How to be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
David Richo
“In this book, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships—one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person. Drawing on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, How to Be an Adult in Relationships explores five hallmarks of mindful loving and how they play a key role in our relationships throughout life. When deeply understood and applied, these five simple concepts—what Richo calls the five A's—form the basis of mature love. They help us to move away from judgment, fear, and blame to a position of openness, compassion, and realism about life and relationships.” —Goodreads
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Melody Beattie
“The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life. With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.” —Goodreads
Triggers: How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing
David Richo, PhD, MFT
“Psychotherapist David Richo examines the science of triggers and our reactions of fear, anger, and sadness. He helps us understand why our bodies respond before our minds have a chance to make sense of a situation. By looking deeply at the roots of what provokes us–the words, actions, and even sensory elements like smell–we find opportunities to understand the origins of our triggers and train our bodies to remain calm in the face of painful memories.” —Goodreads
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW
“In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection. Atlas of the Heart draws on Brown’s extensive research, as well as on her singular skills as a storyteller, to show us how accurately naming an experience doesn’t give the experience more power, it gives us the power of understanding, meaning, and choice.” —Goodreads
