DEPRESSION:

The Unhappy Child: What Every Parent Needs to Know
by Dr. Kenneth Condreel, 2006
Insightful books discusses the difference bettwen childhood unhappiness and depression. A useful guidebook for parents concerned about their children.

Talking to Depression: Simple Ways To Connect When Someone In Your Life Is Depressed
by Claudia J. Strauss (author) and Martha Manning (Foreword)(Paperback – Jan. 6, 2004)
This book helps family, friends, and partners navigate through troubled waters of depression. There are practical suggestions and tips for understanding what a person dealing with depression is going through.
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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:

I am your Disease: The Many faces of Addiction
(Paperback - Oct. 13, 2006) by Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis and Heiko Ganzer
A powerful read that captures the true essence of addiction and the effect it has on one’s everyday life. This book is made up of several short passages, recounting real life stories and the message that no one is immune to the harsh effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover
(The Guilford Substance Abuse Series) (Paperback - Apr. 27, 2006)by Carlos C. DiClemente
This book is an excellent read about how people become addicted and the steps to recovery.

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EATING DISORDERS:

Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life
by Jenni Schaefer (Paperback – 2009)
“The beauty of Jenni's written journey through her tormented relationship with Ed is that it is honest, passionate, hopeful-but, most important, it ultimately assures the reader that life really can move on.” -Lynn Grefe, CEO, National Eating Disorders Association

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:

Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child
by Maurice J. Elias (Paperback – 2000)
A skillfully written book that helps parents relax and bring joy into their family by improving communication and family connection. The author uses humor that takes “how to” manuals to the next level.

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.”

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PARENTING:

Pressured Parent, Stressed Out Kids: Dealing with Competition while Raising a Successful Child by Dr. Grolnick, and K. Seal, 2008
The authors show parents how to avoid burn-out in both parents and children. The authors discuss specific tools to maximize the child's chance for success and minimize family conflict.

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

ScreamFree Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool
(Paperback-2008) by Hal Edward Runkel
A humorous, straight to the point read that gives parents a new outlook on discipline and dealing with their children. The book focuses on typical situations and the way parents need to address themselves and their children. This book will be a fun read!

The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions so You and Your Children Can Thrive (Hardcover-2006) by Robert E. Emery
Dr. Emery a recognized explains the frustration and anger that comes with divorce. He then goes on to explain its effect on children and how to make the transition more manageable. This book is a straight forward read and realistic insight on dealing with the effect on divorce on children.

Coping with Depression in Young People: A Guide for Parents
(paperback- 2004) by Carol Fitzpatrick
A helpful guide for parents on how to recognize depression in teenagers, what to do about it, and what there is to know about it.

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RELATIONSHIPS:

Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart
(Hardcover-2007) by John Welwood
This book provides tools for a deeper understanding of one’s self and therefore, a profound understanding of their relationship. There are also exercises for ultimate “healing” and recovery from the wound of broken past broken relationships.

The Four Seasons of Marriage (Hardcover-2007) by Gary Chapman
The author invites you to look at your marriage in seasons and the fluctuating occurrences of bitter and sweet moments.

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
(Paperback-2007) by Leslie Vernick
This book reveals negative relationships and the tools to use in preventing, stopping or healing from them. Practical and applicable, this book gives great insight such a difficult topic.

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 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.

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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.

Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem (Paperback-2000) by Kirk Johnson
This book provides simple steps to improving your self-esteem. Tools such as recognizing the critic within and how to modify the negative thoughts into positive ones.

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:

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
(Paperback-2008) by Dan B. Allender
Dr. Dan Allender reveals the secret of hope and healing from childhood sexual abuse. This book is recommended for use accompanied with group or individual therapy.

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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