• Hold Me Tight Dr. Sue Johnson offers some essential ideas on repairing deep emotional injuries including infidelity in her classic book. This book offers concrete, experiential exercises to couples struggling to find forgiveness.

 

• Dr. John Gottman and his wife, Julie Gottman, have been researching couples, doing therapy and training therapists with their groundbreaking method for many years. They have several books that are worth taking a look at.

• Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship, by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT. Based in the sound science of neurobiology, attachment theory, and emotion regulation research, this book is essential reading for couples and others interested in understanding the complex dynamics at work behind love and trust in intimate relationships.

 

• The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships, by Diane Poole Heller, Ph.D. a pioneer in attachment theory and trauma resolution, Dr. Heller shows how overwhelming experiences can disrupt our most important connections— with the parts of ourselves within, with the physical world around us, and with others.

 

 

For Individuals:

 

 

• Mindful Compassion: How the Science of Compassion Can Help You Understand Your Emotions, Live in the Present, and Connect Deeply with Others, by Paul A. Gilbert, Kunzang Choden

 

 

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