Recommended Reading List

Understanding Mind-Body Connections/Mindfulness

• Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. (1996). Caroline Myss, Ph.D. Three Rivers Press.
• The Anatomy of Hope. (2005). Jerome Groopman, M.D. Random House Trade Publications.
• Blink. (2005). Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown & Company.
• The Body Has Its Own Mind: How Body Maps In Your Brain Make You Do (Almost) Everything Better. (2007). Sandra Blakeslee & Matthew Blakeslee. Random House Publishing Group.
• The Brain That Changes Itself. (2007). Norman Doidge, M.D. Penguin Book.
• Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought – Volume 3. (2006). Geshe Tashi Tsering. Wisdom Publications.
• Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self. (1996). Anodea Judith. Celestial Arts.
• The Intention Experiment. (2007). Lynne McTaggart. Free Press.
• The Journey: A Practical Guide to Healing Your Life and Setting Yourself Free. (2002). Brandon Bays. Simon & Schuster.
• The Little Book of Stress Relief.  (2004). David Posen, M.D. Health Press.
• The Mindbody Prescription: Healing The Body, Healing The Pain. (1998). John Sarno, M.D. Warner Books Inc.
• Mirroring People: The New Science of How to Connect with Others. (2008). Marco Iacoboni. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
• Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness & Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression.  (2004). John R. McQuaid, Ph.D., & Paula E. Carmona, R.N., MSN. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
• The Power of Now. (1999). Eckhart Tolle. Namaste Publishing and New World Library.
• The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing: New Concepts of Therapeutic Hypnosis, Revised Edition. (1993). Ernest Lawrence Rossi. W.W. Norton & Company.
• Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine. (1989). Deepak Chopra, M.D. Bantam Books.
• Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain. (2007). Sharon Begley. Ballantine Books.
• Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. (2006). Christiane Northrup, M.D. Bantam Books.
• When The Body Says No: Understanding The Stress-Disease Connection. (2003). Gabor Mate, M.D. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. (2004). Robert M. Sapolsky. Henry Holt and Company, LLC.

Diet and Health/Disease

• Alkalize or Die. (1991). Theodore A. Baroody. Holographic Health Press.
• The China Study. (2004). T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. BenBella Books.
• Fasting and Eating For Health: A Medical Doctor’s Program For Conquering Disease. (1995). Joel Fuhrman, M.D. St. Martin’s Press.
• The Pleasure Trap: Mastering The Hidden Force That Undermines Health & Happiness. (2003). Douglas J. Lisle, Ph.D., & Alan Goldhamer, D.C. Healthy Living Publications.

Pain Management

• Fibromyalgia: Hope From A Completely New Perspective. (2001). William Glasser, M.D. William Glasser Inc.
• Managing Pain Before It Manages You, Revised Edition. (2002). Margaret A. Caudill, M.D., Ph.D. The Guilford Press.

Anxiety Management

• The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, Third Edition. (2000). Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D. Publishers Group West.
• The OCD Workbook. (1999). Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D. and Cherry Pedrick, R.N. Publishers Group West.
• The Present. (2003). Spencer Johnson. Doubleday.
• The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook. (2000). Martin M. Anthony, Ph.D., and Richard P. Swinson, M.D. Publishers Group West.
• When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough: Strategies For Coping With Perfectionism. (1998). Martin M. Anthony, Ph.D., & Richard P. Swinson, M.D. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Anger Management

• The Anger Control Workbook. (2000). Matthew McKay, Ph.D. and Peter Rogers, Ph.D. Publishers Group West.
• Stop The Anger Now. (2001). Ron Potter-Efron, M.S.W., Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Loneliness

• The Loneliness Workbook.  (2000). Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A. Publishers Group West.

Relationships

• 10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage. (2006). John M. Gottman., Ph.D., & Joan DeClaire. Crown Publishers.
• All About Us.  (2000). Philipp Keel. Broadway Books.
• Fearless Sex: A Babe’s Guide To Overcoming Your Romantic Obsessions And Getting The Sex Life You Deserve. (2003). Joy Davidson, Ph.D. Fair Winds Press.
• Getting Together and Staying Together: Solving the Mystery of Marriage (2000). William Glasser, M.D. and Carleen Glasser. Harper Collins Publishing.
• The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say ‘I Do’.(2000). Susan Piver. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam.
• Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship By Letting Yourself Be Loved.  (2004). Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. & Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. Atria Books.
• Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love. (2004). Helen Fisher, Ph.D. Henry Holt and Company, LLC.

Self-Awareness

• All About Me. Philipp Keel. Broadway Books.
• List Yourself. (1996). Ilene Segalove & Paul Bob Velick. Andrews and McMeel.
  

Breaking destructive patterns/Understanding behavior

• Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide For Understanding And Living With BPD. (2004). Robert O. Friedel, M.D. Marlowe & Company.
• Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom.  (1998). William Glasser, M.D. HarperCollins Publishers.
• Depressed & Anxious: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook For Overcoming Depression & Anxiety. (2004). Thomas Marra, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications.
• Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You In Control. (2003). Scott E. Spradlin, M.A.  New Harbinger Publications.
• Get Me Out Of Here: My Recovery From Borderline Personality Disorder. (2004). Rachel Reiland. Hazelden Foundation.
• Getting Through The Day.  (1994). Nancy J. Napier. Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
• Learned Optimism: How To Change Your Mind And Your Life.(1998). Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D. Pocket Books.
• Life Lessons. (2000). Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler. Touchstone.
• Loving The Self-Absorbed. (2003). Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC, NCC. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
• Reinventing Your Life. (1993). Jeffrey E. Young, Ph.D., and Janet S. Klosko, Ph.D. Plume Publishing.
• The Narcissistic Family.  (1994). Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman, Ph.D. and Robert M. Pressman, Ph.D. Josey-Bass Inc.
• The Self-Esteem Workbook. (2001). Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
• Shadow Syndromes: The Mild Forms of Major Mental Disorders That Sabotage Us. (1998). John J. Ratey, M.D. & Catherine Johnson, Ph.D.
• Sometimes I Act Crazy: Living With Borderline Personality Disorder.  (2004). Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D., & Hal Straus. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• The Stop Walking On Eggshells Workbook: Practical Strategies For Living With Someone Who Has Borderline Personality Disorder. (2002). Rangy Kreger with James Paul Shirley, L.M.S.W. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
• Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life.  (1997). Matthew McKay, Ph.D., Martha Davis, Ph.D., and Patrick Fanning. Publishers Group West.

Parenting/Child Development

• The Developing Mind. (1999) Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. Guilford Publications, Inc.
• The Epidemic. (2003). Robert Shaw, M.D., & Stephanie Wood. Regan Books.
• For Parents and Teenagers: Dissolving the Barriers Between You and Your Teen (formerly titled Unhappy Teenagers). (2002). William Glasser, M.D. HarperCollins Publishers.
• Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture Of Aggression In Girls. (2002). Rachel Simmons. Harcourt, Inc.
• Parenting From The Inside Out. (2003). Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., & Mary Hartnell. Tarcher.
• The Primal Teen. (2003). Barbara Strauch. Anchor Books.
• Ready or Not, Here Life Comes. (2005). Mel Levine, M.D. Simon & Schuster.
• Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves Of Adolescent Girls. (1994). Mary Pipher, Ph.D. Ballantine Books.

Divorce

• Be A Great Divorced Dad.  (1998). Kenneth N. Condrell, Ph.D., & Linda Lee Small. St. Martin’s Press.
• Divorce Wars: Interventions with Families in Conflict. (2000). Elizabeth Ellis. American Psychological Association.
• The Good Divorce. (1995). Constance Ahrons. Harper Paperbacks.
• Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce The Sandcastles Way.  (1999). M. Gary Neuman & Patricia Romanowski. Random House.
• How It Feels When Parents Divorce. (1988). Jill Krements. Knopf.
• Splitting: Protecting Yourself  While Divorcing A Borderline Or Narcissist. (2004). William A. Eddy. Eggshells Press.
• Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Decade. (1998). James H. Bray & John Kelly. Broadway Books.
• Parenting After Divorce: A Guild To Resolving Conflicts And Meeting Your Children’s Needs. (2007). Michael Stahl. Impact Publishers.
• We’re Still Family: What Grown Children Have To Say About Their Parents’ Divorce.  (2005). Constance Ahrons. Harper Paperbacks.
• Why Did You Have To Get A Divorce? And When Can I Get A Hamster? (1998). Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. Farrar, Straus and Giroux

ADHD

• Change Your Brain, Change Your Life. (1998). Daniel G. Amen, M.D. Times Books Random House.
• Driven to Distraction. (1994). Edward M Hallowell, M.D., & John J. Ratey, M.D. Touchstone Books.
• Living with ADD: A Workbook for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. (1997). M. Susan Roberts, Ph.D., & Gerard J. Jansen, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications.
• Teaching the Tiger.  (1995). Marilyn P. Dornbush, Ph.D. & Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed. Hope Press.

Learning Disabilities/Differences

• A Mind At A Time. (2003). Melvin D. Levine, M.D. 1st Simon.
• Educational Care, 2nd Edition. (2003). Melvin D. Levine, M.D. Educators Publishing Service, Inc.
• Jarvis Clutch: Social Spy.  (2001). Melvin D. Levine, M.D. Educators Publishing Service, Inc.
• Keeping Ahead In School. (1990). Melvin D. Levine, M.D. Educators Publishing Service, Inc.
• Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial Learner. (2002). Linda Kreger Silverman. DeLeon Publishing, Inc.
• When The Brain Can’t Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder. (2003). Teri James Bellis, Ph.D. Atria Books.