Book Recommendations
Reading is a wonderful way to enhance one's therapy experience but with so many personal growth books out there it can be overwhelming to know where to start. To help you get started I've listed my favorite books in the field!
Personal Growth
The Way of Integrity – Martha Beck
Daring Greatly – Berne Brown
How to do the Work – Nicole Lepera
Becoming the One – Sheleana Aiyana
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Trauma
What Happened to You – Oprah & Dr. Bruce Perry
The Body Keeps Score – Bessel VanderKolk
The Myth on Normal – Gabor Mate
No Bad Parts – Richard Schwartz
The Sexual Healing Journey – Wendy Maltz
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Substance Abuse
This Naked Mind – Annie Grace
Quit Like A Woman – Holly Whitaker
In The Realm of the Hungry Ghost – Gabor Mate
Communication Skills
Non Violent Communication – Marshall Rosenburg
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
Fight Right – John Gottman
Unhealthy Relationships
Should I Stay or Should I Go – Lundy Bancroft
Whole Again – Jackson MacKenzie
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay Gibson
The Emotionally Absent Mother – Jasmin Lee Cori
Codependent No More – Melody Beattie
Attached – Amir Levine
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“To form meaningful connections with others, we must first connect with ourselves.”
- Berne Brown
Megan Hutchinson, LCSW
Psychotherapist
720-295-5605
777 Wadsworth Blvd Building 1 Suite 208 Lakewood, CO 80226