Our team at The Relationship Centre have compiled a list of their favourite and insightful books. It is our hope that you will find yourself between these pages while gathering nuggets of wisdom to help you on your journey to heal and grow.
Emotional Health ~ Perfectionism

The Gifts of Imperfection
Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be
and Embrace Who You Are
Brené Brown

Daring Greatly
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms
the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead
Brené Brown

I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't)
Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?
to “I Am Enough”
Brené Brown
Relationships

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

Love Sense
The Revolutionary New Science of
Romantic Relationships
Dr. Sue Johnson

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
A Practice Guide from the Country’s
Foremost Relationship Expert
John M. Gottman, Ph.D., & Nan Silver

The Divorce Remedy
The Proven 7-Step Program for Saving Your Marriage
Michele Weiner Davis

Sexual Awareness
Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality
Barry McCarthy & Emily McCarthy
Relationship Challenges – Infidelity, Porn Use, Divorce

After The Affair
Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust
When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful
Janis Abrahms Spring

The Porn Trap
The Essential Guide to Overcoming
Problems Caused by Pornography
Wendy Maltz & Larry Maltz

Your Sexually Addicted Spouse
How Partners Can
Cope and Heal
Barbara Steffens & Marsha Means

Love You, Hate The Porn
Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity
Mark Chamberlain & Geoff Steurer

NOT "Just Friends"
Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity
Shirley P. Glass Ph.D. & Jean Coppock Staeheli
Depression & Anxiety

Mind Over Mood
Change How You Feel by
Changing the Way You Think
Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
with Simple, Concise,
Step by Step Directions
Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman
& Matthew McKay

The Feeling Good Handbook
The Groundbreaking Program with Powerful New Techniques and Step-by-Step Exercises
David D. Burns

The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety
A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias &
Worry Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
John P. Forsyth & Georg H. Eifert

The OCD Workbook
Your Guide to Breaking Free from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bruce M. Hyman & Cherry Pedrick

The Happiness Trap
How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
Russ Harris & Steven Hayes
Women’s Health

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
Creating Physical & Emotional Health & Healing
Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Mother-Daughter Wisdom
Understanding the Crucial Link Between
Mothers, Daughters & Health
Christiane Northrup, M.D.

The Wisdom of Menopause
Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change
Dr. Christiane Northrup
Women’s Sexuality

Come As You Are
The Surprising New Science that
Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski Ph.D.
Sexual Abuse

The Courage To Heal
A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
Postpartum Anxiety

The Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety Workbook
Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions
Pamela S. Wiegartz & Kevin L. Gyoerkoe

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts
A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers
Karen Kleiman

Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts
Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts In Motherhood
Karen Kleiman & Amy Wenzel
Postpartum Depression & Mood Disorders

A Deeper Shade of Blue
A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years
Dr. Ruta Nonacs

Beyond the Blues
A Guide to Understanding and Treating
Prenatal and Postpartum Depression
Shoshana Bennet & Pec Indman

This Isn't What I Expected
Overcoming
Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin

What Am I Thinking
Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman

Postpartum Depression for Dummies
A Reference for the Rest of Us
Shoshana S. Bennett

Understanding Postpartum Psychosis
A Temporary Madness
Teresa M. Twomey

When Baby Brings the Blues
Solutions for Postpartum Depression
Dr. Ariel Dalfen

Down Came the Rain
My Journey Through Postpartum Depression
Brooke Shields

The Mother-To-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book
Real Stories from Women Who Lived Through It and Recovered
Sandra Poulin
Pregnancy & Emotions

Pregnancy Blues
What Every Woman Needs to Know About
Depression During Pregnancy
Shaila Kulkarni Misri, MD

Understanding Your Moods When You're Expecting
Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness – Before, During, and After Pregnancy
Lucy J. Puryear, MD
General – Women’s Emotions

Women's Moods
What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones,
the Brain and Emotional Health
Deborah Sichel & Jeanne Watson Driscoll

When Words Are Not Enough
The Women’s Prescription for
Depression and Anxiety
Valerie Davis Raskin, MD

Living With Depression
Why Biology and Biography Matter along the
Path to Hope and Healing
Deborah Serani
For Fathers

The Postpartum Husband
Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman, MSW
For Couples

Tokens of Affection
Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman & Amy Wenzel

Babyproofing Your Marriage
How to Laugh More and Argue Less as Your Family Grows
Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill
with Julia Stone

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

Medication and Mother's Milk
A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology
Thomas W. Hale, Ph.D.
Loss & Bereavement

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart
Surviving the Death of Your Baby
Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D.

Bearing the Unbearable
Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
Joanne Cacciatore & Jeffrey Rubin