Suggested Reading

Anxiety, Depression, & Mental Health

1. Feeling Good by David Burns

2. Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman

3. 8 Keys to Mental Health through Exercise by Christina Hibbert

4. DARE: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks by Barry McDonagh

Attachment

1. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

2. Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship

   by Stan Tatkin

3. Wired for Dating: How Understanding Neurobiology and Attachment Style Can Help You Find Your Ideal Mate

   by Stan Tatkin PsyD MFT, Harville Hendrix PhD

4. The Attachment Effect: Exploring the Powerful Ways Our Earliest Bond Shapes Our Relationships and Lives

   by Peter Lovenheim

5. Insecure in Love: How Anxious Attachment Can Make You Feel Jealous, Needy, and Worried and What You Can Do About It

   by Leslie Becker-Phelps PhD

Boundaries and Codependency

1. Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

2. Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

3. Where to Draw the Line by Anne Katherine

4. The Disease to Please by Harriet Braiker

5. Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititz

6. Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics by Herbert Gravitz and Julie Bowden

Dysfunctional Families

1. Toxic Parents by Susan Forward

2. If You Had Controlling Parents by Dan Neurharth

3. Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb

4. The Emotionally Absent Mother by Jasmin Lee Cori

Grief

PERINATAL LOSS

1. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah Davis

2. Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore

For Men 

1. I Don’t Want to Talk about It by Terrence Real

2. Silent Sons by Robert Ackerman

For Women

GENERAL

1. The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner

2. Perfect Daughters by Robert Ackerman

FERTILITY

MOTHERHOOD AND PREGNANCY

1. What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

2. Pregnancy Pain: Fix Your Pain and Become the Boss of Your Body, Tips and Tricks from a Physical Therapist and Mother by Dr. Laura Sanner

3. Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body (Pregnancy Books, Mom to Be Gifts, Newborn Books, Birthing Books) by Erica Chidi, Jillian Ditner

4. Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes

5. The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey by Jill Koziol, Liz Tenety

6. What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Dr. Alexandra Sacks, Dr. Catherine Birndorf

7. Awake at 3 a.m.: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood by Suzannah Neufeld MFT

8. Mom Babble: The Messy Truth about Motherhood by Mary Katherine Backstrom, Meredith Masony

9. 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide

   by Jill Krause, Sara A. Robert MD

10. Breathe, Mama, Breathe: 5-Minute Mindfulness for Busy Moms by Shonda Moralis MSW LCSW

11. You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You by Leslie Anne Bruce

12. Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman, Molly McIntyre

13. Stretch Marks: A Self-Development Tool for Mothers Who are Being Stretched in Every Direction by Amber Trueblood

14. The Shit No One Tells You About Pregnancy: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Beyond by Dawn Dais

15. Cat and Nat's Mom Truths: Embarrassing Stories and Brutally Honest Advice on the Extremely Real Struggle of Motherhood by Catherine Belknap, Natalie Telfer

16. Confessions of a Domestic Failure: A Humorous Book About a not so Perfect Mom by Bunmi Laditan

17. Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage into Motherhood by Molly Caro May

POC MOTHERHOOD

1. Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America by Nefertiti Austin

2. The Brown Mama Mindset: A Blueprint for Black Moms on Life, Love and Home by Muffy Mendoza, Diamonte Z Walker

POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

1. This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin MD

2. The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality by Kimberly Ann Johnson

3. Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety by Shoshana Bennett, Pec Indman

RELATIONSHIPS

1. Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood

2. Why Does He Do That? By Lundy Bancroft

TRAUMA

1. The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis

Parenting

ADOPTION

1. To Have and Not to Hold: The Bonding of Two Mothers through Adoption by Lorri Antosz Benson, Phil Donahue

2. Adopting Hope: Stories and Real Life Advice from Birthparents, Adoptive Parents, and Adoptees by Lorri Antosz Benson

PREGNANCY, BABIES, AND TODDLERS

1. And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John Gottman Phd, Julie Schwartz Gottman

2. Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success by Suzy Giordano, Lisa Abidin

3. The Newborn Handbook: Your Guide to Bringing Home Baby by Dr. Smita Malhotra

4. What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect (Workman Publishing)) by Heidi Murkoff

5. The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-Free Guide to Your Baby's Behavior (6th Edition)

   by Xaviera Plooij, Frans X. Plooij

6. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (now with Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting) by Pamela Druckerman

7. The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year (Sh!t No One Tells You, 1) by Dawn Dais

8. The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers (Sh!t No One Tells You, 2) by Dawn Dais

9. The Honest Toddler: A Child's Guide to Parenting by Bunmi Laditan

CHILDREN AND TEENS

1. The Incredible Years: A Troubleshooting Guide for Parents of Children Aged 2-8 Years by Carolyn Webster Stratton

2. Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting

   by Ph.D. John Gottman, Joan Declaire

3. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson

4. No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson

5. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series) by Joanna Faber, Julie King

6. The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson

7. Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? by Anthony Wolf

8. Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! by Michael Bradley

SINGLE PARENTING

1. The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children by Emma Johnson

Relationships

1. Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Drs. John and Julie Gottman

2. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Drs. John and Julie Gottman

3. Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage by Drs. John and Julie Gottman

4. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by Drs. John and Julie Gottman

5. The Relationship Cure by Drs. John and Julie Gottman

6. And Baby Makes Three by Drs. John and Julie Gottman

7. Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson

8. Who’s Pulling Your Strings by Harriet Braiker

9. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

10. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

11. After the Affair by Janis Abrahms Spring

Self-Worth, Happiness, & Other

1. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

2. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

3. Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

4. Forgive for Good by Fred Luskin

5. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

6. Emotional Freedom by Judith Orloff

7. The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

8. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Trauma and Healing 

1. Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman

2. The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk

3. You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

4. Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine