Resources
The following books and links provide information that may be useful when seeking help or answers to questions. Please contact me if you have any mental-health questions; I am happy to assist you!
Note: Garrity O'Crowley Counseling is not responsible for the content, claims or representations of any author, book, article, paper, video, presentation or web page listed or linked on this page.
National Emergency Hotlines
National Child Abuse Hotline: 800 422 4453
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800 273 8255
Books
- Bradley, Michael. Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy.
- Brown, Brene. Daring Greatly; How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.
- Brown, Brene. The Gifts of Imperfection.
- Chapman, Gary. The 5 Love Languages. (Series)
- Costin, Carolyn. 8 keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
- Cloud Henry. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life.
- Cloud Henry. Changes that Heal.
- Farber Adele & Mazlish Elaine. How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk.
- Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence.
- Hickman Martha. Healing After Loss. Daily meditations for working through grief.
- Kusgber, Harold. When Bad Things Happen To Good People.
- Mate, G. When The body Says No: Understanding the Stress- Disease Connection.
- McGonical, Jane. Super Better: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver, and More Resilient.
- Mrgole, Leonida. Connect With Your Teenager: A Guide to Everyday Parenting.
- Musby, Eva. Anorexia and Other Eating Disorders. How to Help Your Child Eat Well and Be Well.
- Noel, Brook & Blair, Pamela. I Wasn’t Ready to say Goodbye.
- Pennebaker, James. Writing to Heal
- Roe, Gary. Please Be Patient, I’m Grieving. How to Care For and Support the Grieving Heart Roe Gary. Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child.
- Scott S.J. & Davenport Barrie. Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety and Eliminate Negative Thinking.
- Scott S.J. & Davenport Barrie. Ten-minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present
- Schaefer, Jennifer. Goodbye ED Hello Me.
- Schaefer, Jennifer. Life without ED.
- Siegel, Daniel. Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation.
- Siegel, Michele. Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies For Family and Friends.
- Siegel,Daniel. The Whole Brain Child.
- Sorensen, Michael. I Hear You.
- Van der Kolk, Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma.
- Zahariades, Damon. The Art of Saying No: How To Stand Your Ground, Reclaim Your Time and Energy, And Refuse To Be Taken For Granted.
TED Talks
- Brene Brown: The power of vulnerbility.
- Brene Brown: Listening to shame.
- Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime.
- Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years to your life
- Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend
- Martin Seligman: The new era of positive psychology
Online Links
- www.aedweb.org: Academy for Eating Disorder
- www.EAT26.org : Eating Attitudes Test
- griefshare.org: Directory grief support groups
- www.gottman.com : The Gottman Institute, leading research-based approach to relationships.
- nami.org: National Alliance on Mental Illness with information and online resources
- psychologytoday.com: Articles and therapist directory.
- Brene Brown on Empathy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw
- Temple Grandin on Autism https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds
- Twelve Step Infographic. https://www.recoveryconnection.com/the-twelve-steps-of-recovery-infographic/
Journals and Magazines
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