Resources

Family of Origin
Relationships
Sexual Health
Trauma and Recovery
Addiction Recovery
Financial
Sex Addiction/ Sexual Compulsivity Recovery
Sex Addiction Recovery for Partners
Internet Filters
Family of Origin
| Pia Mellody | “Facing Codependency “and “The Intimacy Factor” |
| Melody Beattie | “Codependent No More” |
| John and Linda Friel | “Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Family |
| Kenneth Adams | "Silently Seduced. When Parents make their children partners: Understanding Covert Incest” |
| Townsend and Cloud | “Boundaries: When to say yes – when to say no” |
| Dr. Patricia Love | "The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life" |
Relationships
| John Gottman | “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” |
| Patrick J. Carnes | “The Betrayal Bond, Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships” |
| Patricia Evans | “The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize and How to Respond” |
| David Schnarch | “Passionate Marriage” |
| Stan Tatkin | “Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship” |
Sexual Health
| Aline Zoldbrod | “SEXSMART, How your childhood shaped your sexual life and what to do about it’ |
| Jack Morin | “The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment” |
| Gina Ogden |
“The Return of Desire: A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion” (for women) |
| Barry McCarthy | “Rekindling Desire” |
| Micheal Bader | “Arousal and Male Sexuality” |
| Robin Ochs | “The Bisexual Resource Guide” |
| Joe Kort | "10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives" "10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do To Find Real Love" |
| Mel White | “Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America” |
| Weinberg, Williams, & Pryor | “Dual Attraction” |
| Klein and Wold | “Two Lives to Lead: Bisexuality in Men and Women” |
Trauma and Recovery
| Peter Levine | “Sexual Healing: transforming the sacred wound” CD |
| Aphrodite Matsakis | “Emotional Claustrophobia: getting over your fear of being engulfed by people or situations” |
| Mike Lew | “Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse” “Betrayed As Boys” |
| Wendy Maltz | “The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse” |
| Maltz & Holman | “Incest and Sexuality: A Guide to Understanding and Healing” |
| Tian Dayton | “Emotional Sobriety” |
Addiction Recovery
| Stephanie Covington | “A Woman’s Way through the Twelve Steps” |
| Patrick Carnes | “A Gentle Guide through the Twelve Steps” |
| Tian Dayton | “Trauma and Addiction; Ending the Cycle of Addiction” |
| Robert Perkinson | “The Gambling Addiction” |
| Hemfelt, Mimirth & Meier | “Love is a Choice”- about boundaries with an addicted person |
| Bryan E. Robinson | “Chained to the Desk a Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them” |
| Michael Burke | "Never Enough" about gambling addiction |
Financial
| The Debtors Anonymous Big Book |
"Currency of Hope" |
| Hazelden Series | “Letting Go of Debt: Growing Richer One Day at a Time” |
| Jerold Mundis | "How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously" "Earn What You Deserve" |
| Dave Ramsey | "Total Money Makeover" "Financial Peace University" |
| M. Bryan & J. Cameron | “Money Drunk, Money Sober" |
Sex Addiction/ Sexual Compulsivity Recovery
| Carnes, Delmonico,Griffin | “In the Shadows of the Net” |
| Patrick J. Carnes | “Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction” “Don't Call It Love : Recovery From Sexual Addiction” “Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery” “Contrary to Love” |
| Robert Weiss | “Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men” |
| Pia Melody | “Facing Love Addiction” |
| Hazelton Series | “Answers in the Heart; Daily Meditations for Men and Women Recovering from Sex Addiction” |
| Maureen Canning | “Lust, Anger, Love: Understanding Sexual Addiction and the Road to Healthy Intimacy” |
| Michael Bader | "Arousal: The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies" |
| Brett Kahr | “Who's Been Sleeping in my Head” (about fantasy) |
| Robert Steller | "Perversion" |
| Anne Wilson Schaef | “Escape From Intimacy” |
| Braun Harvey | “Sexual Health in Recovery” |
| Alexandra Katehakis | “Erotic Intelligence” |
Sex Addiction Recovery for Partners
| Schneider and Corley | “Surviving Disclosure” “Disclosing Secrets” |
| Carnes, Lee and Rodriques | “Facing Heartbreak” |
| Barbara Steffens and Marsha Means |
“Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal” |
| Maurita Corcoran | “A House Interrupted” |
| Claudia Black | “Intimate Treason” |
Internet Filters
| Covenant Eyes | covenanteyes.com |
| K9 Web Protection | k9webprotection.com |
| Bsecure Online | bsecure.com |
| Blue Coat | bluecoat.com |
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