At Upward Roots, we strive to support you where you are. Here are book recommendations for individuals and couples hoping to grow out of identity and relational patterns formed by childhood and unhealthy early dating relationships. I also have written Book Summaries of some books here.
Book Summaries

It Didn’t Start With You: A Book Summary
How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End The Cycle by Mark Wolynn Core Language is the verbal expression or nonverbal expression

Rising Strong
“How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead” by Brene Brown, 2015. Vermillion. Compassion (a spiritual practice) vs. Empathy (the main tool of

Wired for Dating: Why Who You Choose Matters More Than How Hard You Try
Inspired by Stan Tatkin’s Wired for Dating: How Understanding Neurobiology and Attachment Style Can Help You Find Your Ideal Mate (2012). Many people arrive in therapy believing