Here’s a list of my top book recommendations:
Race & Racial Trauma
Promoting racial literacy in schools: Differences that make a difference. Stevenson, H. C. (2014). New York: Teachers College Press
Black educational choice in a climate of school reform: Assessing the private and public alternatives to traditional K-12 public schools. Slaughter-Defoe, D. T., Stevenson, H. C., Arrington, E. G. & Johnson, D. J. (2012). Praeger: ABC-Clio Publishers: Santa Barbara, CA.
Playing with anger: Teaching coping skills to African American boys through athletics and culture. Stevenson, Jr., H. C. (2003). Westport, CT.: Greenwood Publishing, Praeger.
Stickin’ To, Watchin’ Over, and Gettin’ With: An African American Parent’s Guide to Discipline. Stevenson, H. C., Davis, G. Y., & Abdul-Kabir, S. (2001). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Marriage & Couples
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary D. Chapman
Hold Me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John Gottman Ph.D. and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening by Stephen Levine and Ondrea Levine
Love, Pleasure, and Intimacy
The Pleasure Zone: Why we resist good feelings & how to let go and be happy by Stella Resnick, Ph.D.
The Heart of Desire by Stella Resnick, Ph.D.
Parenting
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman, PhD & Joan Declaire
Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson & Ahsley Merryman
The Whold-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Seigel, MD
Relationships
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – And Keep – Love by Amir Levine, M.D., and Rachel Heller, M.A.
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul Mason MS, Randi Kreger
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel J. Seigel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Self-Worth
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown, PhD
Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthough Program to End Negative Behavior…and Feel Great Again by Jeffrey E. Young, PhD & Janet S. Klosko
Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind by Kristin Neff, PhD
Adult Survivors of Abuse and Dysfunctional Families
Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping her Children Transcend the Intense, Volatile, and Unpredictable Relationship by Christine Ann Lawson
It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction As Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults by Claudia Black, PhD.
Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear by Claudia Black, PhD.
