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Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression John McQuaid and Paula Carmona The authors write, “a life shaken by depression is also a life open to the possibility of deep transformation.” This book recommends a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and meditation. CBT teaches you to track your thoughts, observe behaviors, and notice how these affect depression. By changing thoughts and behaviors you learn how to change your emotions and mood. Meditation trains you to observe your life and thoughts. Both approaches help you identify and then change core beliefs that influence depression, thereby resulting in new core beliefs based on your values.more 2004, New Harbinger |
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The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution: A Proven New Program for Blood Sugar Control Richard Surwit Dr. Surwit combines specific relaxation techniques with a solid research background in an effort to help control blood sugar levels. Relaxation routines are broken down into simple daily steps with worksheets enclosed to track your progress. Though this book is aimed at diabetes patients, the relaxation techniques are applicable to anyone wishing to incorporate relaxation into their daily lives. more 2004, Free Press |
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Mind Your Heart: A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, Exercise and Nutrition for Heart Health Aggie Casey and Herbert Benson Casey and Benson offer a balanced and holistic approach to heart health that combines lifestyle changes with cutting edge medical procedures. With this program you can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, lose weight, increase physical fitness and help prevent and manage heart disease. more 2004, Free Press |
| The next two books, both by teams of accomplished marital and sex therapists, address the challenge of rekindling or resurrecting desire in long-term marriages. Low sexual desire is the #1 reason for referral to a sex therapist! These are useful, well-written books which acknowledge the complexities of the marital relationship and offer clear guidance for couples wishing to address their lack of sexual connection. | |
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Rekindling Desire: A Step-by-Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages Barry and Emily McCarthy Sex and marital experts Barry and Emily McCarthy offer a ground-breaking ten-step program to help couples break down the barriers that have developed between them and rebuild closeness and longing. First they show couples how to root out the “poisons” that inhibit sexual desire: shame, guilt, anger, and passivity as well as medical side effects and physical dysfunctions. They then offer techniques and strategies to help couples revitalize desire and integrate intimacy and eroticism. more 2003, Brunner-Routledge |
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Resurrecting Sex: Solving Sexual Problems and Revolutionizing Your Relationship David Schnarch and James Maddock By showing couples how they can turn their worst sex and relationship disasters into personal growth and spiritual connection, Dr. Schnarch offers couples the best sex of their lives. In addition to taking an unflinchingly honest, realistic, and erotic approach to sex, Dr. Schnarch reveals the complicated emotional interactions hidden within couples’ most private moments. This sympathetic book shows how couples can cure the rejection, hostility, and emotional alienation that often accompany sexual problems and thus deepen and strengthen their relationship. more 2003, Perennial Currents |
| Do you ever get stuck when you are trying to write, problem-solve, or come up with a new approach to a difficult situation? This popular book provides needed encouragement – and tools to get you moving again. | |
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles Steven Pressfield Best selling author Steven Pressfield shows readers how to identify, defeat, and unlock the inner barriers to creativity. The War of Art is an inspirational, funny, well-aimed kick in the pants, guaranteed to galvanize every would-be artist, visionary, or entrepreneur. more 2003, Warner Books |
