Counselling Resources Fiona Recommends:

Please google and read the reviews on the following to help you select the right book for your needs. I would love to hear your feedback as well as your own recommendations on resources that may be helpful to others. I encourage you to learn and grow in all aspects of your relationship by introducing new information and wisdom that will enhance and deepen your connection.

Relationships

  • The Love Secret.  Dr. Sue Johnson

  • An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The two of us.   Veronica Kallo-Lilly and Jennifer Fitzgerald 

  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.   Dr. Sue Johnson 

  • The Seven Principals for Making Marriage Work.   John Gottman 

  • Wired for Love.  Stan Tatkin OR Your Brain On Love on audible

  • The Gottman Institute.  www.gottman.com

Affairs and Betrayal

  • Not Just Friends: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity after Fidelity.  Shirley Glass 

  • State of Affairs. Esther Perel

Sex

  • Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski. The surprising new science that will transform your sex life.

  • Great Sex by Michael Castleman. A man’s guide to the secret principles of total body sex. Great advice for men who want to understand a woman’s body and how to bring her pleasure.

  • Becoming Orgasmic by Heiman, LoPiccolo & Palladini. A sexual and personal growth program for women. Step by step gentle instructions for those who are shy or self conscious when it comes to sex.

  • Getting the Sex you Want by Leiblum & Sachs. A womans guide to becoming proud, pasionate and pleased in bed. Intelligent and modern help for a woman throughout life’s transitions including menopause and suddenly single.

  • Sex Matters by Foley, Kope & Sugrue. A complete guide to taking care of your sexual self. Solid information and answers all the questions women have about sex throughout the life cycle.

  • Receiving Love by Hendrix & Hunt. Transform your relationship by letting yourself be loved. For those who feel like their spouse could never love them the way they need to be loved.

  • The Sex Starved Marriage by Michelle Weiner. Offers help for couples who are low on desire and includes guidance for men with low libido.

  • She Comes First by Ian Kerner. Very helpful step by step guidance and education about the clitoris and how to bring her pleasure.

  • Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch. Keeping love and intimacy alive in committed relationships. An excellent and fascinating exploration of the dynamics of a couple on sex. Discover how containing your own anxiety about sex can change everything. Real answers for the higher-desire partner.

  • I Love Female Orgasm by Solot & Miller. Any woman who experiences difficulty reaching orgasm should read this book and at her own pace. Trust me ladies,you don't need to be fixed,you are not broken, we all get there in our own unique way.

  • Rekindling Desire by Barry & Emily McCarthy. A step by step program to help low-sex and no-sex marriges. Confronting guilt, shame and inhibitions. Also covers men with fetishes or pornography addiction.

  • The Return of Desire by Gina Ogden. A guide to rediscovering your sexual passion. A nationally known sex therapist offers an in-depth look at low sex drive among women--with information and exercises for reviving female desire and sexual pleasure.

  • Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel. Unlocking erotic intelligence. Excellent book on keeping eroticism alive in long term partnerships. Lots of case studies. Easy to understand language.

  • BLOG: apologies this is not hyperlinked, just copy and paste in to your browser. https://awakeningscenter.org/blog/

Separation and Divorce

Family Violence

  • www.familyviolencelaw.gov.au Is a new national website for people wanting to understand domestic and family violence, the law and where to get help.

Parenting

Wellbeing

  • Buddha’s Brain.  Rick Hanson

  • Know Thyself: The stress release programme.   Dr Craig Hassed

  • Rushing Women’s Syndrome.   Dr Libby Weaver 

  • The Happiness Trap.   Russ Harris

  • Anxiety Recovery Victoria   www.arcvic.org.au

  • Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au

  • Dr. Kristin Neff, self-compassion researcher, author, and teacher. www.self-compassion.org

  • Neuroscience and Mindfulness.    www.drdansiegel.com

Addiction

  • The Realm of the Hungry Ghost.   Gabor Mate

 
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