Book Resources

Written By Aliki Pishev

Book Resources

Addict Resources

  • A Light in the Dark: The Hidden Legacy of Adult Children of Sex Addicts — Ken Adams

  • When He’s Married to Mom — Ken Adams

  • Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners — Ken Adams

  • Reconnection: Neurobiological Healing From Sexual Addiction — Michael Barta

  • Trauma-Induced Sex Addiction — Michael Barta

  • Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery — Patrick Carnes

  • Don’t Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction — Patrick Carnes

  • A Gentle Path through the Twelve Principles: Living the Values Behind the Steps — Patrick Carnes

  • Contrary to Love — Patrick Carnes

  • In the Shadow of the Net — Patrick Carnes, David Delmonico & Elizabeth Griffin

  • Out of the Shadows — Patrick Carnes

  • Recovery Zone Volume 1: Making Changes That Last — Patrick Carnes

  • Sexual Anorexia — Patrick Carnes

  • Full Disclosure: How to Share the Truth After Sexual Betrayal — Janice Caudill & Dan Drake

  • Disclosing Secrets — Deborah Corley & Jennifer Schneider

  • Cybersex Unhooked — David Delmonico & Elizabeth Griffin

  • Help.Her.Heal — Carol Juergensen Sheets

  • Sex Addiction as Affect Regulation — Alexandra Katehakis

  • Sexual Reflections — Alexandra Katehakis

  • The Porn Trap — Wendy Maltz & Larry Maltz

  • Intimacy Anorexia — Douglas Weiss

  • Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn and Fantasy Obsession — Robert Weiss & Jennifer Schneider

  • Sex Addiction 101 — Robert Weiss

  • Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men — Robert Weiss

  • Out of the Doghouse — Robert Weiss

  • Always Turned On — Robert Weiss & Jennifer Schneider

12-Step Recovery

  • Hope and Recovery: A Twelve Step Guide for Healing from Compulsive Sexual Behavior

  • Sex Addicts Anonymous Big Book

  • Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous Big Book

  • Sexaholics Anonymous Big Book

Internet Resources for Addicts

12-Step Programs for Sex Addiction

Partner Resources

  • The Betrayal Bond — Kenneth Adams

  • Codependent No More — Melody Beattie

  • Deceived — Claudia Black

  • Intimate Treason — Claudia Black

  • Facing Heartbreak — Stefanie Carnes

  • Mending a Shattered Heart — Stephanie Carnes

  • The Verbally Abusive Relationship — Patricia Evans

  • Sex Addiction: The Partner’s Perspective — Paula Hall

  • Intimate Deception — Sheri Keffer

  • The Betrayal Bind — Michelle Mays

  • Moving Beyond Betrayal — Vicki Tidwell Palmer

  • Back From Betrayal — Jennifer Schneider

  • Your Sexually Addicted Spouse — Barbara Steffens & Marsha Means

Trauma

  • Healing the Shame That Binds You — John Bradshaw

  • The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown

  • The Power of Vulnerability — Brené Brown

  • It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You — Christine Courtois

  • The Brain That Changes Itself — Norman Doidge

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay Gibson

  • Waking the Tiger — Peter Levine

  • When the Body Says No — Gabor Maté

  • The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk

  • What Happened to You — Oprah Winfrey

Trauma Videos

Resources for Couples

  • The Couple’s Guide to Intimacy — Bill Bercaw & Ginger Bercaw

  • The Five Love Languages — Gary Chapman

  • Boundaries in Marriage — Henry Cloud & John Townsend

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work — John Gottman

  • Not Just Friends — Shirley Glass

  • Hold Me Tight — Sue Johnson

  • Attached — Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

  • The New Rules of Marriage — Terry Real

  • Nonviolent Communication — Marshall Rosenberg

  • After the Affair — Janis Spring

Healthy Sexuality

  • Erotic Intelligence

  • The Erotic Mind

  • Come As You Are

  • Mating in Captivity

  • Vagina: A New Biography

Spirituality & Self-Discovery

  • The Universe Has Your Back

  • When Things Fall Apart

  • The Buddha Brain

  • Mindfulness in Plain English

  • Breathing Under Water

  • The Four Agreements

  • The Miracle of Mindfulness

  • The Seat of the Soul

Parenting

  • Parenting from the Inside Out

  • The Whole-Brain Child

  • No-Drama Discipline

  • The Yes Brain

  • The Attachment Parenting Book

  • ScreamFree Parenting

  • 1-2-3 Magic

  • The Conscious Parent

  • Hold On to Your Kids

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Clinician Resources

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