Recommended Counselling Resources

Books

• The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski

• Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

• The Anxious Perfectionist by Clarissa W. Ong and Michael P. Twohig

• Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler

• Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Podcasts

• The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

• Unlocking Us with Brene Brown

• We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle

• Healing with David Kessler

Websites

• Dr. Kristin Neff

• Tara Brach's RAIN Meditation

• Russ Harris' ACT Mindfully

Videos

• Brene Brown's The Power of Vulnerability

• Brene Brown's Listening to Shame

• Kristin Neff's The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self- Compassion

For Couples:

Books

• The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by John M.
  Gottman and Nan Silver

• Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson

• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

• Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Doug Abrams and Rachel Carlton-Abrams

• The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov

• The Couples Guide to Thriving with ADHD by Melissa Orlov

Podcasts

• Small Things Often by the Gottman Institute

• Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel

Websites

• The Gottman Institute

• The 5 Love Languages Quiz

Land Acknowledgment: I gratefully acknowledge and honour that where I live, work and play is within the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations) as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations); and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. The traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Mohkinstsis”, which is also known now as Calgary.