Empowering Your Journey with Curated Insights

At Better Life Psychotherapy, we believe that knowledge is a cornerstone of personal growth and healing. To support your journey, we've compiled a selection of recommended readings and online resources across various topics.

Recommended Readings

Relationship and Marriage

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman

• Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas

• The Intentional Family by William Doherty, Ph.D.

• Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married by Gary Chapman

Eating Disorders

• 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb

• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D., and Elyse Resch, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.E.D.R.D.

Trauma and Addiction: Tools for Recovery

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine

• The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

• In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor Maté, M.D.

• Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes

• Addiction & Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions by Gerald G. May, M.D.

• Steps of Transformation by Archimandrite Meletios Webber

Leadership

• Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute

• Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Online Resources

Addiction Support

• Orange County Alcoholics Anonymous: oc-aa.org

• Al-Anon Family Groups: ocalanon.org

Eating Disorder Support

• Academy for Eating Disorders: aedweb.org

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: anad.org

• National Eating Disorders Association: nationaleatingdisorders.org

• International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals: iaedp.com

Free Meditation Apps

• Headspace: headspace.com

• Insight Timer: insighttimer.com

• Calm: calm.com

Understanding Addiction

• Dr. Gabor Maté: What is Addiction?

• Russell Brand: My Life Without Drugs

• Johann Hari: Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong

Note: The above links lead to external websites. Better Life Psychotherapy is not responsible for their content.

For further information or personalized recommendations, feel free to contact us at sam@betterlifepsych.com or call (949) 954-0756.