Recommended Books

ABUSE-ABUSE RECOVERY

• Allies In Healing: When The Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As A Child by Laura Davis

• Creating An Abuse Free Relationship by Carolyn McGuiness

• Emotionally Abused Women: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself by Beverly Engel

• Haunted Marriage: Overcoming the Ghosts of Your Spouse's Childhood Abuse by Clark E. Barshinger, Lojan E. La Rower, Andres T. Tappia 

• The Courage To Heal By Ellen Bass And Laura Davis

• The Courage To Heal Workbook by Laura Davis

• The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz

• The Intimacy Struggle by Janet Woititz

• The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans

• No Visible Wounds by Mary Susan Miller, Ph.D.

• Victims No Longer by Michael Lew

• When You Are the Partner of a Rape or Incest Survivor: A Workbook for You by Robert Levine

  
  

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS/ RELATIONSHIPS

• Addictive Relationships: Reclaiming Your Boundaries by Joy Miller

• Consuming Passions Help For Compulsive Shoppers by Ellen Mohr Catalano

• Leaving the Enchanted Forest: The Path from Relationship Addiction to Intimacy by Stephanie Covington, Liana Beckett

• Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan For Preventing Relapse by Terence T. Gorski
  

COUPLES

• After The Affair by Janis Abrahams, Michael Spring

• Couples Skills by Mathew McKay and Patrick Fanning

• Clean Communications by Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning

• Difficult Conversations When It Matters The Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, Roger Fisher

• Expressing Feelings by Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning

• Love Lessons - A Guide to Transforming Relationships by Brenda Wade

• Surviving Infidelity by Rona Subotnik

• The Authentic Heart by John Amodeo

• The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate by Harriet Lerner

• The Ungame for Couples

• Why Are We Still Fighting - How to End Your Schema Wars and Start Connecting with The People You Love by M. Kirby Lassen

DEPRESSION

• The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living With Depression and Manic Depression by  Mary Ellen Copeland

• How You Can Survive When They Are Depressed by Anne Sheffield

• The Adolescent Depression Workbook by Mary Ellen Copland

• 2002 Ways To Cheer Yourself Up by Cyndi Haynes

 

DIVORCE

 

• The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce by Elizabeth Thayer Ph.D. , Jeffrey Zimmerman Ph.D.

• Don't Fall Apart on Saturdays! : The Children's Divorce-Survival Book
  by Adolph Moser

• Helping Your Children Cope With Divorce and Its Aftermath by Vicki Lansky

• Healthy Divorce by Craig Everett and Sandra Volgy Everett

• Successful Divorce and Single Parenting by Mickey Michaels

 

FAMILIES-STEPFAMILIES

    

•  The Courage to Be a Stepmom: Finding Your Place Without Losing Yourself by Sue Patton Thoelle

• Stepfamily Realities by Margaret Newman

• Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out or Wicked by Cheri Burris

 

RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF AND OTHERS Balancing Work and Family by Ken Lizott Relationships In Progress Family Coaching Program - The Manual by Ellen Levin and Pamela Brewer The Betrayal Bond by Patrick J. Carnes The Black Parenting Book by Anne C. Beal 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen Covey Toxic Parents by Susan Forward ADD & Romance by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt  Anger and Conflict In The Workplace by Lynn McClure Beyond Anger- A Guide For Men by Thomas J. Harbin Book of Rings  by Miyamoto Musashi Loneliness Workbook: A Guide to Developing and Maintaining Lasting Connections by Mary Ellen Copeland Solitude: Transforming Solitude into Positive Periods of Personal Discovery and Growth by John Selby Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin by Anne Katherine The Dance Of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner Emotional Blackmail by Susan Forward Fathers: Transforming Your Relationship by John Selby How Can I Get Through To You by Terrence Real How To Create A Remarkable Relationship by Harriet Lerner One Day My Soul Just Opened Up by Iyanla Vanzant Relationships In Progress by Pamela B. Brewer The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome by Harriet B. Braiker There's Just One Little Problem by Pamela Brewer 365 (+31) Daily Necessities: LifeBook For Relationships Success by Pamela B. Brewer Understanding The Tin Man:  Why So Many Men Avoid Intimacy by William July II What Momma Couldn't Tell Us About Love by Brenda Wade When Your Lover Is A Liar by Susan Forward When to Forgive by Mona Gustafson Affinito, Ph.D., L.P. Where Your Anger Comes From and How To Transform It by Harriet Lerner GRIEF A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After The Death of A Loved One by Carol Staudacher Beyond Death, Divorce And Other Losses by John W. James Crossing The Bridge: Creating Ceremonies for Grieving and Healing From Life's Losses by Sydney Barbara Metrick Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley  Good Grief Rituals: Tools For Healing by Elaine Childs-Gowal Grief's Courageous Journey by Sandi Caplan and Gordon Long Men and Grief : A Guide for Men Surviving the Death of a Loved One : A Resource for Caregivers and Mental Health Professionals by Carol Staudacher  Lifetimes: The beautiful way to explain death to children by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program For Moving

 

SELF-ESTEEM

• Assertiveness Workbook - How To Express Your Ideas and Stand Up For Yourself at Work in Relationships by Randy J. Patterson    

• 52 Things You Can Do To Raise Your Self-Esteem by Jerry Minchinton

• Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger

• Secret Message of Shame: Pathways to Hope and Healing by Ronald T. Potter-Efron and Patricia S. Potter-Efron

• Self-Esteem by Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning

• The Self-Esteem Companion by Mathew McKay

• The 10 Dumbest Mistakes Smart People Make and How To Avoid Them by Dr. Arthur Freeman

• Walk the Rainbow: When You Get Tired of Waiting to Exhale by Dr. Christine Johnson

 

STRESS-ANXIETY REDUCTION

•  Calming Your Anxious Mind by Jeffrey Brantley     

•  Quiet Your Mind by John Selby  

•   Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis                 

•  Stress Reduction For Busy People by Dawn Groves

 

SELF HELP MATERIALS BY DR. BREWER THAT MAY BE OUT OF STOCK AT AMAZON.COM CAN BE ORDERED  DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLISHER PUB26X2@AOL.COM.

Books by Dr. Brewer

RELATIONSHIPS IN PROGRESS
A POCKET GUIDE TO CREATING A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF AND FOR YOURSELF

 
Relationships In Progress: A pocket guide to creating a healthy relationship with yourself and for yourself  This book should be treated as an interactive guide to learning who you are, what you want, and whom you should choose to invite into your intimate life. Whether you are in a relationship, out of a relationship or never had a relationship - use this guide to teach and remind you about the choices you can and should make in your life. After reading the book, you are encouraged to submit your own relationship scenarios for possible inclusion in the next edition of Relationships In Progress! Thank you for letting Relationships In Progress become a part of your world.

 

365 (+31!) DAILY NECESSITIES -

A LifeBook For Relationship Success

 

365 (+31) DAILY NECESSITIES  was written to provide daily reminders that you have a right and a responsibility to be respectful of your life and the lives of others. This 13 month guide can and should be used year after year as a reminder and a motivator that it really is okay to set limits for yourself and the way in which you interact with others. Enjoy it and be well! 

 

RELATIONSHIPS IN PROGRESS DISCUSSION GROUP :

FACILITATOR GUIDE

ALL THE TOOLS TO START YOUR OWN GROUP!

Relationships In Progress Discussion Group: Facilitator Guide  gives you all the tools to begin your own healthy relationships discussion group and includes a copy of Relationships In Progress A Pocket Guide To Creating A Healthy Relationship With Yourself and For Yourself. Gather your friends together and begin the work of exploring some of those relationship questions you've always had and never quite knew how to think about. Never started a group before? Not a problem...this manual guides you through the process. Reminder: This group is not intended to take the place of therapy or any other professional intervention you might consider useful.  When you order this  manual you will also receive  a copy of Relationships In Progress - A Pocket Guide to Creating a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and For Yourself.  This manual can be ordered directly through clpsinc@aol.com or by calling 301-439-7144 or by sending a confidential fax to 301-431-3320.  When placing your order please indicate what credit card you are using and your name on the credit card and billing address, the shipping address,  your credit card number, expiration date.  You may also send payment of  24.95 + tax (when shipping to addresses in Maryland) + S/H= 2.25 for the first item and .75 for every item thereafter.  Payments should be send to: 26 x 2 Publishing, 10169 New Hampshire Avenue, # 197, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903

RELATIONSHIP COACHING PROGRAM

FOR COUPLES

and

RELATIONSHIP COACHING PROGRAM

FOR FAMILIES

 

MAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE!

These are the manual portions of an intensive   relationship improvement programs. Exercises designed specifically to help you make the most of your life with your partner are included. When purchasing either manual, you will also receive a copy of Relationships In Progress A Pocket Guide To Creating A Healthy Relationship with Yourself and For Yourself AND 365 (+31!) Daily Necessities. Use these manuals to make your relationships all that you want them to be.  

*The Couples Program is for adults over 21 years.   *The Family Program is for parents and children or parents and adolescents.

 

LIVING TOGETHER ... WELL!

This PAIR of workbooks is designed for couples who are living together or contemplating living together who are interested in making their relationship even more of what they want it to be! (This set can be purchased by going to www.Amazon.com - type in Pamela Brewer - for a listing of many of Dr. Brewer's materials)

AudioTapes

RELATIONSHIP RED FLAGS AUDIO WORKSHOP

 

• There's Just One Little Problem :  

  An audio workshop about relationship red flags...and more...

  You will learn about ...

  • 27 RELATIONSHIP RED FLAGS

  • 14 PHRASES TO RUN FROM

  • 7 POINTS TO A MORE POWERFUL RELATIONSHIP

 

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