Family Relationships

Take a moment to think about family dynamics, and how you can understand, build upon, or change family (and other!) relationships.

Updated November 21, 2024
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Freedom from family dysfunction : a guide to healing families battling addiction or mental illness
Perlmutter, Kenneth
Paper Book
The headlines ring with stories of opioid addiction and overdose. Parents complain about their children's screen addiction, law enforcement decries the flood of fentanyl, scores of Americans overdose and die daily, and teen alcohol poisoning and marijuana-induced psychosis rates continue to rise....

616.8915 Perlmutter 2019

The big disconnect : protecting childhood and family relationships in the digital age
Steiner-Adair, Catherine
Paper Book
Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Pick; Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year Clinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair takes an in-depth look at how the Internet and the digital revolution are profoundly changing childhood and family dynamics, and offers solutions parents can use...

649.1 St35 2013

The racism of people who love you : essays on mixed race belonging
Mehta, Samira K.
Paper Book
An unflinching look at the challenges and misunderstandings mixed-race people face in family spaces and intimate relationships across their varying cultural backgrounds In this emotionally powerful and intellectually provocative blend of memoir, cultural criticism, and theory,...

306.845 Mehta 2023

Sounds fake but okay : an asexual and aromantic perspective on love, relationships, sex, and pretty much anything else
Costello, Sarah
Paper Book
'Somehow, over time, we forgot that the rituals behind dating and sex were constructs made up by human beings and eventually, they became hard and fast rules that society imposed on us all.' True Love. Third Wheels. Dick pics. 'Dying alone'. Who decided this was...

306.7 Costello 2023

When a loved one has dementia : a comforting companion for family and friends
Helmink, Eveline
Paper Book
Dementia enters life through the back door, slipping in unnoticed. Once it's there, it can make you feel powerless, angry, and unsure how to move forward. When her mother developed dementia, Eveline Helmink wasn't prepared. As she learned firsthand, when your loved one is suffering, it takes a...

616.831 Helmink 2023

When violence begins at home : a comprehensive guide to understanding and ending domestic abuse
Paper Book
Since its initial publication, this far-reaching reference has provided professionals and victims of abuse with guidance on everything from indicators of an abusive relationship to domestic violence legislation, from antiburnout tips for helpers to advice on leaving an abusive partner. ...

362.8292 W694 2006

Codependent no more : how to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself
Beattie, Melody
Paper Book
In a crisis, it's easy to revert to old patterns. Caring for your well-being during the coronavirus pandemic includes maintaining healthy boundaries and saying no to unhealthy relationships. The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved...

616.86 Beattie 2022


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