By Chandrama Anderson
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About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in ...
(More)About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in Silicon Valley for 15 years before becoming a therapist. My background in high-tech is helpful in understanding local couples' dynamics and the pressures of living here. I am a wife, mom, sister, friend, author, and lifelong advocate for causes I believe in (such as marriage equality). My parents are both deceased. My son graduated culinary school and is heading toward a degree in Sociology. I enjoy reading, hiking, water fitness, movies, 49ers and Stanford football, Giants baseball, and riding a tandem bike with my husband. I love the beach and mountains; nature is my place of restoration. In my work with couples, and in this blog, I combine knowledge from many fields to bring you my best ideas, tips, tools and skills, plus book and movie reviews, and musings to help you be your genuine self, find your own voice, and have a happy and healthy relationship. Don't be surprised to hear about brain research and business skills, self-soothing techniques from all walks of life, suggestions and experiments, and anything that lights my passion for couples. (Author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Calif. Lic # MFC 45204.)
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Note: For book reviews, please see individual posts. This is a list of excellent books for couples. A few of them are grief-related, and the rest are for all couples. Start with Wired for Love.
Anderson, Chandrama (2010). No U-Turn at Mercy Street: A Memoir and Resource Guide for Grieving Parents. Menlo Park, CA: Connect2
Bloom, Linda and Bloom, Charlie (2004). 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love Last. Novato, CA: New World Library
Cozolino, Lou (2002). The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain. NY, NY: W. W. Norton & Company
Doka, Kenneth and Martin, Terry (1999). Men Don’t Cry, Women Do: Transcending Gender Stereotypes in Grief.NY, NY: Routledge
Douglas, Patton, Heen, (1999). Difficult Conversations. London, England: Penguin Books
Hendrix, Harville (2007). Getting the Love You Want. NY, NY: Henry Holt & Co. (Read to page 115)
Gottman, John (1999). The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work. NY, NY: Three Rivers Press
Johnson, Sue, Ph.D., (2008). Hold Me Tight. NY, NY: Little, Brown and Company
Lewis, Amini, Lannon (2000). A General Theory of Love. NY, NY: Vintage Books
Redfern, Suzanne, and Gilbert, Susan (2008). The Grieving Garden: Living with the Death of a Child. Newburyport, MA: Hampton Roads Co.
Schnarch, David (1998). Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships. NY, NY: Owl Press
Siegel, Daniel (2010). Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. NY, NY: Bantam
Tatkin, Stan (2010) Wired for Love. New Harbinger Publications. Oakland, CA
