Recommended Reading:
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Bowen Family Systems Theory
Extraordinary Relationships by Roberta Gilbert
The Dance of Anger Harriet Lerner
Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue Edwin Friedman
Reinventing Leadership Edwin Friedman

Family maps (genograms)
The Genogram Journey Monica McGoldrick
A Family Genogram Workbook Galindo & Boomer

The new brain science for lay people
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation Daniel Siegel
The Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom Rick Hanson

The Enneagram
The Essential Enneagram David Daniels
The Enneagram in Love and Work Helen Palmer
The Wisdom of the Enneagram Riso and Hudson

Self-management skills
Guide to Meditation Sweeten Life Systems
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life Jon Kabat-Zinn
How to Keep People from Pushing your Buttons Albert Ellis
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense Suzette Haden Elgin

Relationship skills
Listening for Heaven's Sake Ping & Clippard
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Faber and Mazlish
When I Say No I Feel Guilty Manuel Smith

Meaning and purpose
Man's Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl
The Denial of Death Ernest Becker

Life path
The Road Less Traveled M. Scott Peck
Death of the Hero, Birth of the Soul: Answering the Call of Midlife John Robinson
Here All Dwell Free: Stories to Heal the Wounded Feminine Gertrud Nelson

Christian spirituality
Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer Fr. Thomas Keating
Drawing Close to God: The Essentials of a Dynamic Quiet Time Stephen Eyre
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Anne Lamott

Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott
Simply Christian N.T. Wright
The Cloister Walk Kathleen Norris

Other psychology
Games People Play Eric Berne
Codependent No More Melody Beattie
Healing the Shame that Binds You John Bradshaw

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Pamela Hanson, MD, Family Therapist