RESOURCES
A collection of resources including books, online assessments, websites, apps and local and national crisis services
BOOKS (Click title for link)
DEPRESSION
The Mindful Way Through Depression
By Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and John Kabat-Zinn
Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope
By Johan Hari
I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
By Terrence Real
Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depressions, One Small Change at a Time
By Alex Korb, PhD
By Alex Korb, PhD
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
By Andrew Solomon
ANXIETY
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
By Edmund J. Bourne
Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks
By Barry McDonagh
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
By Brene Brown
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
By Pema Chodron
COUPLES
The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work
By Terrence Real
LoveSense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships
By Sue Johnson, EdD
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
By Sue Johnson, EdD
By John M. Gottman, PhD
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love
By Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S.F. Heller, MA
Journey of the Heart: The path of Conscious Love
By John Welwood
PARENTING
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
By Daniel J. Siegel MD and Tina Payne Bryson
By Daniel J. Siegel MD and Mary Hartzell
The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children
By Shefali Tsabary PhD
The Awakened Family: How to Raise Empowered, Resilient, and Conscious Children
By Shefali Tsabary PhD
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
By Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate MD
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teen Brain
By Daniel J. Siegel MD
WOMEN’S ISSUES
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
By Elizabeth Lesser
In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life
By Alisa Vitti
By Lisa Mosconi
By Louann Brizendine
SEXUALITY
Mating In Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
By Esther Perel
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life
By Emily Nagoski, PhD
Come As You Are Workbook: A Practical Guide to the Science of Sex
By Emily Nagoski, PhD
Living an Orgasmic Life: Heal Yourself and Awaken Your Pleasure
By Xanet Pailet
She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman
By Ian Kerner, PhD
TRAUMA
The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
By Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
The Body Keeps Score Summary and Workbook
By Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
By Peter A. Levine
Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body
By Peter A. Levine
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
By Judith Lewis Herman
FAMILY ISSUES
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
By Mark Wolynn
The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are
By Dr. KevinLeman
Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in their Struggle for Self
By Elan Golomb
The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy
By Augustus Y. Napler and Carl Whitaker
Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them
By Karl Pillemer
By Lindsay C. Gibson
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
By Susan Forward
ADDICTION
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
By Gabor Mate MD
Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
By Judith Grisel
By Michael Pollan
Loving and Addict, Loving Yourself: The Top 10 Survival Tips for Loving Someone with an Addiction
By Candace Plattor
Healing the Shame that Binds You
By John Bradshaw
GRIEF
The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses
By John W. James and Russell Friedman
It’s Not That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
By Megan Devine
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
By Martha Whitmore Hickman
By John W. James
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
By Elizabeth Kubler-Ross MD and David Kessler
By Joan Didion
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing
By Beverly Engel
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
By Lundy Bancroft
By Lundy Bancroft
Should I Stay or Should I go?: A Guide to Knowing if Your Relationship Can – and Should – Be Saved
By Lundy Bancroft and JAC Patrissi
Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse
By Jackson MacKenzie
NARCISSISM
When Loving Him is Hurting You: Hope and Help for Women Dealing with Narcissism and Emotional Abuse
By Dr. David Hawkins
By Debbie Mirza
The Narcissist In Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free
By Julie L. Hall
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: Everything the Victims Need to Know About Healing After Hidden Abuse
By Dr. Theresa J. Covert
PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How to Move beyond Your Past to Create an Abuse-Free Future
By Beverly Engel
Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women
By Edward S. Kubany
Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Abuse
By Mike Lew
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
By Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
SELF-ESTEEM/EMPOWERMENT
The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self
By Martha Beck
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
By Kristin Neff PhD
By Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem
By Gloria Steinem
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
By Brene Brown
After the Rain: Gentle Reminders for Healing, Courage and Self-Love
By Alexandra Elle
By Glennon Doyle
MINDFULNESS/MEDITATION
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
By John Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
By John Kabat-Zinn
Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your Work with the Practice of RAIN
By Tara Brach, PhD
The Miracle of Mindfulness: And Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
By Thich Nhat Hanh
SPIRITUALITY
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
By Jack Kornfield
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
By Michael A. Singer
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
By Eckhart Tolle
The Direct Way: Thirty Practices to Evoke Awakening
By Adyashanti Gray
By Jalal- al-Din Rumi, Translated By Coleman Barks
By Hafiz
ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
Take the RHETI Test- Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator
Adult Attachment Assessment
WEBSITES
A Research-Based Approach to Relationships
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples
Sexuality and Relationships
Relational Life Institute/New Rules for Couples
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center
Research-Based Parenting and Education: Articles, Videos, Podcasts
Neuroscientist, Author, Researcher
Parenting, Child development and Mindfulness
Self-Compassion Guided Meditations and Practices
Guided Meditations
APPS
Meditation, sleep, anxiety and stress. Free meditations, yoga classes, music, talks, courses
and online events led by expert teachers
Strategies and tools for worry, panic, social anxiety, perfectionism and phobias
Meditation, sleep, and relaxation
Meditation, sleep, stress and mindfulness
LOCAL AND NATIONAL CRISIS SERVICES
County of Marin Crisis Stabilization Unit
Marin Health Medical Center
250 Bon Air Rd, Greenbrae, CA 94904
415-473-6666
Marin Mobile Crisis Response Team
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Crises and Psychiatric Emergencies
www.marinhhs.org/mobile-crisis-team
415-473-6392
Child Protective Services (CPS)
Marin Health and Human Services
Report Abuse and Neglect
https://www.marinhhs.org/reporting-abuse-neglect
415-473-2774
Marin Center for Domestic Peace – Domestic Violence services
24-hour Intake and Emergency Shelter
http://www.centerfordomesticpeace.org
415.924.6616
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
800-273-8255
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)
Disaster Distress Helpline
800-985-5990