ACG Summer Reading List

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Family / Parenting

–No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson –Shepparding a Child’s Heart-Ted Tripp–The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family  By Karen Purvis 

Personal

–Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain–Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson–Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown-Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an overstimulating world by Sharon Heller–All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr–Steering by Straight:  Find Your Right Life No Matter What  By Martha Beck–Healing the Wounded Heart-Dan Allendar–Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids  By Susan Cain–Companioning the Bereaved:  A Soulful Guide for Counselors and Caregivers by Alan Wolfelt:–Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model Schwartz, RC (2001)–Sacred Enneagram  By Christopher Heuertz and Richard Rohr–The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** By Mark Manson–Overstimulating World by Sharon Heller 

Brain

–The Mosaic Mind: Empowering the Tormented Selves of Child Abuse Survivors Goulding, RA and Schwartz, RC (2002).–Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation  By Daniel Seigel–The Brain’s way of Healing: Remarkable discoveries by Norman Doidge–The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity and Resilience in Your Child. By Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson 

Relationships / Marriage

–Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel Heller M.A.–Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky– Becoming Orgasmic by Julia Heiman (yes that really is her last name. Ha!)– Sex, God, and the Conservative Church: Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy by Tina Schermer Sellers– Clinical handbook of couples therapy by Alan Gurman