You can read an excerpt from this book on Planet Psych!  Visit the article, When Parents are Depressed.

Parenting

Discipline; A Sourcebook of Fifty Failsafe Techniques for Parents; James Windell

You can read several articles by James Windell on Planet Psych, including Handling Difficult Preschoolers, Self-Defeating Behaviors, and Head-Banging.

The Whole Parent: How To Become a Terrific Parent Even If You Didn't Have One; Debra Wesselman, M.S., L.P.C.

In The Whole Parent, Debra Wesselmann examines the attachment of parent and child in the earliest years. Her review of the research literature leads her to believe that these early experiences form the basis of our ability to trust and feel secure.
Her clinical experience as well as her personal experience as a mother of five lead her to believe that those parents who were raised with inadequate parental attachment can overcome it and be loving supportive parents.

Relationships

Someone Right For You; Edward A. Dreyfus, Ph.D.

Someone Right for You offers a strategy for finding a mate, not a playmate. It helps you create a plan based on understanding of yourself and it teaches you the interpersonal techniques needed to make your plan work.

Read several articles by Dr. Dreyfus on Planet Psych -- "Someone Right For You", "Making Marriage Work", "Divorce: What Went Wrong?", and "Coaching and Psychotherapy".

Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus; John Gray, Ph.D.

In an engaging and easy to read style, Dr. Gray enlightens us on one of the key issues in relationships; the concept of the "other". By using the metaphor of men and women being from different planets and having different languages and world views, he invites us to begin to understand our partners as unique individuals rather than mere extensions of ourselves.

Getting the Love You Want; A guide for couples; Harville Hendricks, Ph.D.

This is the bible of Imago Therapy and with good reason. The book is full of practical suggestions and techniques such as; mirroring, an active listening and feedback technique that fosters understanding; and list making to develop common goals.

The underlying personality theory is psychodynamic. There is an emphasis on family of origin imprinting, or the creation of an "imago". The imago is an image of the partner which is resistant to change unless we learn to become conscious, or fully aware of the conditioning that holds us in repetitive patterns of perception and reaction.

Passionate Marriage; David Schnarch, Ph.D.

Dr. Schnarch believes in passionate, romantic love. He believes in it for married couples. He believes in passionate, romantic love for long married couples in their forties, fifties, sixties, seventies and beyond.

He helps couples pursue these goals by combining sexual therapy with marital therapy. This is not conventional  practice. It is commonly held that sexual therapy should not be undertaken until most of the couples significant marital issues have been resolved. Schnarch holds that the two go hand in hand. He feels that  only in the "crucible" of intense engagement can both marital and sexual conflicts be resolved.

He aims to elucidate the processes of differentiation and achieving intimacy. Paradoxically, couples that are too merged or fused cannot be truly intimate. Only by breaking down enmeshment and symbiosis can couples attain the powerful intimacy of fully individuated partners. An interesting technique to highlight these processes is hugging till relaxed. Couples practice this with self observation to get in touch with feelings of self sufficiency and mutuality.

This is an insightful, sensitive and well written book. It is original and while it makes some important theoretical contributions, it is highly practical and readable.

Adultery : The Forgivable Sin; Bonnie Eaker Weil, Ruth Winter (Contributor), Thomas Fogarty

Book Description
This book shows us how to overcome the pain of betrayal and heal the rift that adultery causes in a relationship.

Synopsis
In this in-depth guide--available in paperback for the first time--family therapist Bonnie Eaker Weil presents an effective program designed to help couples survive infidelity and build lasting relationships. More than 98 percent of couples treated by Dr. Weil stay together after an affair.

The Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts

Opening to Love 365 Days a Year

Read our review!

Stress Management

Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook; Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, and Matthew McKay

This is a practical "how to" book filled with advice and exercises. It is widely used by therapists as a teaching aid in stress management treatment. The authors lead the reader through some of the most reliable techniques including progressive relaxation, meditation, breathing exercises and various yoga practices. This will help you begin your stress management program today.

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Values, Philosophy, Spirituality

Tuesdays With Morrie; Mitch Albom.

Award winning sportswriter Mitch Albom visits with his former college professor who is terminally ill. In the course of their conversations the student learns a little about dying and a lot about  living. This is a beautifully written book about a wonderful character that makes one reflect on the purpose of life and vow to pursue that purpose with increased focus and resolve. What more could you ask?

How to Want What You Have; Timothy Miller, Ph.D.

Care of the Soul; Thomas Moore

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