Book Recommendations
The shelf in the office is pretty full of some wonderful books. Self help. Marriage. Parenting. Grief. Divorce. Stress. Anxiety. Depression. Finding purpose. Rediscovering career goals.
Basically- I have shelves of books designed to help figure this thing out we call life. When children are born, marriages begin, loved ones pass or children grow there is no book that is just handed out help us through each life event. I remember leaving the hospital with my first baby thinking, "really- you're just letting me leave without a lot of instructions? Wow. Let's figure this thing out I guess." A manual would have been handy. I got a manual on how to work my hairdryer but not my kid?! Life sure can be funny.
Along the way I have found value in many books for life situations. And I often recommend such books to clients. My shelf is just a small sampling of some great books on all of these subjects. Searching the internet or local library or book store for any of these topics can be overwhelming. To help narrow down the search, below find some of my favorite recommendations on various subjects. Again, these are some of the books I've read and recommend. There are thousands of other good ones out there too. If you find any you would add to the list, I'm always updating and would welcome the recommendation!
Life Success/Balance:
* How to be a Grown Up: The Ten Secret Skills Everyone Needs to Know (Stacy Kaiser)
* Before Happiness (Shawn Achor)
* You are a Badass (Jen Sincero)
* Breaking Busy (Alli Worthington)
* Hands Free Life (Rachel Stafford)
* Adventures for your Soul (Shannon Kaiser)
* Daring Greatly (Brene Brown)
Good Reads for Women (especially moms):
* Carry On Warrior (Glennon Doyle Melton)
* For the Love (Jen Hatmaker)
* Breaking Busy (Alli Worthington)
For Children:
* What to do when you worry too much (Dawn Huebner)
* When my worries get too big (Kari Buron)
* Dog Heaven (Cynthia Rylant)
Marriage/Relationships:
* The 5 love languages (Gary Chapman)
* Love & Respect (Emerson Eggerichs)
* The 7 minute marriage solution (Steven Arteburn)
* Love Warrior (Glennon Doyle Melton) - * Releasing August 2016
* I love you but I don't trust you (Mira Kirshenbaum)
* The 7 things he'll never tell you {But you need to know} (Kevin Lehman)
Parenting:
* The 5 love languages of children (Gay Chapman)
* Mindful Parenting (Kristen Race)
Work/Success:
* The Happiness Advantage (Shawn Achor)
* The Explosive Child (Ross Greene)
* The Gifts of Imperfection (Brene Brown)
* Adventure for your Soul (Shannon Kaiser)