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Abuse recovery

Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

Alcohol/Chemical Dependency

Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception
The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior

Anxiety

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
The Anxiety Cure
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry

Blended/stepfamilies

Smart Stepfamily, The: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family
The Smart Stepfamily Marriage: Keys to Success in the Blended Family
The Smart Stepmom: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive
The Smart Stepdad: Steps to Help You Succeed

Boundaries/healthy relationships

Boundaries: When to Say YES, When to Say NO, To Take Control of Your Life
Caring Enough to Confront: How to Understand and Express Your Deepest Feelings Toward Others
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty

Codependency

Boundaries: When to Say YES, When to Say NO, To Take Control of Your Life
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today’s Generation

Depression

Unmasking Male Depression: Recognizing the Root Cause to Many Problem Behaviors Such as Anger, Resentment, Abusiveness, Silence, Addictions, and Sexual Compulsiveness
The Freedom from Depression Workbook (Minirth Meier New Life Clinic Series)
Demystifying Depression for Christians

Especially for men

No More Mr. Nice Guy!
For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women
No More Christian Nice Guy: When Being Nice–Instead of Good–Hurts Men, Women and Children
Wild at Heart Revised & Updated: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul

finance

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness (3rd Edition Revised and Updated)

grief

When A Baby Dies
When Your Family’s Lost a Loved One: Finding Hope Together (Focus on the Family Books)
Experiencing Grief

intimacy and sexuality

Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex
Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
The Sexually Confident Wife: Connecting with Your Husband Mind Body Heart Spirit
Sacred Sex: A Spiritual Celebration of Oneness in Marriage
The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and Intimacy

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions (Integration Books)
Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?: A Psychiatrist Explores the Role of Faith in Treatment
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior

pornography/sexual addiction

Don’t Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction
False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction (LifeChange)
The Game Plan: The Men’s 30-Day Strategy for Attaining Sexual Integrity
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain

self-injury

Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program For Self-Injurers
Inside a Cutter’s Mind: Understanding and Helping Those Who Self-Injure

abusive relationships

Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them: Breaking the Cycle of Physical and Emotional Abuse
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

Anger

Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way
Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion
How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids
The Anger Trap: Free Yourself from the Frustrations that Sabotage Your Life

ADHD

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
Delivered From Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD in Intimate Relationships: A Comprehensive Guide for Couples

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
I Hate You–Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship

Christian faith

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story
The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

EMDR

EMDR: The Breakthrough “Eye Movement” Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy

Especially for women

For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointment Leaves You Shattered

forgiveness

Total Forgiveness
When You Can’t Say “I Forgive You”: Breaking the Bonds of Anger and Hurt

infidelity/affair recovery

Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity
Torn Asunder: Recovering From an Extramarital Affair
Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity
Healing from Infidelity: The Divorce Busting Guide to Rebuilding Your Marriage After an Affair

marriage

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Marriages in Crisis
Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

parenting

The NEW Strong-Willed Child: Birth Through Adolescence
Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)
How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

spouses of sexual addicts

Living with Your Husband’s Secret Wars
Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts
Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal
Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts

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