Suggested Resources

For the Betrayed Partner:

Intimate Deception by Dr. Sheri Keffer

Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts by Vicki Tidwell Palmer

Intimate Treason: Healing the Trauma for Partners Confronting Sex Addiction by Claudia Black, Cara Tripodi

The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst by Michelle Mays LPC CSAT-S

For the Betraying Partner:

Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help Their Partners Heal by Carol Juergensen Sheets, Allan J Katz

Learn Empathy: Help Your Betrayed Wife Heal by Marsha Means

Tinsa: A Neurological Approach to the Treatment of Sex Addiction by Michael Barta Ph.D., LPC, CSAT-S

Facing the Shadow [3rd Edition]: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery by Patrick Carnes

Going Deeper: How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction: Second Edition by Eddie Capparucci Ph.D.

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer

Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman PhD, Nan Silver

Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski PhD

Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski PhD

Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin PsyD

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks

Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life by Holly Richmond PhD

Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships by David Schnarch PhD

Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky

Stop Caretaking the Borderline or Narcissist: How to End the Drama and Get On with Life by Margalis Fjelstad

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship: A Caretaker's Guide to Recovery, Empowerment, and Transformation by Margalis Fjelstad

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Child Mind Institute - https://childmind.org/

Dr. Becky Kennedy- https://www.goodinside.com/

The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More: What Parents and Teachers Really Need to Know to Empower Complicated Kids with Confidence and Calm by Elaine Taylor-Klaus

The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Tell Your Family History, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More by Bruce Feiler

The Highly Sensitive Parent: Be Brilliant in Your Role, Even When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein

Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter Levine, Ph.D.

Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance by Kelly McDaniel

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor

The Tell by Amy Griffin

Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship by Christine Ann Lawson

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Jenn Granneman, Andre Sólo

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD, Amelia Nagoski DMA

Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness by Pooja Lakshmin MD

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté MD

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt by Madeleine Dore

The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke

Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce Feiler

The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.

More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lexie Kite, Lindsay Kite

Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women by Renee Engeln PhD

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson

Introduction to Internal Family Systems by Richard Schwartz Ph.D.

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz Ph.D.

Loving What Is, Revised Edition: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life; The Revolutionary Process Called "The Work" by Byron Katie

Move The Body, Heal The Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia and Improve Focus, Creativity, and Sleep by Jennifer Heisz

Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success by Marc Brackett Ph.D.