Over the years, some people have found books to be great companions for our work so I have compiled this bibliotherapy list as a companion to therapy.
However, I would not recommend reading any of these books without the aid of a therapist because they can be triggering.
SELF-ACCEPTANCE
- Learning To Love Yourself by Gay Hendricks
- Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
- Healing Your Aloneness by Chopich and Paul
- There is Nothing Wrong With You by Cheri Huber
- Be the Person You want to Find by Cheri Huber
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
- Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat Zinn
- The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
- Self-Therapy by Jay Early
- Healing The Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw
- Come Here Go Away by Ralph Earl
CODEPENDENCY
- Codependency No More by Melanie Beatty
- Is It Love Or Is It Addiction? by Brenda Schaeffer
COUPLES
- We’d Have A Great Relationship if It Weren’t For You by Bruce Derman
- The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
- Getting the Love you Want by Harville Hendrix
- Do I have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You by Paul and Paul
- The Art Of Intimacy by Malone and Malone
- How To Be An Adult In Relationships by David Richo
- The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
- The Five Languages of Love by Gary Chapman
SEXUAL HEALING
- The Sexual Healing Journey by Wendy Maltz
- The Courage To Heal by Bass and Davis
- Allies In Healing (for Partners of Survivors) by Laura Davis
- Secret Survivors by E. Sue Blume
COMPULSIVE EATING
- Appetites by Geneen Roth
- Feeding the Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth
- When Food is Love by Geneen Roth
- Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth