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The Emotionally Abused Woman : Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself Beverly Mfcc Engel If you feel unfairly criticized, controlled by others, or are afraid of being lonely, you could be suffering from emotional abuse. This compassionate source book guides you through a step-by-step recovery process to help you heal the damage done in the past. 1992, Ballantine Books; Reissue edition |
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Freeing the Angry Mind: How Men Can Use Mindfulness and Reason to Save Their Lives & Relationships C. Peter Bankart This book doesn't seek to help you "manage" anger at all. Rather, it strives to offer you a real cure for anger, one based on deep introspection about the connection you share with other human beings. The book helps you learn to supplant anger with compassion, reaction with mindfulness, and self importance with self awareness. 2006, New Harbinger |
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Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life: A Workbook of Cognitive Behavioral Techniques Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Martha Davis This book offers a simple and easy to understand discussion of how to use the principles and techniques of cognitive behavioral therapies to help control anxiety, depression, moods and build self-esteem in your life. 1998, New Harbinger |
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Transforming Anxiety: The Heartmath Solution to Overcoming Fear And Worry And Creating Serenity Doc Childre, Deborah Rozman At the core of the Heart Math method is the idea that our thoughts and emotions affect our heart rhythms. By focusing on positive feelings such as appreciation, care, and compassion you'll learn to engage your heart to bring your emotions, body, and mind into balance. 2006, New Harbinger |
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The Bipolar Workbook Monica Ramirez Basco This workbook clearly lays out a 4-step plan for dealing with bipolar symptoms: See It Coming, Take Precaution, Reduce Your Symptoms, and Check Your Progess. This excellent book helps people understand that getting the correct diagnosis is an opportunity to make sense of the past and prepare for the future. 2005, Guilford Press |
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Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family Susan Wisdom, Jennifer Green Whether they are discussing how to help kids with the onslaught of sexual messages they see in the media or providing sensible guidance on teaching the facts of life, the authors values-oriented approach to raising sexually healthy children is informative and comforting. The book is organized from birth to age 12 and offers a wealth of practical techniques to help parents identify and communicate their own values about sexuality to their children. 2002, Three Rivers Press |
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness Joshua Wolf Shenk Author Shenk believes Lincoln struggled with persistent clinical depression. The unique contribution of this book to our understanding of depression is Shenk's assertion that depression was actually a source of Lincoln's greatness. His famed sense of humor was compensatory, and he also took refuge in poetry. His prophetic pessimism prepared a nation for the rigors of Civil War. 2005, Houghton Mifflin |
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Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life: A Workbook of Cognitive Behavioral Techniques Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Martha Davis This book offers a simple and easy to understand discussion of how to use the principles and techniques of cognitive behavioral therapies to help control anxiety, depression, moods and build self-esteem in your life. 1998, New Harbinger |
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It's Not about Food: Change Your Mind; Change Your Life; End Your Obsession with Food and Weight Carol Emery Normandi, Laurelee Roark The authors address the physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds that lie at the core of unhealthy eating behavior. This compassionate, supportive book shows how women can change their minds about food and weight and put an end to the roller coaster of dieting and bingeing once and for all. 1999, Perigee Trade |
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Living Two Lives: Married to a Man and In Love with a Woman Joanne Fleisher In 1979, author Fleisher was married, a mother of two - and fell in love with a female friend. Everything changed. Now a licensed clinical social worker, she brings her wealth of insight to this guide to help married wormen navigate the stages of coming out: initial feelings of same sex attraction, telling husbands and children, managing a roller coaster of emotions, developing a support system, dating, and, finally, moving into a new chapter of life. 2005, Alyson Books |
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Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Seven Proven Steps to Less Pain And More Energy Fred Friedberg, Ph.D. This well organized, evidence-based program of lifestyle improvement, cognitive change, and stress reduction is a revolutionary advance in the treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The book offers a 7-step program of lifestyle modifications that have been proven effective. 2006, New Harbinger |
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The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing Mimi Guarneri Dr. Guarneri reveals the heart as a multi-layered, complex organ and explores the new science that indicates the heart acts as a powerhouse of its own, possessing intelligence, memory, and decision-making abilities that are separate from the mind. This book leads us on a riveting exploration of the heart's mysteries and offers hope and compassion for healing using a wide range of alternative approaches. Surgery is not the only answer. 2006, Touchstone |
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The Heart and Soul of Sex: Making the ISIS Connection Gina Ogden Based on a landmark sex survey, researcher and sex therapist Ogden found "the language of spiritual experience comes closest to expressing the fullness of our sexual response, for it is the language of connection and ecstasy." The book guides the reader on a path to her sexual "center" where healing, ecstasy and transformation occur. 2006, Trumpeter |
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The Balanced Mom: Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Self Bria Simpson You can be a great mom and still have a life of your own. Your kids will only benefit from seeing you as a whole person and will develop greater independence and a stronger sense of who they are as people. This book offers dozens of simple tips to help you maintain strong relationships with your kids and live your life in ways that reflect your true values. 2006, New Harbinger |
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Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal: A Step-by-Step Guide For Parents Andrew R. Eisen, Linda B. Engler, Joshua Sparrow This book offers parents effective techniques for dealing for both normal separation anxiety issues and with Separation Anxiety Disorder. The authors break down separation anxiety behavior into four subtypes and prescribe intervention techniques specifically for each. Step by step strategies for confronting and easing a child's fears are given throughout the book. 2006, New Harbinger |
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Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life: A Workbook of Cognitive Behavioral Techniques Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Martha Davis This book offers a simple and easy to understand discussion of how to use the principles and techniques of cognitive behavioral therapies to help control anxiety, depression, moods and build self-esteem in your life. 1998, New Harbinger |
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What's Right With Me: Positive Ways to Celebrate Your Strengths, Build Self-esteem, and Reach Your Potential Carlene DeRoo, Carolyn DeRoo In this book you'll find a warm and engaging set of activities you can use to identify what's right in your life. Through guided reflection and journaling, you'll learn to find strength and self-reliance in your own best qualities. 2006, New Harbinger |
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The Heart and Soul of Sex: Making the ISIS Connection Gina Ogden Based on a landmark sex survey, researcher and sex therapist Ogden found "the language of spiritual experience comes closest to expressing the fullness of our sexual response, for it is the language of connection and ecstasy." The book guides the reader on a path to her sexual "center" where healing, ecstasy and transformation occur. 2006, Trumpeter |
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Watercooler Wisdom: How Smart People Prosper in the Face of Conflict, Pressure, & Change Keith Bailey, Karen Leland This practical guide offers you pertinent and powerful techniques for coping with conflict, pressure, and change - the three greatest sources of stress for workers worldwide. Use these strategies to prosper - even when circumstances seem to conspire against you. 2006, New Harbinger |
