Links
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- 988
- Text TALK to 741741
- Veterans Crisis Line
- 800-273-8255, Press 1
- Text 838255
- Make the Connection: mental health services for veterans
- OpenCounseling: low-cost counseling resources
- The Village Family Services
- ChangeDirection anti-stigma organization
Useful Books
Addiction
- Co-Dependent No More and Co-Dependent No More Workbook by Melody Beatty, Hazelden Foundation, 1992/2011
- Another Chance: Hope and Health for the Alcoholic Family by Sharon Wegscheider Cruse, Science and Behavior Books, 1989
ADHD
- Women with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sari Solden, MS, LMFT, Introspect Press, 2005
- Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell A. Barkley, PhD, Guilford Press, 2010
Anxiety
- The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Sixth Edition by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., New Harbinger Publications, 2015
Career/Inspiration
- What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question by Po Bronson, Ballantine, 2005
- Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Sources by Gavin Aung Than, Andrews McMeel, 2014
Depression
- The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program, 2nd Edition by Dr. William J. Knaus, Ed.D. and Albert Ellis, Ph.D., New Harbinger, 2012
- Darkness Visible by William Styron, Vintage, 1992
- An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison, Vintage, 1997
- Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh, Touchstone, 2013
Grief
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner, Anchor, 2004
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron, Shambhala, 2000
Meaning/Existentialism
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Beacon Press, 2006
- The Labyrinth: God, Darwin, and the Meaning of Life by Philip Appleman, The Quantuck Lane Press, 2014
- Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom, Jossey-Bass, 2009
Mid-Life Transition
- The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife by Marc Freedman, PublicAffairs, 2011
- Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom by Mary Catherine Bateson, Vintage, 2010
Miscellaneous
- The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle, New World Library/Namaste, 2004
- The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World by Marti Olsen Laney, Psy.D., Workman Publishing, 2002
- Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. Jung, Vintage, 1989
Relationships
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver, Three Rivers Press, 1999
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th-Anniversary Edition by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen Lakelly Hunt, Ph.D., St. Martin’s Press, 2008