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New Self Help Books Archive
Fall, 2006

We've added exciting new titles to the Guide for Fall, 2006!

Check the sections below to see what's new -- or just scroll down to browse through all the new books.

Abusive Relationships

Addictions

Anxiety and Panic Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

Depression

Eating Disorder

Family Issues

Health and Wellness

Intimate Relationships: Relationship Advice

Men's Sexual Health

OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Parenting: Teenagers

Recovery from Childhood Abuse

Self Esteem and Self Confidence

Spirituality

Success and Personal Effectiveness

Tantra

Women's Issues

 

 

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New Listing in Abusive Relationships

You Don't Have to Take it Anymore by Steve StosnyYou Don't Have to Take it Anymore: Turn Your Resentful, Angry, or Emotionally Abusive Relationship into a Compassionate, Loving One
Steve Stosny

If you're always walking on eggshells around your partner, Stosny is writing for you. The CompassionPower founder and relationship expert draws examples and exercises from his experience working with couples as he discusses core values, anger management, resentment, power struggles, and reconstruction. 2005, Free Press

New Listing in Addictions

In the Shadows of the Net by Patrick Carnes, et.al.In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior
Patrick Carnes, et. al.

Patrick Carnes pioneered the assessment and treatment of sexual addiction. In this self help book he focuses on cyber-sex addiction, including online pornography use and cyber-chat addiction. The book includes guidance to help you determine whether you are suffering from these compulsive behaviors and supportive steps to take to free yourself. 2004, Hazelden


The Sex Addiction Workbook by Tarara Penix Sbraga, William O'donohueThe Sex Addiction Workbook: Proven Strategies to Help You Regain Control of Your Life
Tamara Penix Sbraga, William T. O'Donohue

This helpful self help workbook presents the only scientifically supported treatment method for sex addicts. In it the reader may explore the root causes of addiction; reduce high-risk sexual behavior and the use of online porn, phone sex, strip bars; put an end to affairs forever; and rediscover a healthy attitude toward sex. 2004, New Harbinger

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New Listing in Anxiety and Panic Disorder

Anxious 9 to 5 by Kase, Vitale, AntonyAnxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop Second Guessing Yourself, And Work With Confidence
Larina Kase, Joe Vitale, Martin M. Antony

Anxiety, worry, perfectionism, self-defeating thoughts and fears of failure in the workplace can hold you back from achieving the success you deserve, despite how hard you work. This self help book offers simple and effective techniques to get your workplace anxiety under control once and for all so you can enjoy work and be more productive. 2006, New Harbinger


Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven HayesGet Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Steven C. Hayes

This self help book offers a five-step plan for coping with painful emotions such as anxiety and depression. You can learn to engage with painful thoughts and feelings through step-by-step acceptance and mindfulness-based techniques, discovering how to let go of control, and develop compassion and flexibility. 2005, New Harbinger


The Worry Cure by Robert LeahyThe Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
Robert L. Leahy

Do you suffer from the "what-if disease"? This self help book is a systematic, accessible self-help guide to gaining control over debilitating anxiety. It includes a section on self-assessment and a seven-step worry-reduction plan. 2006, Three Rivers Press

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New Listing in Bipolar Disorder

Parenting a Bipolar Child by Austin, FaeddaParenting a Bipolar Child: What to Do And Why
Nancy B. Austin, Gianni L. Faedda

The authors of this book, specialists in mood disorders, offer a comprehensive overview of the available treatment options and most effective parenting strategies for dealing with children diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This self help book offers advice on parental self-care and integrating the care of the bipolar child with the needs of the rest of the family. 2006, New Harbinger

New Listing in Depression

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression by William KnausThe Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program
William J. Knaus

Rational emotive behavioral therapy changes irrational thoughts using techniques for replacing negative behaviors with positive ones. This REBT workbook is written in an easy-to-use, step-by-step format. It offers you powerful strategies for overcoming depression and simple, direct language, amply illustrated with stories and reinforced by techniques you can practice right away. 2006, New Harbinger


Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven HayesGet Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Steven C. Hayes

This self help book offers a five-step plan for coping with painful emotions such as anxiety and depression. You can learn to engage with painful thoughts and feelings through step-by-step acceptance and mindfulness-based techniques, discovering how to let go of control, and develop compassion and flexibility. 2005, New Harbinger


The Interpersonal Solution to Depression by Pettit, JoinerThe Interpersonal Solution to Depression: A Workbook for Changing How You Feel by Changing How You Relate
Jeremy W. Pettit, Thomas E. Joiner

People suffering from depression often exhibit three social characteristics that can make them more prone to the disorder: impaired social skills, excessive interpersonal dependency, and excessive interpersonal inhibition. This self help book offers a step-by-step program to help you develop more acurate self perception and healthier social skills reducing your susceptibility to depression.  2005, New Harbinger


Listening to Depression by Lara Honos-WebbListening to Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life
Lara Honos-Webb

Dr. Honos-Webb helps you see periods of depression as opportunities for growth and introspection. Depression can be the start of a reorientation in life, a step in the search for meaning, or a chance for letting go of hurtful aspects of the self. This self help book shows you how to understand what your pain may be communicating. 2006, New Harbinger

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New Listing in Eating Disorder

Feeding the Fame by Stromberg and MerrillFeeding the Fame: Celebrities Tell Their Real-life Stories of Eating Disorders and Recovery
Gary Stromberg, Jane Merrill

This book is a collection of inspiring interviews with famous writers, models, actors, athletes, and other celebrities who have overcome eating disorders and who courageously share their personal struggles and triumphs.  2006, Hazelden

New Listing in Family Issues

Going Home without Going Crazy by Andra MedeaGoing Home without Going Crazy: How to Get Along with Your Parents & Family (Even When They Push Your Buttons)
Andra Medea

In this book you'll learn how to use the four-level conflict continuum to understand conflict within your family and work toward resolution. From petty bickering to hurtful remarks to naked aggression, each level of conflict requires a unique approach. Learn to deal with anger and resentment, communicate more effectively, and strengthen relationships with family members. 2006, New Harbinger

New Listing in Health and Wellness

The Emotional Wellness Way to Cardiac Health by Nezu, and JainThe Emotional Wellness Way to Cardiac Health: How Letting Go Of Depression, Anxiety & Anger Can Heal Your Heart
Arthur Nezu, Christing Nezu, Diwakar Jain

Recent research demonstrates that negative emotions, particularly anger, anxiety, and depression, have a huge impact on heart health. This self help book presents a complete emotional regulation program to readers struggling with emotional factors that contribute to heart disease. 2005, New Harbinger

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New Listings in Intimate Relationships: Relationship Advice

The High-Conflict Couple by alan FruzzettiThe High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation
Alan Fruzzetti

When out-of-control emotions are the root cause of problems in a relationship, no amount of effective communication or intimacy building will fix what ails it. This book teaches you how to use mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques to de-escalate conflict situations before they have a chance to flare into serious fights. 2006, New Harbinger


Intimacy After Infidelity by Solomon and TeagnoIntimacy After Infidelity: How to Rebuild and Affair-proof Your Marriage
Steven D. Solomon, Lorie J. Teagno

This book offers readers a compassionate and effective strategy for recovery after their partner has cheated by identifying the three kinds of infidelity; overcoming the pain of betrayal; and learning to rebuild a healthier "affair-proof" relationship. 2006, New Harbinger

New Listing in Men's Sexual Health

Coping with Erectile Dysfunction by Metz and McCarthyCoping with Erectile Dysfunction: How to Regain Confidence and Enjoy Great Sex
Michael Metz and Barry McCarthy

With a therapeuticaly integrated technique and a unique couple centered approach, two of America's most prominent sex therapists offer men and their partners the most effective solutions available to overcome erectile dysfunction. According to the National Institutes of Health, between 15 and 30 million men experience chronic erectile dysfunction. 2004, New Harbinger

New Listing in OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts by Purdon and ClarkOvercoming Obsessive Thoughts: How to Gain Control of Your OCD
Christine Purdon, David A. Clark

More than fifty percent of OCD sufferers experience agressive, religious, or sexual obsessive thoughts. This book offers safe and effective exposure exercises readers can use to limit the effect that obsessive thoughts have on their lives. 2005, New Harbinger

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New Listing in Parenting: Teenagers

Parenting a Bipolar Child by Austin, FaeddaParenting a Bipolar Child: What to Do And Why
Nancy B. Austin, Gianni L. Faedda

The authors of this book, specialists in mood disorders, offer a comprehensive overview of the available treatment options and most effective parenting strategies for dealing with children diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This self help book offers advice on parental self-care and integrating the care of the bipolar child with the needs of the rest of the family. 2006, New Harbinger

New Listing in Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The Unsayable by Annie RogersThe Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma
Annie Rogers

In this powerful self help book, clinical psychologist Annie Rogers demonstrates how discovering the "unsayable" helps unlock the psyche of sexual abuse victims. Telling her own story and using resonant case examples, she makes a compelling and heart breaking case for the value of psychoanalysis and the restorative power of the human mind. 2007, Ballantine Books

New Listings in Self Esteem and Self Confidence

Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by James HollisFinding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up
James Hollis

James Hollis states in this compelling book that the feeling that you've been living the wrong life, that you're lost and confused, is "an insurgency of the soul," which "overthrows the conscious conduct of our lives." This mental suffering presents an opportunity to embark on a journey transcending expectations foisted on us by others, such as parents, and to find true self knowledge. This book is a helpful guide to this journey. 2006, Gotham


Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven HayesGet Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Steven C. Hayes

This self help book offers a five-step plan for coping with painful emotions such as anxiety and depression. You can learn to engage with painful thoughts and feelings through step-by-step acceptance and mindfulness-based techniques, discovering how to let go of control, and develop compassion and flexibility. 2005, New Harbinger

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New Listing in Spirituality

Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by James HollisFinding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up
James Hollis

James Hollis states in this compelling book that the feeling that you've been living the wrong life, that you're lost and confused, is "an insurgency of the soul," which "overthrows the conscious conduct of our lives." This mental suffering presents an opportunity to embark on a journey transcending expectations foisted on us by others, such as parents, and to find true self knowledge. This book is a helpful guide to this journey. 2006, Gotham

New Listing in Success and Personal Effectiveness

Anxious 9 to 5 by Kase, Vitale, AntonyAnxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop Second Guessing Yourself, And Work With Confidence
Larina Kase, Joe Vitale, Martin M. Antony

Anxiety, worry, perfectionism, self-defeating thoughts and fears of failure in the workplace can hold you back from achieving the success you deserve, despite how hard you work. This self help book offers simple and effective techniques to get your workplace anxiety under control once and for all so you can enjoy work and be more productive. 2006, New Harbinger

New Listing in Tantra

Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening by Daniel OdierDesire: The Tantric Path to Awakening
Daniel Odier

Rather than looking at desire as an obstacle to personal growth and enlightenment, Daniel Odier, a scholar and teacher of Tantra, maintains that it is the only true path to liberation. He teaches a meditative practice based on hightening your awareness of sensory perception -- wherever you are. Luminosity of existence thus pervades everything and even the smallest things give pleasure. 2001, Inner Traditions

New Listing in Women's Issues

The Perimenopause & menopause Workbook by simpson and BredesenThe Perimenopause & Menopause Workbook: A Comprehensive, Personalized Guide to Hormone Health
Kathryn R. Simpson, Dale E. Bredesen

Using extensive and interactive checklists, symptom lists, and self-assessments, this book first helps you to track your symptoms. Then it takes you through all the medical and non-medical treatments available, including human-identical hormones, lifestyle and dietary changes, supplements, and other non-HRT treatments. 2006, New Harbinger

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