Resources
Books
Intellectual Foreplay
Questions for Lovers & Lovers-To-Be by Eve Esther Hogan, Ma. A. with Steven Hogan
An excellent book for couples that allows them to ask each other all the questions they didn't realize they needed to. Helps to discover connecting points and areas of disconnection. Useful for new and long-term partners looking to reconnect and learn more about one another.
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
Conversations for couples to help them navigate negative patterns and develop a more secure and lasting connection. Talks about attachment wounds and "the dance" couples can find themselves in, repeating the same interaction, triggering the same deep wounds, despite having different surface subjects of conflict.
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
A classic that allows the reader to identify relationship patterns and dysfunctional ways of engaging with others. Through questions and stories the author helps guide the reader to find ways of focusing on taking responsibility for themselves and freeing them from their relationships. Focuses on self care, healthy boundary setting, and healthy disengagement.
Securely Attached by Eli Harwood, MA LPC
A guided journal that the author states allows the reader to 'transform insecure attachment patterns and unlock the key to deeply satisfying relationships.' Awareness of the negative pattern(s) being the first step toward different choices and lasting change.
Websites
Sex Positive Families
A fantastic inclusive site with a wealth of resources for families to explore ways to understand and discuss such topics as bodies, consent, disabilities, sexual health, relationships, pornography, feelings, gender and puberty.
https://sexpositivefamilies.com/