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...