Helpful Resources:
Audio Guided Imagery "Peaceful Perspective," - www.healthjourneys.com/kaiser/download/download_relieveStress.asp
What's Your Meditation Style & 5 Best Apps (From Psychology Today):
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/feeling-it/201503/whats-your-meditation-type-5-best-meditation-apps
Interpersonal Neurobiology http://www.drdansiegel.com
Guided Imagery http://www.healthjourneys.com
Meditation: http://life.gaiam.com/article/meditation-101-techniques-benefits-beginner-s-how
FREE CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County) Guided Imagery for Kids!
https://www.choc.org/programs-services/integrative-health/guided-imagery/
Meditation - The Ultimate Guide videos:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/preferred-meditation-methods_n_5353693.html?utm_hp_ref=relaxation
Mindfulness: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/06/09/7-easy-ways-to-be-mindful-every-day/
MEDITATION APPS
Insight Timer Meditation App - https://insighttimer.com
The Insight Timer contains hundreds of features for tracking your meditation practice; peaceful polyphonic bells, interval & random bells, personalized presets for storing your favorite daily configurations, and a journal.
Guided Mind App— http://www.appsimple.io/guidedmind.html
Guided Meditation, Relaxation & Mindfulness for Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia & More
Calm: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calm-meditate-relax-breathe/id571800810?mt=8
Headspace: https://www.headspace.com
Omvana: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omvana-meditation-for-everyone/id595585396?mt=8
Dharma Seed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dharma-seed/id507779665?mt=8
The Meditation Experience: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oprah-deepaks-21-day-meditation/id903893632?mt=8
Buddhify: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buddhify-mindfulness-meditation/id687421118?mt=8
Resources: Therapy and Mental Health
Therapy: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/therapy
Mental Health: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/mental-health
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
PODCASTS:
"Therapist Uncensored"
(Where therapists freely speak their minds on real life matters!)
"Where Should We Begin?" Estere Perel (Couples)
RECOMMENDED READING
Well-Being, Mindfulness, Personal Change
"The Happiness Project," Gretchen Rubin - (increasing happiness)
"Daring Greatly," Brene Brown, Ph. D., (How the courage to be vulnerable can help you live your best life)
"Rising Strong," Brene Brown, Ph. D. (overcoming challenge and finding courage)
"The Alchemist," Paulo Coelho (personal journey)
"The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma" Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
"Mindsight," Dr. Dan Siegel (use your brain to change your life)
"The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook," Edmund J. Bourne, Ph. D.
"Emotional Intelligence," Daniel Goleman
"Self Compassion," Kristin Neff
"Getting Unstuck," Pima Chodron
"Big Magic," Elizabeth Gilbert
Parenting
"Parenting from the Inside Out" Dr. Dan Siegel
"Whole Brain Child," Dr. Dan Siegel - for children age 0 to 12 (parenting)
"Brainstorm," Dr. Dan Siegel - for adolescents 12 to 24 (parenting)
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens
Reviving Ophelia
Giving the Love That Heals, Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt
Queen Bees and Wannabes, Rosalind Wiseman
10 Conversations You Must Have With Your Son, Tim Hawkes
Real Boys
Anxiety Workbook for Teens, Lisa M. Schab, LCSW
The Mindful Mom to Be, Lori Bregman
Breathe Mama Breathe - 5 Minute Mindfulenss for Busy Moms, Shonda Moralis
Parent Hacks, Ahsa Dornset
(more to come)
Puberty/Body Changes
American Girl Series: The Care and Keeping of You #1 (age 8+/younger girls)
The Care and Keeping of You #2 (age 10+/for older girls)
It's Perfectly Normal - Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health - Harris/Emberley
(Boys and Girls)
Relationships
"Attached," Amir Levin and Rachel Heller (relationships)
"Wired for Love," Stan Taktin, Psy. D.
"Your Brain on Love," Stan Tatkin, Psy. D. audiobook
"Wired for Dating," Stan Tatkin, Psy. D.
"Keeping the Love You Find," Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. (keeping love)
"Spiritual Divorce," Debbie Ford (letting go)
"State of Affairs, Rethinking Infidelity," Esther Perel (affairs/infidelity)
Living Well, Healing, Starting Over
"Outgrowing the Pain," Eliana Gil, Ph.D. and "Beginning to Heal," by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
(both for abuse in childhood)
"Homecoming," John Bradshaw (healing your inner child)
Mood and Food- Holistic Approach
"Food and Mood," Elizabeth Somer, MA, RD
"The Food and Mood Solution," Jack Challem
