“Top Fives”

CRH Recommended Books

Sexual Addiction (Male)

Carnes, Patrick, Out of the Shadows
Laaser, Patrick, Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
Melody, Pia, Facing Love Addiction
Schaumberg, Harry, False Intimacy
Sexaholics Anonymous, “ The White Book”

Codependency / Co-Addiction

Carnes, Stephanie (editor) and various expert writers, Mending A Shattered Heart – A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts
Hemfelt, Robert; Minirth, Frank; & Meir, Paul, Love Is A Choice
Laaser, Debbie, Shattered Vows
Means, Marsha, Living With Your Husband's Secret Wars
Melody, Pia Facing Codependence

Sexual Addiction (Female)
Feree, Marnie, No Stones
Kasl, Charlotte, Women, Sex, and Addiction
Maltz, Wendy, Sexual Healing Journey
Melody, Pia, Facing Love Addiction
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (Big Book)

Trauma / Abuse / Family of Origin
Adams, Kenneth, Silently Seduced
Bradshaw, John, Healing the Shame That Binds You
Carnes, Patrick, The Betrayal Bond
Friel, John & Friel, Linda, Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families
Miller, Alice, Drama of the Gifted Child

Couple Intimacy / Coupleship
Cloud, Henry & Townsend, John, Boundaries
Gottman, John, Relationship Cure
Heitler, Susan, The Power of Two
Schnarch, David, The Passionate Marriage
Spring, Janis Abrahms, After the Affair

Sexual Health / Healing
Carnes, Patrick, Sexual Anorexia
Gray, John , Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
Laaser, Mark, Talking to Your Kids About Sex
Maltz, Wendy, Sexual Healing Journey
Penner, Clifford & Penner, Joyce, Restoring the Pleasure

Spiritual / Inspirational
Chambers, Oswald, My Utmost for His Highest
Lucado, Max, In the Grip of Grace
Nouwen, Henri, Life of the Beloved
Recovery Devotional Bible (NIV)
Young, William, The Shack

Masculine Development
Dalbey, Gordon, Healing the Masculine Soul
Eldridge, John, Wild at Heart
Hicks, Robert, The Masculine Journey
Rohr, Richard, Wild Men to Wise Men
Weber, Stu, Four Pillars of a Man's Life

Teen / Single Sexuality
Holladay, Steve / Ultimate Escape Ministries, The Ultimate Sexual Experience (DVD)
Ethridge, Shannon, Every Young Woman's Battle
Griffin-Shelly, Eric, Adolescent Sex and Love Addicts
Manning, Jill, The Problem With Porn
Rosenau, Doug & Wilson, Michael Todd, Soul Virgins: Redefining Single Sexuality

Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction
Burkett, Lori, & Yarhouse, Mark, Sexual Identity: The Guide to Living in the Time Between the Times
Cohen, Richard, Coming Out Straight
Dallas, Joe, Desires in Conflict
Konrad, Jeff, You Don't Have to Be Gay
Payne, Leanne, Crisis in Masculinity

General Healing / Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book)
Carnes, Patrick, Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps
Dodd, Chip, The Voice of the Heart
May, Gerald, Addiction and Grace
Nouwen, Henri, Inner Voice of Love
O'Neal, Mike, Power to Choose (12-step workbook)
Real, Terrence, I Don't Want to Talk About It
Richo, David, How to Be An Adult