A collection of books, talks, and articles Dr. Pelton-Cooper often shares with clients. They are here to browse between sessions, or simply because something in the list speaks to you. Nothing here is a substitute for therapy, and you do not need to have read any of it to start.
Recommended Books
- No Sticks or Stones No Broken Bones: Healing cPTSD When the Trauma wasn't Physical by Ricia Fleming.
- Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach, a compassionate look at making peace with the problems we face.
- Love Worth Making by Stephen Snyder, MD.
- Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger's Syndrome by Eva Mendes.
- The Relationship Cure by John Gottman, a five-step guide to stronger connections.
- Looking for Spinoza by Antonio Damasio.
- Mindfulness: A Practical Guide by Tessa Watt.
Classics in the Psychology of Women
- Toward a New Psychology of Women by Jean Baker Miller, MD.
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman.
- Women's Growth in Connection by Judith V. Jordan and others (jbmti.org).
Therapy Links
Post-Trauma Links
Relationship Resources
- Adult Attachment Styles, a short introduction that may help you understand your own approaches to relationships and self-care.
- How Do Attachment Styles Affect Sexuality?
- The secret to desire in a long-term relationship, a TED Talk by Esther Perel.
- How to handle a mismatch in sexual desire.
- Romantic Relationships with Asperger's and Autism (webinar).
- Aspergers Experts.
- A perspective on marriage by a person with Aspergers.
- Romantic Relationships with Autism Spectrum.
- How to Complain Effectively in a Relationship.
- Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.
Have a question about any of this?
If something here raises a question, or you would like to talk about working together, the office is in Marquette and sessions are available in person or online on a secure platform.
Call 906-360-3544