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Emotional Distress

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Emotional Distress
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  1. ​Depression

  2. Anxiety

  3. Stress

  4. Fear

  5. Shame

  6. Anger

  7. Addiction

  8. Trauma

  9. Childhood Impact

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​1) Depression

  • How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad): A Creative Workbook / L. Crutchley & O. Burkeman / Published 2015

  • https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients/

  • Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism / M. R. Rutherford & J. Marshall / Published 2019

  • The Depression Workbook for Teens: Tools to Improve Your Mood, Build Self-Esteem, and Stay Motivated / K. Hurley / Published 2019

  • The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Book & CD) / M. Williams, J. Teasdale, et al. / Published 2007

  • When living hurts: Directives for treating depression / M. D. Yapko / Published 1988

  • How to make yourself miserable: A vital training manual / D. Greenberg & M. Jacobs / Published 1987

  • Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression / L. M. Schab / Published 2008

  • Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut and Self Injure / L. E. Shapiro / Published 2008

  • When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens / B. Cobain / Published 1998

  • Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens / S. Van Dijk / Published 2011

  • psychcentral.com/

  • How To Make Yourself Miserable: A Vital Training Manual / D. Greenberg & M. Jacobs / Published 1987

  • The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time / A. Korb & D. J. Siegel / Published 2015

  • Beck, A. (1967). Depression. University of Pennsylvania Press: Philadelphia, PA.

  • Ellis, A. (1977). Rational-emotive therapy: Research data that supports the clinical and personality hypotheses of RET and other modes of cognitive-behavior therapy. The Counseling Psychologist, 7(1), 2-42.

  • psychcentral.com/lib/15-common-cognitive-distortions/

  • Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks: A Workbook for Managing Depression and Anxiety / S. J. Gillihan / Published 2016

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry / S. J. Gillihan / 2018

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2) Anxiety

  • A Little SPOT of Anxiety: A Story About Calming Your Worries / D. Alber  / Published 2019

  • Antony, M. (2019). Shyness and social anxiety: Evidence-based techniques for overcoming fear. Seminar Retrieved from: https://www.ibpceu.com/content/pdf/SSADLF18.pdf

  • Antony, M. M., & Swinson, R. P. (2008). The shyness & social anxiety workbook: Proven, step-by-step techniques for overcoming your fear, second edition. New Harbinger Publications: Oakland, CA.

  • Badass Ways to End Anxiety & Stop Panic Attacks!: A counterintuitive approach to recover and regain control of your life / G. Verschaeve / Published 2017

  • Brain lock: Free yourself from obsessive-compulsive behavior / J. M. Schwartz / Published 1996

  • Chronic anxiety: Powerful treatment methods to break the anxiety cycle / D. Carbonell / Published 2018

  • coastalcenter.org - archives full of info on anxiety

  • hope4ocd.com/foursteps.php

  • Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook: Proven, Step-by-Step Techniques for Overcoming your Fear / M. M. Antony & R. P. Swinson / Published 2008

  • Stress-Free Small Talk: How to Master the Art of Conversation and Take Control of Your Social Anxiety / R. S. Gallagher / Published 2019

  • The 5-Minute Anxiety Relief Journal: A Creative Way to Stop Freaking Out / T. J. Peterson / Published 2019

  • The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook / E. J. Bourne / Published 2015

  • The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution / D. A. Clark & A. T. Beck / Published 2011

  • The anxious thoughts workbook: Skills to overcome the unwanted intrusive thoughts that drive anxiety, obsessions & depression / D. A. Clark / Published 2018

  • The shyness & social anxiety workbook for teens: CBT and ACT skills to help you build social confidence / J. Shannon / Published 2012

  • The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal / S. Paul / Published 2019

  • Unfuck Your Brain: Getting Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers with science / F. Harper Published 2017

  • When My Worries Get Too Big / K. D. Buron / 2006

  • Panic Survival Guide For Kids / T. Klasser-Rothman / Published 2007

  • Freeing Your Child From Anxiety / T. Chansky / Published 2004

  • My Anxious Mind / M. A. Tompkins & K. A. Martinez / Published 2009

  • Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens / E. Hipp / Published 1985

  • Is Worry Worrying you? / F. Wolff / Published 2005

  • Hot Stuff to Help Kids Worry Less / J. Wilde & J. Wilde / Published 2008

  • The Kissing Hand / A. Penn / 1993

  • The Distracted Mind: How to Focus When Technology Hijacks Your Brain / L. Rosen & A. Gazzaley / Published 2015

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3) Stress

  • Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping Strategies to Help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger / J. Halloran / Published 2018

  • Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance / E. Fletcher / Published 2019

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle / E. Nagoski & A. Nagoski / Published 2020

  • The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity / M. Greenberg / Published 2017

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4) Fear

  • Fear / T. N. Hanh/ Published 2014

  • Fear Is a Choice: Tackling Life's Challenges with Dignity, Faith, and Determination / J. Conner & T. Y. Brooks / Published 2020

  • Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway / S. Jeffers / Published 2006

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5) Shame

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6) Anger

  • Anger Management Workbook for Kids: 50 Fun Activities to Help Children Stay Calm and Make Better Choices When They Feel Mad / S. Snowden & A. Hill / Published 2018

  • Anger Management Workbook for Men: Take Control of Your Anger and Master Your Emotions / A. Karmin & N. R. Hydes

  • Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion / G. Chapman / Published 2015

  • Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames / T. N. Hanh / Published 2002

  • Dance of Anger, The: A Woman's Guide To Changing The Patterns Of Intimate Relationships / H. Lerner / Published 2014

  • Stop the anger now: A workbook for the prevention, containment, and resolution of anger / R. Potter-Effron / Published 2001

  • The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger / L. S. & S. Edmiston / Published 2010

  • When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within, 2nd Edition / M. McKay, P. D. Rogers , et al. / Published 2003

  • When I am Angry: Kids Books about Anger, ages 3 5, children's books (Self-Regulation Skills) / M. Gordon  / Published 2019

  • Sometimes I'm Bombaloo (Scholastic Bookshelf) / R. Vail & Y. Heo / Published 2015

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7) Addiction

  • As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction / D. Peres / Published 2020

  • How to Break up with Your Phone / C. Price / Published 2019

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/im-a-smartphone-addict-but-i-decided-to-detox/2016/02/08/0b655834-cebb-11e5-b2bc-988409ee911b_story.html

  • nutrition.tufts.edu/ Look for: Inner emptiness of addicts and how to fill it

  • Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions / R. Brand  / Published 2018

  • The Addiction Recovery Workbook: Powerful Skills for Preventing Relapse Every Day / P. A. Freedman / Published 2018

  • This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science Of A Human Obsession / D. J. Levitin / Published 2007

  • Twelve steps and traditions / Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. / Published 1983

  • An Elephant in the Living Room: A Leader's Guide for Helping Children of Alcoholics / J. M. Hastings & M. H. Typpo / Published 1984

  • Raising Drug-Free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents / A. Solter / Published 2006

  • Addiction Proof Your Child: A Realistic Approach to Preventing Drug, Alcohol, and Other Dependencies / S. Peele / Published 2007

  • Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change / J. Foote, C. Wilkens , et al. / Published 2014

  • Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction / J. Grisel / Published 2019

  • Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery / E. Spiegelman / Published 2015

  • TIME The Science of Addiction / The Editors of TIME / Published 2019

  • UNBROKEN BRAIN / M. Szalavitz / Published 2017

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8) Trauma

  • Back to the World: Combat Vets come home to a whole new world / L. R. Chime / Published2013

  • Behavioral Activation for PTSD: A Workbook for Men / L. Campbell & K. A. Kermath / Published 2018

  • Combat Vet Don't Mean Crazy: Veteran Mental Health in Post-Military Life / D. K. L. France/ Published 2018

  • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma / P. Walker / Published 2013

  • freedomk9project.com -Look for: Trauma

  • Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship / L. Heller & A. LaPierre Psy.D. / Published 2012

  • Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors / J. Fisher / Published  2017

  • Journey Through Trauma: A Trail Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma / G. L. Schmelzer P / Published 2018

  • Mind-Body Workbook for PTSD: A 10-Week Program for Healing after Trauma / S. H. Block & C. B. Block / Published 2010

  • On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace / D. Grossman & L. W. Christensen / Published 2008

  • The Combat Trauma Healing Manual: Christ-centered Solutions for Combat Trauma / C. Adsit / Published 2007

  • The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole / A.  Schwartz & J. Knipe / Published 2017

  • The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, 20th Anniversary Edition / E. Bass & L. Davis / Published 2008

  • Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror / J. Herman / Published 1992

  • Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others / L. van Dernoot Lipsky & C. Burk / Published 2009

  • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing / D. A. Treleaven & W Britton / Published 2018

  • Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation: Trauma-Invested Practices for Fostering Resilient Learners / K. Van Marter Souers & P. Hall / Published 2018

  • Youtube.com v=2WA10dETkF8 Adkins still a soldier

  • Youtube.com v=hhdBbeZ1cYA A soldiers memoir

  • Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma / G. Parker, J. Ross, et al. / Published 2020

  • Writing to Heal: A guided journal for recovering from trauma & emotional upheaval / J. W. Pennebaker / Published 2001

  • It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle / M. Wolynn / Published 2017

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma / B. van der Kolk / Published 2015

  • The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) / B. Badenoch & S. W. Porges / Published 2017

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9) Childhood Impact

  • alaskasleep.com/ Look for: Adverse childhood experiences

  • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma / P. Walker / Published 2013

  • developingchild.harvard.edu/

  • Healing the Wounds of Childhood: A psychologist's journey and discoveries / D. St John  / Published 2015

  • Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child/ J. Bradshaw / Published 1992

  • http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/

  • Loving The Self Affirmations: Healing Childhood Brainwashing / L. A. Romano / Published 2015

  • Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child / T. N. Hanh / 2006

  • Surviving a borderline parent: How to heal your childhood wounds & build trust, boundaries, and self-esteem / K. Roth & F. B. Friedman / Published 2003

  • The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity / N. B. Harris / Published 2019

  • The Words Hurt: Helping Children Cope with Verbal Abuse / C. Loftis / Published 2006

  • www.studyfinds.org/one-in-five-children-suffers-from-mental-health-disorder/

  • coachmindy.com/ See: Healing and Reparenting Your Inner Child

  • cdc.gov/ Look for: Building children's character based on science

  • characterlab.org/ Developing Children's Character Based on Science and What Works

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Emotional Distress
Anxiety
Childhood Impact
Fear
Stress
Shame
Addicton
Depression
Anger
Trauma
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