Resources

Books

Abuse

• Courage to Heal – Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (+ workbook available)
• Journey to Sexual Healing – Wendy Maltz
• Attention Deficit Disorder:
• Help4ADD@Highschool - Kathleen Nadeau Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention - Kathleen Nadeau (7 - 12 years)

Adoption

• Lost and found: The adoption experience - by Betty Jean Lifton

Anger

• Anger Management for Youth – Leona Eggert (recommendation, I haven’t read this)
• Beyond Anger – A guide for men: How to free yourself from the grip of anger and get more out of life – Thomas J. Harbin (recommendation, I haven’t read this)
• Hot stuff to help kids chill out – Jerry Wilde (for kids ages 8 – 12)
• Letting Go of Anger - Ron and Pat Potter-Effron

Assertiveness

• When I say No I Feel Guilty - Dr. Manuel Smith

Anxiety

• From Panic to Power - by Lucinda Bassett - for adults
• What to Do When You Worry Too Much - A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (ages 6-12 years) - by Dawn Huebner

Autism

• Nobody Nowhere – Donna Williams
• Somebody Somewhere – Donna Williams
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon - fiction

Bullying

• Safe Teens – Anita Roberts
• Stick up for yourself – Gershen Kaufman
• The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander - Barbara Colorosso

Career

• Do What You Are - Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger (Myers Briggs Personality material)
• I can do anything, if only I knew what it was – Barbara Sher
• It’s only too late if you don’t start now – Barbara Sher
• Divorce / Separation:
• What About the Kids – Judith Wallerstein

Depression

• Feel Good – David Burns – helpful book with exercises to do.

Eating Issues

• Health at every size – the surprising truth about your weight – by Linda Bacon, Ph.D.
• Hungry – Story of a Plus Size Model – by Crystal Renn

Grief

• I found a Dead Bird: The Kids Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death – Jan
  Thornhill, client’s recommendation

Health

• Breaking the Vicious Cycle – Elaine Gottschall (intestinal health)
• Energy Medicine - Donna Eden
• Energy Medicine for Women – Donna Eden
• Perfect Health – Deepak Chopra, an introductory guide to Ayurvedic medicine
• The Broken Mirror - Katherine Phillips (eating disorders)
• The New Middle Ages – Jean Marmoreo
• The Wisdom of Menopause – Dr. Christiane Northrup
• When the body says ‘No’ – the hidden cost of stress - Dr. Gabor Maté
• Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom – Dr. Christiane Northrup

Parenting

• Any books by Barbara Colorosso
• How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk – Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
• Nurture By Nature - Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger (Myers Briggs Personality material)
• Reviving Ophelia – Mary Pipher
• Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Become - Hope Edelman

Personality

• The Introvert Advantage- Marti Olsen Laney – I had this book recommended to me but have not read it. She found it useful.

Philosophical / Spiritual

• Any books written by the Dalai Lama (eg. Ancient Wisdom, Modern World)
• Anatomy of the Spirit - Caroline Myss – for understanding the connection between physical, emotional, and spiritual health
• Buddha’s Little Instruction Booklet – Jack Kornfield
• Life After Death - Deepak Chopra
• Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
• Positive Energy – Judith Orloff, M.D. – client’s recommendation, I haven’t read it Re:Enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West – Jeffrey Paine – tells of the east / west exchange of culture re: Tibet, very readable
• Sacred Contracts - Caroline Myss
• Seat of the Soul – Gary Zukov
• Seeking Peace – Chronicles of the worst Buddhist in the World - by Mary Pipher, an autobiography of this talented therapist/writer
• The Cup of Life – Joyce Rupp
• The Power of Kindness – Piero Ferrucci
• Wherever You Go, There You Are – Jon Kabat-Zinn – how to ‘be present’

Relationships

• Coping with Difficult People – Robert Bramson
• Emotional Smarts – June Donaldson
• Motherless Daughters - Hope Edelman
• The Dance of Anger – Harriet Goldhor Lerner
• The Dance of Intimacy – Harriet Goldhor Lerner
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens - Sean Covey
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families – Steven Covey
• The 7 Principles of Making Marriage Work - John Gottman and Nan Silver
• Toxic Parents – Susan Forward

Self-Esteem

• Girls Speak Out – finding your true self – Andrea Johnston
• The Self-Esteem Workbook – Glenn R. Schiraldi
• The Tyranny of Niceness - Evelyn K. Sommers

Stress Management

• Life Without Stress – Dr. Arthur Sokoloff
• Mindfulness for Everyday Living – Christopher Titmuss
• Stress, Relief and Relaxation Techniques – Judith Lazarus
• The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook – Martha Davis Ph.D.
• 20 Minute Yoga Workouts – Alice Christensen
• Yoga, Mind and Body – Firefly Books