I find myself repeatedly recommending a handful of books, both fiction and nonfiction, to therapy clients. Here is a partial list:
- The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner
- Mrs. Bridge by Evan Connell
- Controlling People by Patricia Evans
- Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
- Bold Love and Cry of the Soul by Dan Allender
- Waking the Dead by John Eldredge
- The Allure of Hope by Jan Meyers
- Descent into Hell by Charles Williams
- Gift of the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson
- Bird by Bird (for writers) and Traveling Mercies by Ann Lammott
- Abba's Child by Brennan Manning
- No Man Is an Island by Thomas Merton
- The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Last Addiction by Sharon Hersh
- The Van Gogh Blues by Eric Maisel
- The Soul Tells a Story by Vinita Hampton Wright
Oh, books, how I love them! I'll add more as I think of them, during what (sadly) seem to have become biannual blog updates.
