Recommended Reading

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Recommended Reading for AD/HD

Recommended Reading for Anxiety

Recommended Reading for Sexual Addiction

Recommended Reading for Anger

Recommended Reading - The Search for Significance

Dr. Ann's Top Recommended Books

The Search for Significance: Getting a Glimpse of Your True Worth Through God's Eyes (Revised) By Robert S. McGee / Thomas Nelson Now updated! Join the millions who've benefited from the classic that Billy Graham said "should be read by every Christian." Learn how to see your worth through God's eyes, step off the "performance treadmill," and discover, through insightful self-inventory exercises, how four false beliefs have kept you from the joy of abundant life in Christ. 352 pages, softcover from Nelson.

A Christian's Secret to a Happy Life By Hannah Smith / Whitaker House Publishers This inspiring message reveals the profound secrets of a happy and successful life. You can be free of doubt, fear, insecurity, depression, temptation, failure and so much more. Your faith, consecration, and obedience to the will of God will be nurtured and strengthened through the wise counsel of this beloved author, Hannah Whitall Smith. After reading this best-seller and putting its principles into practice, you will discover the way to true happiness. God's promises can become your assurance for a happy life.

Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life By Dr. Henry Cloud / Zondervan Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us, mental boundaries give us the freedom to have our own thoughts, emotional boundaries help us to deal with our own emotions and spiritual boundaries help us to distinguish God's will from our own.

Changes That Heal: How to Understand Your Past to Ensure a Healthier Future By Dr. Henry Cloud / Zondervan In Changes That Heal, Dr. Cloud takes the reader step-by-step through the four basic tasks of becoming mature image bearers of God. They are: Bonding to others, Separating from others, Sorting out good and bad in ourselves and others, and Becoming an adult. Dr. Cloud not only explains and describes each task, he also identifies the problems that result when we fail to accomplish that task, and he shows us what changes to make in our lives in order to bring about healing.