I’ll be adding to this gathering of resources, related to a wide variety of topics that come up in our lived stories:
Understanding Addiction
The Last Addiction: Why Self Help is Not Enough, by Sharon Hersch
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, by Gabor Mate
Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions, by Gerald May
Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 Steps: by Richard Rohr
Understanding your Brain/Basics of the Neuroscience of Relational Patterns
Mindsight: the New Science of Personal Transformation, by Dan Siegel
Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life and Relationships, by Curt Thompson
Understanding Church Harm
When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse, by Chuck DeGroat
Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church, by Diane Langberg
When the Church Harms God's People: Becoming Faith Communities That Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded, by Diane Langberg
Understanding Couples Relationships
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman
The Great Sex Rescue:The Lies You’ve Been Told and How to Recover What God Intended, by Shelly Gregoire
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson
Created for Connection: the Hold Me Tight Guide for Christian Couples, by Kenneth Sanderfer and Sue Johnson
Understanding Difficult Relationships, shifting their patterns, and envisioning and how to Love
Bold Love, by Dan Allender
Toughest People to Love, by Chuck Degroat
The Dance of Anger, and The Dance of Deception, by Harriet Lerner
Understanding Emotion
The Faces of Rage: Resolving Losses that Lead to Anger, Guilt, Shame, Cynicism… by David Damico
The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings are Trying to Tell You, by Karen McLaren
The 10 Best Anxiety /Depression Management Techniques, by Margaret Wehrenberg
Understanding the Enneagram
enneagraminstitute.com (This is a great website for an overview.)
Wisdom of the Enneagram, by Riso and Hudson
The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective, by Rohr and Ebert
Understanding Evil (in mental health context)
People of the Lie, by M. Scott Peck …wow this is a fascinating one. I want to write more about this one.
Understanding Family Patterns and Your Story
To Be Told (and workbook), by Dan Allender
Generations Deep, by Gina Berkemeier
Understanding Grief
Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief, by Claire Bidwell
It’s OK that You’re Not OK, and How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed, A Journal for Grief, by Megan Devine
A Grace Disguised, by Jerry Sitser
Lament for a Son, by Walterstorff
Understanding Internal Family Systems (your complex insides!)
Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings Into Your Greatest Allies, by Allison Cook
No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz
The Spirit Led Life: Christianity and the Internal Family System, by Mary Steege
Freedom From Your Inner Critic, by Jay Earley and Bonnie Weiss
Understanding Parenting (and so much grace to you!)
Attachment Focused Parenting, by Daniel Hughes
Parenting from the Inside Out, by Dan Siegel
The Whole Brain Child, (young children) and Brainstorm (adolescents), by Dan Siegel
Understanding Psychological Disorders
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner, by Julie Fast
Understanding the Borderline Mother, by Christine Lawson
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, by Matthew McKay
The Wizard of Oz, and Other Narcissists and Discovering the Healthy Self by Eleanor Payson
Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges, by John Swinton
Understanding Trauma
Healing The Wounded Heart: The Heart of Sexual Abuse and the Hope for Transformation, by Dan Allender
The Heart of Trauma, by Bonnie Baddenoch
The Boy Who Was Raised by a Dog: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Love, Loss, and Healing, by Bruce Perry
The Body Remembers, by Babette Rosthchild
The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel VanderKolk
Understanding Self, Self Care and Wellness
The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brene Brown
Try Softer, by Aundi Kolber
Immortal Diamond: the Search for Our True Self, by Richard Rohr
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World, by Mark Williams
Understanding Spiritual Formation and Development (in a mental health context)
Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith, by Janet Hagberg
The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth, by Gerald May
The Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self, by Robert Mulholland