Recommended Books

Marriage & Relationships

Book cover of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D., and Nan Silver.
And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John Gottman Ph.D.
Book cover of “Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship” by Terrence Real, with a foreword by Bruce Springsteen.
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
NOT "Just Friends": Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Ph.D. Shirley Glass Ph.D.
Book cover of After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D.
Book cover for StepCoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today’s Blended Family by Susan Wisdom, LPC, and Jennifer Green, featuring a tree in a field.
Attached. The New Science of Adult Attachment and how it can help you find-and keep-love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel

Anxiety, Depression,
Self-Esteem

Book cover of David D. Burns's Ten Days to Self-Esteem, featuring subtitles about defeating depression, developing self-esteem, and discovering joy in daily living.
Book cover for "Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think," first edition by Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky, PhD, featuring a cube illustration with two faces.
Book cover for The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, 8th edition, by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD.
Book cover of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s "Full Catastrophe Living," about using the wisdom of body and mind to manage stress, pain, and illness.
Book cover for The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, featuring a bowl of rice and flowers.

Self-Help Favourites

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
Book cover of Brené Brown’s "Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead."
Book cover of Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, Ph.D., featuring a yellow flower on sand and the subtitle “The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself.”
Book cover of Brené Brown’s “Atlas of the Heart,” featuring a collage of a bird, flowers, butterflies, a child, a compass, and a starry anatomical heart on a red patterned background.
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Perinatal Mental Health

Cover of The Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety Workbook showing a pregnant person holding their belly
Dropping the baby and other scary thoughts, breaking the cycle of unwanted thoughts in parenthood, by Karen Kleiman, Amy Wenzel, Hilary Waller and Abby Adler Mandel
Tokens of Affection by Karen Kleiman book cover
Becoming a calm mom, by Deborah Roth Ledley
Coping with Infertility, miscarriage and neonatal loss, by Amy Wenzel

Neurodivergence

Book cover of "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity" by Steve Silberman.
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood
Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues: A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger's Syndrome [ASD-Level 1] by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
Asperger's and Girls: World-Renowned Experts Join Those with Asperger's Syndrome to Resolve Issues That Girls and Women Face Every Day by Tony Attwood, Temple Grandin, plus 7 more experts
Book cover for The Female Profile of Autism: A Guide to Clinical Assessment, by Isabelle Henault and Annyck Martin, featuring an illustrated woman reading among flowers.
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price PhD
12 Principles for Raising A Child With ADHD by Russell A. Barkley PhD
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell A Barkley PhD
When An Adult You Love Has ADHD by Russell A. Barkley PhD
Book cover titled “Managing ADHD Workbook for Women: Exercises and Strategies to Improve Focus, Motivation, and Confidence,” with a blue abstract wave design.

Parenting Support

Book cover for Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., featuring a smiling child and parent
Book cover titled “Growing Up Again,” second edition, by Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson, and David Bredehoft.
Book cover for “Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin,” a guide to recognizing and setting healthy boundaries by Anne Katherine, MA, featuring a watercolor landscape with a winding stream.
Book cover of "Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers" by Gordon Neufeld, PhD, and Gabor Maté, MD, featuring a green sprout.
Book cover of The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen, MD, with Amy Ellis Nutt
Book cover of Michael Ungar's Too Safe for Their Own Good: How Risk and Responsibility Help Teens Thrive
Book cover for “Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Guiding the Way for Compassionate, Committed, Courageous Adults” by Maurice J. Elias, Steven E. Tobias, and Brian S. Friedlander
Book cover of No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., featuring a parent and child silhouette.
The Science of Parenting book cover featuring a baby holding a white cube, by Margot Sunderland.
Book cover of The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., featuring a white child silhouette on a teal background.
Book cover of Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., an inside-out guide to the emerging adolescent mind for ages 12–24.
Book cover for Scientific Parenting: What Science Reveals About Parental Influence by Dr. Nicole Letourneau with Justin Joschko

Technology and the Modern World

Book cover of “Alone Together” by Sherry Turkle, featuring three people using mobile devices on an orange background.
Book cover of Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Book cover for The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age by Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD, with Teresa H. Barker, featuring a house-shaped design and silhouettes of families using digital devices.
Book cover for Sherry Turkle's Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, featuring two empty wooden chairs.