"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We’re all a Little Crazy

With Debbie Bensching, LCSW, MSWAC

Resources

Episodes 1 and 2: Unmasking the mystery of Mental Illness

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
  (formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association)
  730 North Franklin Street, Suite 501
  Chicago, IL 60610-3526
  312-642-0049 or 800-826-3632
  www.dbsalliance.org
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  Colonial Place Three
  2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
  Arlington, VA 22201-3042
  703-524-7600 or 800-950-6264
  www.nami.org
• National Institute of Mental Health
  6001 Executive Boulevard
  Room 8184, MSC 9663
  Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
  301-443-4513 or 800-421-4211
  www.nimh.nih.gov
• National Mental Health Association
  2001 N. Beauregard Street - 12th Floor
  Alexandria, VA 22311
  703-684-7722 or 800-969-6642
  www.nmha.org
• Carter Foundation
  www.cartercenter.org
• World Federation for Mental Health
  The World Federation for Mental Health is the only international,
  multidisciplinary, grassroots advocacy and education organization
  concerned with all aspects of mental health.
  www.wfmh.org
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  www.bazelon.org
• Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
  www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter1/sec1.html

Episode 3: State of mental health systems and resources

Web sites:

• Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
  A community partnership working with mental health consumers and family members.
  http://www.cityofmemphis.org/framework.aspx?page=302

National Toll-Free Help Lines:

The numbers listed below can be dialed toll-free from anywhere within the United States. These organizations provide mental health information and referrals, and in some cases, crisis counseling.

• Department of Transportation's Hotline for Air Travelers With Disabilities
  1-800-778-4838 (voice)
  1-800-455-9880 (TDD)
• National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
  800-628-1696
• National Mental Health Association
  800-969-NMHA (6642)
• National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
  800-444-7415
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  800-273-TALK (8255)
• Medicare Issues Hotline
  (800) 633-4227
  (800) 820-1202 (TDD/TTY)
• National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  (888) 346-3656
  8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday;
  8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Saturday, except Federal holidays
  (Eastern time)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center
  (800) 370-2943
  8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays
  (Eastern time)
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  (800) 950-6264 Helpline
  9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
  (Eastern time)
• National Hopeline Network
  (800) SUICIDE (784-2433)
• National Institute of Mental Health Information Center
  (866) 615-6464
  8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays
  (Eastern time)
• National Mental Health Association Resource Center
  (800) 969-6642
  (800) 433-5959 (TTY)
  9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
  (Eastern time)
• SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
  (800) 789-2647
  (866) 889-2647 (TDD)
  8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays
  (Eastern time)

Episode 4: Depression

Books:

• Depressed and Anxious: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook for overcoming depression and anxiety
  By Thomas Marra, PhD
• Hand-Me-Down Blues
  by Michael D. Yapko, PhD
• When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough
  by Martin Antony PhD and Richard Swinson, MD
• The Depression Workbook
  by Mary Ellen Copeland, MS

Web Sites:

• Bernard McDowell, LCSW
  www.PortlandTherapist.com
• Psychology Information Online
  www.psychologyinfo.com/depression/index.html

Online Articles:

• "The emperor's new drugs"
  Perhaps, the definitive meta-analytical study on anti-depressant medication because it used only and all studies the FDA analyzed in approving the six most frequently prescribed anti-depressants of the ‘90’s. Kirsch et al. (2002). The emperor's new drugs: An analysis of antidepressant medication data submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prevention & Treatment, 5, Article 23.
  content.apa.org/journals/pre/5/1/23
• Research on anti-depressants
  This article still appears on the web as of October 1, 2006. Here you will find a very brief introduction to opposing views on the research on anti-depressants.
  www.psychiatrictimes.com/p020906.html
• Antonuccio et al explore the problematic connection between marketing and research.
  www.journals.apa.org/prevention/volume5/pre0050025c.html
• “Listening to Meta-analysis but hearing bias”
  Klein et al.
  content.apa.org/journals/pre/1/1/6
• Adolescents and mediaction
  Testimony given to the FDA by two leading experts on research about the effects of anti-depressant medication on adolescents.
  www.ahrp.org/risks/SSRI0204/KirschAntonuccio.php
• World Health Organization Report
  The WHO’s summary on depression as a global problem.
  www.who.int/mental_health/management/depression/definition/en/
• Meta-Study
  This 2005 research reports on a meta-analytical review of over 702 trials involving 87,650 people. Suicide attempts were up sharply for those in the drug arms of clinical trials.
  bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7488/396
• The National Institute of Mental Health
  NIMH’s take on depression.
  www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm

Episode 5: Women, addiction, and abuse

Episode Guest:

Francoise Renaud, LPC, CADCIII
ClearSight Counseling
Office: 503-481-7766, Portland, Oregon
Email: frenaud@spiritone.com
Francoise specializes in working with individuals and couples dealing with issues related to addiction, mood disorders, trauma recovery and transitions. Her work is client focused, educational and interactive.

Books:

• Growing Beyond Survival: a self-help toolkit for managing Traumatic stress
  By Elizabeth Vermilyea
  A self-management workbook, which teaches skills that empower survivors to take control of and de-escalate distressing trauma related symptoms.
• Hope for Recovery
  By PTSD Alliance
  seeks to dispel the myths about PTSD and help people recognize the problem.
• Life After Trauma: A workbook for Healing
  By Dena Rosenbloom and Mary Beth Williams
  Guides for trauma survivors day-to-day in the process of healing. It explains why trauma can be so devastating.
• Seeking Safety: a treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse
  By Lisa M. Najavits
  This covers 25 topics covering a range of cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal issues.
• Trauma and Addiction: ending the cycle of pain
  By Tian Dayton
  It identifies the interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior. It teaches ways to heal their addiction and trauma and develop emotional and psychological skills to stop self-medicating.
• When Food is Love: exploring the relationship between eating and intimacy
  By Geneen Roth
  This book examines the issues that surround emotional eating and the attempt to satisfy their emotional needs
• I Never Told Anyone: writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
  Edited by Ellen Bass and Louise Thornton
  A collection of personal accounts of child sexual abuse, it reflects a wide diversity of experience and emotional response.

Web Sites:

• National Women's Health Resource Center
  The not-for-profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is the leading independent health information source for women. NWHRC develops and distributes up-to-date and objective women's health information based on the latest advances in medical research and practice.
  www.healthywomen.org
• Adult Children of Alcoholics
  Adult Children of Alcoholics is a program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present. We take positive action. By practicing the Twelve Steps, focusing on the Solution.
  a href= "http://www.Adultchildren.org" >www.Adultchildren.org
• Alcoholics Anonymous®
  Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
  www.AA.org
• The American Council for Drug Education
  The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials on drug use and its impact on society.
  www.acde.org

Episode 6: Suicide and Depression: a Teenager’s experience

Publications:

• (DVD) Eternal High: A Teenager's Experience with Depression and Suicide that will Change Your Life
  Produced by Bryce Mackie
  Bryce captured his true-life battle with depression and suicide in this 9x award-winning film. An excellent resource & tool enabling anyone including teenagers, parents and teachers to discuss depression and suicide openly and thus erasing the stigma that still exists today. DVD available at www.aquariusproductions.com
• The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens
  By Richard E., Ph.D. Nelson, Judith C. Galas
  This book gives guidance to teens on what to do when someone tells you they want to kill themselves.
  
• When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens
  By Bev Cobain
  The book describes the causes and types of depression and the connection between depression, suicide, and drug and alcohol abuse. It gives information on getting help.
  

Web Sites:

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide.
  www.afsp.org
• International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression
  The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred), is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to researching causes of depression, to support those dealing with depression, and to combat the stigma associated with depression.
  www.ifred.org
• Teenline.org
  To speak with a trained Volunteer Teen Counselor: Call (714) New-Teen or (714)639-8336 between 5 pm & 9 pm or go online.
  www.Teenline.org
• suicidal.com
  www.suicidal.com has information on ways to get help, links for additional information and numbers to call for help.
  www.suicidal.com
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  www.cdc.gov

Telephone Numbers for crisis calls:

1-800-784-2433 and 1-800-273-8255, both are national toll free numbers.
www.suicidehotlines.com has many crisis line numbers both national and state.

Episode 7: Grief: A Response to Loss

Books:

• A Grief Observed
  C.S. Lewis
  C.S. Lewis shares his story of loss: his rage, his doubts, and grieving process that helped him find his way back to living life again.
• Meetings At the Edge
  Stephen Levine
  This is a book that integrates death into the context of life. The author invites us into the intimacy and subtlety of living one’s dying. It is dialogues with the grieving and the dying, the healing and the healed. It is excellent to help us process our own worries about loss.
• Life After Loss: A personal guide to Dealing with Death, Divorce, Job Change and Relocation.
  Bob Diets.
  Bob Diets helps readers survive the overwhelming feelings that accompany great loss. It gives practical ways to work through grief.
• Life After Loss: A practical Guide to Renewing Your Life After Experiencing Major Loss
  Bob Diets
  This book provides helpful exercises for navigating the uncertain terrain of loss and grief. It gives you ways to put together life in a meaningful way.
• The Healing Journey Through Grief: Your Journal for Reflection and Recovery
  Phil Rich
  This book supplies information about grief and grieving and directs a healing process with writing to process thoughts, sort feelings and be active in grieving recovery.
• 35 Ways to help a Grieving Child
  The Dougy Center Staff (Edited)
  The information in these pages is simple and practical and is drawn from the stories of the children and teenagers who have been on the front lines of grief. This guidebook addresses how to include children in decision making, what to expect from different ages of grieving children, and how to provide safe outlets for children to express emotion.
• Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children
  Linda Goldman
  The author provides a gentle approach to help children face some of lifes’s most difficult issues and helps adults see the issues through the inner world of children.
• The Grief Recovery Handbook: The action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses
  John W. James, and Russell Friedman
  A book for anyone who is experiencing grief, whether from a recent loss, or one many years ago. It gives direction on how to complete the process and begin enjoying life anew.

Web Sites:

• All about grief and Loss
  The episode guest, Ron Sterling, M.D. hosts and maintains the well-known internet web sit Dear Shrink and provides an online mental health center, information and resources about grief and morning. www.AllAboutGrief.org www.dearshrink.com
• The Center for Loss and Life Transition
  The Center for Loss has information on books, articles and other resources to help people who are grieving. Additionally they offer training and education for bereavement care givers. www.centerforloss.com
• Life After Loss, Dealing with Grief
  The site is provided by the counseling and mental health center at the University of Taxas at Austin. It provides information about kinds of loss, ways to cope, readings on grief and loss and additional resources. www.utexas.edu
• The Compassionate Friends
  877-969-0010
  The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. There is no religious affiliation and there are no membership dues or fees. www.compassionatefriends.org
• Horan and McConaty
  The Web site contains well-written information about the grieving process for all ages. It includes information for those grieving as well as those offering support. www.horanandmcconaty.com
• Healing Children’s Grief
  The Website of Professor Grace Christ, DSW. She has vast experiences in the fields of psychosocial oncology, end-of-life and palliative care, trauma and traumatic loss, and interventions in childhood bereavement. www.childrensgrief.com

Information under episodes 4 and 6 may also be helpful.

Episode 8: The Uninvited Guest: Schizophrenia

Books:

• The Uninvited Guest
  Margaret Margo
  Episode Guest Margaret Margo’ book on her personal tragedy with her schizophrenic son’s murder and suicide of himself and his father.
  
• Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia
  John Read, Loren R. Mosher and Richard P. Bentall (Eds.)
  This book is a balancing approach. It clearly lays out how old ideologies, based on psychoanalytic theory have simply been replaced with new ideologies, based on simplistic ideas about brain chemistry and function. It has three sections: an examination of the concept itself, presentation of social and psychological approaches to understanding “madness”, and evidence-based psycho-social treatments.
  
• Surviving Schizophrenia
  Fuller Torrey
  E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is a clinical research Psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia. Describes the symptoms, causes, and treatment of schizophrenia, tells those concerned how to take care of a schizophrenic, and discusses legal and ethical problems related to the mental illness.
  
• Family Involvement in Treating Schizophrenia: Models, Essential Skills, and Process
  James A. Marley
  A book on family involvement in dealing with schizophrenia. It has reviews and interventions on clinical perspectives particular to mental illness.
  
• Getting Your Life Back Together When You Have Schizophrenia
  Roberta Temes
  It is a guide to help direct you on how to take charge of your illness, use all the resources available for treatment, and get your life back to where you want it.
  
• Understanding and Treating Mental Illness: The Strengths and Limits of Modern Psychiatry.
  John M. Cleghorn and Betty Lou Lee
  A discussion of the strengths and limits in the field of psychiatry in relation to pervasive mental illness.
  

Web Sites:

• The World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders.
  WFSAD Members and Associates provide direct services; run self-help groups; conduct workshops; produce educational materials; arrange conferences; advocate for better treatment and appropriate services; manage research funds and thus influence government policies.
  www.world-schizophrenia.org
• Schizophrenia
  A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia, with a focus on schizophrenia as a brain disorder.
  www.schizophrenia.com
• The experience of schizophrenia
  Website created by Ian Chovil, a person with schizophrenia. It has personal information about living with schizophrenia as well as educational information.
  www.chovil.com
• Schizophrenics Anonymous
  Self-help group support for people recovering from schizophrenia.
  www.sanonymous.com
• Schizophrenia
  A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia, with a focus on schizophrenia as a brain disorder.
  www.schizophrenia.com

Please also see resources listed under episode 1 and 2.

Episodes 9 and 10: Stress: A Daily Affair

Books:

• Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
  Jon Kabat-Zinn
  A practical guide to mindfulness meditation and healing practices to deal with stress and pain and illness. It covers a wide range of issues and techniques
• Stress Free For Good
  Fred Luskin and Kennith Pelletier
  A book filled with a variety of life skills, educational information and practical stress management skills.
• Stress Management for Dummies
  Allen Elkin
  This book gives many action-oriented ways of coping, helps determine stress levels, deal with difficult people, suggestions for anger and worry and how to combat stress with diet and exercise.
• The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
  Martha Davis, PhD, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, MSW, and Mathew McKay PhD
  This is a comprehensive workbook with simple and straightforward advice for using a variety of stress management techniques. It helps develop a program that is for you and has stress reduction and relaxation guidance.
• Instant Calm: Over 100 easy to use techniques for relaxing mind and body
  Paul Wilson
  Easy to use techniques to transform a life of tension into one of calm. A collection of things you can do by yourself taken from psychotherapy, meditation, acupressure, exercise, diet, etc., a holistic approach.

Web Sites:

• How to Survive Unbearable Stress
  A wide range of information that discusses the medical basis of stress and the complications that accompany it. It also has a Spanish translation.
  www.teachhealth.com
• About Guides
  A collection of guides on different topics, generally good information. Articles range from stress management tips, to articles on stress and burnout. On the home page put Stress in the site’s search bar and many articles will be selected related to stress.
  www..about.com
• The American Institute of Stress
  It is a non profit organization about stress. They maintain a library of information on stress related topics. They also have a newsletter you can receive.
  www.stress.org
• Tapas Acupressure Technique
  TAT is a healing tool. It is a natural technique that can improve many aspects of your life. The site gives basic instruction in how to use the technique and information about it.
  www.unstressforsuccess.com
• Optimal Health Concepts
  Website resources specializing in stress management, worksite health promotion and health, motivation and performance enhancement. The stress management section has a great deal of information ranging from articles, resources, and stress management approaches on stress.
  www.optimalhealthconcepts.com
• Mind Tools: Essential skills for an excellent career
  The site is focused on providing practical skills and information needed to excel at work. In the search bar enter stress and a variety of stress related links will be displayed.
  www.mindtools.com

Episode: Enhancing Performance through Emotional Fitness

Books

• The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
  Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
  This book covers the writes program on how to perform more effectively under pressure. It is a practical research based approach that focuses on being physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned.
  
• Hypnotherapy Scripts, Vol. I or Vol. II
  Katherine Zimmerman
  These books cover a variety of self-hypnosis techniques and strategies to address how to change patterns in life related to self-discipline, intuition, responsibility, etc. It also has information on deep relaxation, living in the present moment and freedom from fear. She also has other books that may be helpful.
  

Web sites

• L.A.U.N.C.H Fitness Corp.
  Herman Johnson the episode's guest runs this website. It provides information about his services ranging from general fitness training to his different approaches to addressing barriers to performance. He has a holistic approach and doesn’t support performance enhancing drugs.
  www.herman8er.com
  503-880-7846
• Athletic Mind Institute
  This site has a wide range of topics about performance. It addresses sports, business, publics speaking, etc. They have services and education about how to improve performance as well as address the barriers.
  www.athleticmindinstitute.com
• Super Performance
  This site provides human performance and self improvement articles, link directories, ebooks, book/products reviews and many tools for improving human performance and productivity in business, career and for personal achievement.
  www.superperformance.com

Episode: Resources for Dissociation: One Response to Traumatic Experience.

Books

• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
  Judith Herman
  This book is recognized as a classic in the field of psychology. It looks at the individual and social impacts of psychological trauma. It has outstanding insights into the nature of trauma and the process of healing.
  
• The Stranger in the Mirror: Dissociation-The Hidden Epidemic
  Marlene Steinberg
  This book looks at the symptoms of dissociation and uses real case examples to discuss how dissociation manifests in people’s lives. It has self-tests to help you evaluate the level of dissociative symptoms and if professional assessment may be helpful.
  

Web Sites

**There are comprehensive book lists on most of the sites below. I personally use the book lists on the Sidran, ISSTD and Trauma information pages websites. They are organized in a variety of way to easily locate a book by topic or author.

• Dr. Ulrich Lanius
  The episode guest’s website that has basic contact information for him as well as information about his treatment approaches.
  www.laniusulrichfphd.supersites.ca
• Trauma Information Pages
  David Baldwin’s Trauma Pages focus primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) and dissociation. It is an award winning site that has a vast variety of psycho-educational resources. It is one I use and recommend a great deal.
  www.trauma-pages.com
• Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute
  The Sidran Institute, a leader in traumatic stress education and advocacy, is a nationally-focused nonprofit organization devoted to helping people who have experienced traumatic life events. It supports education and advocacy to promote greater understanding of the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children; its long-term effect on adults; strategies leading to greatest success in self-help recovery for trauma survivors; clinical methods and practices leading to greatest success in aiding trauma victims; and development of public policy initiatives that are responsive to the needs of adult and child survivors of traumatic events.
  www.sidran.org
• The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)
  This an international non-profit, professional association organized to develop and promote comprehensive, clinically effective and empirically based resources and responses to dissociation and to address its relevance to other theoretical constructs. It has a wide range of educational information for both the general public and for professionals. It also has a therapist locator tool.
  www.issd.org
• The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  This site is sponsored by the department of Veterans Affairs. It has information specific to PTSD ranging from frequently asked questions, publications, and fact sheets.
  www.ncptsd.va.gov
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
  This is the site of Pat Ogden who is a pioneer in somatic psychotherapy. It is an approach to the treatment of trauma and developmental issues. There are links to other resources.
  www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org
• Trauma Center
  The medical director of the trauma center is Bessel Van der Kolk, MD. He is an internationally recognized leader in the field of psychological trauma. It includes information about psychological trauma, traumatic memory and resources for educating yourself including a self-help links page.
  www.traumacenter.org
• The Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
  The Academy's mission is to increase awareness of the effects of traumatic events and, ultimately, to improve the quality of intervention with survivors. The International Registry of The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress is the Academy’s official membership directory and referral network. The site also has a library for reading and education on traumatic stress and treatments.
  www.aaets.org
• The Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Institute
  EMDR is a trauma processing approach. This is the site of the EMDR Training Institute. It has a great deal of information about EMDR, research and an information for clients section. Therapists who treat trauma and are trained in EMDR may use it as their main approach or as a tool to supplement other interventions.
  www.emdr.com

Episode: Resources for Mental Health and the Mind Body Connection

Books

• The Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Anti-Depression Diet and Brain Program
  Andrew Stoll
  Covers a large range of information related to omega-3 treatments to help treat depression and enhance mood. It is a natural approach that covers supplements, recipes and ways to boost omega-3 levels.
  
• Energy Medicine,
  Donna Eden, David Feinstein, Caroline Myss
  This book looks at natural ways to boost your vitality and stamina, strengthen your immune system and relieve pain. It promotes ways to be healthy in mind and body.
  
• Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient
  Norman Cousins
  The story of how in collaboration with his physician beat the odds in healing from a crippling and irreversible disease. It is about how the resources of his body and mind mobilized it’s natural resources in healing.
  
• Simple Meditation and Relaxation
  Joel and Michelle Levy
  A clear guide to learn their practices of meditation methods. The practices focus on releasing energy, focus attention, and produce a lasting sense of peace and clarity.
  
• Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger and Impulsivity
  Daniel Amen
  He covers a range of ideas and approaches to managing or changing symptoms through diet, writing, nutrients, etc.
  
• Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine
  Ron Schmid
  A good introduction to the subject of traditional diets, the way people ate before fast foods. It can help you understand a more nutritional way to eat and improve your health.
  
• Your Inner Pharmacy: Taking Back Our Wellness
  Robert Blaich
  A practical source that identifies techniques of healthcare that helps empower us to take charge of our health and tend to the challenges.
  
• Nutrition Almanac
  Gayla Kirschmann and John D. Kirschmann
  This is a good general guide that covers exercise, herbs, homeopathy and herbs. It has a great table of food compositions that help identify what nutritional values are in different foods.
  

Web sites

• The Weston A. Price Foundation for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts.
  One of the most important nutrition and whole food-based organizations based on the studies of Dr. Weston A. Price. It covers a range of topics from traditional fats, truth in labeling, nutrient-dense foods, etc.
  www.westonaprice.org
• Meridian Natural Medicine, LLC
  This is the website of the episode guest, Dr. Noel Thomas. It has information on holistic health, nutrition, neurofeedback, and other resources.
  www.meridian-nd.com

Episode: Aspects of Communication

Books

• Messages: The communication Skills Book
  Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning
  This is a comprehensive book that outlines a variety of areas. It has good information about how to listen and steps to take in developing the ability to listen and communicate from an interpersonal stand point.
  
• People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts
  Robert Bolton
  This is a well written book that starts with a discussion about why communication is important and how poor communication impacts our life. It looks at barriers and skills ranging from listening, assertiveness approaches and how to read body language.
  
• Communicate With Confidence
  Dianna Booher
  This book looks at specific ways to communicate in different situations. It discusses how to give and accept criticism, praise, and thanks. It discusses how to communicate with one person, in a meeting or as part of a team.
  
• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
  Roger Fisher and William Ury
  This book is fairly focused on information for a professional setting. It does suggest it can be used with family and friends. It offers a strategy for coming to agreements in conflicted situations.
  

Web site

• Healthy Communication With Your Child
  A. Dixon, RN
  This is an article that focuses on the main aspects of good communication with a child. It is an online article.
  www.fayettecountyhealthdepartment.org/communic.html

Many communication websites are focused on trying to sell you their seminar or book so I do not have any I like.

Episode: Resources for Mindfulness and Emotional Well-being

Books

• Mindfulness in Plain English,
  Henepola Gunaratna
  This book is written for the western mind. It is a straight forward approach to learning meditation and developing a meditation practice.
  
• Full Catastrophe Living
  Jon Kabat-Zinn
  This book is for anyone wanting to use mindfulness and meditation for addressing emotional well-being. It starts with mindfulness principles and meditation information and then goes into a paradigm of health and illness. It looks specifically at stress, pain, fear, and anxiety.
  
• Care of the Soul
  Thomas Moore
  A wonderful book that combines psychology, philosophy and mindfulness principles in taking care of the human soul and well-being.
  

Web sites

• Portland Insight Meditation Center
  The episode guest Robert Beatty is the founding and guiding teacher of the center. There is a variety of information about the center and meditation. The resource section offers articles, books and tapes. There are also online Dharma talks and meditations to download.
  www.robertbeatty.com
• Meridian Natural Medicine, LLC
  This is the website of the episode guest, Dr. Noel Thomas. It has information on holistic health, nutrition, neurofeedback, and other resources.
  www.meridian-nd.com

Contact Information:

	Telephone: 503 944-5032
	Location: 1942 NW Kearney Street, Suite 32
	Email: debbie@counselingoption.com

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