner
- Why Won’t You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts by Harriet Lerner
- The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships by John Gottman
- How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus: Practical Guide for Improving Communication by John Gray
- Effective Communication: How to Make Your Conversations More Meaningful, Speak Confidently and Stay in Control of Conversations at Work and in Relationships by Aaron Paul
Dating
- The Introvert’s Guide to Dating by Jordan Gray
- Wired for Dating: How Understanding Neurobiology and Attachment Style Can Help You Find Your Ideal Mate by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT
- Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy by Ken Page
- The Man’s Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman Ph.D.
Intimacy/Sexuality
- Guide to Getting It On by Paul Joannides
- Passionista: The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Pleasuring a Man by Ian Kerner
- Tell Me What You Want by Justin J. Lehmiller
- 101 Nights of Great Sex: Secret Sealed Seductions for Fun-Loving Couples Paperback by Laura Corn
- When Someone You Love is Kinky by Dossie Easton
- A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex: Reclaim Your Desire and Reignite Your Relationship by Laurie B. Mintz
- She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman by Ian Kerner
- Sexual Intimacy for Women: A Guide for Same-Sex Couples by Glenda Corwin
- Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski Ph.D.
- Hot Monogamy: Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking by Dr. Patricia Love and Jo Robinson
- Love, Sex and Staying Warm: Creating a Vital Relationship by Neil Rosenthal
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
- Sexual Reflections: A Workbook for Designing and Celebrating Your Sexual Health Plan by Alexandra Katehakis
- Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence by Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss
- Women’s Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure by Sheri Winston
Couples
- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary D Chapman
- We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection, and Enduring Love by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
- How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving by David Richo and Kathlyn Hendricks
- Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
- His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Harley
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine
- Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix Ph.D.
- Together Forever: Gay and Lesbian Marriage by Eric Marcus
- Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationships at Midlife and Beyond by Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks
- Being Me, Loving You: A Practical Guide to Extraordinary Relationships by Marshall Rosenberg
- Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti by Pam Farrel and Bill Farrel
- Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT
- 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
- The Man’s Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman Ph.D.
- The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate by Harriet Lerner
- When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships by David Richo
- Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship by Mira Kirshenbaum
Infidelity
- Healing from Infidelity: The Divorce Busting Guide to Rebuilding Your Marriage After an Affair by Michele Weiner-Davis
- After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrahms Spring
- The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel
- Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley P. Glass
- How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair: A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful by Linda J. MacDonald
Teens
- The Teen Girl’s Survival Guide: Ten Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, and Coping with Social Stress by Lucie Hemmen PhD
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
- Express Yourself: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Speaking Up and Being Who You Are by Emily Roberts MA, LPC
- Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids by Susan Cain
- The Manual to Manhood: How to Cook the Perfect Steak, Change a Tire, Impress a Girl & 97 Other Skills You Need to Survive
by Jonathan Catherman - Being a Teen: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity & More by Jane Fonda
- S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties by Heather Corinna
Parenting
- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
- The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Dr. Shefali Tsabary
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
- Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen EdD
- The Developing Mind by Dan Siegel
- Strong Mothers, Strong Sons by Meg Meeker
- Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World by Kathy Koch PhD
- Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions by Pat Harvey and Britt Rathbone
- Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
Puberty/ Sexual Health/ Body Safety
Children
- Amazing You! by Dr. Gail Saltz
- What’s the BIG Secret? Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys by Laurie Krasny Brown, Ed.D., and Marc Brown
- It’s So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (The Family Library)
- It’s Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends (The Family Library)
- The Care and Keeping of YOU: The Body Book for Younger Girls by Valorie Schaefer
- The Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing up YOU! by Kelli Dunham and illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
- The Body Book for Boys: Everything You Need to Know about GROWING UP by Jonathan Mar and Grace Norwich
- The What’s Happening to My Body Book for Boys by by Lynda Madaras
- I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private by Kimberly King
- The Right Touch by Sandy Kleven
- Your Body Belongs to You by Cornelia Maude Spelman
- Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders
- Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect by by Jayneen Sanders
- No Means No! by Jayneen Sanders
Tweens/Teens
- It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
- The Care and Keeping of YOU 2: The Body Book for Older Girls by Cara Natterson
- The Period Book: Everything You Don’t Want to Ask (but Need to Know!), by Karen Gravelle & Jennifer Gravelle and illustrated by Debbie Palen
- What’s Going On Down There? Answers to questions boys find hard to ask by Karen Gravelle with Nick and Chava Castro
- S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties by Heather Corinna
Social/ Emotional Development
Children
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
- The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
- David Gets In Trouble by David Shannon
- My Mouth Is a Volcano! by Julia Cook
- Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
- We’re All Wonders by R. J. Palacio
- The Way I Act by Steve Metzger
- Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis
- I Am So Brave by Steven Krensky
- Fair is Fair by Sonny Varela
- Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt
- Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes
- Once I Was Very Very Scared by Chandra Ghosh Ippen
- The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself – by Ali Redford
- A Family Is a Family Is a Family – by Sara O’Leary
Diversity
Children
- All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
- Everyone Matters by Pat Thomas
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
- Uncle What-Is-It is Coming To Visit!! by Michael Willhoite
- My Two Moms and Me by Michael Joosten
- Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
- It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
- Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Alma and How She Got her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
- A Gift from Abuela by Celia Ruiz
- Under My Hijab by Kena Khan
- This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids Around the World by Matt Lamothe
- Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian
- Why Does Izzy Cover Her Ears? Dealing with Sensory Overload by Jennifer Veenendall
Tweens/ Teens
- Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
- The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
- My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
- Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
- The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio
- Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Step Parenting/ Blended Families
Children
- Step One, Step Two, Step Three and Four by Maria Ashworth
- Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family by Sandra Levins
- Annie and Snowball and the Wedding Day by Cynthia Rylant
Tweens/Teens
- The Thing About Leftovers by C.C. Payne
- The Sleepover by Jen Malone
- Amelia’s Family Ties by Marissa Moss
- The Steps by Rachel Cohn
Adults
- Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today’s Blended Family by Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green
- Wisdom on Stepparenting: How to Succeed Where Others Fail by Diana Weiss-Wisdom, PhD
- Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage, and Parenting in the First Decade by James Bray and John Kelly
- Step Parenting: 50 One-Minute Dos and Don’ts for Stepdads & Stepmoms by Randall Hicks
- The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family by Ron Deal
- Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way They Do by Wednesday Martin, PhD
- 101 Tips for the Smart Stepmom by Laura Petherbridge
Foster/Adoption
Children
- Speranza’s Sweater by Marcy Pusey
- Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki
- Just Right Family by Silvia Lopez
- Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
- Murphy’s Three Homes by Jan Levinson Gilman
- I Wished for You: An Adoption Story by Marianne R. Richmond
- Families Change by Julie Nelson
- We Chose You: A Book About Adoption, Family, and Forever Love by Tony Dungy and Lauren Dungy
- Some Babies Are Adopted by Cindy Walker
Trauma/ Abuse
Children/ Teens
- A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by Margaret M. Holmes
- Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma by Susan Farber Straus
- Whimsy’s Heavy Things by Julie Kraulis
- Please Tell: A Child’s Story About Sexual Abuse by Jessie
- The Day My Daddy Lost His Temper: Empowering Kids That Have Witnessed Domestic Violence by Dr. Carol Santana McCleary, PsyD
- A Place for Starr: A Story of Hope for Children Experiencing Family Violence by Howard Schor
- How Long Does It Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families by Cynthia L. Mather
Adults
- Trauma Healing by Peter Levine
- In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine
- Allies in Healing by Laura Davis
- Trust After Trauma by Aphrodite Matsakis
- Highly Sensitive People by Elaine Aaron PhD
- Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
- The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
- It Wasn’t Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion by Beverly Engel
- The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
- It’s My Life Now: Starting Over After An Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence by Meg Kennedy Dugan and Roger R. Hock
- Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women by Mari McCaig and Edward S. Kubany
- When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships by David Richo
- Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners by Kenneth M. Adams, PhD
- The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass
- Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy by Christine A. Courtois
- Invisible Girls: The Truth about Sexual Abuse by Patti Feuereisen
Parents
- Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing; Infancy Through Adolescence by Peter A. Levine
- Trauma Proofing Your Kids by Peter Levine and Maggie Kline
- But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships by Jill Murra
- Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners by Kenneth M. Adams, PhD
- Invisible Girls: The Truth about Sexual Abuse by Patti Feuereisen
- How Long Does It Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families by Cynthia L. Mather
Addiction
- Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change by Jeffrey Foote
- Addiction: The High-Low Trap by Irving A., M.D. Cohen
For Loved Ones of People with Addiction Issues
Children
- Easter Ann Peters’ Operation Cool by Jody Lamb
- Wishes and Worries: Coping with a Parent Who Drinks Too Much Alcohol by Centre For Addiction And Mental Health
- I Can Be Me: A Helping Book for Children of Alcoholic Parents by Ed.D Dianne S. O’Connor
- An Elephant In the Living Room The Children’s Book by Jill M. Hastings and Marion H. Typpo
Adults
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, MD.
- Loving Someone in Recovery: The Answers You Need When Your Partner Is Recovering from Addiction by Beverly Berg, MFT, PhD
- Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
- Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody
Grief/ Loss
Children
- My Yellow Balloon by Tiffany Papageorge
- You Are the Best Medicine by Julie Aigner Clark
- Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
- When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laura Krasny Brown
- Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londner
- The Memory Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
Adults
- The Orphaned Adult: Understanding And Coping With Grief And Change After The Death Of Our Parents Paperback by Alexander Levy
- Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
- Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss by Hope Edelman
- Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt PhD
- Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing by Hope Edelman
- Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt and John DeBerry
- Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Become by Hope Edelman
- Death of a Parent by Debra Umberson
- When Parents Die by Edward Myers
- Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief by Pauline Boss
- Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief by Pauline Boss
- Helping Children Cope With the Death of a Parent by Paddy Greenwall Lewis and Jessica G. Lippman
- Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan D. Wolfelt PhD
Breakup/ Ending of Relationship
- It’s Called a Breakup Cause It’s Broken by Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola-Behrend
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: How to Turn the Pain of a Breakup Into Healing, Insight, and New Love by Susan Piver
- Getting Past Your Break-Up: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing that Ever Happened to You by Susan J. Elliott, JD, MSEd
- How to Heal a Broken Heart in 30 Days: A Day-by-Day Guide to Saying Good-bye and Getting On With Your Life by Howard Bronson and Mike Riley
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- Love Warrior: A Memoir Kindle Edition by Glennon Doyle
Divorce
Adults
- Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You by Susan J. Elliott
- Divorce Recovery: Proven Strategies for Divorce Recovery and Dealing with Divorce: The Fastest Way To Deal With Divorce And Set Up A Bright Future By Sarah Joy
- Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser
- Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher
Children/ Teens
- It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce by Vicki Lansky
- Two Homes by Claire Masurel
- Where am I Sleeping Tonight? (A Story of Divorce) by Carol Gordon Ekster
- You’re Never Alone…A Child of Divorce Searches for Happiness by Philip Nork
- Mum and Dad Glue by Kes Gray
- Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Krasny Brown
- The Divorce Helpbook for Teens by Cynthia MacGregor
Parents
- Cooperative Parenting and Divorce: Shielding Your Child From Conflict by Susan Blyth Boyan
- Mindful Co-parenting: A Child-Friendly Path through Divorce by Jeremy S. Gaies Psy.D
- The Co-Parents’ Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted, Resilient, and Resourceful Kids in a Two-Home Family from Little Ones to Young Adults by Karen Bonnell
- Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
You can overcome the obstacles that are holding you back!