Resources

Recomended Reading
Articles
Audio Downloads

Recommended Reading

The Brain/Nueropsychology
A General Theory of Love
     Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon
The Developing Mind
     Daniel Siegel

Eating/Body Image Concerns
Body Love
     Rita Freedman
Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery
      Lindsey Hall
Coming Home to Your Body
      Carmen Renee Berry
The Eating Disorder Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Guide
      Carolyn Costin
Eating Mindfully
      Susan Albers
Fat is a Feminist Issue [Volumes I & II]
      Susie Orbach
Feeding the Hungry Heart
      Geneen Roth
French Toast for Breakfast: Declaring Peace with Emotional Eating
     Mary Ann Cohen
Losing It
      Laura Fraser
Love Your Looks
      Carolynn Hillman
On Eating
      Susie Orbach
Overcoming Overeating
      Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends
      Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman, and Margot Weinshel
Transforming Body Image
      Marcia Hutchinson
When Food is Love
      Geneen Roth
When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies
      Jane Hirschman and Carol Munter
Why Weight?
      Geneen Roth

General Wellness/Mental Health
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
      Edmund Bourne
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
      Susan Jeffers
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
      Martha Davis, Elizabeth Eshelman, Matthew McKay, & Patrick Fanning
Talking to Yourself
      Pamela Butler

Grief/Loss/Bereavement
The Courage to Grieve
      Judy Tatelbaum
Final Gifts
      Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley
The Grief Recovery Handbook
      John James and Russell Freidman

Insomnia/Sleep Hygiene
Power Sleep
      James Maas
The Promise of Sleep
      William Dement

Mindfulness/Meditation/Relaxation
Full Catastrophe Living
      Jon Kabat-Zinn
Peace is Every Step
      Thich Nhat Hanh
Present Moment, Wonderful Moment
      Thich Nhat Hanh
Radical Acceptance
      Tara Brach
Taming the Tiger Within
      Thich Nhat Hanh
Wherever You Go, There You Are
      Jon Kabat-Zinn
When Things Fall Apart
      Pema Chodron

Parenting
The Blessings of a Skinned Knee
      Wendy Mogel
Parenting From the Inside Out
      Daniel Siegel and M. Harzell

Relationships/Intimacy
The Conscious Bride
      Sheryl Nissinen
The Dance of Connection
      Harriet Goldhor Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy
      Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Fighting for Your Marriage
      Markman, Stanley and Blumberg
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
      Harville Hendrix
The Good Marriage
      Judith Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
Intimate Partners: Patterns in Love and Marriage
      Maggie Scarf

Sexual Abuse
The Courage to Heal
      Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
The Courage to Heal Workbook
      Ellen Bass and Laura Davis

Sexuality
Becoming Orgasmic
      Julia Heinman and Joseph LoPiccolo
For Women Only
      Jennifer and Laura Berman
For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy
      Lonnie Barbach
For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality
      Lonnie Barbach
Guide to Getting It On
      Paul Joannides
Hot Monogamy
      Patricia Love and Jo Robinson
The New Male Sexuality
      Bernie Zilbergeld
Orgasms for Two
      Betty Dodson
Our Bodies, Our Selves
      Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Passionate Marriage
      David Schnarch
Sex for One
      Betty Dodson
The Sexual Healing Journey
      Wendy Maltz
Ultimate Pleasure: The Secrets of Easily Orgasmic Women
      Marc and Judith Meshorer

Articles/Handouts

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* About Insomnia

* Anxiety and Panic Attack Checklist

* Being Compassionate With Yourself

* Breath Counting Mediation

* Cognitive Distortions Definitions

* Depression Checklist

* Generating Gratitude

* The Hunger Scale

* Hypnotic Sleep Induction

* Mindful Eating Meditation

* Principles of Mindful Eating

* Self-Nurturing Activities

* Sleep Hygiene Tips

* Strategies for Coping with Job Stress

* Stress Awareness Journal

* Take a Three Minute Vacation

* Things To Do Instead of Bingeing

* Top 10 Easy Ways to Effectively Manage Daily Stress

* What Am I Hungry For?

Audio Downloads

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* Mindfulness with Shifting Awareness [10 minutes]
This exercise uses a focus on inhalation and exhalation to increase mindfulness and reduce anxiety.

* Clearing the Mind [5 minutes]
This short exercise is helpful if you are experiencing anxiety. It will help facilitate relaxation and combat racing thoughts. It can be especially helpful before bedtime if you find your mind flooded by thoughts before falling asleep.

* Breaking Into a Binge [8 minutes]
This guided visualization, from Susie Orbach's Fat is a Feminist Issue II, is a helpful tool if you are about to binge, or are in the throws of a binge-eating episode. It aims to highlight awareness around the emotional trigger[s] of the binge.