We have put together a list of self help reading resources that you may be interested in reading.   If you have any additional resources please feel free to forward them to our office at: Intake@OceanVistaCounsel.com.

Anger

• The Dance of Anger, Harriet Lerner PhD

Anxiety

• The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
• Women who think too much

Dating, Relationship and Marriage

• Relationship Rescue – Dr. Phil McGraw, there is also a workbook
• Proper care and feeding of Husbands – Dr. Laura Schlessinger
• 101 Questions to ask before you get engaged – H. Norman Wright
• Too Good to Leave, too bad to stay – Mira Kirshenbaum
• Deal Breakers when to work on a relationship and when to walk away – Dr Bethany Marshall
• Contemplating divorce: A step by step guide to deciding whether to stay or go – Susan Pease
• The Art of Loving, Erich Fromm
• If the Buddha Dated
• The Courage to Trust, by Cynthia Lynn Wall
• Broken Promises Mended Hearts – Joel Block
• After the Affair – Janis Abrahms Spring
• The Relationship Cure – 5 step guide to strengthen your marriage – John Gottman
• The 5 Love Languages
• Smart Couples Finish Rich.  9 steps to creating a rich future for you and your spouse
• The Magic 5 hours – The Relationship Cure – 5 step guide to strengthen your marriage – John Gottman
• The Upside Down Marriage: 12 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Right Side Up – by Jim Keller
• Sacred Marriage – by Gary L. Thomas
• Love and War:  Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed of – by John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
• How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage – by Milan Yerkovich, Kay Yerkovich
• The Emotionally Destructive Marriage – How to find your voice and reclaim your hope (Christian support)

Money Management

• Debt Free Living – Larry Burkett
• The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness – Dave Ramsey
• The Total Money Makeover Workbook – Dave Ramsey
• Margin:  Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives  – by Richard Swenson

Grief

• The Other Side of Sadness – George Bonanno
• The Grief Recovery Handbook
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People
• How to go on living when someone you love dies
• The Power of Now

Grief – Christian Faith

• A Grace Disguised by Gerald Sittser

Narcissism

• The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists
• One Moms Battle Divorcing a Narcissist
• Narcissistic Mothers: How Being the Daughter or Son of a Narcissistic Mother Affect Your Feelings and Your Life. Supply Yourself After a Narcissistic Emotional Abuse with a Practical Recovery Guide

Parenting

• Relational Parenting:  Going Beyond Your Child’s Behavior to Meet Their Deepest Needs – by Ross Campbell M.D.

Self Improvement 

• How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
• Raving Fans – Ken Blanchard
• The 4 Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
• The Power of Now – Eckart Tolle
• Your best life now – Joel Osteen
• Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
• Reinventing Your Life:  The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior and Feel Great Again – by Jeffrey E. Young, Janet S. Klosko