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Recommended Books
There are so many self-help books out there, so the ones that we mention here are all books that we personally have read (and read again) and that currently reside on our bookshelf complete with dog ears! We have read many more books that are mentioned here of course, and we will continue to add our favourites as we go along.
TA Today, A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis
by Ian Stewart and Vann Joines
What is says on the back ...
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS (TA) is a model for understanding human personality, relationships and communication. It was first developed by the late Eric Berne, MD.
TA sprang to worldwide fame in the 1960s and 70s through the publication of best-selling books like Games People Play, I'm OK - You're OK and Born To Win.
Since then, TA has continued to grow. Theory has been expanded, reappraised and tested by observation. In the years since Berne's death in 1970, TA practitioners have introduced new concepts and techniques that are now at the very heart of the discipline. TA has long since outgrown its media image a s a 'pop psychology'. Instead it has gained international recognition as a professional approach, aiding effectiveness in fields as diverse as psychotherapy, counselling, education, communications and management training.
In this book, Ian Stewart and Vann Joines introduce you to the power of TODAY'S transactional analysis. They present the ideas of current TA in straightforward, readable language, with a wealth of illustrative examples.
TA TODAY is equally suitable for self-directed learning or as background reading for college courses. It gives full coverage of the syllabus for the ITAA official '101' basic examination.
o Throughout the book, EXERCISES for individual and group use are integrated in the text. The authors say: 'When you have completed these exercises, you will certainly know more about yourself than you did when you started. And you will learn TA in the most effective way possible - by using it for yourself.' o
Ian Stewart, PhD, and Vann Joines, PhD, are accredited by the International Transactional analysis association as teachers and practitioners of TA.
Healing the Child Within
by Charles L. Whitfield M.D.
What it says on the back ...
The "CHILD WITHIN" refers to that part of each of us which is ultimately alive, energetic, creative and fulfilled; it is our real self - who we truly are.
Dr. Whitfield in Healing the Child Within describes the journey of discovery and healing our fears, confusion and unhappiness. This book begins where many others describing adult children of alcoholics have left off. It also describes and develops the concept of adult children of troubled or dysfunctional families in general, rather than focusing only on the alcoholic family.
Members of Twelve-step Self-help groups and Adult Children Self-help groups will find this book especially useful in their own recovery work, both within and outside of their meetings . . .
"A concise, comprehensive and rather remarkable integration of the theory and practice of healing the child within; we highly recommend this useful book."
Herbert L. Gravitz, Ph.D.
Julie Bowden, MFCC
Boundaries and Relationships
Charles L Whitfield
What it says on the back ...
"This is the clearest and most comprehensive book on boundaries and relationships. highly recommended."
Helen Larimore, author, Older Women In Recovery
"Boundaries are vital for having good relationships, and Charles whitfield describes them with depth, clarity and compassion. anyone interested in affirming their individual self, while enjoying love and intimacy through relationships, will find much of value here."
John Amodeo, Ph.D. Love And Betrayal, co-author Being Intimate
Much more than about personal boundaries, this book is about relationships - healthy and unhealthy ones. Here best selling author, physician and psychotherapist Charles Whitfield blends theories and dynamics from several disciplines into practical knowledge and actions that you can use right now in your relationships.
This comprehensive book opens with clear definitions and descriptions of boundaries, a self-assessment survey and a history of our accumulated knowledge. Going deeper, it then describes 10 essential areas of human interaction wherein you can improve you relationships. These include age regression, iving and receiving (projection and projective identification), triangles, core recovery issues, basic dynamics, unfinished business and spirituality. It show in countless practical ways how knowledge of each of these is most useful in your recovery and everyday life.
Growing Up Again - second edition (Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children)
by Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson
What it says on the back ...
As time-tested as it is timely, the expert advice in this book has helped thousands of readers improve on their parenting practices. Now, substantially revised and expanded. Growing Up Again offers further guidance on providing children with the structure and nurturing that are so critical to their healthy development - and to our own.
Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson provide the information every adult caring for children should know - about ages and stages of development, ways to nurture our children and ourselves, and tools for personal and family growth. this new edition also addresses the special demands of adopted children and blended families, the character of prenatal life and our final days, and the growing problem of overindulgence.
Jean Illsley Clarke is a parent educator, teacher trainer, the author of Self-esteem: A Family Affair, and a co-author of the Help! for Parents series.
Connie Dawson consults and conducts workshops with mental health professionals, child care providers, adoptive parents, and adult adoptees.
