Parenting with Love and Logic
By: Foster Cline & Jim Fay Reviewed by SarahAnn Hunt Parenting with Love and Logic describes a parenting system that enables you, as a parent, to help your child make good choices. Through giving your child healthy power, and allowing them...
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges by Loren Pope Reviewed by Leigh Anne Spraetz This book offers an overview of 40 colleges that continuously change students’ lives and help them to develop...
Before It’s Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble–and What Parents Can Do About It
Before It’s Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble–and What Parents Can Do About It by Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D. Some parents are confused by the contradictory, surprising and confounding behavior of their children. These children seek out danger...
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver Reviewed by Lenore Doster In 2010 the Summit Therapist Team underwent additional training in couples therapy in...
Visioneering: God’s Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision
Visioneering: God’s Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision by Andy Stanley Reviewed by Carleen Newsome Have you ever wondered about your purpose or the meaning of your life? Andy Stanley, founder and senior pastor at North Point Community Church, addresses...
Rock Solid Parenting
Rock Solid Parenting by Lenore Doster Dr. Lenore Doster’s parenting plan is one written by a committed Christian who is also a veteran therapist. She has been in the trenches with parents and children and shares her experiences and God-given...
A Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God’s Gift of Sexual Intimacy
A Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God’s Gift of Sexual Intimacy by Douglas E. Rosenau Reviewed by Kellie Gwaltney In A Celebration of Sex, Dr. Rosenau unabashedly takes a thorough look at sex and more specifically at sex as...
How To Argue So Your Spouse Will Listen: 6 Principles for Turning Arguments into Conversations
How To Argue So Your Spouse Will Listen: 6 Principles for Turning Arguments into Conversations by Sharon Hart Morris Reviewed by The Summit Staff What makes a good marriage last? According to the best evidence provided by thousands of...
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief by Martha W. Hickman Reviewed by Carleen Newsome This paperback book containing daily meditations offers continuous support to anyone navigating the grief process. It is a comforting daily companion during all...
When Someone You Love is Depressed: How to Help Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself
When Someone You Love is Depressed: How to Help Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself by Laura Epstein Rosen and Xavier Francisco Amador Reviewed by The Summit Staff Depression can be contagious. It can affect not only the person who’s...
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. Reviewed by Carleen Newsome Many times people come to therapy because they feel “stuck”. They notice that they have automatic responses...
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John Ratey, M.D. Reviewed by Erin Pridgen ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders in children and yet it continues to...
And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives
And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives By John M. Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman Reviewed by Kellie Gwaltney Having a baby is a very exciting and joyous event. But...
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America By Robert Whitaker Reviewed by Carleen Newsome Robert Whitaker in his book Anatomy of an Epidemic investigates the research on the long-term effectiveness...
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman Reviewed by Erin Pridgen There is an an abundance of parenting books in bookstores these days telling parents how they should be raising their children. However, there are...
Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives
Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul Reviewed by The Summit Staff Stress during pregnancy is usually discussed in negative terms and fear and anxiety seem to be the...
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown Reviewed by Carleen Newsome Dr. Brene Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of...