The
Reading Corner
If you love to read and/or are simply looking for direction with your current phase of life, self help books are wonderful to assist personal growth. Books are gems of valuable insights! They are vehicles to newfound wisdom; from another’s perspective, life journey, or researched based findings and antidotes. Below I have included a few of my favorite reads.
Self Worth:
Daring Greatly by Dr. Brene Brown
Will I ever Be Good Enough by Karyl McBride
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Romantic Relationships
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dr. John M. Gottman Phd
Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by Dr. John M. Gottman
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Parenting
The Conscious Parent by Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Untangled by Lisa Damour, Ph D
Self Development
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
Atomic Habit by James Clear
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Mindfulness and Empowerment
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Ph D.
A New Earth Awakening to you Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van Der Kolk
What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry, MD, Phd and Oprah Winfrey
Antidotal Reading
What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
More of Myself by Alicia Keys
Other Resources
24 Hour Hotlines:
Runaway Hotline, National - 1- 800- 786- 2929
Child Abuse Hotline, LA County - 1- 800- 540- 4000
Child Abuse, National - 1- 800- 422- 4453
Elder Abuse, Adult Protective Services - 1- 800- 992- 1660
Domestic Violence Hotline, LA County - 1- 800- 978- 3600
Domestic Violence Hotline, National - 1- 800- 799- 7233
(TTY speech impaired/ hearing) - 1- 800- 787- 3224
Sexual Assault Hotline - 1- 800- 656- HOPE (4673)
Gay/ Lesbian National Hotline - 1- 888- 843- 4564
Community Services:
CA Youth Crisis Line - 1- 800- 843- 5200
AI- Anon/ Alateen - 1- 800- 344- 2666
LA County Social Services - Dial 211 (local services)
Informative Websites:
National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health
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Sucide Prevention
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention
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NEDA- National Eating Disorders
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
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Love Language Quiz:
https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes
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Ted Talks:
A New way to think about the Transition to Motherhood by Alexandra Sacks
The Secret to Desire in a Long Term Relationship by Esther Perel
How to gain Control of your free time by Laura Vanderkam
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