DEPRESSION:
When Someone You Love is Depressed
by Laura Rosen and Xavier Amador(Paperback – Sept 18, 1997)
An excellent book that offers specific strategies and insights to safeguard the relationship against the weight of depression
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ANXIETY:
10 Simple Solutions to Panic Attacks
by Martin M. Anthony & Randi E. McCabe (2004)
How to overcome panic attacks, calm physical symptoms and reclaim your life
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Bourne (4TH ED., 2005)
Practical step-by-step directions for mastery of Relaxation, Coping with Panic, Overcoming negative self-talk, and Self-Esteem
When Panic Attacks
by David Burns, M.D.
An indispensable handbook for anyone who’s worried sick or sick of worrying.
The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Source Book
by Glenn Schiraldi, Ph.D.
A comprehensive guide to healing from a major life trauma
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well
by Fred Penzel, PhD. 2000
A comprehensive and current guide for both professionals and consumers
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
Stay Sober and Straight: How to Prevent Addiction Relapse with the Rational Self-Help Treatment Method
by Maxie C. Maultsby (Paperback January 19, 1990)
This book explains in plain language how you can get rid of your troubles of problem drinking
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EATING DISORDERS:
Surviving An Eating Disorder
by Michelle Siegel (Paperback – Feb 19. 1997)
Effective solutions and support for family and friends of those with eating disorders. Includes updated readings and a list of support organizations.
Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships With Food Through Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling
by Anita Johnston, PhD. (Paperback – April 2000)
“This beautifully-written book sheds new light on struggles with eating … and offers hope for all who want to be free.”
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CHILDREN:
Build Yourself For Success: A Kid’s Guide To Success
by Matt Granger (Paperback 2004)
This book is sure to start filling children’s minds with positive thoughts so they can start thinking and living like winners!
Help for Worried Kids: How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear
by Cynthia G. Last
“Offers parents `hands-on’ information. You will find plenty of useful advice here for quelling your children’s fears.”
Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope and Optimism in Your Child
by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein (Paperback Aug 28, 2002)
Ten parenting “guideposts” for nurturing the kind of resilience that helps children thrive.”
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child
by John Gottman, Daniel Goleman and Joan Declaire (Paperback – Aug 12, 1998)
Explore the emotional relationship between parents and children.
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PARENTING:
Get A Clue! A Parents’ Guide to Understanding and Communicating With Your Preteen
by Ellen Rosenberg (Paperback Oct 1999)
Examines the physical and psychological changes that come with maturity and explores the choices and responsibilities that each person faces as they grow
Don’t Divorce Your Children: Protecting Their Rights and Your Happiness
by Jennifer Lewis and William Sammons (Paperback – Jul 11, 1999)
“Insight into how children really approach the breakup of the family and strategies for making the process not only easier but healthier too.”
Helping Your Depressed Teenager: A Guide For Parents and Caregivers
by Gerald Oster, Ph.D and Sarah Montgomery, MSW (Paperback 1994)
A helpful guide to a very difficult subject. Specific strategies and how to evaluate warning signs are reviewed.
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RELATIONSHIPS:
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
by Harriett Lerner (Paperback – 1997)
Dr. Lerner teaches women to identify the true sources of our anger and to use anger as a powerful vehicle for creating lasting change.
Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast and John D. Preston (Paperback- February 2004)
Provides hope and encourages couples to work together to create a plan to help stabilize bipolar disorder so they can focus on their relationship instead of the illness
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.(Paperback –Jan 5, 2005)
The book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anywhere,anytime.
The Intimacy Struggle: Revised and Expanded for All Adults
by Janet Woititiz (Paperback)
Acquiring intimacy skills can be difficult, but through understanding and effort, they can be learned. This insightful book is a good place to begin.
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
by Gary Chapman (Paperback – June 1, 1995)
“Love is a choice, and either partner can start the process today.”
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins & Matthew McKay
This book offers techniques for worry control, anger management and eye movement therapy.
12 Hours to a Great Marriage: A Step-by-Step Guide for Making Love Last
by Natalie H Jenkins (Paperback Oct 13, 2003)
“This book makes lasting love achievable.”
Spiritual Divorce: Divorce As a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life
by Debbie Ford (Hardcover- Jan 2001 or Paperback January 1, 2002)
Ford advises readers to view divorce as a “spiritual wake-up call” that “propels us to a journey of self discovery.”
Everything You Know About Love and Sex is Wrong
by Pepper Schwartz, PhD (Paperback)
Pepper Schwartz’s delightful book clears away the cobwebs from clouded minds and gives us the power to see things as they are.
Imperfect Control: Our Lifelong Struggles With Power and Surrender
by Judith Viorst (Paperback – Mar 1, 1999)
A fascinating discussion of how our sense of self and all our important relationships are colored by our struggles over control.
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SELF ESTEEM:
Self-Defeating Behaviors: Free Yourself from the Habits, Compulsions, Feelings, and Attitudes That Hold You Back
by Milton R.Cudney (Paperback)
A guide to freeing ourselves from the inappropriate and crippling behaviors that sabotage our success.
The Self-Esteem Workbook
by Glenn R. Schiraldi,PhD.
Presents a course in self-esteem based on new research and sound principles. Includes exercises to show readers how thoughts, emotions and behavior impact their self-esteem.
Stop Blaming, Start Loving: A Solution Oriented Approach to Improving Your Relationship
by William Hudson O’Hanlon, Pat Hudson and Patricia O’Hanlon Hudson (Paperback – July 1996)
An excellent resource for anyone who wants a healthy relationship
How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable
by Albert Ellis (Paperback)
This book will help you to stop “wanting the approval of others” and focusing on unconditional self acceptance.
Sense Ability Expanding Your Sense of Awareness for a Twenty-First-Century Life
by Doris Wild Helmering (Paperback June 2000)
A mental shape-up program that offers self-assessment exercises and encourages the use of “positive self-talk” to guide daily action.
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GENERAL SELF-HELP:
Self-Help Stuff That Works
by Adam Kahn (1999)
This is a no-nonsense self help handbook. You will learn how to become more effective with your actions and feel good more often
The Courage To Heal –Third Edition Revised and Expanded A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (Paperback – JUNE 29, 1994)
This book advances the empowerment of survivors, another major step from breaking the silence to sharing recovery
Five Simple Steps to Emotional Healing: The Last Self-Help Book You Will Ever Need
by Gloria Arenson (Paperback)
Learn the quick and easy way to banish stress, zap panic attacks,heal painful memories and end performance anxiety
Dealing with Your Anger: Self-Help Solutions For Men
by Frank Donovan and Allan Creighton (Paperback –October 10, 2001)
A practical guide to preventing violence by healing the pain and fear that fuels it.
Don’t Let Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You In Control
by Scottie E. Spradlin (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (Paperback)
A new workbook that will help us to gain the upper hand on our feelings and our lives.
The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses
by John W. James and Russell Friedman (Paperback)
Offers grievers the specific actions needed to complete the grieving process and accept loss. The principles outlined here, makes this a life-changing handbook.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckart Tolle (Paperback –Sept 29, 2004)
This book awakens the readers to their role as a creator of pain and shows how to have a pain-free identity by living fully in the present.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell (2005)
This book provides an entertaining and illuminating look at how we make snap judgments and people’s intentions.
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