FURTHER RESOURCES
Read, read, and read
For almost all new clients, it can be scary to start a new psychotherapeutic relationship. There is a great deal of willingness, vulnerability and commitment involved. For women facing and experiencing mental and emotional issues, it can be extremely beneficial to do further reading on their particular concerns or to seek the support of other women who have similar experiences. For women who are new to therapy, there are some things to know to help get the most from therapy sessions. This information can help a woman prepare for a first visit, answer questions about therapy, and potentially ease any anxieties about beginning therapy. Looking at online resources, chat groups, blogs, e-books, or the good old fashion best read ever - a hard cover. We can not stress enough that women provide themselves with education, thus acquiring tools and strategies useful in helping them cope and work towards their change and develop at a more successful and faster rate.
Excellent Reads.... Hoping others enjoy these books as much as we have.
The Gifts of Imperfection
author: Brené Brown
Melancholics in Love: Representing Women's Depression and Domestic Abuse author: Frances L. Restuccia
The Good Fight
author: Jana Kramer and Michael Caussin
Untamed
author: Glennon Doyle
The Golden Cage : The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa
author: Hilde Bruch, MD
Daring Greatly
author: Brené Brown
The Art of Loving
author: Erich Fromm
You Are a Badass
author: Jen Sincero
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
author: Lori Gottlieb
The Year of Magical Thinking
author: Joan Didion
Becoming
author: Michelle Obama
Tiny Beautiful Things
author: Cheryl Strayed
The Unspeakable Loss
author: Nisha Zenoff, PhD
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
author: Marya Hornbacher
This is Me Letting You Go
author: Heidi Priebe
The Loving Tree
author: Patricia Moran Kennedy
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
author: Roxane Gay
Eating Disorders: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa and the Person Within
author: Hilde Bruch, MD
Sibling Loss
author: Joanna H. Fanos
Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love
author: Marcia Naomi Berger
Be calm. Stop Anxiety Now
author: Jill P. Weber, PhD
So Much I Want to Tell You
author: Anna Akana
Graphic Novels
Lighter Than My Shadow
author: Katie Green
Ink In Water
author: Lacy J. Davis
Bottom line ladies.... READING is knowledge. Knowledge is powerful. Knowledge can be endless. You, and you alone, can gain strength, the will to be better, be more successful, strive to reach higher - ultimately learning to love ourselves and others greater.
