Communication
- Sherts, M. | Conscious communication
- Rosenburg, M. | Non-violent communication
- Chapman, R. | Healthy relationships: overcome anxiety, couple conflict, insecurity
Relationships
- Hendricks, G. & K. | Conscious loving: the journey to co-commitment
- Hendricks, G. & K. | Conscious loving ever after: how to create thriving relationships at midlife and beyond
- Scott, S. & Davenport, B. | Mindful relationship habits: 25 practices for couples to enhance intimacy, nurture closeness, and grow a deeper connection
- Richo, D. | How to be an adult in relationships: the five keys to mindful loving age work
- Kusi, M. & A. | Questions for couples: 469 thought-provoking conversations starters…
Infidelity
- Perel, E. | The state of affairs
- Skinner, K. | Treating trauma from sexual betrayal: the essential tools for healing
- Gardner, A. | Healing From infidelity: how to recover from the heartbreak caused by your partner’s affair, rebuild trust and save your relationship
Healing from Relationships
- Forward, S. & Frazier, D. | Emotional blackmail
- Gibson, L. | Adult children of emotionally immature parents: how to heal from distant, rejecting or self-involved parents
- Cloud, H. & Townsend, J. | Boundaries: when to say yes, how to say no to take control of your life
- Clarke, L. | Courage to cure co-dependency
- Sarkis, S. | Gaslighting: recognize manipulative and emotionally abusive people - and break free
- Fjelstad, M. | Healing from a narcissistic relationship: a caretaker’s guide…
Ending Relationships
- Thomas, K. | Conscious uncoupling
- Hartley, G. & Brower, E. | Better apart: the radically positive way to separate
Sexuality - General
- Joannides, P. | Guide to Getting It On (6th ed)
- Davis, P. | The passion parties guide to great sex
- Franklin, E. | Pelvic power
- Kerner, I. | She comes first
- Kerner, I. | He comes next
- Nelson, T. | Getting the sex you want
- Watson, L. | Wanting sex again
- Resnick, S. | The heart of desire
- Resnick, S. | Body-to-body intimacy
- Keesling, B. | Sexual healing
- Schnarch, D. | Intimacy & desire
- Blakeway, J. | Sex again: recharging your libido
- Siegal, S. | Your brain on sex
- Snyder, S. | Love worth making: …great sex…long-lasting relationship
- Strgar, W. | Sex that works
- Firestone, Firestone et al. | Sex & love in intimate relationships
Sex: Illustrated
- Bastyra, J. & Lacroix, N. | The good sex bibleThe men’s health & women’s health big book of sex
- Rinna, L. & Kerner, I. | The big fun sexy sex book
- Harwick, A. | The new sex bible for women
- Hooper, A. | The ultimate sex book
Sex & aging
- Price, J. | Better than I expected: straight talk about sex after 60
- Block, J. | Sex over 50
Sex: Female
- Orenstein, P. | Girls & sex
- Nagoski, E. | Come as you are
- McCarthy, B. & McCarthy, E. | Finding your sexual voice:celebrating female sexuality
- Ogden, G. | The return of desire
- Goldstein, A. & Brandon, M. | Reclaiming desire
- Blakeway, J. | Sex again: recharging your libido
- Sheehy, G. | Sex & the seasoned woman
- Riedl, M. | Yoni massage: awakening female sexual energy
- Meston, C. & Buss, D. | Why women have sex
- Katz, D. & Tabisel, R. | Parting the curtains: a woman’s book of sex & sexuality
- Daedone, N. | Slow sex; the art & craft of the female orgasm
- Foley, S., Kope, S., et al. | Sex matters for womenFor yourself:the fulfillment of female sexuality
- Dodson, B. | Sex for one
- Ladas, A., Whipple, B., et al. | The G spot
Sex: Male
- Orenstein, P. | Boys & sex
- Morgentaler, A. | The truth about men & sex
- Riedl, M. & Becker, J. | Lingam massage
- Metz, M. & McCarthy, B. | Coping with erectile dysfunction: how to regain confidence & enjoy great sex
- Metz, M. & McCarthy, B. | Coping with premature ejaculation
- Kaplan, H. S. | How to overcome premature ejaculation
Painful Sex
- Coady, D. & Fish, N. | Healing painful sex
- Prendergast, S. & Akincilar. | Pelvic pain explained
- Bilheimer, Echenberg | Secret suffering : how women’s sexual & pelvic pain affects their relationships
- Herrera, I. | Ending female pain: a women’s manual
Sex: illness
- Katz, A. | Woman, cancer, sex
- Katz, A. | Man, cancer, sex
- Katz, A. | Breaking the silence on cancer & sexuality
- Katz, A. | Sex when you’re sick
- Guntupalli, S. & Karinch, M. | Sex and cancer: intimacy, romance and love after diagnosis and treatment
Sex: Spiritual
- Sellers, T.S. | Sex, God, and the conservative church: erasing shame from sexual intimacy
- Klein, L. | Pure: inside the evangelical movement that shamed a generation of young women and how I broke free
- Ellens, J. H. | Sex in the Bible
- Ellens, J. H. | The spirituality of sex
- Hirsch, D. | Redeeming sex
- Bishop, C. | Sex & spirit
- Mirdad, M. | An introduction to tantra & sacred sexuality
- Anand, M. | The art of sexual magic
- Chia, M. | Taoist secrets of love: cultivating male sexual energy
- Chia, M. | Healing love through the Tao: cultivating female sexual energy
- Towler, S. | The tao of intimacy & ecstasy: realizing the promise of spiritual union
Sex: Consensual Nonmonogamy
- Hardy, J. & Easton, D. | The ethical slut
- Anapol, T. | Polyamory in the 21st century
- Aaron, M. | Modern sexuality
- Veaux, F. & Rickert, E. | More than two:…ethical polyamory
- Orion, R. | A therapist’s guide to consensual nonmonogamy
Sex: Kink
- Makai, M. | Domination & submission: the BDSM relationship handbook (2013)
- Harris, S. | Tongue tied: untangling communication in sex, kink and relationships
- Taormino, T. | The ultimate guide to kink: bdsm, role play and the erotic edge
LGBTQ+
- Corwin, G. | Sexual intimacy for women: a guide for same-sex couples
- Eriksen, T. | Unconditional: a guide to loving and supporting your LGBTQ child
- Gainsburg, J. | The savy ally: a guide for becoming a skilled LGBTQ+ advocate
- Erickson-Schroth, L. | Trans bodies, trans selves: a resource for the transgender community
Trauma
- Van der Kolk, B. | The body keeps the score
- Levine, P. | In an unspoken voice
- Levine, P. | Waking the tiger
- Macfarlane, E. | The sacred path beyond trauma: reaching the divine through nature’s healing symbols
- Naparstek, B. | Invisible heroes: survivors of trauma & how they heal
Parenting: Antiracism
- Harvey, Jennifer | Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
- Kendi, Ibram X. | Antiracist Baby
- Tatum, Beverly D. | Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
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- commonsensemedia.org
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