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     MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

  • Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Ph.D.
  • Wherever you go, There you are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

     IMPROVING LIFE IN GENERAL

  • I will not die an unlived life by Dawna Markova Ph.D.
  • The gifts of imperfection by Brene Brown Ph.D.
  • I thought it was just me but it wasn't by Brene Brown Ph.D.

     EATING DISORDERS AND EMOTIONAL EATING

  • Life without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
  • Goodbye Ed, Hello Me, by Jenni Schaefer
  • Eating in the light of the moon by Anita Johnston
  • Overcoming Binge Eating by Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn
  • Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
  • Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about your Weight by Linda Bacon
  • Beyond a Shadow of a Diet by Judith Matz
  • Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition and Well Being by Marc David
  • Women who hurt themselves by Dusty Miller Ed. D.

     FOR PARENTS

  • I'm like SO Fat!: Helping your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
  • Your Child's Weight: Helping without Harming by Ellyn Satter
  • Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter
  • Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters by Courtney Martin

     ADHD

  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADHD by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D.

     RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX

  • The seven principles for making marriage work by John Gottman Ph.D.
  • Seven Weeks to Better Sex by Domeena Renshaw M.D.
  • Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Identities in Families edited by Charlotte J. Patterson and Anthony R. D'Augelli
  • Hold me Tight by Sue Johnson
  • "I don't have to make everything All better" by Cary and Joy Lundberg
  • The Intimacy Dance: A guide to long-term success in gay and lesbian relationships by Betty Berzon

     HAPPINESS/OPTIMISM

  • What you can Change....And what you can't" by Martin Seligman, Ph.D.
  • Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman, Ph.D.
  • The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
  • Resilience Factor by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté

       SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

  • Sports Psychology by Harris and Harris
  • Mind Gym by Gary Mack
  • Athlete's Guide to Mental Training by Robert M. Nideffer Ph.D.
  • Ready to Play: Mental Training for Student-Athletes by Ron Chamberlain

 

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