Books: Men’s Issues

This is a list of books I recommend for a variety of issues. The books are organized in alphabetical order. I frequently update this list. I have included books for the lay public and at least one workbook. Often many of these books are available as audiobooks.

Last update: Nov. 2022

ADDICTION & SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

  • Carnes, P. (1994). A gentle path through the twelve steps. 

  • Johnson, V. (1990). I’ll quit tomorrow. 

  • Miller, W. R., & Munoz, R. F. (2004). Controlling your drinking: Tools to make moderation work for you. 

  • Perkinson, R. (2012). The alcoholism & drug abuse client workbook. 

  • Washton, A., & Zweben, J. (2009). Cocaine and methamphetamine addiction: Treatment, recovery, and relapse prevention.

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

  • Barkley, R. (2021). Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition.

  • Boissiere, P. (2018). Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning.

  • Crosby, g. (2017). Transforming ADHD: Simple, Effective Skills to Help You Focus and Succeed. 

  • Dawson, P., Guare, R. (2016). The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success.

  • Safren, S., Sprich, S., Perlman, C., & Otto, M. (2017). Mastering your adult ADHD: A cognitive-behavioral treatment program—Client workbook.

ANGER AND RAGE

  • Engel, B. (2003). Honor Your Anger.

  • Martin, R. (2021). Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change.

  • Nay, W. R. (2012). Taking Charge of Anger. (2nd ed.) 

  • Potter-Efron, R. (2007). Rage: A step-by-step guide to overcoming explosive anger.

  • Smith, L. (2021). Anger Management for Dummies, 3rd edition

  • Tafrate, R. C., Kassinove, H. (2019) Anger Management for Everyone: Ten proven methods to control anger and live a happier life (2nd ed.)

ANGER - PASSIVE AGGRESSION

  • Kantor, M. (2016). Passive-Aggression: Understanding the Sufferer, Helping the Victim (2nd Ed.)

  • Murphy, T., Oberlin, L.H. (2016) Overcoming Passive-Aggression.

ANXIETY & SOCIAL ANXIETY

  • Leahy, R. L. (2020). Don't Believe Everything You Feel: A CBT Workbook to Identify Your Emotional Schemas and Find Freedom from Anxiety and Depression.

ASSERTIVENESS

  • Paterson, R. J. (2000) The Assertiveness Book.

  • Alberti, R. E., and Emmons, M. (2017). Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in your life and relationships

CAREER, JOB AND VOCATION

  • Bolles, R. N. (2009). The job-hunters survival guide: How to find a rewarding job even “when there are no jobs.” 

  • Bolles, R. N. (2011). What color is your parachute? 2012: A practical manual for job hunters and career changes

  • Dalton, S. (2020). The 2-Hour Job Search, Second Edition: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster.

  • Newport, Cal (2013). So Good They Can’t Ignore You.

CO-DEPENDENCE

  • Beatie, M. (2009). The new codependency: Help and guidance for today’s generation.

  • Beattie, M. (2011). Codependent no more workbook. 

  • Cohen, I. (2017).When It's Never About You: The People-Pleaser's Guide to Reclaiming Your Health, Happiness and Personal Freedom

  • Engle, B. (2003). The emotionally abusive relationship: How to stop being abused and how to stop abusing. 

  • Evans, P. (2003). The verbally abusive relationship. 

  • Lancer, D. (2019). Codependency for Dummies

DEPRESSION

  • Duff, R. (2016). Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression.

  • Frederick (2009). Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want.

  • Gilson, M., Freemen, A. (2009). Overcoming depression: A cognitive therapy approach—Workbook.

  • Hendel, H J. (2018). It's Not Always Depression.

  • Horowitz, J. (2018). How to Stop Feeling So Damn Depressed: The No-BS Guide for Men.

  • Real T. (1998). I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression.

FAMILY CONFLICTS AND DYSFUNCTION

  • Allen, D. (2018). Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents. 

  • Campbell, S. (2019 ) But It's Your Family: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath

  • Gibson, L. (2015). Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.

    • (2019) Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents. 

    • (2021) Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

  • Woolis, R. (2003). When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers.

GUILT AND SHAME

  • Borgo, J. (2018). Shame: Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem

  • Matsakis, A. (1999). Survivor Guilt. 

  • Obershaw, R. (2004). Cry Until You Laugh: Comforting Guidance for Coping with Grief. 

GRIEF AND LOSS

  • James, J., & Friedman, R. (2009). The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses.

  • Moore, T. (2005). Dark nights of the soul: A guide to finding your way through life’s ordeals.

  • Smedes, L. (2007). Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve.

  • Westberg, G. (2004). Good grief: A constructive approach to the problem of loss.

  • Zonnebelt-Smeenge, S., & DeVries, R. (1998). Getting to the other side of grief: Overcoming the loss of a spouse. 

    • (2006). Traveling through Grief: Learning to live again after the death of a loved one.  

JEALOUSY AND INSECURITY

  • Baum, J. (2022). Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love

  • Leahy, R. (2020).The Jealousy Cure: Learn to Trust, Overcome Possessiveness, and Save Your Relationship

  • Labriola, K. (2020). The Jealousy Workbook: Exercises and Insights for Managing Open Relationships

  • Stockill, Z. (2020 ). Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy: A Guide to Getting Over Your Partner's Past and Finding Peace

LONELINESS (MAKING FRIENDS)

  • Baker, B. (2021). We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends.

  • Carson, J. (2021). The Making Friends Playbook: Your Guide to Overcoming Challenges in Building Relationships.

  • Kelaher, H. (2020). Here to Make Friends: How to Make Friends as an Adult.

  • Shumway, K. (2018). The Friendship Formula: How to Say Goodbye to Loneliness and Discover Deeper Connection

  • Vellos, K. (2020). We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships.

PEOPLE PLEASING & “NICE-GUY SYNDROME”

  • Braiker, H. B. (2001). The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome

  • Bryans, J. (2021). Stop People Pleasing: Break Free of Approval Addiction, Stop Always Saying Yes, Set Healthy Boundaries and Rediscover the Authentic Version of Yourself

  • Gazipura, A. (2017). Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself

  • Glover, R. (2001). No more Mr. Nice Guy! A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life

  • Praiser, M. (2020). No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Hero’s Journey

INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, MARRIAGE AND DATING

ANGER IN RELATIONSHIP

  • Christensen, A., & Jacobson, N. S. (2000). Reconcilable differences. 

  • Cordova, J. V. (2009). The marriage checkup: A scientific program for sustaining and strengthening marital health. 

  • Deffenbacher, J. L., & McKay, M. (2008). Overcoming situational and general anger: Client manual. 

  • Enel, B. (201). The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing

  • Nay, R. ( 201). Overcoming Anger in Your Relationship: How to Break the Cycle of Arguments, Put-Downs, and Stony Silences

  • Notarius, C., & Markman, H. (1994). We can work it out: Making sense of marital conflict.

  • Semmelroth, C. (201). The Anger Habit in Relationships: A Communication Handbook for Relationships, Marriages and Partnerships

ATTACHMENT THEORY

  • Levine, A. (2012 ). Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love

  • Chen, A. (2019). The Attachment Theory Workbook

ATTACHMENT THEORY: ANXIOUS

  • Becker-Phelps, L. (2014). Insecure in Love: How Anxious Attachment Can Make You Feel Jealous, Needy, and Worried and What You Can Do About It

  • Skeen, M. (2014). Love Me, Don't Leave Me: Overcoming Fear of Abandonment and Building Lasting, Loving Relationships

  • Daitch, D. (2012). Anxious in Love: How to Manage Your Anxiety, Reduce Conflict, and Reconnect with Your Partner

  • Zaid, T. (2021). Anxious Attachment No More!!

  • Miller, T. (2021). ANXIETY in RELATIONSHIP expanded edition

  • Crossley, T. (2021). Overcoming Insecure Attachment.

  • ATTACHMENT THEORY: AVOIDANT

  • Kinninson, J. (2014). Avoidant: How to Love (or Leave) a Dismissive Partner

  • Crossley, T. (2021). Overcoming Insecure Attachment.

BLAME AND CONTEMPT

  • Eddy, B. (2012). It's All Your Fault!: 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything

  • Hannah, S. (2019). How to Hold a Grudge: From Resentment to Contentment.

  • Lukeman, A. (1996) Beyond Blame: Reclaim the Power you give to Others.

  • Karen, R. (2003). The Forgiving Self: The Road from Resentment to Connection.

  • Knaus, W. J. (2000). Take charge now!: Powerful techniques for breaking the blame habit. 

  • Miller, J. G. (2005). QBQ! The question behind the question: What to really ask yourself to eliminate blame, complaining, and procrastination. 

  • Nelson, M. (2016). Living Happily Ever After Releasing Wounds, Hurts, and Resentments.

  • Wetzler, S., & Cole, D. (1998). Is it you or is it me?: How we turn our emotions inside out and blame each other.

BREAK-UP AND HEARTBREAK

  • McWilliams, P., Colgrove, M., Bloomfield, H. (2006) How to Survive the Loss of a Love.

  • Halpern, H. (2003) How to Break Your Addiction to a Person: When--and Why--Love Doesn't Work.

    Freebe, A. (2019) The Break Up Manual For Men.

  • Thomas, K.W. (2015). Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After.

  • Winch, G. (2018). How to Fix a Broken Heart.

  • Peterson, D. (2020). The Breakup Cure: The Proven Plan On How To Get Over Your Ex And Heal Your Broken Heart.

  • Brown, N. (2016). Heart On Break: Taking a break from relationships to become a better man.

  • Waxman, J. (2015). How to Break Up With Anyone: Letting Go of Friends, Family, and Everyone In-Between.

  • Priebe, H. (2016). This Is Me Letting You Go.

HEARTBREAK AND BREAKUP: STARTING OVER

  • Anderson, S. (2014) The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Revised and Updated: Surviving Through and Recovering from the Five Stages That Accompany the Loss of Love.

  • Chan, A. (2020). Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart.

  • Dawson, N. (2019). No Breakup Can Break You: The Definitive Recovery Guide for Men.

  • DSO (2019). NOW WHAT?: A Guide for Men Starting Over in Life After Infidelity, Breakup and Divorce.

  • Elliot, S. J. (2009). Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You.

  • Faith, J. M. (2017). "Leave Her Be": A Man's Guide to Surviving Heartbreak.

  • Fisher, B. (2016). Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends.

COMMUNICATION ISSUES

  • Christensen, A., & Jacobson, N. S. (2000). Reconcilable differences.

  • Cordova, J. V. (2009). The marriage checkup: A scientific program for sustaining and strengthening marital health. 

  • Fruzzetti, A. (2006). The High-Conflict couple. 

  • Gottman, J. M., Gottman, J. S., & Declaire, J. (2006). Ten lessons to transform your marriage. 

  • Johnson. S. (2008). Hold me tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love. 

  • Markman, H. J., Stanley, S. M., & Blumberg, S. L. (2010). Fighting for your marriage. 

  • Markman, H. J., Stanley, S. M.,… (2003). 12 hours to a great marriage: A step-by-step guide for making love last.

  • Notarius, C., & Markman, H. (1994). We can work it out: Making sense of marital conflict. 

  • Wile, D. B. (1993). After the fight: Using your disagreements to build a stronger relationship.

  • Wile, D. B. (2008). After the honeymoon: How conflict can improve your relationship

DATING (SINGLE)

  • Tatkin, S. (2016). Wired for Dating

  • Kim, J. (2021). Single On Purpose

  • Moreck, E. (2021). Dating for Men: A Guide for Attracting Women

  • Mason, M. (2011). Models: Attract Women Through Honesty

  • Browne, J. (2011). Dating for dummies.

  • Katherine, A. (1994). Boundaries: Where you end and I begin.

  • Katherine, A. (2000). Where to draw the line: How to set healthy boundaries everyday.

  • Glover, R. (2001). No more Mr. Nice Guy! 

  • Glover, R. (2021). Dating Essentials for Men

  • Gottman, J. (2016). The Man's Guide to Women

  • Gottman, J., Gottman, J.S. (2019). Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

  • Barrett, C. (2021). Dating Sucks, but You Don't:

  • Becker-Phelps, L. (2016) Love: The Psychology of Attraction: A Practical Guide to Successful Dating and a Happy Relationship. 

  • Page, K. (2014). Deeper Dating.

  • Miler, A. (2020). Easyish: Keys To A (Relatively) Easy Relationship

  • Attwood, N. (1996). Be Your Own Dating Service. 

  • Branden, N. (2008). The Psychology of Romantic Love

  • Kelley, D. (2016). Just Relationships: Living Out Social Justice as Mentor, Family, Friend, and Lover

  • Guloglu, M. O. (2020).The Science of Love and Attraction

  • Arguello, C. (2020). Swipeable: Avoid The 8 Mistakes Men Make On Dating Apps & Discover What Women Actually Want

  • Smith, S. (2017). The Tactical Guide to Women: How Men Can Manage Risk in Dating and Marriage 

  • Van Epp, J. (2006 ). How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk

  • Campbell, S. (2005). Saying What's Real: 7 Keys to Authentic Communication and Relationship Success

  • Ury, L. (2021) . How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love

  • Campbell, S. (2011). Truth in Dating: Finding Love by Getting Real

  • Campbell, S. (2001). Getting Real: Ten Truth Skills You Need to Live an Authentic Life

  • Blanton, B. (2005). Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth

  • Geher, G., Kaufman, S.B. (2013). Mating Intelligence Unleashed

DIVORCE/SEPARATION

  • Ahrons, C. (1995). The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart. 

  • Emery, R. E. (2006). The truth about children and divorce: Dealing with the emotions so you and your children can thrive. 

  • Hetherington, E. M., & Kelly, J. (2003). For better or for worse: Divorce reconsidered. 

  • Bonkowski, S. (1990). Children Are Nondivorceable. and Teens Are Nondivorceable. 

  • Buchicchio, R. J. (2012) Taking Space: How To Use Separation To Explore The Future Of Your Relationship

  • Gottman, J., & Silver, N. (1999). The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.

  • Katherine, A. (1991). Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin.

  • Krementz, J. (1998). How It Feels When Parents Divorce.

  • Markman, H. J., Stanley, S., and Blumberg, S. L. (1994). Fighting for Your Marriage. 

  • Mayle, P., & Robins, A. (1998). Why Are We Getting a Divorce?

  • Phelan, T. W. (2004). 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2–12 (3rd ed.).

  • Ricci, I. (1997). Mom’s House, Dad’s House: A Complete Guide for Parents Who Are Separated, Divorced, or Remarried. 

  • Satir, V. (1988). The New People Making.

  • Rye, M. S. (2015). The Divorce Recovery Workbook: How to Heal from Anger, Hurt, and Resentment and Build the Life You Want. 

  • Wallerstein, J., Lewis, J. M., & Blakeslee, S. (2000). The unexpected legacy of divorce: A 25-year landmark study

DIVORCE/SEPARATION: FOR CHILDREN

  • Brown, L. K., & Brown, M. (1998). Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families. 

  • Gardner, R. A. (1973). The Thinking, Feeling, and Doing Game: A Therapeutic Game for Children. 

  • Zakich, R. (1995). The UnGame—Family Version.

FAMILY DYSFUNCTION

  • Allen, D. (2018). Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents. 

  • Campbell, S. (2019 ) But It's Your Family . . .: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath

  • Covey, S. (1997). The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families 

  • Doherty, W. J. (1999). The Intentional Family

  • Feiler, B. (2013). The secrets of happy families: Improve your mornings, rethink family dinner, fight smarter, go out and play, and much more. 

  • Forgatch, M., & Patterson, G. (2005). Parents and adolescents living together: Family problem solving. 

  • Friel, J. (2010) Adult Children Secrets of Dysfunctional Families: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families

  • Forward, S. (1989). Toxic Parents.

  • Gibson, L. (2015). Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.

  • Gibson, L. (2019) Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents. 

  • Gibson, L. (2021) Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

  • Markman, H. J., Stanley, S., & Blumberg, S. L. (1994). Fighting for Your Marriage.

  • Bany-Winters, L. (2006). Family Fun Nights: 140 Activities the Whole Family Will Enjoy

  • Jackson, T. (1998). Activities that Teach Family Values.

  • Coulson, R. (1996). Family Mediation: Managing Conflict, Resolving Disputes.

  • Levine, S. (2000). Getting to Resolution: Turning Conflict into Collaboration.

FINANCIAL CONFLICT

  • Rich, J. (2003). The couple’s guide to love & money

  • Thakor, M., & Kedar, S. (2009). Get financially naked: How to talk money with your honey. 

  • Bach, D. (2001). Smart couples finish rich: 9 steps to creating a rich future for you and your partner.

  • Kaplan, D. (2020) Battle of the Titans: Mastering the Forces of Sex, Money, and Power in Relationships

  • INFIDELITY

  • Glass, S. P. (2003). Not ‘‘just friends’’: Protect your relationship from infidelity and heal the trauma of betrayal. 

  • Snyder, D. K., Baucom, D. H., & Gordon, K. C. (2007). Getting past the affair: How to cope, heal, and move on—Together or apart. 

  • Spring, J. A. (1996). After the affair: Healing the pain and rebuilding trust when a partner has been unfaithful. 

  • Spring. J. A. (2005). How can I forgive you?: The courage to forgive, the freedom not to.

  • Stosny, S. (2013). Living and Loving After Betrayal: How to Heal from Emotional Abuse, Deceit, Infidelity, and Chronic Resentment.

JEALOUSY

  • Blevis, M. (2009). Jealousy: Love’s Favorite Decoy. 

  • Dryden, W. (2005). Overcoming Jealousy. 

  • Hauck, P.A. Overcoming Jealousy and Possessiveness.

  • Pines, A. M. (1998). Romantic Jealousy: Causes, Symptoms, Cures. 

  • Salovey, P. (1991). The Psychology of Jealousy and Envy

JOB STRESS

  • Asker, S. (1999). Plan B: How to Get Unstuck from Work, Family, and Relationship Problems. 

  • Beck, A. (1989). Love is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstanding, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems through Cognitive Therapy. 

  • Bernstein, J., & Magee, S. (2007). Why Can’t You Read My Mind? Overcoming the 9Toxic Thought Patterns that Get in the Way of a Loving Relationship.

  • Page, S., & Page, S. (1998). How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together.

  • Fittern, F., & Gulas, B. (2002). Working in the dark: Keeping your job while dealing with depression. 

  • Hellman, P. (2002). Naked at work (and other fears): How to stay sane when your job drives you crazy.

LOSS OF LOVE & AFFECTION

  • Brander, B. (2004). Love that works: The art and science of giving. 

  • Goldstein, A., & Brandon, M. (2004). Reclaiming desire: 4 keys to finding your lost libido. 

  • Hendrickson, G., & Hendrickson, K. (2004). Lasting love: The 5 secrets of growing a vital, conscious relationship. 

MARRIAGE

  • Cordova, J. V. (2009). The marriage checkup: A scientific program for sustaining and strengthening marital health. 

  • Gottman, J. M., Gottman, J. S., & Declaire, J. (2006). Ten lessons to transform your marriage.

  • Markman, H. J., Stanley, S. M., & Blumberg, S. L. (2010). Fighting for your marriage.

  • Kusi, M. (2016). First Year of Marriage: The Newlywed's Guide to Building a Strong Foundation and Adjusting to Married Life.

MENTAL LOAD/UNEVEN HOUSE WORK

  • Aponte , C. (201). A Marriage of Equals: How to Achieve Balance in a Committed Relationship

NEW COUPLE

  • Lundgren, M. (2021). Relationship Book for New Couples

PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES

  • Bittlingmaier, B. (2000). Shape up your personality—shape up your marriage. 

  • Shackelford, R. (2002). Married to an opposite: Making personality differences work for you (psychology, religion, and spirituality). 

  • Tannen, D. (1990). You just don’t understand: Women and men in conversation.

PSYCHOLOGICA, PHYSICAL, VERBAL ABUSE: VICTIM

  • Dugan, M. K., & Hock, R. R. (2000). It’s my life now: Starting over after an abusive relationship or domestic violence.

  • Evans, P. (1992). The verbally abusive relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond.

  • Forward, S. (1997). Emotional blackmail: When the people in your life use fear, obligation, and guilt to manipulate you.

  • Kramer, P. D. (1997). Should you leave? A psychiatrist explores intimacy and autonomy—and the nature of advice.

RELATIONSHIP REPAIR

  • Campbell, S. (2015). Five-Minute Relationship Repair: Quickly Heal Upsets, Deepen Intimacy, and Use Differences to Strengthen Love

  • Dreyfus, N. (2013). Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, revised edition: Relationship Repair in a Flash

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN A COUPLE

  • Goldstein, A., & Brandon, M. (2004). Reclaiming desire: 4 keys to finding your lost libido.

  • Comfort, A. (2009). The joy of sex: The timeless guide to love making, ultimate revised edition.

  • Kerner, I. (2004). She comes first: The thinking man’s guide to pleasuring a woman.

  • Kerner, I. (2008). Passionista: The empowered woman’s guide to pleasuring a man

  • McCarthy, B., & McCarthy, E. (2002). Sexual awareness: Couple sexuality for the twenty-first century.

SEXLESS MARRIAGE, LOW LIBIDO, DESIRE DISCREPANCY

  • Laurie Watson 2012 Wanting Sex Again: How to Rediscover Your Desire and Heal a Sexless Marriage

  • Michele Weiner Davis 2004The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple's Guide

  • Robert M Fleisher Roberta Foss-Morgan  2016 The Sexless Marriage Fix: Rescuing a Sexless Marriage and Making It All It Can Be Using This Empowering Integrative Approach

  • Talia, Wagner Allen Wagner 2019  Married Roommates: How to Go From a Relationship That Just Survives to a Marriage That Thrives

  • Jessa Zimmerman 2018 Sex Without Stress: A couple's guide to overcoming disappointment, avoidance & pressure

  •  Marcus Kusi Ashley Kusi 2017 Emotional and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

  • Winifred M. Reilly 2017 It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued My Marriage with (Almost) No Help from My Spouse—and How You Can, Too

  • David Schnarch PhD  2009 Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships

  • Danielle Harel PhD (Author), Celeste Hirschman MA  2019 Coming Together: Embracing your Core Desires for Sexual Fulfillment and Long-Term Compatibility

  • Stephen Snyder, M.D.  2018 Love Worth Making: How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship

  • David Schnarch 2020 Intimacy & Desire: Awaken The Passion In Your Relationship (2nd ed.)

SEXUAL ORIENTATION CONFLICTS

  • Bawer, B. (1993). A Place at the Table. New York: Touchstone Books.

  • Clark, D. (1997). Loving Someone Gay. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts.

  • Powers, B. (1996). A Family and Friend’s Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the

  • Divide Between Gay and Straight. New York: Routledge.

  • Walker, R. (1996). The Family Guide to Sex and Relationships

SEX (PARTNERED) TECHNIQUES

  • O’Reilly, J. (2020)The Ultimate Guide to Seduction and Foreplay: Techniques and Strategies for Mind-Blowing Sex.

SEPARATION

  • Buchicchio, R. J. (2012) Taking Space: How To Use Separation To Explore The Future Of Your Relationship

SHOULD I STAY, OR SHOULD I LEAVE?

  • Kirshenbaum, M. (1997) Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship.

  • Richo, D. (2022). Ready: How to Know When to Go and When to Stay.

  • Birnbach, L. (2010). How to Know If It's Time to Go: A 10-Step Reality Test for Your Marriage.

  • Kramer, P. D. (1999). Should you leave? 

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