Reading List
The readiness to initiate the journey cannot be forced nor can people be faulted if it has not occurred in them as yet. The level of consciousness has to have advanced to the stage where such an intention would be meaningful and attractive.
– David R Hawkins
Over the years, I have been educated and inspired by many great people who do wonderful work and have written books in the field of human healing, addictions, weight loss, emotional wellbeing and consciousness.
You can click on the link for each title to read more at Amazon, and purchase if you choose. I hope you find some of these titles as useful on your journey as I have.
Recommended Reading – List of Authors and Books
Marianne Williamson
Spiritual Teacher and Author
A Course In Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever
A Course In Weight Loss 6-CD: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of
Illuminata: A Return to Prayer
The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife
The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for Living Your Best Life
Meditations for a Miraculous Life (2-CD Set)
Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power Of Intimate Relationships
David R Hawkins,
Psychiatrist, Therapist, Lecturer, Author
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life: Setting Boundaries on Unhealthy Relationships
Along the Path to Enlightenment: 365 Daily Reflections from David R. Hawkins
John Bradshaw,
Philosopher, Counsellor, Theologian, Teacher, Author
Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics)
Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
Bradshaw On: The Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem
Creating Love: A New Way of Understanding Our Most Important Relationships
Family Secrets – The Path to Self-Acceptance and Reunion
Bradshaw on the Family: A Revolutionary Way of Self Discovery
Bradshaw On: Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
Family Secrets: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Pia Melody,
Senior Clinical Advisor for The Meadows, AZ, Author
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives
Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love
Melody Beattie,
Author
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series)
More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily Meditations (Hazelden Meditation Series)
Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time
Codependents’ Guide to the Twelve Steps
The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today’s Generation
Choices: Taking Control of Your Life and Making It Matter
Make Miracles in Forty Days: Turning What You Have into What You Want
Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul
Beverly Engel,
Psychotherapist, Author
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How to Move Beyond Your Past to Create an Abuse-Free Future
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing
The Emotionally Abused Woman : Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself
The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused — and Start Standing Up for Yourself
Loving Him Without Losing You: How to Stop Disappearing and Start Being Yourself
Honor Your Anger: How Transforming Your Anger Style Can Change Your Life
The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships
M Scott Peck,
Author
Further Along the Road Less Traveled: The Unending Journey Towards Spiritual Growth
Patricia Evans,
Author
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You
The Verbally Abusive Man, Can He Change?: A Woman’s Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing
Teen Torment: Overcoming Verbal Abuse at Home and at School
Jean Jenson,
Author
Susan J. Jeffers,
Author
Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway
Feel the Fear…and Beyond: Mastering the Techniques for Doing It Anyway
Embracing Uncertainty: Breakthrough Methods for Achieving Peace of Mind When Facing the Unknown
End the Struggle and Dance with Life: How to Build Yourself Up When the World Gets You Down
The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love
Harville Hendrix,
Author
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition
Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide
Make Up, Don’t Break Up: Finding and Keeping Love for Singles and Couples
Alice Miller,
Author
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting
For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
The Truth Will Set You Free: Overcoming Emotional Blindness and Finding Your True Adult Self
Free from Lies: Discovering Your True Needs
Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society’s Betrayal of the Child
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence: The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth
Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries
The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness
Jane Hirschmann & Carol H. Munter
Educators, Authors
When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession
Overcoming Overeating: How to Break the Diet/Binge Cycle and Live a Healthier, More Satisfying Life
Overcoming Overeating: Conquer Your Obsession with Food Forever
Patrick Carnes,
Author
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
Don’t Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction
A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery
In The Shadows of The Net: Breaking Free from Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior
Recovery Zone, Vol. 1: Making Changes that Last – The Internal Tasks
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
Steve Biddulph,
Author
Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
Louise Hay,
Author
You Can Heal Your Life: Special Edition Box Set (Book & DVD Box Set)
Heal Your Body A-Z: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Way to Overcome Them
Embracing Change: Using the Treasures Within You
Forgiveness/Loving the Inner Child
Empowering Women: Every Woman’s Guide to Successful Living
John Lee,
Author
The Flying Boy: Healing the Wounded Man
The Flying Boy Book II: The Journey Continues (Flying Boy Bk. II)
The Missing Peace: Solving the Anger Problem for Alcoholics, Addicts and Those Who Love Them
Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately
Lundy Bancroft,
Author
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Edmund J Bourne,
Author
