ADD/ADHD
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder -Kate Kelly & Peggy Ramundo
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder -Edward M. Md Hallowell & John J. Md Ratey
4 Weeks to an Organized Life with AD/HD – Jeffery Freed & Joan Shapiro
Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It – Gabor Mate
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps – Melissa Orlav
www.chadd.org/ CHADD-The National Resource on ADHD
ADULT AUTISM
What to Say Next – Successful Communication in Work, Life, and Love with Autism Spectrum Disorder – Sarah and Larry Nannery
Living Well on the Spectrum – How to Use Your Strengths to Meet the Challenges of Asperger Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism – Valerie L. Gaus, PhD
Podcast – Meet My Autistic Brain
Podcast – Actually Autistic
Podcast – The Autistic Culture
ADULT CHILDREN OF A NARCISTIC PARENT
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay C. Gibson
Running on Empty – Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect – Jonice Webb, PhD
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? – Karyl BcBride, PhD
Trapped in the Mirror – Elan Golomb
Podcast – A Date with Darkness
ANGER
The Anger Control Workbook – Matthew McKay & Peter D. Rogers
Beyond Anger: A Guide for Men: How to Free Yourself from the Grip of Anger and Get More Out of Life – Thomas Harbin
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships – Harriet Lerne
ANXIETY
When Panic Attacks: The New Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life – David Burns
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook – Edmund Bourne
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) -Matthew McKay & Martha Davis
BIPOLAR DISORDER
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness – Kay Redfield Jamison
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, Second Edition: What You and Your Family Need to Know – David J. Miklowitz
Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bipolar but Were Too Freaked Out to Ask – Hilary T. Smith
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Walking on Eggshells – Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline
Personality Disorder – Paul Mason & Randi Kreger
I Hate You-Don’t Leave Meg – Understanding the Borderline Personality – Jerold Kreisman & Hal Straus
Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds and Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem – Kimberlee Roth
CO-DEPENDENCY
Facing Codependence – What it is, Where it Comes From, How it Sabotages Our Lives – Pia Mellody
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself – Melody Beattie
Spotify – Heal Your Co-Dependence – Marshall Burtcher
DEPRESSION
The Feeling Good Handbook – David Burns
Ten Days to Self-Esteem – David Burns
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program – William Knaus & Albert Ellis
Healing the Shame That Binds You – John Bradshaw
DIVORCE
Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder – Randi Kreger & Bill Eddy
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way – M. Gary Neuman
FAMIILY DYSFUNCTION
Bradshaw On: The Family – A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem – John Bradshaw
Healing the Child Within – Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families – Charles Whitfield
Toxic Parents – Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life – Susan Forward
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents – Nina Brown
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay C. Gibson
INFERTILITY
Taking Charge of Your Fertility – The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health – Toni Weschler
Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility – Marth Diamond & David Diamond
HAPPINESS
Wired for Joy: A Revolutionary Method for Creating Happiness from Within by Laurel Mellin
HEALTH
Love, Medicine & Miracles – Lessons Learned About Self-Healing From a Surgeon’s Experience with Exceptional Patients – Bernie Siegel
Spontaneous Healing by Andrew Weil
HealthJourneys.com – numerous guided imagery CDs and downloads available
LOSS
A Silent Sorrow – Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for You and Your Family – Ingrid Kohn, & Perry-Lynn Moffit
NARCISSTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
Why is it Always About You? The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism – Sandy Hotchkiss
PARENTING
The Out-of-Sync Child – Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder – Carol Stock Kranowitz
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children – Ross W. Greene
PERFECTIONISM
I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) – Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy and Power – Brene Brown
Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Break Free from the Perfection Deception – Alice Domar
When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism – Martin Antony
PTSD
Trauma and Recovery – The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror – Judith Herman
RELATIONSHIP
After the Affair-Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful – Janis Abrahms Spring
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
The Relationship Cure – A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships – John Gottman
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail and How You Can Make Yours Last – John Gottman
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: a Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship – Mira Kirshenbaum
Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity – Shirley P. Glass & Jean Coppock Staeheli
How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To – Janis A. Spring
Blindsided by His Betrayal: Surviving the Shock of Your Husband’s Infidelity – Caroline Madden
SELF-INJURY
Self-Injury – Simple Answers to Complex Questions – Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
Cutting – Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation – Steven Levenkron
Bodily Harm – The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers – Karen Conerio & Wendy Lader
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Alcoholics Anonymous – www.aa.org
American Psychological Association – www.apa.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1 (800) 273-8255 Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Website: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1 (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
Website: www.thehotline.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness – https://www.nami.org/Home
National Institute of Mental Health – http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Groups
www.Rainbows.org Support groups for children who have suffered significant loss in their lives, either through death, divorce, or other painful transitions.
sensoryintegrationgroup@yahoogroups.com
The Trevor Project – https://www.thetrevorproject.org/