Reading
What I’m reading
These are books I’m reading, returning to or recommending: some for couples, some for looking after yourself, and some I read as a practitioner.
- The short descriptions are plain summaries of what each book is about, not reviews.
- Links go to Readings, Melbourne’s independent bookseller. I don’t earn anything from them.
For couples
Come Together
The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
A sex educator draws on research to explain how couples can keep a sexual connection they both enjoy over a long‑term relationship.
Find it at Readings: Come TogetherThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
A research‑based guide that sets out seven principles for strengthening a long‑term relationship, with exercises for couples to do together.
Find it at Readings: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage WorkMagnificent Sex
Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers
Two sex researchers report what people who describe their sex lives as extraordinary have in common, drawn from an in‑depth interview study.
Find it at Readings: Magnificent SexWhy Women Have Sex
Two psychologists report on a large research study of the many reasons women give for having sex.
Find it at Readings: Why Women Have Sex
For yourself
Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind
A psychiatrist’s account of the links between what we eat and mental health, with a practical eating plan.
Find it at Readings: Change Your Diet, Change Your MindHow to Heal Your Inner Child
Overcome Past Trauma and Childhood Emotional Neglect
A self‑help guide to inner‑child work and to the lasting effects of childhood emotional neglect and trauma on adult life.
Find it at Readings: How to Heal Your Inner Child
For practitioners
Relationship Counselling with Autistic Neurodiverse Couples
A Guide for Professionals
A guide for professionals counselling couples in which one or both partners are autistic.
Find it at Readings: Relationship Counselling with Autistic Neurodiverse Couples
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