Resources

Suggested Reading

Brain Chemistry

• Amen, Daniel. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life. New York: Times Books, 1998.

• Milkman, Harvey and Stanley Sunderwirth. Craving for Ecstasy: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Escape. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Press, 1987.

Codependency

• Beattie, Melody. Beyond Codependency. New York: Harper/Hazelden,1989.
  ———. Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
  ———.Codependent No More. New York: Harper/Hazelden, 1987.

• Mellody, Pia. Facing Codependence. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1989.

• Subby, Robert. Lost in the Shuffle. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1987.

Couples Relationship

• Bader, Ellyn and Peter Pearson. In Quest of the Mythical Mate. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988.

• Carnes, Patrick, Debra Laaser, and Mark Laaser. Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships with Recovery, Romance, and Reality. Wickenburg, Ariz.: Gentle Path Press, 1999.

• Clinton, Tim. Before a Bad Goodbye. Nashville: Word, 1999.

• Hendrix, Harville. Getting the Love You Want. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.

• Hybels, Bill and Lynne. Fit to Be Tied. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1991.

• Laaser, Debra. Shattered Vows. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2008.

• Thomas, Gary. Sacred Marriage. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2000.

Families

• Bradshaw, John. Healing the Shame That Binds You. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1988.
  ———. Homecoming. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

• Friel, John and Linda. Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1988.
  ———. An Adult Child's Guide to What's Normal. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1990.

• Smalley, Gary and John Trent. The Blessing. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1986.

• Whitfield, Charles. Healing the Child Within. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1987.

Healthy Sexuality

• Hart, Archibald, Catherine Hart Weber, Debra Taylor. Secrets of Eve. Nashville: Word, 1998.

• Hart, Archibald. The Sexual Man. Dallas: Word, 1994.

• Laaser, Mark. Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2004.
  ———. Talking to Your Kids about Sex. Colorado Springs: Wate-rBrook, 1999.

• Maltz, Wendy. The Sexual Healing Journey. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992.

• Penner, Cliff and Joyce. Restoring the Pleasure. Dallas: Word, 1993.

• Rosenau, Doug. A Celebration of Sex. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1994.

General

• Cloud, Henry and John Townsend. Boundaries. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1992.
  ———. How People Grow. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2001.
  ———. Safe People. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1995.

• Hart, Archibald. Adrenaline and Stress. Nashville: W, 1995.
  ———. The Anxiety Cure. Nashville: W, 1999.

• Hart, Archibald and Catherine Hart Weber. Unveiling Depression in Women. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Fleming H. Revell, 2002.

• Hemfelt, Robert, Frank Minirth, and Paul Meier. Love Is a Choice. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1989.

• Lerner, Harriet. The Dance of Anger. New York: Harper, 1985.
  ———. The Dance of Connection. New York: Harper, 2001.
  ———. The Dance of Intimacy. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.

• May, Gerald. Addiction and Grace. New York: Harper, 1988.

• Peck, M. Scott. The Road Less Traveled. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.

• Stoop, David. Forgiving the Unforgivable. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Servant, 2001.

• Swenson, Richard. Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2004.

• Wilson, Sandra. Released from Shame: Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1990.

Inspirational

• Chambers, Oswald. My Utmost for His Highest. Uhrichsville, Ohio: Barbour, 1963.

• Crabb, Larry. Shattered Dreams: God's Unexpected Pathway to Joy. Colorado Springs: WaterBrook, 2001.

• Kendall, R. T. Total Forgiveness. Lake Mary, Fla.: Charisma House, 2002.

• Kidd, Sue Monk. When the Heart Waits. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.

• Nouwen, Henri. The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom. New York: Image Books, 1996.
  ———. Life of the Beloved. New York: Crossroad, 1992.
  ———. The Return of the Prodigal Son. New York: Image Books, 1994.

• Ortberg, John. Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2003.
  ———. If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2001.
  ———. Love Beyond Reason. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1998.

• The Journey of Recovery: A New Testament. Colorado Springs: International Bible Society, 2006.

• Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Life. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2002./li>

• Wilkinson, Bruce. The Dream Giver. Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah, 2003.

• Wilson, Sandra. Into Abba's Arms: Finding the Acceptance You've Always Wanted. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale, 1998.

Meditation Books

• Answers in the Heart: Daily Meditations for Men and Women Recovering from Sex Addiction. San Francisco: Harper/Hazelden, 1989.

• Casey, Karen. Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women. San Francisco: Hazelden, 2006.
  ———. Some Days: Notes from the Heart of Recovery. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.

• Hemfelt, Robert and Fowler. Serenity: A Companion for Twelve Step Recovery. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1990.

• Schaef, Anne Wilson. Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.

Sexual and Emotional Abuse

• Adams, Kenneth M. Silently Seduced: Understanding Covert Incest. Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1991.

• Allender, Dan B. The Wounded Heart. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1990.

• Bass, Ellen and Laura Davis. The Courage to Heal. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.

• Friberg, Nils C. and Mark Laaser. Before the Fall: Preventing Pastoral Sexual Abuse. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical, 1998.

• Hopkins, Nancy Myer and Mark Laaser, eds. Restoring the Soul of a Church: Congregations Wounded by Clergy Sexual Misconduct. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical, 1995.

• Hunter, Mic. Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse. New York: Fawcett, 1991.

• Langberg, Diane. On the Threshold of Hope. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House, 1999.

• Lew, Mike. Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.

• Love, Patricia. Emotional Incest Syndrome. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

Spiritual Abuse

• Arterburn, Stephen and Jack Felton. Toxic Faith. Colorado Springs: WaterBrook, 1991, 2001.

• Johnson, David and Jeff VanVonderen. Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse. Bloomington, Minn.: Bethany House, 2005.

Suggested Reading provided from "THE SEVEN DESIRES OF EVERY HEART" by Mark and Debra Laaser