Helpful Books and a Few Others

• The ADHD Effect on Marriage - Melissa Orlov
• A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD - Solden and Frank  (found helpful with everyone)
• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. Gibson
• Coping with Your Difficult Older Parent - Lebow and Kane
• The Codependency Workbook - Krystal Mazzola, M.Ed., LMFT
• In Sheep's Clothing ( dealing with manipulative people ) - George Simon jr. Ph.D.
• The Self Love Workbook - Shainna Ali, Ph.D.
• The Better Boundaries Workbook - Sharon Martin, MSW, LCSW
• The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work - John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
• Anger Management Workbook for Men - Aaron Karmin, MA (found helpful with everyone) 
• How to Change your Drinking - Kenneth Anderson (harm reduction concepts useful with other substances)
• SMART Recovery Workbook ( option outside of 12 Step, CBT based Recover )
• It's Okay That You're Not Okay - Megan Devine ( grief )
• The Myth of Normal - Gabor Mate (also In the Realm and Scattered Minds)
• You are Here - Thich Nhat Hahn ( Life stressors )
• When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chodron ( life transitions )

  I once was told some great advice, "Take a break from reading self help books and just get lost in a story before bed" 

• Power of the Dog - Don Winslow (can't find words, read everything he has written)
• Patient Zero- Jonathon Maberry (see above)
• Breakthrough - Michael C. Grumley (they had me at communicating with dolphins and UFOs)
• Verity - Colleen Hoover (it really is a great surprise ending) 
• The Woman in the Window - AJ Finn (psychotherapist with agoraphobia and overdrinks? Sure because we are all human and life happens sometimes)

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