Books You May Find Helpful
GENERAL TOPICS
-Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
-The Mindful Path to Self Compassion:Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Christopher K. Germer
-Pay Attention, For Goodness' Sake by Sylvia Boorstein
-The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
-Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chodron
-Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron
-The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner
-The Mindful Brain:Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Wellbeing by Daniel Siegel MD
-Real Happiness:The Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzberg
-Radical Acceptance:Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach-Faith:Trusting Your Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg
-The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
-Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew
-I Don't Want To Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
-The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Matthew McKay, and Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman
-The Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life by Jennifer Louden
-Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
-The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You by Robert Leahy
-The Grief Recovery Handbook : The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death Divorce, and Other Losses by Russell Friedman
-How to Break Your Addiction to a Person by Harold Halpern
COUPLES
-What Makes Love Last by John Gottman and Nan Silver
-Why Marriages Succeed or Fail..And How You Can Make Yours Last by John Gottman
-The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
-Invisible Men: Men's Inner Lives and the Consequences of Silence by Michael E. Addis
-After the Affair by Janis Abrams Spring
-NOT 'Just Friends': Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley P. Glass
-That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships by Deborah Tannen
FOOD AND BODY IMAGE
-Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating by Geneen Roth
-When Food is Love by Geneen Roth
-Making Peace with Food by Susan Kano
-Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
-French Toast for Breakfast: Declaring Peace with Emotional Eating by Mary Anne Cohen
-Bodylove: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves -- A Practical Guide for Women by Rita Freedman
-When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession by Jane Hirshmann
Wonder if your relationship is abusive?
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm
Websites to explore about self compassion-
http://www.self-compassion.org/
http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/
About antidepressant medication-
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/opinion/sunday/10antidepressants.html?pagewanted=1
Mindfulness-
http://tarabrach.com/
Sleep-
sleephelp.org
-Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
-The Mindful Path to Self Compassion:Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Christopher K. Germer
-Pay Attention, For Goodness' Sake by Sylvia Boorstein
-The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
-Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chodron
-Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron
-The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner
-The Mindful Brain:Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Wellbeing by Daniel Siegel MD
-Real Happiness:The Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzberg
-Radical Acceptance:Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach-Faith:Trusting Your Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg
-The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
-Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew
-I Don't Want To Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
-The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Matthew McKay, and Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman
-The Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life by Jennifer Louden
-Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
-The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You by Robert Leahy
-The Grief Recovery Handbook : The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death Divorce, and Other Losses by Russell Friedman
-How to Break Your Addiction to a Person by Harold Halpern
COUPLES
-What Makes Love Last by John Gottman and Nan Silver
-Why Marriages Succeed or Fail..And How You Can Make Yours Last by John Gottman
-The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
-Invisible Men: Men's Inner Lives and the Consequences of Silence by Michael E. Addis
-After the Affair by Janis Abrams Spring
-NOT 'Just Friends': Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley P. Glass
-That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships by Deborah Tannen
FOOD AND BODY IMAGE
-Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating by Geneen Roth
-When Food is Love by Geneen Roth
-Making Peace with Food by Susan Kano
-Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
-French Toast for Breakfast: Declaring Peace with Emotional Eating by Mary Anne Cohen
-Bodylove: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves -- A Practical Guide for Women by Rita Freedman
-When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession by Jane Hirshmann
Wonder if your relationship is abusive?
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm
Websites to explore about self compassion-
http://www.self-compassion.org/
http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/
About antidepressant medication-
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/opinion/sunday/10antidepressants.html?pagewanted=1
Mindfulness-
http://tarabrach.com/
Sleep-
sleephelp.org