Recommended Books:
1.) Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships. Harriett Lerner, PhD (author); multiple editions available.
2.) Boundary Power: How I Treat You, How I Let You Treat Me, How I Treat Myself. Mike O'Neil and Charles Newbold (authors), 1994.
3.) What's So Bad About Guilt? -- Learning to Live With It Since We Can't Live Without It. Harlan J. Wechsler (Author), 1990.
4.) I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression. Terrence Real (author), 1998.
5.) How Do I Get Through To You? Terrence Real (author), 2002.
6.) The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Bruce Hyman, PhD, LCSW and Cherlene Pedrick, RN; 2010.
7.) The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind. Daniel Siegel, 2012.
8.) Healing the Shame that Binds You. John Bradshaw 1988, 2005 (rev).
9.) Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers. Dr. Karyl McBride, PhD; 2009.
10.) How to Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie, 1936, with subsequent revs .
11.) How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. Dale Carnegie, 1948, with subsequent revs .
12.) The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience. Martin Seligman, 1996.
13.) What Happy Women Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Change Women's Lives for the Better. Dan Baker, Cathy Greenberg, Ina Yalof; 2007.
Video Links:
1.) "Healing the Shame That Binds You" (Four-Part Series) John Bradshaw.
2.) "Listening to Shame" (TED Talk) Brene Brown.
3.) "The Power of Vulnerability" (TED Talk) Brene Brown.