Recommended Books

My name is Elaine Korngold, LPC, and below are some of the books I often recommend to my clients.

Trauma, Complex PTSD, and Recovery

  • The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease – by R. C. Scaer
  • The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries From the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity – by N. Doidge
  • It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle – by M. Wolynn
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – by P. Levine
  • Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation – by J. Fisher
  • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma – by P. Walker
  • Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence — from Domestic Abuse to Political – by J. Herman

Grief and Loss

  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief – by F. Weller
  • Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving – by J. Samuel
  • It’s OK that You’re Not OK – by M. Devine
  • The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief & Healing – edited by K. Young
  • The Grief Recovery Handbook – by J. W. James & R. Friedman

Caregiving

  • The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey – by N. L. Kriseman
  • The Conscious Caregiver: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself – by L. Abbit

Depression

  • Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions – by J. Hari
  • I Don’t Want to Talk about It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression – by T. Real

Dealing with Shame

  • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead – by B. Brown

Exercise for Mental Health

  • Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain – by J. Ratey

Life Transitions, Search for Meaning

  • The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life – by M. Agronin
  • How We Age: A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Growing Old – by M. Agronin
  • Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes – by W. Bridges
  • Man’s Search for Meaning – by V. Frankl
  • Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life – by G. Levoy
  • Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life – by R. J. Leider & D. A. Shapiro
  • What Should I Do with My Life – by P. Bronson
  • Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life – by B. Burnett & D. Evans
  • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now – by M. Jay
  • The December Project: An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life’s Greatest Mystery – by S. Davidson
  • Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death – by I. D. Yalom

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