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American Psychological Association Help Center
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Crisis hotline and resources
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BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
For Kids and Teens
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
by Dawson and Guare
Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines.
The Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition
by Dawson and Guare
An all-in-one resource for keeping track of assignments and due dates while developing the crucial executive skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. Students are given the tools to get organized, manage their time, learn study strategies, create daily/weekly study plans, and stay on track.
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home
by Dawson and Guare
In this essential guide, leading experts help you map your own executive skills profile and take effective steps to boost your organizational skills, time management, emotional control, and nine other essential capacities
Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
by Guare, Dawson and Guare
Learn step-by-step strategies to help your teen live up to his or her potential now and in the future--while making your relationship stronger.
Understanding Girls with ADHD: How They Feels and Why They Do What They Do
by Nadeau, Littman and Quinn
Blending clinical examples, case material, and a masterful synthesis of research findings around the world, the authors reveal the roots of ADHD in females during the preschool years, also summarizing relevant causal factors, and display the highly individualized journeys through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood that these girls and women face.
Attention Girls!: A Guide to Learn All About Your ADHD
by Patricia O. Quinn, MD
Suitable for 'tween' girls (ages 7-11) who have ADD/ADHD, this title offers girls, their parents, and professionals practical tips and techniques for managing attention disorders and the many aspects of life that these disorders can affect. It includes useful lessons that are simple to apply.
For Adults
Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning
by Phil Boissiere, MFT
Make real, sustainable changes with practical guidance and activities for sharpening your memory and attention, learning to plan and organize, strengthening your mental flexibility, enhancing your emotional regulation, improving your impulse control, and living your best life.
AD/HD and the College Student: The Everything Guide to Your Most Urgent Questions
by Patricia O. Quinn, MD
Organized in a question-and-answer format, this guide is loaded with helpful information, practical tips, and resources.
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley, PhD
For adults with ADHD, problems with attention, planning, problem solving, and controlling emotions can make daily life an uphill battle. Readers get hands-on self-assessment tools and skills-building exercises, plus clear answers to frequently asked questions about medications and other treatments.
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies that Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned ADD Clinician
by Kolberg and Nadeau
This exciting new resource offers three levels of strategies and support: self-help, non-professional assistance from family and friends, and professional support; allowing the reader to determine the appropriate level of support.
MY FAVORITE AMAZON PRODUCTS FOR ADD/ADHD
Disclaimer: I may receive a portion of the sales made through the links below. By using my links to make a purchase, you are supporting me and this website!
Tile Bluetooth Tracker
Tile Pro (Up to 400ft range)
Bubble Sensory Fidget Toy
APPS
Forest
Key features:
- A interesting way to help you beat phone addiction and overcome distraction: turn your focused moments into a lush forest
- Time and Stopwatch to boost your productivity
- Earn rewards and unlock more than 60 new tree species and white noises.
- Share your forest, plant real trees on Earth, and compete with friends and users around the world.
Focus Keeper - Time Management
Key Features:
- Task Management
- Customize focus sessions, goals, colors and sounds.
- Track your productivity with insightful charts.
- It’s all about focusing your work efforts in timed 25-minute chunks, with a 5-minute break in between each burst of activity:
1) Set the timer for 25 minutes.
2) Focus on the task until the timer rings
3) Take a 5-minute break
4) Once you’ve completed 4 focus sessions, take a longer break. (20~30 minutes)
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Advocacy, free resources, free hotline to talk with an ADHD specialist, info for parents, educators, and people with ADHD.
IN THE BLOG
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Codependency and Dealing with a Loved One with Addiction
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
by Melody Beattie
With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.
Codependent No More Workbook
by Melody Beattie
This highly anticipated workbook will help readers put the principles from Melody Beattie's international best seller Codependent No More into action in their own lives.
You're Not Crazy - You're Codependent.: What Everyone Affected by Addiction, Abuse, Trauma or Toxic Shaming Must know to have peace in their lives
by Jeanette Elisabeth Menter
This easy to understand, interactive book will reveal how codependency has sabotaged you, the lies it created in your beliefs and the truths that expose them.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
For Those With a Substance Use Disorder
Information on and resources for people with substance use disorders and other mental health issues (co-occuring or dual diagnosis)
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Unfuck Your Anger Workbook
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Filled with helpful exercises, worksheets, the workbook can be used on its own, and walks you through building an anger narrative, identifying your rage triggers, and identifying where you get stuck, as well as skills like meditation, communication, and breathing. Turn your anger into fuel for treating yourself and others well and living the life you want.
Unfuck Your Anger: Using Science to Understand Frustration, Rage, and Forgiveness
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
A heady dose of neuroscience and cultural explanation of what anger is and what it does to you, and then gives you a handy four-step checklist to help you deal with maddening situations after (or before) the fact, guidance on getting over things, and a chapter on forgiveness
ANXIETY BOOTCAMP
10 sessions of research-backed anxiety management techniques, tips, and tricks. Only $47.
If you struggle with panic attacks, constant worry, intrusive thoughts, or just general stress, this course can help. Includes video lectures, slides, written resources, journal prompts, meditations, and exclusive access to a Facebook group.
These tips are proven to help, and I'll teach you everything you need to improve your anxiety and start living your life again. I know first hand how valuable these tips are after using them to improve my own panic and anxiety and seeing them work for so many of my patients.
BLOG POSTS ABOUT ANXIETY
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD
Living with anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias can make you feel like you aren’t in control of your life. Tackle the fears that hold you back with this go-to guide.
The Anxiety and Worry Workbook
by Clark & Beck
Learn practical strategies for identifying your anxiety triggers, challenging the thoughts and beliefs that lead to distress, safely facing the situations you fear, and truly loosening anxiety's grip--one manageable step at a time.
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety
by Chapman, Gratz, and Tull
These easy-to-learn skills are at the heart of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a cutting-edge therapeutic approach that can help you better manage the panic attacks, worries, and fears that limit your life and keep you feeling stuck.
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety
by Forsyth & Eifert
A guide to breaking free from anxiety, phobias & worry using acceptance & commitment therapy.
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety
by William J. Knaus, EdD
If you’re ready to stop letting your anxiety have the upper hand, this workbook can help you to recognize your anxiety triggers, develop skills to stop anxious thoughts before they take over, and keep needless fears from coming back.
MY FAVORITE AMAZON PRODUCTS FOR ANXIETY
As a psychiatrist and fellow anxiety-sufferer, I have tried it ALL. While most products don't make the cut, I have found a few keepers. Here are a few of my favorite anxiety-relieving products that you can order right from Amazon!
Disclaimer: I may receive a portion of the sales made through the links below. By using my links to make a purchase, you are supporting me and this website!
Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety
Gel Hot/Cold Eye Mask
Weighted Blanket
Panda Daily Pro Planner for Happiness & Productivity
Eucalyptus & Lavender Aromatherapy Candle Set
$9 Clean Day Honeysuckle Soy Wax Candle
Argan Oil & Lavender Body Lotion
Lavender Room and Air Freshener Spray
Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety
Under Desk Elliptical Machine
GUIDES FOR PSYCHIATRISTS, THERAPISTS & OTHER CLINICIANS
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Third Edition: Basics and Beyond
by Judith S. Beck
Leading expert Judith S. Beck demonstrates how to engage patients, develop a sound case conceptualization, plan individualized treatment, structure sessions, and implement core cognitive, behavioral, and experiential techniques.
APPS
WorryTime by ReachOut
Key features:
- decide on a time, place and length of time to deal with your worries each day
- when you notice yourself worrying about something, add it to WorryTime and get on with your day
- use your WorryTime to review the worries you've added and ditch the ones that no longer matter to you.
iPhone Breathe App
Key Features:
- Follow the animation as it grows with each inhale and shrinks with each exhale.
- Feel haptics to guide your deep breath as you inhale and exhale.
- Track mindful minutes from Breathe sessions in the Health app on iPhone.
Only available on Apple Watch
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Long list of categorized resources for individuals dealing with a variety of issues related to anxiety and/or depression.
Shareable infographics and resources related to anxiety disorders. Great for reference or reposting!
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Support groups (including online), educational resources, wellness tips and tools
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Unfuck Your Anger: Using Science to Understand Frustration, Rage, and Forgiveness
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
A heady dose of neuroscience and cultural explanation of what anger is and what it does to you, and then gives you a handy four-step checklist to help you deal with maddening situations after (or before) the fact, guidance on getting over things, and a chapter on forgiveness
Unfuck Your Anger Workbook
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Filled with helpful exercises, worksheets, the workbook can be used on its own, and walks you through building an anger narrative, identifying your rage triggers, and identifying where you get stuck, as well as skills like meditation, communication, and breathing. Turn your anger into fuel for treating yourself and others well and living the life you want.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Directory of culturally competent, social-justice oriented therapists. Especially focused on centering BIPOC, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, and neurodiverse individuals.
Blogs, articles, find a therapist or coach, additional resources
State-by-state list of mental health specialists who have indicated they have a focus on women's issues.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Directory of culturally competent, social-justice oriented therapists. Especially focused on centering BIPOC, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, and neurodiverse individuals.
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manager Your BPD
by Daniel J. Fox, PhD
With this compassionate workbook, you’ll gain a greater understanding of your BPD, uncover your own emotional triggers, and discover your own personal motivators for positive change.
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
by McKay, Wood, and Brantley
First developed by Marsha M. Linehan for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, and can greatly improve your ability to handle distress without losing control and acting destructively. Offers evidence-based, step-by-step exercises for learning these concepts and putting them to work for real and lasting change.
The Dialectical Behavior Skills Workbook for Anxiety
by Chapman, Gratz, and Tull
This book will help you learn these four powerful skills:
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Mindfulness
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Acceptance skills
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Interpersonal effectiveness skills
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Emotion regulation skills
By combining simple, straightforward instruction in the use of these skills with a variety of practical exercises, this workbook will help you overcome your anxiety and move forward in your life.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
GUIDES FOR PSYCHIATRISTS, THERAPISTS & OTHER CLINICIANS
DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition
by Marsha M. Linehan
The book gives complete instructions for orienting clients to DBT, plus teaching notes for the full range of mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance skills.
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition
by Marsha M. Linehan
Featuring more than 225 user-friendly handouts and worksheets, this is an essential resource for clients learning dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, and those who treat them.
DBT Made Simple
by Sheri Van Dijk, MSW
The first part of this book briefly covers the theory and research behind DBT and explains how DBT differs from traditional cognitive behavioral therapy approaches. The second part focuses on strategies professionals can use in individual client sessions, while the third section teaches the four skills modules that form the backbone of DBT: core mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
by Melody Beattie
With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.
Codependent No More Workbook
by Melody Beattie
This highly anticipated workbook will help readers put the principles from Melody Beattie's international best seller Codependent No More into action in their own lives.
You're Not Crazy - You're Codependent.: What Everyone Affected by Addiction, Abuse, Trauma or Toxic Shaming Must know to have peace in their lives
by Jeanette Elisabeth Menter
This easy to understand, interactive book will reveal how codependency has sabotaged you, the lies it created in your beliefs and the truths that expose them.
IN THE BLOG
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn
Why our usual attempts to “think” our way out of a bad mood or just “snap out of it” lead us deeper into the downward spiral. Through insightful lessons drawn from both Eastern meditative traditions and cognitive therapy, you will learn how to sidestep the mental habits that lead to despair, including rumination and self-blame, so you can face life’s challenges with greater resilience.
Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: a Step-by-Step Program
by William J. Knaus, PhD
Through a series of worksheets and exercises, you’ll evaluate your depression and learn key skills for overcoming it.
Don't Believe Everything You Feel: A CBT Workbook to Identify Your Emotional Schemas and Find Freedom from Anxiety and Depression
by Robert L. Leahy
There’s no such thing as a “bad,” emotion. But if you’re experiencing sadness, anger, or anxiety most of the time, you need to find balance. This book will show you how to better cope with your emotions and live a full, meaningful life.
Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
by Greenberger & Padesky
Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress--and feel happier, calmer, and more confident.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies For Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry
by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD
From writing down your goals to addressing negative thought patterns, this accessible, easy-to-understand cognitive behavioral therapy book gives you everything you need to let the healing begin in one convenient CBT workbook. Learn to grow as a person, overcome challenges, and boost your overall health and well-being.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Support groups (including online), educational resources, wellness tips and tools
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manager Your BPD
by Daniel J. Fox, PhD
With this compassionate workbook, you’ll gain a greater understanding of your BPD, uncover your own emotional triggers, and discover your own personal motivators for positive change.
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
by McKay, Wood, and Brantley
First developed by Marsha M. Linehan for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, and can greatly improve your ability to handle distress without losing control and acting destructively. Offers evidence-based, step-by-step exercises for learning these concepts and putting them to work for real and lasting change.
The Dialectical Behavior Skills Workbook for Anxiety
by Chapman, Gratz, and Tull
This book will help you learn these four powerful skills:
-
Mindfulness
-
Acceptance skills
-
Interpersonal effectiveness skills
-
Emotion regulation skills
By combining simple, straightforward instruction in the use of these skills with a variety of practical exercises, this workbook will help you overcome your anxiety and move forward in your life.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Support groups (including online), educational resources, wellness tips and tools
GUIDES FOR PSYCHIATRISTS, THERAPISTS & OTHER CLINICIANS
DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition
by Marsha M. Linehan
The book gives complete instructions for orienting clients to DBT, plus teaching notes for the full range of mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance skills.
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition
by Marsha M. Linehan
Featuring more than 225 user-friendly handouts and worksheets, this is an essential resource for clients learning dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, and those who treat them.
DBT Made Simple
by Sheri Van Dijk, MSW
The first part of this book briefly covers the theory and research behind DBT and explains how DBT differs from traditional cognitive behavioral therapy approaches. The second part focuses on strategies professionals can use in individual client sessions, while the third section teaches the four skills modules that form the backbone of DBT: core mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Support, resources and crisis solutions for folks living with an eating disorder.
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power
by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Christiane Northrup, M.D., draws on the latest research in this exciting new field, along with stories from her global community and her own life, to explore the phenomenon of energy vampires and show us how we can spot them, dodge their tactics, and take back our own energy.
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you “too shy” or “too sensitive” according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Practical help for highly sensitive people seeking happier, healthier romantic relationships. From low-stress fighting to sensitive sexuality, the book offers a wealth of practical advice on making the most of all personality combinations.
IN THE BLOG
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Directory of culturally competent, social-justice oriented therapists. Especially focused on centering BIPOC, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, and neurodiverse individuals.
Search for psychiatrists and therapists based on location, insurance accepted, areas of expertise, and more.
Therapy finder and applications for grants to receive free mental healthcare for folks who wouldn't normally be able to afford it.
IN THE BLOG
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
An article with resources for those who have recently lost a parent, include some things you may experience and helpful actions
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Resources including information, books, etc on grief and loss for adults and children
A list of online grief support groups complete with descriptions and links
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Resources for grieving families and children, including support groups for those in the Portland, OR area and a search function for over 500 support groups outside the Portland, OR area.
Resources for grieving children, including state-by-state online resources, camps and support offerings for children experiencing loss.
IN THE BLOG
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset—those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.
The Growth Mindset: A Guide to Professional and Personal Growth
by Moore & Glasgow
Co-written by a personal growth researcher and life coach, and a top business executive who also teaches and trains “soft” business skills, this book bridges the gap between personal and professional growth as well as scaffolding theory with concrete plans of action to ensure you are successful in your growth development efforts in all facets of your life.
Challenging Mindset: Why a Growth Mindset Makes a Difference in Learning - and What to Do When It Doesn't
by Nottingham and Larsson
Challenging Mindset answers key questions about Carol Dweck’s theory of Mindset and shares proven strategies for putting mindset theory into practice. A nuanced understanding of mindset is critical for fostering a growth mindset in yourself, your classroom, and your students. (For educators)
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
IN THE BLOG
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from the Chronic Unhappiness
by Williams and Teasdale
Sidestep the mental habits that lead to despair, including rumination and self-blame, so you can face life’s challenges with greater resilience.
Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
by Greenberger & Padesky
Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress--and feel happier, calmer, and more confident.
Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: a Step-by-Step Program
by William J. Knaus, PhD
Through a series of worksheets and exercises, you’ll evaluate your depression and learn key skills for overcoming it.
Don't Believe Everything You Feel: A CBT Workbook to Identify Your Emotional Schemas and Find Freedom from Anxiety and Depression
by Robert L. Leahy
There’s no such thing as a “bad,” emotion. But if you’re experiencing sadness, anger, or anxiety most of the time, you need to find balance. This book will show you how to better cope with your emotions and live a full, meaningful life.
Stop Self-Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way
by Dr. Judy Ho, Ph.D.
Even the most successful people get in their own way—often without realizing it. In Stop Self-Sabotage, licensed clinical psychologist, tenured professor, and television personality Dr. Judy Ho takes a fresh look at self-sabotage to help us answer two vital questions: Why do we do it? How do we stop?
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Support groups (including online), educational resources, wellness tips and tools
Blogs, Q&A, links to support group, downloadable resources, list of female Black mental health providers by state who specialize in women's mental health
Overview of strategies that can help you better understand habit fomation and how to create and maintain beneficial habits.
Why we build habits, how to build good habits, and how to stop habits; essential readings on habit-building a getting stuff done.
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power
by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Christiane Northrup, M.D., draws on the latest research in this exciting new field, along with stories from her global community and her own life, to explore the phenomenon of energy vampires and show us how we can spot them, dodge their tactics, and take back our own energy.
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you “too shy” or “too sensitive” according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Practical help for highly sensitive people seeking happier, healthier romantic relationships. From low-stress fighting to sensitive sexuality, the book offers a wealth of practical advice on making the most of all personality combinations.
MY FAVORITE AMAZON PRODUCTS FOR INSOMNIA
Insomnia is a very common and unpleasant problem. Here are some products I recommend for those suffering from insomnia.
Disclaimer: I may receive a portion of the sales made through the links below. By using my links to make a purchase, you are supporting me and this website!
White Noise Machine
Overcoming Insomnia: CBT Workbook
Say Good Night to Insomnia
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Information on sleep disorders, helpful articles, and related resources
MY FAVORITE FUN COLORING BOOKS
Disclaimer: I may receive a portion of the sales made through the links below. By using my links to make a purchase, you are supporting me and this website!
FUCKING ADORABLE! Cute Critters with Foul Mouths
Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book
Pooping Animals: A Funny Coloring Book for Adults
100 Flower Designs: Coloring Books For Adults
Cheer the F*ck Up: Positive Sh*t to Color Your Mood Happy
Dual Brush Marker Pens
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
Resources, information on LGBTQIA+ mental health issues
Free and confidential peer-support available over the phone or via online chat
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Information and resources for improving financial health
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WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
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Latinx-friendly resources for health and social services available in Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties. Free and low-cost options for health care and services addressing mental health, substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and other resources are provided.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
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Latinx-friendly resources for health and social services available in Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties. Free and low-cost options for health care and services addressing mental health, substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and other resources are provided.
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BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Hyman & Pedrick
Use self-assessment tools to identify your symptoms and their severity; create and implement a recovery strategy using cognitive behavioral self-help tools and techniques; learn about the most effective medications and medical treatments; find the right professional help and access needed support for your recovery; and maintain your progress and prevent future relapse.
by Winston & Seif
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts
Get unstuck from distressing thoughts; overcome feelings of guilt, shame, and loneliness that can accompany these thoughts; and reduce your overall anxiety.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
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BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Dr. Sue Johnson, EdD
Dr. Johnson teaches that the way to enhance or save a relationship is to be open, attuned, and responsive to each other and to reestablish emotional connection.
Love Me, Don't Leave Me: Overcoming Fear of Abandonment and Building Lasting, Loving Relationships
by Michelle Skeen, PsyD
Gain powerful insights into your own mind, but also into the minds of those around you. If you are ready to break the self-fulfilling cycle of mistrust, clinginess, and heartbreak and start building lasting, trusting relationships, this book will be your guide.
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Practical help for highly sensitive people seeking happier, healthier romantic relationships. From low-stress fighting to sensitive sexuality, the book offers a wealth of practical advice on making the most of all personality combinations.
The Abandonment Recovery Workbook: Guidance through the Five Stages of Healing from Abandonment, Heartbreak, and Loss
by Susan Anderson
Concrete recovery tools and exercises to discover and heal underlying issues, identify self-defeating behaviors of mistrust and insecurity, and build self-esteem.
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
by Levine & Heller
The field of attachment posits that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways:
• Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back
• Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness.
• Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving.
WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCES
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BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive
by Neff & Germer
step-by-step approach to breaking free of harsh self-judgments and impossible standards in order to cultivate emotional well-being.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
Exercises and action plans for dealing with every emotionally debilitating struggle, be it parenting, weight loss, or any of the numerous trials of everyday living.
The Self Confidence Workbook: A Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Improving Self-Esteem
by Markway & Ampel
This standout among self-help books helps you vanquish self-doubt with:
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A 5-step program that begins with setting goals and uses evidence-based strategies to foster acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, and more.
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Interactive exercises that include reflections, checklists, and quizzes to help you internalize lessons and concepts.
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A guide to understanding self-confidence that defines what it means to be confident and helps you determine your starting level of self-esteem.
Ten Days to Self-Esteem
by David D. Burns, M.D.
Innovative, clear, and compassionate methods that will help you identify the causes of your mood slumps and develop a more positive outlook on life. You will learn that:
You feel the way you think: Negative feelings like guilt, anger, and depression do not result from the bad things that happen to you, but from the way you think about these events. This simple but revolutionary idea can change your life!
You can change the way you feel: You will discover why you get depressed and learn how to brighten your outlook when you're in a slump.
You can enjoy greater happiness, productivity, and intimacy—without drugs or lengthy therapy.
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Self-assessments, education, resources
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Dr. Sue Johnson, EdD
Dr. Johnson teaches that the way to enhance or save a relationship is to be open, attuned, and responsive to each other and to reestablish emotional connection.
BOOKS & WORKBOOKS
How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 days of compassionate help
by KC Davis, LPC
Presented in 31 daily thoughts, this compassionate guide will help you begin to get free of the shame and anxiety you feel over home care.
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For folks who struggle to complete tasks because of a chronic illness, neurodivergence and everything in between.
Online modules, worksheets and workbooks for a variety of mental health disorders and problems.
This website provides CBT self help and therapy resources, including worksheets and information sheets, plus videos and self help mp3s.
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For Those With a Substance Use Disorder
Information on and resources for people with substance use disorders and other mental health issues (co-occuring or dual diagnosis)
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