My Favorite Books
- Eating Disorder/Body Image Issues
- Careers
- Families and How they Work (Or Don’t So Well)
- Inspirational Books
- Relationships
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Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer & Thom Rutledge A different way to look at your eating disorder. Clients find it very helpful to see ED (for eating disorder) clearly. How people’s inner voices affect recovery and how to change how you relate to your eating disorder. Every client that has read it has found it helpful. |
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Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders by Aimee Liu A new book about a woman’s journey with her Eating Disorder into midlife. This is far all ages, but one of the best for older people struggling with ED’s. It is comprehensive and in depth. |
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When Food Is Love by Geneen Roth This is one of the earliest books and one of the best. All my clients say they relate to it. She has other very good books also. Click here to see a listing of all of Gene Roth’s Books |
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Full Lives: Women Who Have Freed Themselves from Food & Weight Obsession by Lindsey Hall A collection of writings by people that have worked through eating disorders. It shows the process and that it can be done. |
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Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston Another collection of personal writings that clients have found very inspiring. |
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Making Peace with Food by Susan Kano A workbook for bulimia. It focuses on food and how to use it and work through this eating disorder. Very practical and the first book I recommend to someone with bulimia. |
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When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies by Jane Hirschmann About overeating, one approach that works for some women and lots of great info on body image issues. |
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The Obsession by Kim Chernin Great eating disorder book! One of the very first books about ED’s, our culture, how eating disorders began, and why we have them. |
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Eating Disorder Sourcebook by Carolyn Costin, M.A. A good clinical book on eating disorders. For professionals or those who want more info. |
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Handbook of Treament for Eating Disorders by David Garner Another good clinical book about eating disorders. For professionals or those who want more info. |
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When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder by Abigail H. Notenshon For parents whose child has or may have an eating disorder. It gives lots of information and it is a workbook. |
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Gurze Books
This company has a catalogue of books and videos for all kinds of eating disorders and body image issues. Call 800-756-7533 or click the link to visit www.bulimia.com. |
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…or as Joseph Campbell says, “Follow Your Bliss” |
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Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow by Marsha Sinetar This book helps people trust their ideas a little more. |
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Your Life’s Work by Tami Coyne Clients say this is a good book that helps you look at the overall picture. |
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The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer A little book about what is important in Life. |
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Lost in the Shuffle by Robert Subby This little simple book takes a look at how you can ask for what you want and not take care of everyone else. It’s about co-dependency. |
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Bradshaw on The Family by John Bradshaw Has a lot of info on how families don’t work so well, and what happens when they don’t. |
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Codependent No More by Melody Beattie A classic, it says it all. |
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After all is said and done, we need to be able to listen to our intuition. These books are about something more than ourselves to count on. A force, God, the great spirit, Buddha, whatever you call it, my experiece is that it is there and can be accesed through asking and listening. When I work with clients, it is very powerful to see them starting to move forward. Seeing how LIFE helps them along. I often recommend these books to help people keep focused. Again, these are some of the favorites of my clients. |
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Simple Abundance by Sarah Ba Breathnach This is a one day at a time book. It is about finding your authentic self. It is a wonderful and fun journey of 35 days. Very uplifting and has lot of good exercises to help you be you. |
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Revolution from Within by Gloria Steinem An oldie but goodie. About self esteem for men and women. |
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One Day My Soul Just Opened Up by Iyanla VanZant Iyanla was on Oprah for awhile and then had her own show. This is a practical book about spirituality. |
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The Artist’s Way by Julie Cameron Such a great book for listening to your inner voice. |
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The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever by Dr. Patricia Love This is the BEST. People just don’t understand what relationships are for and how they form and how they work! This is for people dating and people in long term relationships. The one I give to everyone that wants to work on their relationships. |
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Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix The developer of Imago Therapy. I am trained in this approach. Shows why we are with the people we are and how we keep getting the same problems in relationships. |
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Keeping the Love You Find by Harville Hendrix A good book for singles who are wanting to be awake and aware when they are searching for a partner. |
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A Fine Romance by Judith Sills My favorite book on dating, a sound and practical approach to avoid going crazy while looking for a mate. |
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Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman & Joan Declaire Another good, clear one from John Gottman. |
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman He has been doing research at the University of Washington for 25 years. Very interesting research on how marriage can work and what it takes. |
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Hot Monogamy by Pat Love Information on how to keep love alive. I have trained with Pat, and she really knows her stuff! |
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