{"id":5655,"date":"2023-11-28T14:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/?page_id=5655"},"modified":"2024-02-06T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:46:53","slug":"book-and-music-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Book and Music Recommendations by Members of GFW&#8217;s Support Pal Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Ann\" title=\"Ann:\">Ann:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Annette\" title=\"Annette:\">Annette:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Cindy_Lou\" title=\"Cindy Lou:\">Cindy Lou:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Jodi\" title=\"Jodi:\">Jodi:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Julie\" title=\"Julie:\">Julie:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Kris\" title=\"Kris:\">Kris:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Patti\" title=\"Patti:\">Patti:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Robin\" title=\"Robin:\">Robin:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftfromwithin.org\/ptsd\/book-and-music-recommendations\/#Susan\" title=\"Susan:\">Susan:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ann\"><\/span>Ann:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0609809032?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0609809032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Emotional Alchemy.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Tara Bennett-Goleman. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $10.46.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0393312429?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0393312429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Getting Through the Day: Stratagies for Adults Hurt As Children.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Nancy J Napier. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $11.53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0737302658?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0737302658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A Guide to Healing, Recovery and Growth.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Glenn R. Schiraldi, PhD. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $12.89.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1570628394?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1570628394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Start Where You Are.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Pema Chodron. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $10.36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1573440795?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1573440795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Survivor&#8217;s Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life after Child Sexual Abuse.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Staci Haines. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $16.47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Annette\"><\/span>Annette:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0449906299?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0449906299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Author: Mic Hunter. (Amazon rating 4 stars). $10.17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0452276950?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0452276950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Beast: A Journey Through Depression.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Author Tracy Thompson. (Amazon rating 5 stars). Available used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0393316033?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0393316033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Sky is falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic and other Compulsive Disorders.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Author Raeann Dumont. (Amazon rating 4 stars). $12.44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060950668?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060950668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Courage to Heal: A guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Authors Ellen Bass &amp; LauraDavis. (Amazon rating 4 stars). $15.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cindy_Lou\"><\/span>Cindy Lou:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1595540539?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1595540539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Amethyst Heart.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Penelopy Stokes, (entertainment only), (Amazon rating 5 stars), $13.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1595540512?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1595540512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Blue Bottle Club.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Penelopy Stokes, (entertainment only), (Amazon rating 3 stars), $10.19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1558743669?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1558743669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Child Called It: One Child&#8217;s Courage to Survive.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Dave Pelzer, (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $9.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0842314296?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0842314296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Hind&#8217;s Feet on High Places: An Allegory Dramatizing the Journey Each of Us Must Take Before We Can Live in &#8216;High Places&#8217;.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Hannah Hurnard, (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $6.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1558745157?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1558745157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Lost Boy: A Foster Child&#8217;s Search for the Love of a Family.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Dave Pelzer, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $10.36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0452281903?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0452281903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Dave Pelzer, (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $9.60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(all 3 of the [Dave Pelzer books] are about an abuse victim and his road to recovery. WELL RECOMMENDED!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0671021001?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0671021001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;She&#8217;s Come Undone.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Wally Lamb, (about a rape victim and how she overcomes), (Amazon rating 4 stars), $7.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1560431008?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1560431008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Woman Thou Art Loosed: Healing the Wounds of the Past.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;T.D. Jakes, (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $12.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0768424046?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0768424046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Woman Thou Art Loosed Workbook.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;T. D. Jakes, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $11.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jodi\"><\/span>Jodi:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0891092897?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0891092897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Wounded Heart.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Dr. Dan Allender. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $11.55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060964375?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060964375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Courage to Heal workbook.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Laura Davis. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $15.61.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060968834?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060968834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Allies in Healing.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Laura Davis &amp; Ellen Bass. (Amazon rating 4 stars). $10.88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0842342710?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0842342710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Scarlet Thread.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Francine Rivers (nonfiction). (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $7.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/084230052X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=084230052X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Atonement Child.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Francine Rivers. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $10.35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1581345283?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1581345283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;This Present Darkness.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Frank Peretti. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $10.49.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1573221112\/o\/qid=988583200\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Art of Happiness.<\/a>&nbsp;His Holiness The Dalai Lama, (Amazon rating 4 stars), $19.16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0671023373\/o\/qid=988768789\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/107-0011228-2162118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Man&#8217;s Search for Meaning&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Viktor Frankl, Holocaust Survivor, Author\/Psychotherapist. &#8220;Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0553273825\/qid=988583943\/sr=1-2\/ref=sc_b_3\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Notes to Myself.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Hugh Prather, (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $6.29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0465087302\/qid=1043177737\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Trauma and Recovery.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Judith Herman, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $12.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0385484518\/o\/qid=988987913\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/103-8396058-1635015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life&#8217;s Greatest Lesson.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Mitch Albom. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $12.60. During weekly meetings, Morrie teaches Mitch Albom essential lessons about life &#8211; lessons going on while his professor is dying of ALS. This book is poignant and moved me to think in new ways about my friends and loved ones. I learned even more about how I feel about community, family, aging, love, work, compassion, forgiveness and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000006AKD\/qid=1006906154\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_11_1\/102-3577283-3902534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Songbird&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Eva Cassidy. $11.88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000050XEI\/qid=1006906476\/sr=1-2\/ref=sr_1_15_2\/102-3577283-3902534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Day Without Rain&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Enya. $13.28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0000000DZ\/qid%3D1043177835\/sr%3D11-1\/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;If You See a Dream.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8212; Libby Roderick; Audio CD. (Amazon rating 5 stars). Our Price: $12.32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000000X5R\/qid=990018720\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_m_1\/102-5327899-1955340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Music to Disappear In, Vol. 2.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Raphael (New Age). I love this CD. Wonderful and meditative music. Extremely creative and beautiful and transports you to a warm and soft place. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). Amazon List Price: $15.97, Our Price: $14.49, You Save: $1.48 (9%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patti Austin Live including the single &#8220;We&#8217;re All in This Together&#8221; by Steve Siler, theme song of GFW videos #3, 4, 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Julie\"><\/span>Julie:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Male Survivors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0449906299\/qid=988562925\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Hunter, Mic. Westminster, MD: Fawcett Books, 1991, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $8.80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0060950587\/qid=1043177966\/sr=1-2\/ref=sr_1_2\/002-4311944-3296044?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Speaking Our Truth: Voices of Courage and Healing for Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;King, Neal. N.Y: Harperpernnial, 1995, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $8.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0831400617\/qid=988563206\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Integrated Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse: A Treatment and Training Manual.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Giarretto, Henry. Palo Alto, CA: Science Behavior Books, 1992, $25.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0787908436\/qid=988563288\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Juvenile Sexual Offending: Causes, Consequences, and Correction.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Ryan, Gail D. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass, 1997, (Amazon rating 4 stars), $45.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0803931824\/qid=988563394\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Treating Child Sex Offenders and Victims: A Practical Guide.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Salter, Anna C. Newbury Park, CA. Sage Publications,1988, (Amazon rating 4 stars), $37.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0060968834\/qid=988563637\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child, a Support Book.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Davis, Laura. N.Y: Harperperennial, 2000, (Amazon rating 3.5 stars), $12.80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/006096927X\/qid=988563520\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Bass, Ellen &amp; Davis, Laura. NY: Harper Collins, 1993, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $8.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/155874116X\/qid=1043178062\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/002-4311944-3296044?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Graber, Ken. Deerfield Beach FL: HealthCommunications, 1991, (Amazon rating 4 stars), $8.05.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0898624673\/qid=988563755\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Healing Power of Play.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Gil, Eliana. NY: GuilfordPress, 1991, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $21.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1555426743\/qid%3D1043178121\/sr%3D11-1\/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;How Long Does It Hurt: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends and Their Families.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Mather, Cynthia. San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass, 1994 (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $13.20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kris\"><\/span>Kris:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/157224058X\/qid=988583886\/sr=1-1\/ref=sc_b_2\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;I Can&#8217;t get over it.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Aphrodite Matsakis, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $13.56. Great resource and has exercises\/questions for you to work on as well as relaxation techniques. Very helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0827349548\/o\/qid=988986092\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/103-8396058-1635015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Death and Dying: Understanding and Care.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Barbara Backer, Natalie Hannon, Noreen Russell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0684839385\/o\/qid=988986162\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/103-8396058-1635015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;On Death and Dying.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $9.60. I found this very helpful especially for the field of work I am in; helps you comprehend grieving, how to recognize the need for it and to process the emotions properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1879237687\/o\/qid=988399289\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-A complete guide to PTSD<\/a>&nbsp;Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D. Author, New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 1994, $49.95. It is what it says, complete treatment, highly recommendable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1558747516\/qid=1043178916\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Trauma and Addiction; Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy,&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Tian Dayton, Phd., (Amazon rating 5 stars). $10.36.<br>I found this book quite helpful. I truly feel it is worth a read. I just touched on a few topics to give you an idea of the content. It explained why you feel the way you do, or don&#8217;t feel for that matter; it just answered a lot of questions for me. Although it is geared for alcoholics (of which I am not and still found the book a great resource), it is also trauma based and talks about PTSD a great deal: talks about unresolved childhood trauma and how that affects our adult life; how trauma periods undermine healthy relationships; what the typical personality characteristics are that you are left with because of trauma, (explains why you are the way you are and that because of those experiences, you are normal for what you went through); explains why you feel &#8220;stuck,&#8221; and how trauma affects your physical as well as your emotional self. Most importantly, it attempts to show you how you can effectively work this through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1572300884\/qid=988598747\/sr=1-7\/ref=sc_b_8\/104-3054733-7951934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traumatic Stress; The effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Bessel A. van der Kolk, Alexander C. McFarlane, and Lars Weisaeth, Editors, (Amazon rating 4.5 stars), $60.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0465087302\/qid=1043177737\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Trauma and Recovery.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Judith Herman, (Amazon rating 5 stars), $12.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1572241012\/o\/qid=988986451\/sr=2-1\/ref=aps_sr_bdgw_b_1_1\/103-8396058-1635015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Trust After Trauma : A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;Aphrodite Matsatkis. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $12.76. Easy read, gives you exercises to work on; guides you through everything step by step; very forgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patti\"><\/span><strong>Patti:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0977769100?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0977769100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond These Walls: The True Story of a Lost Child&#8217;s Journey to a Whole Life&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Rachel Gunner, and Hanna Gabriele. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $16.95.<br><br>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0967375517?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0967375517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Swan: The Twelve Lessons of Abandonment Recovery&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Susan Anderson. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $12.06.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/158062569X\/qid%3D1015948279\/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1\/103-7301166-3659808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Patricia Evans. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $10.36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I think the book would be great for anyone who suspects they are being controlled in any kind of relationship. It will give helpful understanding of the dynamics a controller uses and help them to escape the &#8220;spell&#8221; of control. As with Evans other books this one displays tremendous insight and is definitely helpful&#8230;I would even say essential. As Evans mentions it would also be beneficial to the person who suspects they are a controller.<\/em><br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0974961205?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0974961205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Courageous Healing: How to Fully and Quickly Recover from Traumatic Experiences or Feelings of Anger and Resentment&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Fred Craver, Ph.D. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $16.95.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1434309584?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1434309584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Dark Water: Stress After Trauma&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Opal Rose. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $11.25.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0013TH5VY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0013TH5VY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Danielle Trussoni. New York: Henry Holt and Company, LLC. 2006. $11.20.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000WPPX50?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000WPPX50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister&#8217;s Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Janine Latus. New York: Simon &amp; Schuster. 2007. $5.99.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1888125764?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1888125764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Life After MPD&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Debra Lighthart PhD. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $19.95.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061128643?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0061128643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Lost and Found&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Jacqueline Sheehan. (New York, NY: Harper Collins Publisher. 2007) (Amazon rating 4.5 stars) $11.16.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/142599413X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=142599413X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Matter of Time&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Nancy Rae. (Amazon rating 5 star). $16.16.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0979888301?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0979888301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;My Journey to Peace with PTSD&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Lady Cerelli. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $14.00.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0787908703?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0787908703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Narcissistic Family: Diagnosis and Treatment&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman, Robert M. Pressman. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $35.60.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0887394329?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0887394329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Peaceful Heart: A Woman&#8217;s Journey of Healing&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Aimee Jo Martin. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $13.95.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1425766145?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1425766145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Rising From the Ashes: A Spiritual Healing Through Poetry&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Jolainne BoRienne. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $19.99.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0979334500?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0979334500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Rumor of Angels: Quotations for Living, Dying &amp; Letting Go&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Gail, Perry Johnston (Editor), Jill, Perry Rabideau (Editor). (Amazon rating 5 stars). $11.25.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0595385133?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0595385133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Sibling Grief: Healing After the Death of a Sister or Brother&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by P. Gill White. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $13.95.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0741436698?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0741436698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Unfragmented Dreams&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Saji and On. West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity<br>Publishing Company. 2006. $15.95.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/1558505822\/qid=1030218689\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6843170-7952103?s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Patricia Evans. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $8.76.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1558503048\/qid%3D1030218815\/sr%3D11-1\/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out: On relationship and recovery.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Patricia Evans. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $8.76.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0465092195\/qid=1036599467\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_1\/103-7042199-6122244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Women Who Hurt Themselves: A Book of Hope and Understanding&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Dusty Miller. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $12.25.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0971402094?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=giftfromwithi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0971402094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;You Can Too! A Mind, Body, Spirit Connection for Weight Loss&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Jacqueline Garrick.Wheaton, MD: Resilient Press. 2005. $17.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robin\"><\/span><strong>Robin:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Books:<br><br><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1558740546\/qid=1030045017\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Affirmations of the Inner Child.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Rokelle Lerner. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $6.95.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0890812853\/qid=1030044150\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Blow Away The Black Clouds.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Florence Littauer. $8.99.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0684859300\/qid=1043179980\/sr=1-4\/ref=sr_1_4\/002-4311944-3296044?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Changing Your Life Without Getting Out of Bed: The Ultimate Nap Book.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Sark. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $9.95.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1558744606\/qid=1043180133\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Chicken Soup for the Mother&#8217;s Soul: Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Jennifer Read Hawthorne and Mari Shimoff. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $9.95.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1879290073\/qid=1030044944\/sr=1-20\/ref=sr_1_20\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Coming Home to Your Body: 365 Simple Ways to Nourish Yourself Inside and Out.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Carmen Renee Berry. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $4.99.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0595199224\/qid%3D1011387976\/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1\/103-7301166-3659808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Deepest Wound : How a Journey to El Salvador Led to Healing from Mother-Daughter Incest<\/a>&nbsp;Linda Crockett. $23.95.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0965819108\/qid=1030044263\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Recreating Your Self: A Practical Guide to Identifying and Fufilling Your Best Potential Through Imaging and Self-Hynosis.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Nancy J. Napier. $89.95.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0446519138\/qid=1043180235\/sr=2-1\/ref=sr_2_1\/002-4311944-3296044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Sarah Ban Breathnach. $14.70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/068483376X\/qid=1029245213\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-6726884-3878355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Succulent Wild Woman: Dancing With Your Wonder Full Self.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Sark. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $11.20.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0140067477\/qid=1030044492\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Tao of Pooh.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Benjamine Hoff. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $9.56.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1561706280\/qid=1030045074\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;You Can Heal Your Life.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Louise L. Hay. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $12.57.<br><br><strong>CD&#8217;s:<br><br><\/strong>Amy Grant &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000002G2K\/qid=1030045294\/sr=1-11\/ref=sr_1_11\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House of Love<\/a>. (Amazon rating 4 stars). $11.98.<br>Enya &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B000002LRT\/qid=1030045746\/sr=1-5\/ref=sr_1_5\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shepherd Moons<\/a>. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $13.99.<br>Mariah Carey &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0000028VT\/qid=1030045381\/sr=1-25\/ref=sr_1_25\/102-6843170-7952103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music Box<\/a>. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $11.98.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Susan\"><\/span><strong>Susan:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dying-Book-Comfort-Pat-McNees\/dp\/0446674001\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736488\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dying, A book of Comfort<\/a>&#8221; By Pat McNees<br><br>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mourning-Handbook-Comprehensive-Practical-Compassionate\/dp\/0684801612\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736524\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mourning Handbook<\/a>&#8221; By Helen Fitzgerald<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Final-Gifts-Understanding-Awareness-Communications\/dp\/0553378767\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736582\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Final Gifts&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-After-Loss-Practical-Experiencing\/dp\/0306813149\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736630\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Life After Loss&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Bob Deits<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Grief-Guide-Recovering-Death\/dp\/0934986436\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736672\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Beyond Grief&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Carol Studacher<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Help-Hard-Times-Getting-Through\/dp\/1568380852\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736708\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Help for the Hard Times&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Earl Hipp<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-We-Grieve-Relearning-World\/dp\/0195074564\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736750\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;How We Grieve, Relearning the World&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Thomas Attig<br><br>Inspirational Books:<br><br>1.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Small-Miracles-Extraordinary-Coincidences-Everyday\/dp\/B000HWY5O8\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736832\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Small Miracles&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Yitta Halberstam and Judith Levinthal<br><br>2.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-After-Investigation-Phenomenon-Survival-Bodily\/dp\/0062517392\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169736870\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Life After Life&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Dr. Raymond A. Moody<br><br>Life changing books for me!!! Very transformational for me!<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Losing-Parent-Practical-Family-Members\/dp\/B000HWZ312\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169738657\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Losing a Parent&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Fiona Marshall<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Living-When-Someone-Love-Dies\/dp\/0553352695\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169738691\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;How To Go on Living When someone You Love Dies&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;By Therese Rando, Ph.D.<br><br>This book is especially wonderful and has an EXCELLENT section on the sudden and unexpected death of loved one.<br><br>3.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/List-Your-Self-Listmaking-Self-Discovery\/dp\/0836221796\/sr=1-1\/qid=1169738755\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/104-8374552-3292708?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;List Your Self, List Making as the way to Self-Discovery&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by Illeene Segalove<br><br>This book was very special for me. It really helps with self worth and self esteem The exercises and lists are so healing. Thsi author has ideas and exercises you would never even think of that are tremendously helpful!! The exercises brought a lot of feelings of relief once I did the exercises and got it out. Things seem to be a mountain in your mind, but once you get them out on paper, the clarification is amazing and things are in perspective<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ann: &#8220;Emotional Alchemy.&#8221;&nbsp;Tara Bennett-Goleman. (Amazon rating 4.5 stars). $10.46. &#8220;Getting Through the Day: Stratagies for Adults Hurt As Children.&#8221;&nbsp;Nancy J Napier. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $11.53. &#8220;The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A Guide to Healing, Recovery and Growth.&#8221;&nbsp;Glenn R. Schiraldi, PhD. (Amazon rating 5 stars). $12.89. &#8220;Start Where You Are.&#8221;&nbsp;Pema Chodron. 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