Books
A book list was originally a blog entry. Given this list of books will most likely continue to expand; a unique page has been created for books.
| Books | Author | Notes |
| The Highly Sensitive Person | Dr. Elaine Aron | The foundation of this book is that some people are born more sensitive – Carl Jung called this innate sensitiveness. These books address strategies using this trait as an asset rather than a limitation. |
| The Highly Sensitive Person’s Workbook | ||
| The Highly Sensitive Child | ||
| Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls | Mary Pipher, PhD | Based on her experiences providing therapy to teens, this book addresses the challenges girls are up against in this culture. |
| Girls will be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters | JoAnn Deak, PhD | Written by a school psychologist and educator, this book offers suggestions to problems girls are facing. |
| Parenting Teens With Love And Logic | Dr. Foster Cline and Jim Fay | A psychiatrist and an educator wrote this book. It addresses the impact of different types of parenting, and includes tips and recommendations on how to help teens become responsible through applying life logic. |
| The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict | The Arbinger Institute | Both of these books are based on Terry Warner’s work on self – deception. The first book setting is when parents are dropping of their child at a wilderness program. The second book applies these same principles in a business setting. |
| Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box | ||
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions | Alcoholic Anonymous | Classic foundation work of 12 step programs |
| The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom | Don Miguel Ruiz | Based on Toltec tradition, this book addresses the impact that agreements have in our lives. To quote “In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible.” |
| Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change your Life | Byron Katie | A self inquiry approach developed by Byron Katie when she realized that what had been causing her depression was not the world around her, but rather her beliefs about that world. |
| The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage are Creating a Generation of Unhappy and Disconnected Kids | Madeline Levine | This book is based on a Marin County’s (north of San Francisco) therapist experience with privileged teens in this county. |
| Honor Yourself: The Inner Art of Giving and Receiving | Patricia Spadaro | This book helps us address how to balance the needs of others while also addressing our needs. |
For books on Addiction also refer to the Institute of Addiction Studies Library’s Reading List (http://www.addictiondoctor.com/library.html#)
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