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The Fall Cohort is a small group of women who will pursue healthy thinking patterns and encourage each other on the journey. Each session includes a deep dive into the Brain Health Toolbox, practical application, and group discussion. Cohort members can apply below. The cost is $35/session, and cohort members commit to attending six weekly sessions (Tuesdays, 8:30pm CT, via a secure video session) starting October 7th.

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Books

*Few resources are "perfect" and some of the resources below may contain opinions, worldviews, or perspectives not necessarily reflective of Hope Focused Counseling. They are included because they contain information beneficial to learning, growth, and/or healing. You are encouraged to explore these recommendations with your own discretion, insight, and input from wise counsel. These recommendations are not designed to take the place of professional therapy or other care. 

  • Healthy Relationships
    • Boundaries (Cloud & Townsend)
    • Mom Factor (Cloud & Townsend)
    • Healing for the Father Wound (H. Normal Wright)
    • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (Lindsay Gibson)
    • When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People (Gary Thomas)
    • Good Boundaries and Goodbyes (Lysa TerKeurst)
  • Marriage
    • Boundaries in Marriage (Cloud & Townsend)
    • Fight Right (Julie & John Gottman)
    • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman & Nan Silver)
    • How We Love (Milan and Kay Yerkovich)
    • Created for Connection: The "Hold Me Tight" for Christian Couples (Sue Johnson & Kenneth Sanderfer)
    • The Smart Stepfamily (Ron Deal)
  • Healthy Thinking
    • Telling Yourself the Truth (Backus & Chapian)
    • Search for Significance (McGee)
    • Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts (Sally Winston & Martin Seif)
    • Get Out of Your Head (Jennie Allen)
  • Recovering from Betrayal, Abuse, or a Destructive Relationship
    • Intimate Deception (Dr. Sherri Keffer)
    • Aftershock: Overcoming His Secret Life with Pornography - A Plan for Recovery (Joann Condie)
    • The Emotionally Destructive Relationship (Leslie Vernick)
    • Forgiving What You Can't Forget (Lysa TerKeurst)
    • Exposing Financial Abuse: When Money is a Weapon (Shannon Thomas)
  • Sexual Health
    • The Gift of Sex (Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner)
    • Enjoy!: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women (Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner)
    • The Vagina Bible (Dr. Jen Gunter)
    • The Meaning of Marriage (Dr. Timothy and Kathy Keller)
    • A Celebration of Sex (Dr. Douglas Rosenau)
    • The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended (Sheila Gregoire)
    • Come As You Are (Dr. Emily Nagoski)
  • Unwanted Sex Addiction (for Women)
    • No Stones (Marnee Ferree)
  • Trauma Informed Reading
    • The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk)
    • Suffering and the Heart of God (Diane Langberg)
  • Post Partum
    • This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression (Karen Kleiman)
  • Anxiety
    • Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode (Aundi Kolber)
    • Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul (Jennifer Tucker)
  • Sleep
    • Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)
  • Disillusionment
    • The Night is Normal: A Guide Through Spiritual Pain (Dr. Alicia Britt Chole)
  • Grief
    • Shelter in a Time of Storm: Meditations on God and Trouble (Paul David Tripp)
  • Parenting
    • The Power of Showing Up (Daniel Siegel)
    • The Whole Minded Child (Daniel Siegel)
    • Parenting Scripts: When What You're Saying Isn't Working (Amber Lia and Wendy Speake)
    • Triggers: Exchanging Parent' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses (Amber Lia)
    • Raising Worry Free Girls (Sissy Goff)
    • Raising Emotionally Strong Boys (David Thomas)
    • Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms (Justin Whitmel Early)
    • Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out (Jim Burns)
    • Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood (Lisa Damour)
  • Parenting Neurodivergence
    • Why Will No One Play with Me? Coach Your Child to Overcome Social Anxiety, Peer Rejection and Bullying - and Thrive (Caroline Maguire)
    • Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD That Restores Attention, Minimizes Hyperactivity, and Helps Eliminate Drug Side Effects (Dr. James Greenblatt)
  • Technology Management
    • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Jonathan Haidt)
    • The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't (Erin Loechner)
  • Balance
    • Margin (Richard Swenson)
    • The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (John Mark Comer)
  • Leadership
    • Boundaries for Leaders (Clous & Townsend)
    • The 6 Types of Working Genius (Patrick Lencioni)
  • Ministry Family Resources
    • How To Thrive as a Pastor's Wife (Christine Hoover)
    • The Pastor's Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity (Barnabas Piper)
    • Sacred Privilege (Kay Warren)
    • Zeal without Burnout (Christopher Ash)
    • Didn't See it Coming (Carey Nieuwhof)

 

Podcasts

  • Cleaning up the Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf
  • New Life Live