Love, Relationship & Environmental Wellbeing Books
Books to support love, relationship & environmental wellbeing with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides and interviews
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The Art Of Saying NO: How To Stand Your Ground, Reclaim Your Time And Energy, And Refuse To Be Taken For Granted (Without Feeling Guilty!)
Book from Damon Zahariades providing a step-by-step, strategic guide to stop being a people pleaser, set boundaries & develop the assertiveness you need to maintain them.
You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
Book from Kate Murphy drawing on countless conversations she has had with everyone from priests to CIA interrogators, focus group moderators to bartenders to show how only by listening well can we truly connect with others.
Why We Love
Renowned anthropologist Dr Helen Fisher examines the phenomenon of love―from its origins in the brain to the havoc it creates in our bodies and behavior. Why We Love offers new answers to age-old questions: what love is, who we love―and how to keep love alive.
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend's book helping you to learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of your life and set healthy, biblical boundaries with your spouse, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even yourself.
Codependent Discovery and Recovery 2.0: A Holistic Approach to Healing and Freeing Yourself
Mary Joye's book showing what motivates codependency and teaching you how to overcome the toxic thinking and behaviors associated with it by using evidence-based techniques of healing
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
Book from Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD looking at how the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out—in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships—is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. The Power of Showing Up provides the 4 simple building blocks of showing up and healthy child development, the 4 S's; Safe, Seen, Soothed and Secure.
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
David Richo''s book exploring how love is not so much a feeling rather being present. The book explores the five hallmarks of mindful loving and how they play a key role in relationships throughout life.
The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships
John Gottman, PhD and Joan DeClaire's powerful and simple 5 step programme for greatly improving all relationships in life—with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even colleagues at work.
1001 Ways to Be Romantic: Add More Intimacy and Romance in Your Marriage or Love Life
Gregory J. P. Godek's book packed with 1001 unique suggestions, easy gestures, and thoughtful gift ideas to be romantic
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People
Renee Evenson's book providing some interpersonal skills and powerful phrases that we can use when dealing with difficult people
The Prophet
A collection of philosophical, spiritual and inspirational essays by Kahlil Gibran that reveal deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind
How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
Performer & comedian Lane Moore's book charting her own story with being alone and helps those "who desperately wants to feel less alone and a little more connected through reading her words."
How Full Is Your Bucket?
Using the metaphor of a dipper and a bucket, Tom Rath & Don Clinton's book discusses how even the briefest of interactions. with others can affect relationships, productivity, health, and longevity
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Using groundbreaking brain and behavioural research, Daniels Goleman's bestselling book shows how factors including self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy can make us a different of smart
Carbon Choices
Neil Kitching's book Carbon Choices offering common sense solutions to our carbon and nature crises. Carbon Choices helps fill any gaps in understanding of climate change and nature loss and lays out the solutions including a green action plan for government, businesses and individuals.
The Inside Out Revolution
Michael Neill's book shares his new understanding of how life works that turns traditional psychology on its head. Built around three simple principles that explain where our feelings come from and how our experience of life can transform for the better in a matter of moments.
The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit
Dr Amy Johnson, PHD, looks at a combination of neuroscience and spirituality to help show you that you are not your addictions or habits and provide a no will-power approach to break them at source
The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships
Dr George Pranksy's handbook that helps couples not to "work" on their relationship but to start afresh and be happy together
Preaching to Monkeys: Hope, Healing, and Understanding for Fathers, Sons, and the People Who Love Them
Otto Collins' book discussing the often complicated relationship between fathers and sons, what can divide and what can heal them
The P.E.O.P.L.E. Programme: How to Overcome Your Blocks to Success
John Kenny's book looking at how the relationship we have ourself is a critical factor in determining the relationships that we have with others
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids – How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
Dr Laura Markham's book looking at how a change in behaviour by the parent can lead to happier kids. Includes ep-by-step guides and practical tools to transform parenting in a positive, proven way.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Book from neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explaining the science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures in order to help your children lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
John Gottman PhD's (founder of the Gottman Institute) revolutionary book discussing the seven principles that guide couples toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Book from John Gottman & Julie Gottman helping to understand how, why, and when to have the eight basic conversations with your partner that can lead to a lifetime of love.
Hold Me Tight: Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Dr. Sue Johnson's book discussing how Emotionally Focused Therapy can save and enrich relationships through reestablishing emotional connections and attachment bonds
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski's book exploring female sexuality works and how understanding it can radically transform your sex life
Fighting for Your Marriage: A Deluxe Revised Edition of the Classic Best-seller for Enhancing Marriage and Preventing Divorce
Book from Howard Markman, Scott Stanley & Susan Blumberg providing strategies to handle conflict more constructively, protect happiness, and reduce the odds of breaking up.
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it can help you find – or keep – love
Amir Levine & Rachel Heller's book providing an insight in to the science of love and how we can build stronger and more fulfilling connections
We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection and Enduring Love
Dr. Stan Tatkin's book that provides a groundbreaking system for helping couples create meaningful and enduring relationships
Sex without Stress: A Couple’s Guide to Overcoming Disppointment, Avoidance, & Pressure
Book from Jessa Zimmerman discussing and taking on the questions that naturally arise when couples are struggling with sex
Magnificent Sex: Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers
Book from Peggy Kleinplatz discussing what makes sex magnificent, the qualities of intimacy and the elements that help bring it about
Good Days Start With Gratitude: A 52 Week Guide To Cultivate An Attitude Of Gratitude: Gratitude Journal
Pretty Simple Press's gratitude journal providing a space to be grateful for the big and little things all year round
Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
Book by Jia Jiang telling his own personal tale of rejection and how he spent 100 days seeking out rejection in order to make himself "rejection proof"
Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything
Book by Iyanla Vanzant looking at relationships and practical technicals such as the emotional freedom technique to help on the path to forgiveness
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
A book by Kamal Ravikant detailing why loving yourself is so important and how to go about it
The Family Book
A book from Todd Parr celebrating the love we feel for our families and all the different varieties they come in.
Knock Knock Why You're My Bestie Fill in the Love Journal
A novel idea for a book by Knock Knock. A gift for your best friend where you fills in the blanks to let them know why they are your best friend
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
Book by Gary Chapman discussing the 5 secrets to having love that lasts. Also includes a "couple's Personal Profile assessment" so you can discover your and your partner's love language.
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
Book by Adam Grant looking at why our interactions with others hold the key to success
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
There have been 5 major extinctions on the planet. This book by Elizabeth Kolbert looks at how humans have altered the world like no other species and how the sixth extinction could be on it's way
Loves Me...Not: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in the Face of Unrequited Love
Samara O'Shea's book telling amusing tales of unrequited and offering advice about how to get over it & the need for tough love
The Disease To Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome
Book from Harriet B. Braiker including a quiz to see what type of people pleaser you are and a myriad of tips to help beat the "disease"
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships
Book by David Schnarch showing how to keep the passion alive and maintain healthy sexual and emotional fulfilment
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish's book giving practical tips on how to "cope with conflict, encourage cooperation, reduce competition, and make it possible for children to experience the joys of their special relationship"
A guide on how to STOP ARGUING: Protect quality time, prevent bickering, preserve love, enjoy life
Book from CJ Kruse mainly aimed at protecting our most valuable asset, time, from petty or constant arguments
Spread the Love: 75 Ways to Build a Better World
Book from the aptly name "Love Book" giving 75 ways and covering areas such as; Acts of Service, Quality Time, Giving, Physical Support, and Communication
Being Me: A Kid's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Self-Esteem
Book by Wendy L. Moss looking at confidence from a kid's perspective with tips and advice on how to deal challenges and build up confidence and self-esteem
The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince
Serial entrepreneur James Prince's book showing how his core principles of heart, loyalty and commitment have helped him to overcome the many obstacles thrown at him in life
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