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Resources

Recommended Reading:

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Parents -------

  • How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent  [Carla Naumburg, PhD]

  • The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World  [Amy McCready]

  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series)  [Laura Markham, PhD]

  • Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting  [John Gottman, PhD]

  • Positive Parenting and Discipline Tools to Raise Good Kids  [Grace Presley]

  • Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids  [Hunter Clarke-Fields]

  • The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder  [Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA]

  • The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively 
    (also a Teen version)  [Gary Chapman]

  • Parenting Young Children: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Children Under Six  [Don Dinkmeyer]

  • Mindfulness Journal for Parents: Prompts and Practices to Stay Calm, Present, and Connected [Josephine Atluri]

*Please browse the Articles section for more insights regarding parenting.

 

Future Parents -------

  • The Better Baby Book  [Lana Asprey, MD; Dave Asprey]

  • It Starts with the Egg  [Rebecca Fett]

  • Brain Health: Nurturing Brain Development During Pregnancy and the First Year [Rebecca Fett]

  • The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child  [Nancy Newton Verrier]

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Men/Dads/Husbands -------

  • Wild at Heart  [John Eldredge]

  • We're Pregnant! The First-Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook  [Adrian Kulp]

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Women/Moms/Wives -------

  • The Postpartum Depression Workbook  [Abigail Burd, LCSW]

  • A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives  [Kelly Brogan, MD]

  • Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul  [John & Stasi Eldredge]

  • Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman's Guide to Catholic Motherhood  [Danielle Bean]

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Couples -------

  • The 5 Love Languages  [Gary Chapman]

  • Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing  [Lori Cluff Schade, PhD, LMFT]

  • The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional  [Gary Chapman]

  • Fighting for Your Marriage  [Markman, Stanley, & Blumberg]

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Nutritional Psychology -------

  • The Mood Cure  [Julia Ross]

  • This is Your Brain on Food  [Uma Naidoo, MD]

  • Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation  [James Greenblatt]

  • Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile  [Anthony Jay, PhD]

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