4/26/2007
“Just the facts, ma’m” – Men and Women in Conversation

Thursday, August 28, 2008
For your convenience I’ve provided you with a listing all of the books and resources I’ve referenced in my column over the last two years. I’ve grouped them loosely by category to make your search a little easier. Happy reading. Jennifer


Jump to: Managing Your Life | Relationships | Parenting and Stepparenting | Grandparenting | Choosing To Remain Childless | Holidays | Women’s Health | Support Groups and Information Resources


Managing Your Life

“Take Time for Your Life: A Complete Program for Getting Your Life into Balance and Honoring Your True Priorities” by Cheryl Richardson

“Getting Out From Under: Redefining Your Priorities in anOverwhelming World” by Stephanie Winston.

“Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Time Fixes to Long-TermRecovery” by Reneau Peuifoy

“Overcoming Perfectionism: The Key to a Balanced Recovery” by Ann W. Smith, M.S.

“Worry” by Edward M. Hallowell

“The CreativeJournal for Teens: Making Friends With Yourself” by Lucia Capacchione

“Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body andMind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness” by Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Present Moment Wonderful Moment” by Thich Nhat Hanh

 

Relationships

“The Intimacy Struggle” by Janet Geringer Wotitiz

“How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends” by Don Gabor

“Just Be Honest:Authentic Communication Strategies That Get Results and Last a Lifetime” bySteven Gaffney

“Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most”by Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone, SheilaHean and Roger Fisher

“Heart to Heart: Deepening Women’s Friendships at Midlife”by Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro

“Treasured Friends: Finding and Keeping True Friendships” byAnn Hibbard

“Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship and How It Shapes OurLives” by Jan Yager

“How You Can Survive When They’re Depressed: Living andCoping With Depression Fallout” by Anne Sheffield

“When Someone You Love Is Depressed: How to Help Your LovedOne Without Losing Yourself” by Laura Epstein Rosen and Xavier F. Amador(Contributor)

“Hand-Me-Down Blues: How to Stop Depression From Spreadingin Families” by Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D.

“I Thought We’d Never Speak Again: The Road FromEstrangement to Reconciliation” by Laura Davis

“When Families Feud: Understanding and Resolving FamilyConflicts” by Ira Heilveil

“The Boomers Guide to Divorce” by Marlene M. Browne, Esq.

“Coping With Difficult People” by Robert Bramson, Ph.D.

“Dealing With People You Can’t Stand” by Rick Brinkman

 

Parenting and Stepparenting

“What Babies Say Before They Can Talk: The Nine SignalsInfants Use to Express Their Feelings” by Paul C. Holinger, M.D.

“Selling Out America’s Children: How America Puts ProfitsBefore Values – And What Parents Can Do” by David Walsh, Ph.D.

“Abandoned in the Wasteland: Children, Television, and theFirst Amendment” by Newton N. Minow and Craig L. Lamay

“Stepwives: Ten Steps to Help Ex-Wives and Stepmothers Endthe Struggle and Put the Kids First” by Lynne Oxhorn-Ringwood, Louise Oxhorn,and Marjorie Vego Krauz (Contributor)

“Women of Divorce: Mother’s Daughters, Stepmothers – The NewTriangle” by Susan Shapiro Barash

“Man Enough: Fathers, Sons and the Search for Masculinity”by Frank Pittman

“Fathers Are Forever: A Co-Parenting Guide for the 21stCentury” by Steven Ashley

“Wednesday Evenings and Every Other Weekend: From DivorcedDad to Competent Co-Parent. A Guide forthe Noncustodial Father” by F.Daniel McClure

“Build a Co-Parenting Team: After Divorce or Remarriage” byPeter K. Gerlach

“The Single Father: A Dad’s Guide to Parenting Without aPartner (New Father Series)” by Armin A. Brott

“The Ultimate Survival Guide for the Single Father” byThomas Hoerner

 

Grandparenting

“What Babies Say Before They Can Talk: The Nine SignalsInfants Use to Express Their Feelings” by Paul C. Holinger, M.D.

“The Don’t Sweat Guide for Grandparents: Making the Most ofYour Time With Your Grandchildren” by Richard Carlson

“Grandparenting in a Changing World” by Eda LeShan

“The Grandparents Guide: The Definitive Guide to Coping withthe Challenges of Modern Grandparenting” by Arthur Kornhaber

“When A Grandchild Dies: What to Do, What to Say, How to Cope” by NadineGalinsky

“Grandparents Cry Twice: Help for Bereaved Grandparents(Death, Value and Meaning Series)” by Mary Lou Reed

 

Choosing To Remain Childless

“The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother ChangesEverything and Why We Pretend It Doesn’t” by Susan Maushart

“The Childless Revolution: What It Means to Be ChildlessToday” by Madelyn Cain

“Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women WithoutChildren” by Terri Casey

 

Holidays

“Kicking Your Holiday Stress Habits” by Donald A. Tubesingand Nancy Loving Tubesing (Contributor)

“Holiday Blues: Rediscovering the Art of Celebration; A12-Month Guide to Getting Everything You WantOut of Holidays and Family Gatherings” by Herbert Rappaport

 

Women’s Health

“The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and EmotionalHealth and Healing During the Change” by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

 

Support Groups and Information Resources

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association (CVSA)
phone: 614/837-2586
e-mail: waitesd@cvsaonline.org

Fibromyalgia Network
phone: 800/853-2929
e-mail: fmette@msn.com

National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association
phone: 816/524-6782 (24 hour hotline)
e-mail: information@ncfsfa.org

Hospice Foundation of America (HFA)

The Single and Custodial Fathers Network

The Silvan S. Tomkins Institute

The Divorce Process

The Des Moines Register

Behavior Online

Margaret Thorsborne

International Institute for Restorative Practices