Resources
Health, Wellness, Pain
- Achterberg, J., Dossey, B., Kolkmeier, L. Rituals of Healing: Using Imagery for Health and Wellness. Bantam, 1994
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Campbell, Bruce, PhD. CFIDS/Fibromyalgia Toolkit - A Practical Self Help Guide. iUniverse, 2000
- Kabat-Zinn, Jon, PhD. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. Delta, 1990
- Levine, Stephen. Healing into Life and Death. Anchor, 1987
- Spero, David, RN. The Art of Getting Well. Hunter House, 2002
- Turk, Dennis and Frits Winter. The Pain Survival Guide. American Psychological Association, 2006
- Young, Shinzen. Breath Through Pain: A Step by Step Mindfulness Meditation Program for Chronic and Acute Pain. Sounds True Inc., 2004
Relaxation & Mindfulness
- Baraz, J. and Alexander, A. Awakening Joy Bantam, 2010
- Benson, Herbert. Beyond the Relaxation Response. Berkley, 1985
- Brach, Tara, PhD. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha.Bantam, 2004
- Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. Bantam, 1993
- Kornfield, Jack. The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology. Bantam, 2009
- Guided imagery audio resources to deal with pain, stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia & more:
- Website of Emmet Miller, MD: www.drmiller.com
- Website of Belleruth Naparstek, LISW: www.healthjourneys.com
Anxiety, Depression, Anger
- Burns, David. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. Harper, 1999
- Burns, David. When Panic Attacks: The New Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life. Three Rivers Press, 2007
- Eifert, G., Forsyth, J. and McKay, M. ACT on Life Not on Anger. New Harbinger Publications, 2006
- Greenberger, D. and Padesky, C. Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think. The Guilford Press, 1995.
- Wehrenberg, Margaret. The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Anxious & What You Can Do to Change It. W.W. Norton & Company, 2008
Healing Grief & Loss
- Bernstein, Judith. When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter. Andrew McNeel, 1998
- Cicero, Julie. Waking Up Alone. AuthorHouse, 2007
- Curteman, Rose Marie. My Renaissance: A Widow's Healing Pilgrimage to Tuscany. Capital Books, 2002
- Grollman, Earl A. Living When A Loved One Has Died: What Helped Me When My Loved One Died.Beacon Press, 1995
- James, J. and Cherry, F. The Grief Recovery Handbook. Harper & Row, 1988
- Kushner, Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Random House, Inc, 1981
- Lane, Belden C. The Solace of Fierce Landscapes. Oxford University Press, 1998
- Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed. Harper Collins Publisher, 1961
- Sittser, Gerald. A Grace Disguised: How A Soul Grows Through Loss. Zondervan, 1998
- Smith, Harold Ivan. Grievers Ask. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004
- Staudacher, Carol. A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of a Loved One. Harper One, 1994
- Tatelbaum, Judy. The Courage to Grieve. Harper & Row, 1980
- Wolfelt, Alan. Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas. Companion Press, 2001
Healing Sudden & Traumatic Loss
- Bolton, Iris. My Son...My Son: A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss, or Suicide. Bolton Press, 1983
- Doka, Kenneth. Living with Grief After Sudden Loss: Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke. Taylor & Francis, 1996.
- Fine, Carla. Fine, Carla. No Time to Say Goodbye. Three Rivers Press, 1999
- Hillman, James. Suicide and the Soul. Spring Publications, 1998
- Wolfelt, Alan. Healing Your Traumatized Heart: 100 Practical Ideas. Companion Press, 2002
Healing Grief at the End of Life
- Callahan, Maggie. Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, Communication of the Dying. Bantam Books, 1992
- Church, Forrest. Love and Death: My Journey Through the Valley of the Shadow. Beacon Press, 2008
- Grollman, Earl A. In Sickness & In Health: How to Cope When Your Loved One is Ill. Beacon Press, 1987
- Grollman, Earl A. Living While A Loved One is Dying: Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill. Beacon Press, 1997
- Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. Death, The Final Stage of Growth. Simon Schuster, 1974
- Yalom, Irvin D. Staring At the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death. Jossey-Bass, 2008
Inspirational Reading
- Bolen, Jean Shinoda. Close to the Bone: Life- Threatening Illness and the Search for Meaning. Simon & Schuster, 1992
- Frankl, Viktor. Man's Search for Meaning. Beacon Press, 1959
- Hablitzel, MD, William E. Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me: Stories of Healing and Wisdom Along Life's Journey. Sunshine Ridge Publishing, 2006
- Jevne Ronna Fay & James E. Miller. Finding Hope: Ways to See Life In A Brighter Light. Willowgreen Publishing, 1999
- Marshall III, Joseph M. Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2006
- Muller, Wayne. How, Then, Shall We Live? Four Simple Questions That Reveal The Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives. Bantam Books, 1996
- Remen, Rachel. Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal. Riverhead Books, 1996
- Remen, Rachel. My Grandfather's Blessing. Riverhead Books, 2001
- Tillich, Paul. The Courage To Be. Yale University Press, 1952