Relationships,Trauma, and Healing
Couples, marriage, attachment and more
Books
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.
By Sue Johnson, Ed.D, (2008)
Still one of the very best books to introduce what EFT is and can do.
Created for Connection: The "Hold Me Tight" Guide for Christian Couples.
By Sue Johnson, Ed.D, & Kenneth Sanderfer, (2016)
Love Sense: The Revolutionary Science of Romantic Relationships.
Sue Johnson, Ed.D, (2013)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert. (revised and updated)
John Gottmann, PhD and Nan Silver (2015)
Take Back Your Marriage; Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart.
By William Doherty, PhD (2013)
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, 2nd Edition.
By Janis Spring, PhD (2012)
Journey Through Trauma: A Trail Guide to a 5 Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma.
By Gretchen Schmelzer, PhD (2018)
Highly recommended by an excellent therapist, Joshua Herbert, LMFT
To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma.
By Molly Millwood, PhD (2019)
If He’s So Great, Why do I Feel So Bad?: Recognizing and Overcoming Subtle Abuse
By Avery Neal (2018)
Useful for men who are being abused also.
Websites
The Attachment Project
https://www.attachmentproject.com
The site has a lot of information about attachment and the different attachment styles. Much of this is free.
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
This site has a lot of very good information and a self-help guide. Note is it from Scotland.
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Quiz
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/health/complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-test
Not for diagnosis, but may give you information to explore.
National Childhood Traumatic Stress Network
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/complex-trauma/effects
Resource for understanding how events that occurred in your childhood affect you now.