Recommended Reading List
A brief note from Abby Leora Rohrer:
In the recommended reading list for adults are some of the books that I read while I was healing my own compulsive hairpulling. Many of them had a big impact on my life and my own journey to freedom. I've placed asterisks before those that I feel are must-reads for adults working to heal from trichotillomania. That said, trust yourself to know which books "speak" to you and which don't. Some of them, specifically those by Ken Wilber and A Course in Miracles, may be particularly challenging. Use your own sense of what's right for you at this time.
I have also put together the Parent's List to guide parents working on helping their child to end hair pulling. If you would like more information and articles on helping your child to gain freedom, please visit: www.hairpullingchild.com.
Warm regards,
Abby Leora Rohrer
P.S. Some of the book links below are clickable and lead to more information about the book and a discounted price from Amazon.com.
Reading List for Adult Hair Pullers and Others Working on Healing
Additional Reading Specifically for Parents
Addiction & Compulsion Books:
Trauma and Addiction by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Understanding the12-Steps by Terence T. Gorski
Healing the Addictive Mind by Lee Jampolsky, Ph.D.
Many Roads, One Journey by Charlotte Davis Kasl, Ph.D.
**Magnificent Addiction by Philip Kavanaugh, M.D
Addiction & Grace by Gerald G. May, M.D.
Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody
Facing Love Addiction by Pia Mellody
**The Enabler by Angelyn Miller
The Real AA by Ken Ragge
The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing by Dr. Judith Rapoport, M.D
Feeding The Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth
**When Society Becomes An Addict by Anne Wilson Schaef
**Women’s Reality by Anne Wilson Schaef
**BrainLock by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D.
Addiction and Responsibility by Francis F. Seeburger
Recovery from Co-Dependency by Laurie Weiss and Jonathan Weiss
Verbal and Emotional Abuse Books:
**Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
**The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
**Controlling People by Patricia Evans
Personal Growth & Relationship Books:
Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton, Ph.D.
**Bradshaw on: The Family by John Bradshaw
Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes by William Bridges, Ph.D.
**Recovery of Your Inner Child by Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D.
Forgiveness: A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart by Robin Casarjian
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Intimacy & Solitude by Stephanie Dowrick
**Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay
Keeping The Love You Find by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
**The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
**Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody
Facing Love Addiction by Pia Mellody
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
For Your Own Good by Alice Miller
Legacy of the Heart by Wayne Muller
**Why People Don’t Heal by Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
Solved by Sunset by Carol Orsborn
Awakening From The Deep Sleep by Robert Pasick
People Of The Lie by M. Scott Peck
I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real
**Beyond Therapy, Beyond Science by Anne Wilson Schaef
Recovery from Co-Dependency by Laurie Weiss and Jonathan Weiss
Enchanted Love by Marianne Williamson
Embracing Our Selves by Hal Stone, Ph.D. & Sidra Winkelman, Ph.D.
Cultural Change Books:
The Paradigm Conspiracy by Denise Breton & Christopher Largent
**The Chalice & The Blade by Riane Eisler
**The Aquarian Conspiracy by Marilyn Ferguson
**We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy and the World's Getting Worse by James Hillman and Michael Ventura
Freedom: Alchemy For A Voluntary Society by Stephan A. Hoeller
Money And The Meaning Of Life by Jacob Needleman
Spiritual & Philosophy Books:
A Course in Miracles from The Foundation for Inner Peace
The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard
Fire In The Soul by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
Coming Home by Martia Nelson
**Real Magic by Dr. Wayne Dyer
**You’ll See It When You Believe It by Dr. Wayne Dyer
The Path of Transformation by Shakti Gawain
Love Is Letting Go Of Fear by Gerald Jampolsky
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck, M.D
Conversations With God: Vol. I by Neale Donald Walsch
Conversations With God: Vol. 2 by Neale Donald Walsch
Conversations With God: Vol. 3 by Neale Donald Walsch
No Boundary by Ken Wilber
A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
The Marriage of Sense and Soul by Ken Wilber
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
**The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
Parent Reading List :
The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron
The Real Life Horse Whisperer by Monty Roberts
Horse Sense for People by Monty Roberts
Magnificent Addiction by Philip Kavanaugh, M.D.
BrainLock by Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Controlling People by Patricia Evans
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
When Society Becomes An Addict by Anne Wilson Schaef
Trauma and Addiction by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Bradshaw on: The Family by John Bradshaw
Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
Love’s Hidden Symmetry and other works by Bert Hellinger
The Healing Power of the Past by Bertold Ulsamer, Ph.D.
Growing Up Again by Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
For Your Own Good by Alice Miller
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