The Library
These are some of the books that have supported, challenged, steadied, and shaped me across different seasons of life.
They are not listed here because they are trendy or popular, but because they have genuinely meant something to me.
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Family
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If you want kids to co-operate...Just ask! ‘An essential Guide for Parents’ (Lillian Reekie)
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Raising Godly Kids: 52 Guidelines for Counter-Culture Parenting (Harold J. Sala)
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How We Love Our Kids: The Five Love Styles of Parenting (Milan Yerkovich and Kay Yerkovich)
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Unlocking Your Family Patterns: Finding Freedom From a Hurtful Past (Dave Carder, Earl Henslin, John Townsend, William Henry Cloud, Chuck Swindoll (Foreword)
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Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes...in You and Your Kids (Scott Turansky, Joanne Miller, et al.)
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Daniel Goleman)
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A Family of Value (John Rosemond)
Finances
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Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth (Nancy Levin)
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The Little Money Bible (Stuart Wilde, Anna Scott, et al.)
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You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth (Jen Sincero)
Health & Wellness
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The Art of Extreme Self-Care: Transform Your Life One Month at a Time (Cheryl Richardson)
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Modern Essentials: The Complete Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils (Aroma Tools)
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The Essential Life - The Ultimate Essential Oil Guide (Total Wellness Publishing)
Mindset & Becoming
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Make Miracles in Forty Days: Turning What You Have into What You Want (Melody Beattie)
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Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far (Amy Grant)
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God Calling (A. J. Russell)
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Tending the Soul: 90 Days of Spiritual Nourishment Paperback (Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt, Lori Neff)
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2021: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success
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The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
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Resilient (Rick Hanson)
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Mama PhD (Evans and Grant)
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At the Bench: A Laboratory Navigator (Kathy Barker)
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Fool-proofing your life (Jan SIlvious)
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The Collected Works of Florence Scovel Shinn (Vigeo Press)
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Getting what you came for (Robert L. Peters, PhD)
Recovery
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Mending the soul (Steven R. Tracy)
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Codependent No More (Melody Beattie)
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It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship (Meg Kennedy Dugan & Roger R. Hock)
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Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough? (Dr. Karyl McBride, Ph.D. For daughters of self-involved toxic mothers)
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Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't (Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend, et al.)
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The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence (Gavin de Becker)
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From Prisoner to President (Jeanette M. Towne)
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No Comfort Zone: Notes on Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Marla Handy)
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The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Surviving Through and Recovering from the Five Stages That Accompany the Loss of Love (Susan Anderson, Randye Kaye, et al.)
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
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In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People (George K. Simon, Kevin Foley, et al.)
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Rediscovering Your Happily Ever After: Moving from Hopeless to Hopeful as a Newly Divorced Mother (PeggySue Wells)
Faith & Spirituality
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Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery and Desertion (Barbara Roberts, MSc, BA, RGN, RSCN, QN, RNT, CHNTCert)
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A Cry for Justice: How the Evil of Domestic Abuse Hides in Your Church (Jeff Crippen & Anna Wood)
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Tear Down This Wall of Silence: Dealing with Sexual Abuse in Our Churches (an introduction for those who will hear; Dale Ingraham)
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I Promise to Hate, Despise, and Abuse You until Death Do Us Part: Marriage in a Narcissistic Age (Andrea V. Oelger & Troy W. Martin)
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No More Christian Nice Girl: When Just Being Nice--Instead Of Good--Hurts You, Your Family, And Your Friends (Paul Coughlin & Jennifer D. Degler, PhD)
Beauty & the Divine Feminine
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Deidre Hall's How Does She Do It? A Beauty Book
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Making Sense of Men (Alison A. Armstrong)
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The Queen's Code (Alison A. Armstrong)
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Keys to the Kingdom (Alison A. Armstrong and PAX Programs Inc.)
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21 Days to Master Extreme Self-Care (Cheryl Richardson)
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Style: The Modern Lady’s Guide to Elegance and Charm (Eliza Chamber)
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The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best (Christine K. Jahnke)
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The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know (Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, et al.)
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Japanese Secrets to Beautiful Skin: The Maeda Program (Grace Maeda, Lucille Craft, et al.)