The books I keep coming back to, and the ones I think about long after I've finished them. There's a shelf of guided journals too, for the nights you'd rather write than read.
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You, Your Husband and His Mother
Dalgleish looks at how expectations from a spouse's family can create tension inside a marriage, and how couples can work together when family obligations leave one partner feeling unheard. A good one to read while holiday plans are still taking shape.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Lindsay Gibson is a clinical psychologist, and this book is about growing up with parents who struggled to meet their children's emotional needs. What I appreciate is that she's far more interested in understanding than in blame.