Books I Read (or listen to!)

The Love Prescription – 7 Days to More Intimacy, Connection and Joy – Written by Drs. John & Julie Gottman, this book is a updated formula to increase loving connection in your couple relationship.
7 Principles for Making Marriage Work – Based on 40 years of relationship research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this book first introduced the Sound Relationship House theory building a lasting relationship on a strong foundation of friendship, trust and commitment.
Trust – Know When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How To Fix It When It Gets Broken– By noted psychologist and author Dr. Henry Cloud, famous for his Boundaries book series, this book helps readers understand the components of trust – Understanding, Motive, Ability, Character and Track Record – and how to use them to evaluate your own trustworthiness and to evaluate the trustworthiness of others.
A Radical Guide for Women With ADHD – Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers – A positive, practical and pointed book on understanding the ADHD brain, the cultural battle women with ADHD fight in our society, and ways to take ownership of the differences by living in the vulnerability of asking for help by Sari Solden and Dr. Michelle Frank.
A Quiet Life in 7 Steps – Only on Audible, this book is a biography of how author Susan Cain embraced her life as a writer, introvert, and love of the simple and quiet. It’s read by the author and is a great listen on a rainy day with a hot cup of tea.
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People – A helpful guide to avoiding rhe relational games played by emotionally immature people by standing up for yourself through setting better emotional and physical boundariess by Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson.
Too Good to Leave-Too Bad to Stay a straight-forward series of questions author Mira Kirshenbaum offers readers to consider as she laysout a a step-by-step approach for deciding whether to stay in your relationship or move forward alone. The biggest takeaway for me from this book is that the “balanced-scale” approach of pros and cons in a relationship isn’t the formula to use. She reveals that this “realtionship diagnosis” process is a more accurate gauge for the health of a relationship and whether the relationship is a place to thrive or a toxic place to live.
The People-Pleasers Guide to Loving Others Without Losing Yourself – A light-hearted but practical look at being a better People Pleaser by making sure you care as much about your own happiness as you do about the happiness of others!
The Anti-Planner (how to get stuff done when you don’t feel like it) – This is a great motivation tool for life! Tabbed out by emotions including Overwhelemed, Stuck, Unmotivated, Disorganized, Discouraged, and Extras – this book is like having a therapist or coach at your disposal 24-hours a day. It’s designed as a book for people with ADHD-like struggles with attention, but I love this book for tools and tricks proven to get anyone moving forward in life!
Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose by Martha Beck – a research based but quirky read about ways to not only reduce anxiety, but to use the power of curiosity and creativity to find joy and purpose in life. Great listen on Audible!

Stay tuned for more good reads and listens!

P. Dianne Presley, LCSW

Owner/Founder

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