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Recommended BOOKS
Note: As professional mentors, we will recommend specific customized resources other than or in addition to some of those listed here for our individual clients. There are so many resources out there- but not all are helpful. Those listed here have passed our vetting process. We do not recommend binging because it tends to overwhelm more than help. As your guides, we will direct you during the stages of your recovery journey.
Strugglers
Spouses
Marriage
Sex in Marriage
Singles
Same Sex/LGBTQ
Adult Survivors
Abusive Spouse
Helps for Parents

Fight For Love:
How to Take Your Marriage Back from Porn by Rosie Makinney and Josh McDowell

Aftershock:
Overcoming His Secret Life with Pornography: A Plan for Recovery by Joann Condie

Shattered Vows:
Hope and Healing for Women Who Have Been Sexually Betrayed by Debra Laaser

Intimate Deception:
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Betrayal by Dr. Sheri Keffer

Your Sexually Addicted Spouse:
How Partners Can Cope and Heal by Barbara Steffens, Marsha Means

Hope for Men:
Healing from Broken Trust by Dr. Ted Roberts

The Betrayed Husband's Survival Guide
by Gary Owens

Unwanted:
How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer

Beyond the Battle:
A Man's Guide to His Identity in Christ in an Oversexualized World by Noah Filipiak

Going Deeper:
How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction: The Road to Recovery Goes Through Your Childhood by Dr. Eddie Capparucci

Setting Us Free:
An Unexpected Journey of Grace by Nick J Stumbo

Grace Based Recovery:
A Safe Place to Heal and Grow by Jonathan Daugherty

No Stones:
Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction by Marnie C. Ferree

Mirror of Intimacy:
Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence by Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss

Out of the Shadows:
Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes PhD

Gentle and Lowly:
The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane C. Ortlund

Her Freedom Journey:
A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy by Julie Slattery and Joy Skarka

Help Her Heal:
An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal by Carol Juergensen Sheets and Allan J. Katz

The Sex Talk You Never Got:
Reclaiming the Heart of Masculine Sexuality by Sam Jolman

Sacred Marriage:
What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? by Gary Thomas

Marriage:
6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make by Paul David Tripp

The Meaning of Marriage:
by Timothy Keller

Vertical Marriage:
The One Secret That Will Change Your Marriage by Dave Wilson, Ann Wilson

Boundaries in Marriage:
Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships by Henry Cloud, John Townsend

The Deep-Rooted Marriage:
Cultivating Intimacy, Healing, and Delight by Dr. Dan B. Allender, Dr. Steve Call

Empowered to Love:
Discovering Your God-Given Power to Create a Marriage You Both Love By: Robert S. Paul & Tara Lalonde

Married Sex:
A Christian Couple's Guide to Reimagining Your Love Life by Gary Thomas, Debra K. Fileta

A Celebration of Sex:
A Guide to Enjoying God's Gift of Sexual Intimacy by Douglas E. Rosenau

The Gift of Sex:
A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment by Clifford Penner, Joyce J. Penner

Sheet Music:
Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by Dr. Kevin Leman

Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot
by Mo Isom

Beautiful Union
by Joshua Butler

Sex, Men, and God
by Douglas Weiss

Mere Sexuality:
Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexuality by Todd A. Wilson

No More Headaches:
Enjoying Sex & Intimacy in Marriage by Juli Slattery

Undefiled:
Rediscovering the Supernatural Power of Sex as God Intended It by David James Grams

The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex:
Because Good Guys Make the Best Lovers by Sheila Wray Gregoire, Keith Ronald Gregoire

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex:
Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot by Sheila Wray Gregoire

God, Sex and Your Marriage
by Juli Slattery

Sex and the Single Girl:
by Dr. Juli Slattery

Soul Virgins:
Redefining Single Sexuality by Doug Rosenau and Michael Todd Wilson

The Meaning of Singleness:
Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church by Danielle Treweek

People to Be Loved:
Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue by Preston Sprinkle

Gay Girl, Good God:
The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry

Living in a Gray World:
A Christian Teen’s Guide to Understanding Homosexuality by Preston Sprinkle

Born Again This Way:
Coming out, coming to faith, and what comes next by Rachel Gilson

Healing & Recovery
Perspective for Young Men with Sexualized Attachments by Dr. Godfrey

All But Invisible
Exploring Identity Questions at the Intersection of Faith, Gender, and Sexuality by Nate Collins

When Children Come Out :
A Guide for Christian Parents by Mark A. Yarhouse, Olya Zaporozhets

Embracing the Journey
A Christian Parents' Blueprint to Loving Your LGBTQ Child by Greg McDonald , Lynn McDonald, et al

Sex and the Single Girl:
by Dr. Juli Slattery

Soul Virgins:
Redefining Single Sexuality by Doug Rosenau and Michael Todd Wilson

The Meaning of Singleness:
Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church by Danielle Treweek

Sex and the Single Girl:
by Dr. Juli Slattery

Soul Virgins:
Redefining Single Sexuality by Doug Rosenau and Michael Todd Wilson

The Meaning of Singleness:
Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church by Danielle Treweek

Secret Shame:
A Survivor's Guide to Understanding Male Sexual Abuse and Male Sexual Development by Douglas Carpenter

The Wounded Heart:
Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dan Allender

A Light in the Dark:
The Hidden Legacy of Adult Children of Sex Addicts by Kenneth M. Adams Ph.D, Mary E. Meyer Ph.D., LMFT, Culle L. Vande Garde LCSW

When He's Married to Mom:
How to Help Mother-Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and Commitment by Kenneth M. Adams

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents:
How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Healing the Wounded Heart:
The Heartache of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation
by Dan B. Allender
by Dan B. Allender

Enough is Enough
A Step-by-Step Plan to Leave an Abusive Relationship with God's Help by David E Clarke PhD

Why Does He Do That?
Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft

Is It Abuse?
A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims by Darby A. Strickland

When Home Hurts
A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church by Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson

Emotionally Destructive Marriage:
How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope by Leslie Vernick

How to Talk with your Kids about Sex
by Rodney and Traci Wright

Good Pictures Bad Pictures:
Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids by Kristen A. Jenson

Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.:
A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds by Kristen A. Jenson

Sexpectations:
Helping the Next Generation Navigate Healthy Relationships by Barb Winters

Exposing the Gender Lie:
A parent's guide

When Children Come Out :
A Guide for Christian Parents by Mark A. Yarhouse, Olya Zaporozhets

Embracing the Journey
Embracing the Journey
A Christian Parents' Blueprint to Loving Your LGBTQ Child by Greg McDonald , Lynn McDonald, et al
A Christian Parents' Blueprint to Loving Your LGBTQ Child by Greg McDonald , Lynn McDonald, et al
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