Reading List

Books our clients and team come back to

We're not a bookshop, and these aren't clinical or legal recommendations — just titles that have been useful for people navigating what you're going through. Links go to Amazon. Loukas Mediation does not receive a commission on these links.

Separation & Family

Books for navigating the practical and emotional challenges of separation, co-parenting, and family change.

Conscious Uncoupling

Katherine Woodward Thomas

A five-step framework for ending a relationship with less damage, from a therapist who lived it herself.

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Crazy Time

Abigail Trafford

A long-standing staple on divorce recovery, drawn from interviews with hundreds of divorcing men and women.

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Mom’S House, Dad’S House

Isolina Ricci

A practical co-parenting guide, written by a family mediator, on building two stable homes for your kids.

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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Dr. Ramani Durvasula

Currently ranking on Amazon's Best Sellers: Divorce list — on relationships with narcissistic partners.

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Inspiration & Resilience

Books about courage, meaning, and rebuilding — useful reading for anyone in a difficult season.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Rebuilding routines and a sense of control after a major life change, one small habit at a time.

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Man’S Search For Meaning

Viktor Frankl

A short, enduring book on finding purpose and agency through the hardest circumstances.

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Daring Greatly

Brené Brown

On vulnerability and courage — useful for anyone starting over and feeling exposed by it.

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The Book Of Awakening

Mark Nepo

Short daily readings — well suited to a hard season where a whole book feels like too much.

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