Self-Help for Individuals, Couples and Families – a Bibliography
Books with a leading “*” are regularly referenced or recommended.
The 5 Essential People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts by Dale Carnegie Training
Addiction Recovery Manual by LDS Church
After the Affair: Healing the Pain… by Janis Abrahms, PhD
Anger Control Workbook, The, by Matthew McKay
Authentic Happiness: Using the new positive psychology … by Martin Seligman
Be a Quality Person, by Marvin J. Ashton, Ensign, Feb. 1993, page 64
Becoming the Kind Father: A Son’s Journey by Calvin Sandborn
Beyond Anger: A Guide for Men by Thomas J. Harbin, PhD
Boundaries: When to Say Yes; When to Say No by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
*Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D.
Change Anything by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler
Christlike Parenting: Taking the Pain Out of Parenting by Glenn I. Latham
Connected Child, The: For Parents Who Have Welcomed Children from “Hard Places” by Karyn B. Purvis
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People who … by Patricia Evans.
Courage to Heal, The by Ellen Bass
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, 2nd Edition by Patterson, et. al.
Dance of Anger, The: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
*Divorce Busting: A Revolutionary …Program for Staying Together by Michele Weiner-Davis
Do Not Despair, by President Ezra Taft Benson, October 1986 Ensign.
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear: … by Susan Forward
Emotionally Abused Woman, the: Overcoming Destructive Patterns … by Beverly Engel
*Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies by Brent Bradley and James Furrow
Feeling Good Handbook, the by David Burns
Feeling Good Together by David D. Burns
Five Love Languages, The: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
Five Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything by John Bytheway, a talk on CD
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin Seligman
Food-Mood Solution, The by Jack Challem
Forever Families, a premier website at BYU: http://foreverfamilies.byu.edu/
Forgive For Good by Fred Luskin, PhD
His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Willard Harley Jr.
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
How Do I Develop Christ-like Attributes? : Chapter 6 in Preach My Gospel – LDS Church publication.
How To Handle Your Emotions: Anger, Depression, Fear, Grief, Rejection, Self-Worth by June Hunt
*How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk, Adele Faber
I Don’t Have to Make Everything All Better by Gary Lundberg and Joy Lundberg.
Jesus Wept: Understanding and Enduring Loss, by Joyce and Dennis Ashton.
Love Busters: Overcoming Habits That Destroy Romantic Love by Willard F. Harley
Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Sue Johnson
*Optimistic Child, The: Martin Seligman – Written to prevent teen suicide and depression
Parenting with Love: Making a Difference in a Day by Glenn Latham
*Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen Ed D, (2006)
Positive Discipline A-Z by Jane Nelsen Ed D, Lynn Lott, MFT, et al (2007)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn R. Schiraldi
Power of Positive Parenting, The: A Wonderful Way To Raise Children by Glenn I. Latham
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
Raising Your Emotional Intelligence: A Practical Guide: by Jeanne S. Segal.
*Reinventing Your Life: by Jeffrey Young
Relationship Cure, The: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage by John Gottman
*Safe People: and how to avoid those that aren’t by Cloud and Townsend
*Scriptures: Those writings you accept as the Word of God
*Second Great Commandment, The by Dean Bender
*Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, The John M. Gottman
Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
*Strengthening Marriage: Instructor’s Guide: by LDS Family Services & LDS Church
Strengthening the Family: Instructor’s Guide: by LDS Family Services and LDS Church
*Take the Bully by the Horns by Sam Horn
*Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married by Gary Chapman
*Tongue Fu! How to Deflect, Disarm, & Defuse Any Verbal Conflict by Sam Horn
Toxic Friends – True Friends: How Your Friends Can Make or Break Your Health, Happiness, Family and Career by Florence Isaacs
Verbally Abusive Relationship, The: How to Recognize it and How to Respond by Patricia Evans
*When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug Free Anti-anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life by David D. Burns
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men: by Lundy Bancroft
Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He’ll Change: Robin Norwood
Your Defiant Teen: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship by Barkley & Robin