Resources

GENERAL
How to Cope with Mental Illness in Your Family: A Self-care Guide for Siblings, Offspring and Parents, by Diane T. Marsh, Ph.D., and Rex Dickens (Thrift Books)

Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health–and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More, by Christopher M. Palmer (Amazon)

DEPRESSION
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, by Andrew Solomon (Amazon)

BI-POLAR DISORDER
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, by Kay Redfield Jamison (Amazon)

Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Soft Bipolar Disorder, by Jim Phelps (Amazon)

Web resource: pendulum.org

TRAUMA
The Drama of the Gifted Child: Search for the True Self, by Alice Miller (Amazon)

Getting Through The Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt As Children, by Nancy J. Napier (Amazon)

Self Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life, By Stuart Shanker (Amazon)

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model, by Richard Schwartz, PhD (Amazon)

Web resource: sidran.org

COUPLES
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson (Amazon)

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. (Amazon)

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, by Esther Perel (Amazon)

Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment, by Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks (Amazon)

POLYAMORY
Love in Abundance: A Counselor’s Advice to Open Relationships, by Kathy Labriola (Amazon)

More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory, by Franklin Veaux & Eve Rickert (Amazon)

Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, by Jessica Fern (Amazon)

MENOPAUSE
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change, by Christiane Northrup (Amazon)

CHRONIC FATIGUE
Web resource: cdc.gov/cfs