Dr. Deshler's Recommended Books
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Recommended
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Why
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After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis A. Spring Ph.D. |
This is a very balanced treatment of a difficult situation. The book gives positive suggestions for both partners in how to rebuild after a violation of trust |
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Stepcoupling : Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family by Susan Wisdom |
If you are one of the millions of remarried Americans facing the challenge of blending two existing families into one cohesive whole, you are part of a stepcouple. Stepcoupling offers advice for stepcouples on how to do just that-all the while strengthening their blended family with a healthy marriage. The book provides tips and strategies on dealing with the issues remarried couples face, with a wealth of advice from real-life stepcouples. |
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"You Just Don't Understand - Women and Men in Conversation" By Deborah Tannen |
Georgetown University linguistics professor Tannen ponders gender-based differences that, she claims, define and distinguish male and female communication. There are many examples of real conversation that demonstrate the different way in which men and woman communicate. |
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"The Feeling Good Handbook" By David D. Burns |
Through a workbook the author provides tools to help readers deal with depression and low self-esteem. This is a cognitive approach which might appeal to those who are somewhat rational or intellectual. |
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"Driven to Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood" By Edward Hallowell |
This book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Both authors have ADD themselves, and both are successful medical professionals. Book offers many suggestions for coping with ADD. |
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"Mans Search for Meaning" By Victor E. Frankl |
A very moving and painfully personal account of finding meaning under the leakest of conditions. |
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