Recommended Reading

Mindfulness/Buddhism/Acceptance

Brach, T. ( 2004) Radical Acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha.  Bantam

Chodron, P. (2009) Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears.  Shambhala

Chodron, P. (2000) When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Shambhala

Epstein, M. (1999) Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness. Broadway.

Epstein, M. (1995) Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy From A Buddhist Perspective. Basic Books

Frankl, V. (2006) Man’s Search for meaning Beacon Press.

Hanson, R. (2009) Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom. New Harbinger.

Huber, C. (2002) Suffering Is Optional: Three Keys to Freedom and Joy. Keep it simple books.

Kabat-Zinn, J. (2006) Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness. Hyperion.

Kabat-Zinn (1994) Wherever You Go, There You Are - Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life. Hyperion.

Kabat-Zinn (1990) Full Catastrophe Living Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Delta

McQuaid, J., Carmona, P. & Segal, Z. (2004) Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression. New Harbinger.

Tolle, E. (2004) The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. New World Library.

Warner, B. (2003) Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality. Wisdom Publications.

Williams, M., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007) The Mindful way through depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. Guilford Press.

Suicide prevention/Self-Harm

Blauner, S.R. ( 2003). How I stayed alive while my brain was trying to kill me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention. Harper Publications.

Gratz, K. & Chapman, A. (2009) Freedom from self harm: Overcoming self-injury with skills from DBT and other treatments. New Harbinger

Huber, C. (2001) There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate. Keep it  simple books.

Jamison, K.R. (2000) Night falls fast: Understanding suicide. Vintage

Understanding Emotions and being human

Brantley, J. (2007) Calming your anxious mind: How mindfulness and compassion can free you from anxiety, fear and panic. New Harbinger.

Cacioppo, J.T. (2009) Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection. W.W. Norton & Co.

Eifert, G., McKay, M. & Forsyth, J. (2006) Act on Life Not on Anger: The New Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Guide to Problem Anger. New Harbinger.

Germer, C. & Saltzberg,S. (2009) The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions. Guilford Press.

Huber, C. (1995) The Fear Book: Facing Fear Once and for All. Keep it simple books.

Kashdan, T. (2009) Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life William Morrow.

Ladner, L. (2004) The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology. Harper One

Lerner, H. (2002) The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're

 Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate. Harper  Publishers.

Lerner, H.(2005) The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships. Harper Publishers

Pinkola-Estes,C. (1996) Women Who Run with the Wolves .Ballantine Books.

Tarvis, C. (1989) Anger: The misunderstood emotion. Touchstone

Understanding the struggle with food

Johnston, A. (2000) Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling Gurze Books

Schaefer, J., &  Rutledge, T. (2003) Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too. McGraw–Hill.

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