Resources/Books/Websites
Relationships
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder, by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger
Disarming The Narcissist, by Wendy Behary
The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples, by John Gottman
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson
After The Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, by Janis Spring
Mindful Meditation/Mindfulness
Real Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg
The Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA (free downloads of mindful meditations), www.marc.ucla.edu.
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment–and Your Life, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, by Bob Stahl, Elisha Goldstein, Saki Santorelli and Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Mindful Brain, by Dan Siegel
Seattle Insight Meditation Society offers meditation classes. www.seattleinsight.org.
Divorce
Surviving The Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope With Divorce, by Judith Wallerstein
Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder, by Bill Eddy and Randi Kreger
Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-Mouthing and Brainwashing, by Richard Warshak
Parenting
Parenting From the Inside Out, by Daniel Siegel
Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens, by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt
The Seven Year Stretch: How Families Work Together to Grow Through Adolescence, by Jennifer Wyatt and Laura Kastner
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life, by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt
Panic Disorder
When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life, by David Burns
Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic: Client Workbook, by David Barlow and Michelle Craske
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD, by Ari Tuckman
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, by Russell Barkley
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, www.chadd.org.
Depression
The Mindful Way Through Depression, by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal & Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know, by David Miklowitz
Substance Abuse Recovery
The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping with the Grief, Stress and Anger that Trigger Addictive Behaviors, by Rebecca Williams and Julie Kraft
Heart of Recovery Group, a meditation and discussion group open to those recovering from addiction and addictive behaviors, ongoing, Wednesday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m. www.seattle.shambhala.org.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises, by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey Wood and Jeffrey Brantley
Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder: Relieve Your Suffering, by Blaise Aguirre and Gillian Galen
Post-Partum Depression/Parental Support
The Lytle Center for Pregnancy and Newborns, Swedish Hospital/First Hill, offers post-partum mood disorder support groups. www.swedish.org
Listening Mothers offers programs for parents of babies birth through 6 months; www.communityof mindfulparenting.com.