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Recommended reading

The following books have been helpful to my clients who want to learn more about relationships, addiction, mental health, and spiritual growth.

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Addiction and codependency

Is It Love or Is It Addiction: The Book That Changed the Way We Think About Romance and Intimacy

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love

Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction

Is It Love or Is It Addiction: The Book Tha…

by Brenda Schaeffer D.Min M.A.L.P. C.A.S.

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the …

by Pia Mellody

Don’t Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Ad…

by Patrick Carnes

Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction

The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love

Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity

Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Ad…

by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D.

The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for O…

by Pia Mellody

Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relation…

by Mark Chamberlain

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence

The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations for Codependents (Hazelden Meditation Series)

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controllin…

by Melody Beattie

Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Faci…

by Pia Mellody

The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditatio…

by Melody Beattie

The Christian Codependence Recovery Workbook: From Surviving to Significance

Codependent No More Workbook

Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time

The Christian Codependence Recovery Workboo…

by Stephanie A. Tucker

Codependent No More Workbook

by Melody Beattie

Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All…

by Melody Beattie

A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction: A Step-by-Step Plan to Rebuild Trust and Restore Intimacy

Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction

Break Through: When to Give In, How to Push Back

A Couple’s Guide to Sexual Addiction: A Ste…

by Paldrom Collins

Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction

by Mark Laaser

Break Through: When to Give In, How to Push…

by Tim Clinton

"When you give..." "When you pray..." "When you fast...?": You Will Have A Breakthrough

“When you give…” “When you pray…” “When…

by Rodney Glynn Bankens

Relationships, marriage, and family

The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity

His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage

Communication: Key to Your Marriage: The Secret to True Happiness

The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity

by Scott Haltzman

His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Pr…

by Willard F. Jr. Harley

Communication: Key to Your Marriage: The Se…

by H. Norman Wright

7-Minute Marriage Solution, The: 7 Things to Start! 7 Things to Stop! 7 Minutes That Matter Most!

7-Minute Marriage Solution, The: 7 Things t…

by Stephen Arterburn

Emotional and mental health

Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do

Boundaries: When to Say YES, When to Say NO, To Take Control of Your Life

Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes When to Say No To Take Control of Your Life

Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act th…

by Dr. Tim Clinton

Boundaries: When to Say YES, When to Say NO…

by Henry Cloud

Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes When t…

by Henry Cloud

Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin— - How to Recognize and Set Healthy Boundaries

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Making Peace With Your Past

Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin&mdash…

by Anne Katherine

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims o…

by Dan B. Allender

Making Peace With Your Past

by Tim Sledge

Truth Be Told: A Memoir of Success, Suicide, and Survival

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner (The New Harbinger Loving Someone Series)

Truth Be Told: A Memoir of Success, Suicide…

by Lucinda Bassett

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Under…

by Julie A. Fast

Spiritual growth

God Attachment: Why You Believe, Act, and Feel the Way You Do About God

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? ( Expanded Edition)

Turn Your Life Around

God Attachment: Why You Believe, Act, and F…

by Tim Clinton Dr.

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I…

by Rick Warren

Turn Your Life Around

by Dr. Tim Clinton

Your God Is Too Small: A Guide for Believers and Skeptics Alike

Your God Is Too Small: A Guide for Believer…

by J.B. Phillips