SELF-HELP TOOLS
The answer to many health problems include four things: (1) Good nutrition, (2) Good sleep, (3) Stop smoking, and (4) Exercise. Below is a list of resources to improve emotional and physical health.
GOOD NUTRITION - Eat Healthy!
Read how to throw together healthy foods in a healthy kitchen fast on busy nights.
Online Dietitian
SLEEP
Good Sleep Tips from the American Sleep Association
QUIT SMOKING
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW
Cost of Smoking
FITNESS AND EXERCISE
For intense home fitness
SELF-HELP BOOKS & WEBSITES
ADD/ADHD ADDICTIONS & RECOVERY ANGER PROBLEMS ANXIETY
BIPOLAR DISORDER COUPLES/MARRIAGES DEPRESSION
EATING ISSUES/BODY IMAGE FAMILY & DIVORCE ISSUES
LOSS & GRIEF MEDICATION INFORMATION PARENTING TRAUMA
SOCIAL SKILLS & ASSERTIVENESS POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
ADD/ADHD
Book:
Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey (2005). Delivered From Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder. New York: Ballantine.
Website:
National Institute of Health
For More on ADHD, National Institute of Mental Health ADHD Guide
ADDICTIONS & RECOVERY
Books:
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book (Fourth Edition, 2001). New York: Alcoholic's Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Melody Beattie (1992). Codependent No More. Center City, MN: Hazeldon Foundation.
Melody Beattie (1998). Codependent's Guide to the Twelve Steps. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Website:
www.hazelden.org
A Great resource on addictions & recovery
Anger Problems
Books:
Matthew McKay, Peter D. Rogers, & Judith McKay (1989). When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Website:
Feature on anger with the American Psychological Association
Anxiety: Problems with worry, panic, OCD, and phobias
Books:
Martin M. Antony & Peter J. Norton (2009). The Anti-Anxiety Workbook: Proven Strategies to Overcome Worry, Phobias, and Obessions New York, New York: The Guilford Press.
Martin M. Anthony & Richard P. Swinson (1998). When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Edmund J. Bourne (2005). The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook (4th Edition).Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Edna B. Foa & Reid Wilson (2001). Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions. New York: Bantam.
Edward M. Hallowell (2002). Worry: Hope and Help for a Common
Condition. New York: Ballantine.
Bruce M. Hyman (2005). The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, The Second Edition. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Susan Jeffers (1988). Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway. New York: Ballantine.
Susan Jeffers (1998). Feel the Fear and Beyond: Mastering Techniques for Doing it Anyway. New York: Ballantine.
Harriett Lerner (2004). Fear and Other Uninvited Guests: Tackling the Anxiety, Fear, and Shame That Keep Us from Optimal Living and Loving. New York: Harper Collins.
Barbara Markway & Gregory Markway (2003). Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life. New York: St. Martin's.
Jeffrey Schwartz (1997). Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior. New York: Harper Collins.
Christopher Vye, Kathlene Scholljegerdes, & I. David Welch (2007). Under Pressure & Overwhelmed: Coping With Anxiety in College. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Website:
National Institute of Mental Health
Bipolar Disorder
Websites:
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
National Institute of Mental Health
Couples and Marriage
Website:
The Gottman Institute
Books:
Brown, Douglas (2008). Just Do It: How One Couple Turned off the TV
and Turned On Their Sex Lives For 101 Days (No Excuses). New York: Crown.
John Gottman & Joan DeClaire (2001). The Relationship Cure. New York: Crown.
S. Johnson (2008). Hold me Tight: Seven Conversatins for a Lifetime of Love. Little Brown and Company: New York.
Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield, & Melisa Colgrave (1993). How to Survive the Loss of a Love. Pittsburg, PA: Prelude.
Buri, John (2008). How to Love Your Wife. Tate Publishing.
Depression
Websites:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-index.shtml
Visit the National Institute of Mental Health
http://suicidology.org/web/guest/home
Important information on suicide that may be helpful for yourself or loved ones
Books:
Paul Gilbert (2001). Overcoming Depression: A Step-By-Step Approach to Gaining
Control Over Depression. New York: Oxford University.
Mary Ellen Copeland & Matthew McKay (2002). The Depression Workbook: A
Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression (2nd Edition). Oakland, CA:
New Harbinger.
Thomas Marra (2004). Depressed and Anxious: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Workbook for Overcoming Depression and Anxiety. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Eating Disorder / Body Image
Websites:
For information on eating disorders, http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-index.shtml
National Institute of Mental Health
Books:
Sheryl Berk & Jamie-Lynn Sigier (2002). Wise Girl: What I’ve Learned About Life, Love, and Loss. New York: Simon & Schuster.
James Claiborn & Cherry Pedrick (2002). The BDD Workbook: Overcome Body
Dysmorphic Disorder and End Body Image Obsessions. Oakland, CA: New
Harbinger.
Family & Divorce Issues
Websites:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/index.html
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/help_child_divorce.html
Helping your child through a divorce
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/divorce.html
A kid's guide to divorce
http://www.totaldivorce.com/lawyers/default.aspx
For legal advice during a divorce
Books:
Monica McGoldrick (1997). You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting With Your
Family. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
Dan Neuharth (1999). If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with
Your Past and Take Your Place in the World. New York: Perennial Currents.
Rita Sommers-Flanagan, Chelsea Elander, & John Sommers Flanagan (2000). Don’t Divorce Us: Kids Advice to Divorcing Parents. Alexandria, VA: American
Counseling Association.
Loss & Grief
Website:
http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/grief-and-bereavement
Coping with Loss: Grief and Bereavement
Medications
Website:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications/complete-index.shtml
For information on mental health medications
Parenting
Websites:
http://www.alankazdin.com/
Expert on parenting the defiant child
http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/The-Best-Parenting-Books/5
A small list of the "Best Parenting books
Trauma
Books:
Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (1993). Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Harper Perennial.
Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (1994). The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women
Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (3rd Ed.). New York: Harper Collins.
Gavin de Becker (1998). The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from
Violence. New York: Dell.
Linda E. Ledray (1994). Recovering From Rape. New York: Henry Holt & Co, Inc.
Aphrodite Matsakis (1996). I Can’t Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors (2nd Edition). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Social Skills & Assertiveness
Website:
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/NBAWEB/Newsletter/1086.htm
How to improve your communication skills, from a business perspective
Books:
Marti Olsen Laney (2002). The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World. New York: Workman.
Leil Lowndes (2003). How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in
Relationships. New York: Mc-Graw Hill.
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PRINCIPLES (PPP'S)
Positive Psychology principles are one of the mental remedies for anxiety. Visit the leading Positive Psychology websites to build your knowledge on key areas of increasing happiness, optimism, resilience, grit, and character strengths.
Visit Authentic Happiness and take several types of questionnaires that will increase your reflectiveness in life.
For more information, visit the International Positive Psychology Association.