Resources
Recommended books to enrich your therapy process
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Could It Be Adult ADHD? A Clinician's Guide to Recognition, Assessment, and Treatment
Jan Willer
{Written for therapists/providers, but some sections may be beneficial to laypeople}
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Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder
Gina Pera
Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and Peter S. Jensen, M.D.
The Gift of Adult ADD: How to Transform Your Challenges and Build on Your Strengths
Lara Honos-Webb, PhD
Understanding Girls with ADHD: How They Feel and Why They Do What They Do
Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD, Ellen B. Littman, PhD, and Patricia O. Quinn, MD
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life
Sari Solden, MS, LMFT
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Intrusive Thoughts) and
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (Perfectionism)
Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Ian Osborn, M.D.
The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
Lee Baer, PhD
Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control
Allan E. Mallinger, M.D. and Jeanette Dewyze
Sexuality
In the Garden of Desire: Understanding the Intimate World of Women's Sexual Fantasies
Wendy Maltz and Suzie Boss
Awakening Your Sexuality: A Guide for Recovering Women
Stephanie S. Covington, PhD
His Porn, Her Pain: Confronting America's PornPanic with Honest Talk About Sex
Marty Klein, PhD
The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Sexual Passion and Fulfillment
Jack Morin, PhD
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
Linda Kay Klein
The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love
Thomas Moore
Sexual Abuse
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Wendy Maltz
When Your Child Has Been Molested: A Parent's Guide to Healing and Recovery
Kathryn Brohl and Joyce Case Potter
What Now? Understanding the Sexual Offense in Your Family
Gary M. Duke, MA, LPC, NCC
Spirituality
The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling
James Hillman
A Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World
Thomas Moore
Cult, A Love Story: Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery
Alexandra Amor
Relationships and Codependency
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How it Sabotages Our Lives
Pia Mellody
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
Harville Hendrix, PhD
Career
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
The Purpose of Your Life Experiential Guide: The Proven Program to Help You Find Your Reason for Being
Carol Adrienne