Books
Select a topic below to view Jill’s recommended books:
Abuse
The Verbally Abusive Relationship
Patricia Evans
Verbal Abuse: Survivors Speak Out
Patricia Evans
Addiction & Recovery
The Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome
Wayne Kritsberg
Jill Says: Helpful information for Adult Children to better understand the impact of this intergeneration problem of their current lives and challenges.
The ACOA Trauma Syndrome: The Impact of Childhood Pain on Adult Relationships
Tian Dayton, PhD
Jill Says: Easy to read and helpful view of the ACOA syndrome with particular focus on understanding the impact on the child through their development and their current adult relationships.
How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Cheri Huber
Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul
Melody Beattie
Anger
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
Harriet Lerner, PhD
Working with Anger
Thubten Chodron
Body Image
Body Wars: Making Peace with Women’s Bodies
Margo Maine, PhD
Emotions
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown
Jill Says: A beautifully written book backed by research findings that helps us understand and better communicate our emotions and experiences.
Empowerment
A Woman’s Worth
Marianne Williamson
Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace
Iyanla VanZant
In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want
Iyanla VanZant
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
The Voice of Knowledge
Don Miguel Ruiz
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women
Iyanla VanZant
Fear & Self Doubt
Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy
Don Miguel Ruiz
It’s Not About the Horse: It’s About Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
Wyatt Webb with Cindy Pearlman
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do: Common Horse Sense
Wyatt Webb
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality
Frederick Perls, MD, PhD, Ralph F. Hefferline, PhD, & Paul Goodman, PhD
Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice
Erving and Miriam Polster
Gratitude
Gratitude A Way of Life
Louise L. Hay and Friends
Life Transitions
And One More Thing Before You Go
Maria Shriver
Stress Management & Mindfulness
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Stillness Speaks
Eckhart Tolle
The Miracle of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
Understanding Infidelity
Not Just Friends
Shirley P. Glass
Parents who Cheat: How Children and Adults Are Affected When Their Parents Are Unfaithful
Ana Nogales, PhD with Laura Golden Bellotti
Zen/Buddhism
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Pema Chodron
Cultivating the Mind of Love: The Practice of Looking Deeply in the Mahayana Buddhist Tradition
Thich Nhat Hanh
Everyday Zen
Charlotte Joko Beck
The Art of Power
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Great Heart Way: How to Heal Your Life and Find Self-Fulfillment
Ilia Shinko Perez and Gerry Shishin Wick
Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
Pema Chodron
The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness
Pema Chodron
Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation
John Welwood
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Shunryu Suzuki