RESOURCES
ANXIETY
The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself and Your World
by Pema Chödrön
The Fear Book: Facing Fear Once and for All
by Cheri Huber
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne
The Highly Sensitive Person: How To Thrive When The World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
CLIMATE CHANGE ANXIETY
Climate change and happiness podcast
Active Hope
by: Joanna Macy
The Power of Big Oil (Frontline PBS series 2022)
Thomas Doherty, PsyD: selfsustain.com
Ecological Identity: becoming a reflective environmentalist
by: Mitchell Thomashow
Climate Cure: Heal Yourself to Heal the Planet
by:Jack Adam Weber
DEPRESSION
There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate
by Cheri Huber
The Depression Book: Depression as an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth
by Cheri Huber
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chodron
by Rokelle Lerner
LIFE TRANSITIONS
The Way of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments
by William Bridges
My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
by Rachel Naomi Remen
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace
by Jack Kornfield
by Joan Borysenko, Gordon F. Dveirin
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Pipher
The Wonder of Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters
by Michael Gurian
by Michael Gurian
Good Enough Teen: Raising Adolescents With Love
by Brad Sachs, PhD
HEALTH
Creating Health: How to attain perfect health and feel ever youthful
by Deepak Chopra
Peace, Love and Healing: Bodymind Communication & the Path to Self-Healing: An Exploration
by Bernie S. Siegel
by Herbert Benson, Marg Stark
Conquering Anxiety and Depression through Exercise
by Keith Johnsgard
by Jeanne Achterberg, Dawna Markova, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Joan Borysenko, Rachel Naomi Remen
Breaking Free of Emotional Eating
by Geneen Roth
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
by Brian Wansink
INFERTILITY
by Alice D. Domar, Alice Lesch Kelly
by Toni Weschler
RELATIONSHIPS
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships
by David Schnarch
Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Committment
by Gay Hendricks, Kathlyn Hendricks
by Thich Nhat Hanh
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful
by Janis Abrahms Spring, Michael Spring
MISCELLANEOUS
Never Take No for an Answer: One Woman, One Life, and the Money Mystique
by Karen Sheridan
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
by Thich Nhat Hanh, Pritam Singh
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
by Julia Cameron
Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
by Stephen Batchelor
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
by Harold S. Kushner
by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler
A rough assessment tool of addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, gambling, shopping etc):
CAGE assessment:
Have you ever felt the need to cut down on your use of ____?
Have you ever been annoyed by criticism of your use of ____?
Do you feel guilt about your use of ____?
Have you ever needed an eye-opener of ____? (wake up in the morning and feel compelled to use)
If you answered “yes” to two or more questions you may have a problem. A definitive answer can be made by a certified addiction counselor.