Resources
Here is a selection of my favorite growth-provoking resources.
Books for Everyone
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, BrucePatton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fisher
- Fierce Conversations: Acheiving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury
- A Home for the Heart: A Practical Guide to Intimate and Social Relationships by Sophia Kasl
- Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen
- Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by the Arbinger Institute
- Learning to Love Yourself: A Guide to Becoming Centered by Gay Hendricks
- Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie
- Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow by Judith Viorst
- Nonviolent Communication: a Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People by Steven R. Covey
Books Especially for Couples
- And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John and Julie Gottman
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- Lasting Love: The 5 Secrets of Growing a Vital, Conscious Relationship by Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver
- Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage by John Gottman and Julie Gottman
For Classes and Workshops
- Center for Right Relationship, Valejo, California
- Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
- Life Success Seminars, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Speaking Circles, San Anselmo, California
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Videos
- Vulnerability TED talk by Brene Brown
Accessories