5KidzRUs Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 On any subject: healing, health, vitamins, divorce, children, HSing, confidence ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofpumpkins Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The Bible. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The Bible. :001_smile: LOL, well, yes! But I was going to say Blue Like Play Dough stands out in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 One of my husband's life changing self-help books is Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez. The other is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVA Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The Bible. :001_smile: :iagree::iagree: Yes, THIS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Well, it's not exactly a self-help book, but Affluenza really changed the way I look at life and consumption. It had a deep influence on me. Drive by Janine Walker Caffrey is at the top of my list at the moment as well. I'm :bigear: for more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 One of my husband's life changing self-help books is Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez. The other is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Regards, Kareni I have not read The Power of Now but Your Money Or Your Life was an eye-opener for me. I would say it put me on a path that lead straight to leaving work to stay home and homeschool my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The Power of Now is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 David Allen "Getting Things Done" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Don't know if it really counts as 'self help' (but it did inspire me to start running): Born to Run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5KidzRUs Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 Well, it's not exactly a self-help book, but Affluenza really changed the way I look at life and consumption. It had a deep influence on me. Drive by Janine Walker Caffrey is at the top of my list at the moment as well. I'm :bigear: for more! I found this free on YouTube. Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Free Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective people by Stephen Covey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunRoLy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Shopping for Time: How to do it All and NOT be Overwhelmed, is a little book that has had a big impact on my life. It is a Christian book written by a pastor's wife and her 3 daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkid Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I love reading self-help... The best narrative self helps--Have a Little Faith and Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Album The best parenting books--Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell The best "learn how to not get offended by others, how to not feel like a victim, gain power over your emotions, heal your relationships, etc.": Bonds That Make Us Free by C. Terry Warner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I found this free on YouTube. Thank you for sharing! You're welcome! The documentary is good, but the book is better--more in-depth. I actually only saw the documentary a month or so ago for the first time, but I read the book almost 10 years ago, I think! If you have time and can get your hands on it, I recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp has been life changing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Along the lines of Homeschooling and confidence, my favorite is "Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe." It's pretty short and I try to read it at the beginning of each school year. It talks about not having to live up to the perfect homeschooling Mom ideal that many of us have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The best book I have read on any subject is a book about marriage called "His Needs, Her Needs" by Willard F Harley...Changed my relationship with DH when we read it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Richard Carlson - "What about the big stuff" (author of Don't sweat the small stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers by Gordon Neufeld absolutely made me a better, more loving, parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The Five Live Languages by Gary Chapman. Transformed my view of marriage (in a good way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The Well-Trained Mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children by Sarah Napthali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Parenting From the Inside Out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I can't remember which book, but the subject was sexual healing. I read all the ones on that subject at the library. One of them was very good, other just okay, and one naughty. Sorry I can't remember which was which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. at J.A. Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I found this free on YouTube. Thank you for sharing! link? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Boundaries. It was life changing for me. I also did a study on how to take control of your thoughts, not give into them, but I can't remember the title of the book/bible study. It was also life changing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Boundaries. It was life changing for me. . Definitely! "Hold onto your kids" was also really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 by Scott M. Peck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 For Couples Only, it is a two book set for couples. It's Christian based but the religion is in your face or anything. It really helped early in our marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I can't remember which book, but the subject was sexual healing. I read all the ones on that subject at the library. One of them was very good, other just okay, and one naughty. Sorry I can't remember which was which. OK, that's just mean :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Battlefield of the Mind - Meyer Breaking Free - Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 For finances: Your Money or Your Life For parenting: Becoming the Parent You Want To Be, You Are Your Child's First Teacher, The Baby Book, and How to Really Love Your Child For life: Revolution From Within For business: Business By The Book For inspiration: Lord of the Rings (OK, not self-help. But still, it can function that way) For the best music and poetry with the most food for thought: The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) For everything truly important: The Bible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I spent the years 1988 - 1991 reading all the "self help" books I could find. I was trying to fix myself (instead of quitting drinking ;)). The first *effective* self help book I read, then, was "Alcoholics Anonymous." The Power of Constructive Thinking by Emmet Fox was next. Others of note: The Road Less Travelled by Scott Peck Creative Visualization by Shakti Gwawain Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster I read the Covey books, and went to a Covey seminar on family. I attended alone, although married to my xh. :lol: I liked the priority and time management ideas. None of the above covers the parenting reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I don't read self-help books; the genre has just never interested me. I have a large, opinionated family to tell me everything I need to change about myself (and how to do it) LOL. When I need direction and "self help" there are two places I look to: Myself, a poem by Edgar Guest the Serenity Prayer I find that those two sources pretty much help me in all areas of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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