Category: Books

Wounded Boys Heroic Men

Wounded Boys Heroic Men: A Man’s Guide to Recovering from Child Abuse, by Daniel Jay Sonkin, PhD. (2011)

From Amazon.com: “Specifically written for men who have been physically, sexually, or psychologically abused, Wounded Boys, Heroic Men is a groundbreaking workbook for transformation. Insightful anecdotes provide relief, comfort, and hope while step-by-step instructions teach the methods by which abused men can escape the vicious cycle of abusing others. Dr. Sonkin carefully analyzes the feelings, attitudes, and behavior patterns necessary so that the healing process can take place. He describes how the abused can finally make peace with the abuser while finding inner peace. Equally important, the book will help friends and family members better understand the struggles these men face.”

Stories of the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma Inflicted by Loved Ones

Baffled by Love: Stories of the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma Inflicted by Loved Ones

By Laurie Kahn, MA, LCPC, MFA. (June 6, 2017)

From Amazon.com …

For three decades, Laurie Kahn has treated clients who were abused as children―people who were injured by someone whom they believed to be trustworthy, someone who professed to love them. Their abusers―a father, stepfather, priest, coach, babysitter, aunt, neighbor―often were people who inhabited their daily lives.
Love is why they come to therapy. Love is what they want, and love is what they say is not going well for them.

Kahn, too, had to learn to navigate a wilderness in order to find the “good” kind of love after a rocky childhood. In Baffled by Love, she includes strands from her own story, along with those of her clients, creating a narrative full of resonance, meaning, and shared humanity.

The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog

The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook – What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing, by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD. & Maia Szalavitz. (2007)

Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Here he tells their stories of trauma and transformation.

Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential

Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential–and Endangered

by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD & Maia Szalavitz. (2011)

“Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.” —Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia

Born for Love is the definitive book on empathy. Renowned psychiatrist Bruce Perry has appeared on Oprah, CNN, National Public Radio’s AllThings Considered, and other programs as an expert in this hot area of neuroscience, and has been cited as such in Newsweek, the New York Times, and The New Yorker (in a story written by Malcolm Gladwell). He and co-writer Maia Szalavitz explore empathy’s startling importance in human evolution and its significance for our children and our society. The authors of The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog present a powerful case that love is essential…and endangered.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Intimacy

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Intimacy, by Dr. Paul Coleman. (2005)

Description from Amazon.com

The comprehensive guide to getting close?and closer ?

Renowned psychologist Dr. Paul Coleman gives readers a step-by-step, clear path to improving their relationships by helping them identify intimacy problems, understand key differences between men and women, change perceptions, overcome arguments, and effectively communicate. He also covers sexual intimacy and affection issues, including intimacy during stressful times, transitions, and as relationships progress. This book is a beacon for those looking to solve their struggles with intimacy.
-Tools and exercises for both physical and emotional intimacy
-Self-assessment tests and exercises to help pinpoint issues
-For couples, singles, and families, men and women
-Coleman is an expert with an active practice and specialty in intimacy issues who?s made appearances on Oprah, Today, and Geraldo

Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy

Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others, by Marco Iacoboni. (2009)

Book Description from Amazon

Includes a new Afterword by the Author

What accounts for our remarkable ability to get inside another person’s head–to know what he or she is thinking and feeling? Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist, explains the groundbreaking research into mirror neurons, the “smart cells” in our brain that allow us to understand others. From imitation to morality, from political affiliations to consumer choices, mirror neurons are relevant to myriad aspects of social cognition. Mirroring People is the first book for the general reader on this revolutionary new science.