Mental Health Resources – Suggested Reading, Videos & More
The following links are listed to help you find additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.
Suggested Reading
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius
The Hunger Fix: The Three-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction by Pamela Peeke and Mariska van Aalst
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction, David Sheff
The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare by Kristina Wandzilak and Constance Curry
Men, Women, and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough by Brene Brown PhD
The Neurobiology of “We”: How Relationships, the Mind, and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are (Sounds True… by Daniel J. Siegel
After Cancer: A Guide to Your New Life by Wendy S. Harpham
Tell Me No Lies by Ellyn Bader Ph.D., Peter T. Pearson Ph.D.
Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, by Andrew Solomon
Video/Audio
VIDEO: The Power of Vulnerability – Brene Brown
VIDEO: Listening to Shame – Brene Brown
AUDIO / PODCAST: Confronting Childhood Abuse – Barry Lopez
AUDIO/PODCAST: Restoring the Body, Treating Trauma – Bessel Van Der Kolk
AUDIO – What We Nurture – Sylvia Boorstein
VIDEO – Encountering Grief: A 10 Minute Guided Meditation
AUDIO – A Father Tells the Story of His Son’s Struggle To Stay Clean – David Sheff
AUDIO – David Kessler and Brene Brown on Grief and Finding Meaning
AUDIO – The Far Shore of Aging – Jane Gross
AUDIO – Harriet Lerner And Brene Bown – I’m Sorry: How to Apologize & Why It Matters
Articles
The Brain on Love – Diane Ackerman
A Life Worth Ending – Michael Wolff
Directory of Online Resources
For a wide range of additional online resources, see my Links page.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of these sites, and I cannot be held responsible for the content, claims or representations therein. That said, I do believe there are some very good resources here.
If you ever feel you cannot keep yourself safe, you can also always call 911 for emergency help.