Suggested Books
Building and Rescuing Marriages
Can My Marriage Be Saved? By Mae and Erika Chambers, twenty true stories of saved marriages, Christian perspective
The Five Love Languages By Dr. Gary Chapman. Based on research throughout the world in different cultures of how couples express love differently. Learn how to speak the love language your partner understands.
Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, a Christian perspective on building a marriage through love and respect
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, Ph.D., and Nan Silver, seven principles with exercises for couples to do
Building Happiness:
It’s All in Your Head by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine, changing attitudes.
The Secret by Rhonda Byrnes. Best Seller, 2006, a powerful book to shift the paradigm of thought to build the success you want in relationships, health, wealth, and happiness.
Relaxation:The Relaxation Response by Herbet Benson, M.D., a book that explains how relaxation helps to reduce stress and medical and mental health problems
Setting Boundaries:
Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin by Anne Katherine, M.A., identify physical and emotional boundaries; learn to use them to build intimacy.
Building People-Skills and Confidence:
How to Be a People Magnet by Leil Lowndes
The Art of Mingling by Jeanne Martinet
Domestic Violence and Verbal Abuse:
The Verbally Abusive Man- Can
He Change? By Patricia Evans
website: www.verbalabuse.com
Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them: Breaking the Cycle of Physical and Emotional Abuse by Paul Hegstrom, a Christian perspective
Forgiveness:
The Forgiveness Formula: How to Let Go of Your Pain and Move on with Life by Kathleen Griffin, a book to help with the process of forgiving
