Relationships- Good and Bad

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Relationships- Good and Bad - Owning Your Life - Emotional Distress - The Best You, You're a Warrior - Healing/Strengthening - Joy and Fun- Ideas to Carpe Diem - Your Brain, Thoughts, and Vagus Nerve - Body and Mind - Aging Beautifully
 

Relationships- Good and Bad

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1. ​Couples Skills

2. Free From Toxic Relationships

3. Work Relationships

4. Parenting

5. Friendship

6. Connecting

7. Communicating Skills

8. Divorce

9. Co-parenting

10. Step-parenting

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1) Couples Skills​

• 201 Relationship Questions: The Couple’s Guide / B. Davenport / Published 2015

• Communication Miracles for Couples: Easy and Effective Tools / J. Robinson  / Published 2012

• Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work / M. McKay,  P. Fanning, et al. / Published 2006

• Couples Communication: How Mindful Communication Habits Can Work Miracles / L. Tatkin / Published 2019

• Couples Therapy Workbook: 30 Guided Conversations to Re-Connect / K. Mates-Youngman  / Published 2014

• DefeatingDivorce.com Look for: Fun communication skills for couples to practice

• Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples / H. Hendrix / Published 1990

• I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships / M. S. Sorensen / Published 2017

• Men are from Mars, women are from Venus: A practical guide for improving communication/ J. Gray / Published 1992

• No More Fighting: The Relationship Book for Couples: 20 Minutes a Week / A. Muñoz / Published 2018

• One Question a Day for You & Me: Daily Reflections for Couples: A Three-Year Journal / A. Chase / Published 2017

• The 5 Love Languages for Men / G. D. Chapman & R. Southern / Published 2015

• The Big Activity Book For Couples / LoveBook / Published  2015  

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide /  J. Gottman &  N. Silver / Published 2015

• TheHealthy.com/ Look for: Quotes to see your relationship differently

• Infidelity: A survival guide / D. Lusterman / Published 1998

• The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich / T. Ferriss / Published 2009

• The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love / M. S. Peck  / Published 2003

• Walking on eggshells: Navigating the delicate relationship between adult children and parents / J. Isay / Published 2007

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2) Toxic Relationships

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• 14 Signs of Psychological and Emotional Manipulation: How to spot a manipulator / P. Ni / Published 2015

• Abuse OF Men BY Women: It Happens, It Hurts, And It's Time to Get Real About It / A. Silvers/ Published 2014

• Addicted To Pain: Renew Your Mind & Heal Your Spirit From A Toxic Relationship / R. Howard  / Published 2016

• Codependent no more: How to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself / M. Beattie / Published 1986

• Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide / K. C. L. Anderson & K. W. Thomas / Published 2018

• Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self / J. MacKenzie & S. Thomas / Published 2019

• Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide / M. Kirshenbaum  / Published 1997

• He's just not that into you: The no excuses truth to understanding guys / G. Behrendt & L. Tuccillo / Published 2004

• Stop Walking on eggshells / P. T. Mason & R. Kreger / Published 1988

• The Words Hurt: Helping Children Cope with Verbal Abuse (Let's Talk) / C. Loftis / Published 1995

• My Body Is Private / L. Girard / Published 1984

• Just Say No / Golden Books / Published 1990

• Your Body Belongs to You / C. Spelman / Published 1997

 

3) Work Relationships

• Overcoming burnout: How to renew enthusiasm for work / B. Potter / Published 2005

• Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness / B. Burnett & D. Evans / Published 2020

• Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work / T. Davis / Published 2017

• Your boss is not your mother: Breaking free from emotional politics / B. DesRoches / Published 1995

• The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace / G. Chapman & P. White / Published 2019

• Lead With Balance: How To Master Work-Life Balance in an Imbalanced Culture / D. Hutchinson  / Published 2016

• Redefining Work-Life Balance: One-Minute Tools / J. Bird / Published 2019

• Strategic Relationships at Work: Creating Your Circle / W. Murphy, K. E. Kram, et al. / Published 2014

• Work without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success / D. Roger & N. Petrie / Published 2016

• Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Third Edition / R. Sapolsky / Published 2004

• Work Sucks!: An Adult Coloring Book to Relieve Work Stress / M. Thompson & Coloring Tiger / Published 2019

• Principles for Success/ R. Dalio / Published 2019

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• Office spa: Stress relief for the working week / D. Zeer / Published 2002

• Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects / J. Macy & M. Y. Brown / Published 2014

• Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work / M. Katzman / Published 2019

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4) Parenting

• 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting / T. Phelan / Published 2016

• Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors / H. T. Forbes & B. B. Post / Published 2006

• How to be a Happier Parent / K. J. Dell'Antonia  / Published 2018

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk / A. Faber & E. Mazlish / Published 2012

• How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children / J. Faber & J. King  / Published 2017

• My Stress Free Journal for Moms: A Guided Gratitude Journal / Just Mom Journals Media / Published 2020

• Parenting The Challenging Child: The 4-Step Way / S. Whitson / Published 2019

• The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively / G. Chapman & R. Campbell / Published 2016

• The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids / J. J. Alexander &  I. Sandahl / Published 2016

• What Do You Stand For? For Kids: A Guide to Building Character / B. A. Lewis  /Published 2005

• The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-reliant Children / W. Mogel / Published 2001

• Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents / D. D. Gray / Published 2002

• A Mother For Choco / K. Kasza / Published 1992

• I Don't Have Your Eyes / C. A. Kitze / Published 2003

• Adopting the Hurt Child / G. Keck & R. M. Kupecky / Published 1995

• The Out-of-Sync Child / C. S. Kranowitz / Published 1998

• The Explosive Child / R. W. Greene / Published 1998

• Bringing Up Parents: The Teenager's Handbook / A. J. Packer / Published 1992

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5) Friendship

• 12 simple secrets of happiness: Finding joy in everyday relationships / G. Van Ekeren / Published 2000

• A Smart Girl's Guide: Friendship Troubles (Revised): Dealing with fights, being left out & the whole popularity thing (American Girl: a Smart Girl's Guide) P. K. Criswell & A. Martini / Published 2013

• Friends: The Family We Choose (mini book) / J. Berman / Published 2015

• Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond / L. Denworth / Published 2020

• Growing Friendships: A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends / E. Kennedy-Moore & C. McLaughlin / Published 2017

• How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community / M. Birdsong / Published 2020

• Knock Knock Why You're My Bestie Fill in the Love Book Fill-in-the-Blank Gift Journal / Knock Knock

• Made for Friendship: The Relationship That Halves Our Sorrows and Doubles Our Joys / D. Hunter & R. Ortlund / Published 2018

• Messy Beautiful Friendship / C. Hoover / Published 2017

• The Friendship Formula: How to Say Goodbye to Loneliness and Discover Deeper Connection / K. Shumway & D. Wendler / Published 2018

• The Gift of Friendship / B. Coleman / Published 2005

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6) Connecting

• Connected and Engaged: How to Manage Digital Distractions and Reconnect with the World around You / L. Whatley  / Published 2020

• Disconnected: How To Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids / T. J. Kersting / Published 2016

• How to Connect (Mindfulness Essentials) / T. N. Hanh & J. DeAntonis / Published 2020

• The anatomy of loneliness: How to find your way back to connection / T. Swan / Published 2018

• Uninvited: Living loved when you feel less than, left out, and lonely / L. TerKeurst / Published 2016

• Why the average American hasn't made a new friend in 5 years / Z. Gervis / Published 2019

• youtube.com/watch?v=KSXh1YfNyVA a simple cure for loneliness

• Teen Spirit: One World, Many Paths / P. Raushenbush / Published 2004

• Reconnect: insights and tools for cultivating meaningful connection in your marriage / S. Call / Published 2019

• The Spaces Between Us: A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature / M. Graziano / Published 2018

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7) Communication Skills

• 4 essential keys to effective communication in love, life, work--anywhere!: Including the "12-Day communication challenge!" / B. C. Leal / Published 2017

• Book of Questions: Revised and Updated / G. Stock / Published 2013

• Boundaries: Where you end and where I begin / A. Katherine / Published 1991

• Boundary Issues: Using Boundary Intelligence to Get the Intimacy You Want and the Independence You Need in Life, Love, and Work / J. Adams / Published 2005

• Chat Pack: Fun Questions to Spark Conversations / Question Guys / Published 2007

• Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently / J. C. Maxwell  / Published 2010

• How to talk to anyone: 92 little tricks for big success in relationships / L. Lowndes / Published 2003

• How to win friends & influence people: The only book you need to lead you to success / D. Carnegie / Published 1981

• Just listen: Discover the secret to getting through to absolutely anyone paperback / M. Goulston / Published 2015

• Simply said: Communicating better at work and beyond paperback / J. Sullivan / Published 2016

• The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion / G. D. Poole / Published 2003

• The Kids' Book of Questions / G. Stock Ph.D. / Published 2015

• The Questions Book: 300 questions to get people talking / J. Nyquist / 2019

• The Wisdom of Listening / Editor M. Brady / Published 2003

• thehealthy.com/ Look for: Quotes to see your relationship differently

• Treating People Well: How to Master Social Skills and Thrive in Everything You Do / L. Berman , J. Bernard, et al. / Published 2018

• Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in Your Life and Relationships / R. E. Alberti & M. L. Emmons / Published 1970

• How to Make and Keep Friends / D. Shea & D. Briggs / Published 2016

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8) Divorce

• It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce / V. Lansky / Published 1997

• Love Makes a Family / S. Beer / Published 2018

• No Breakup Can Break You: The Definitive Recovery Guide for Men / N. Dawson / Published 2019

• Something Gained: 7 Shifts to Be Stronger, Smarter & Happier After Divorce / D. Purdy / Published 2017

• The Divorce Recovery Workbook: How to Heal from Anger, Hurt, and Resentment and Build the Life You Want / M. S. Rye & C. D. Moore / Published 2015

• This Is Me Letting You Go / H. Priebe & Thought Catalog / Published 2016

• Why Do Families Change? (Just Enough: Difficult Topics Made Easy) / J. Roberts & C. Revell  / Published 2017

• You Got This: Healing Through Divorce / W. Boole / Published 2019

• Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist GuideYou Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce / D. Mercer & M. K. Pruett / Published 2001

• Divorce Poison / R. Warshak / 2002

• The Invisible String / P. Karst / Published 2000

• Mom's House, Dad's House / I. Ricci / Published 1980

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9) Co-parenting

• Between Two Homes: A Coparenting Handbook / B. S. Craig / Published 2014

• Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex: What to Do When Your Ex-Spouse Tries to Turn the Kids Against You / A. J.L. Baker, P. R. Fine, et al. / Published 2014

• Mindful Co-parenting: A Child-Friendly Path through Divorce / J. S. Gaies & J. B. Morris / Published 2014

• The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation / K. Bonnell & K. Little / Published 2017

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10) Step-parenting

• Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart / G. Chapman & R. L. Deal  / Published 2020

• Families, Families, Families! / Suzanne Lang  / Published 2015

• My Family Is Changing: A Drawing and Activity Book for Kids of Divorce / T. McConaghie / Published 2020

• Our Modern Blended Family: A Practical Guide to Creating a Happy Home / D. Schlagel / Published 2019

• Step One, Step Two, Step Three and Four: A picture book story about blending children from two families to one / M. Ashworth  / Published 2016

• Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage, and Parenting in the First Decade / J. H. Bray & J. Kelly / Published 1999

• Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do / W. Martin / Published 2015

• The Great Big Book of Families / M. Hoffman & R. Asquith  / Published 2011

• The Single Girl's Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and His Ex-Wife: Becoming A Stepmother With Humor And Grace / S. Bjornsen  / Published 2005

• The Smart Stepdad: Steps To Help You Succeed / R. L. Deal  / Published 2011

• The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive / K. Neff & C. Germer / Published 2018

 

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