Local Resources
NVC - Communication skills and conflict resolution workshops
Insight Santa Cruz - Meditation Center
Mindfulness Meditations and Neuroscience
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center meditations audio - several 3 and 5 min. meditations
UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness meditations audio - start with 20 min. Body Scan
Breath awareness audio by Daniel Siegel author of Mindsight - start with Breath Discussion
Wheel of awareness audio by Daniel Siegel author of Mindsight - for Introduction start at 2:00
Meditations written by Jack Kornfield author of Meditation for Beginners - start with sitting meditation
Misc. guided meditations audio by Tara Brach author of Radical Acceptance
Misc. meditations and lectures audio by Rick Hanson author of Buddha's Brain
Misc. lectures on brain science audio by Daniel Siegel author of Mindsight
Books (most can be found at the Santa Cruz Public Library System )
Depression, Anxiety, and Grief:
You Can Beat Depression: A Guide To Prevention & Recovery by John Preston
Getting Your Life Back: The Complete Guide to Recovery from Depression by Jesse Wright
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Master Your Panic and Take Back Your Life: Conquer Panic, Anxiety and Agoraphobia by Denise Beckfield
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne
Coping with Anxiety: 10 Simple Ways to Relieve Anxiety, Fear & Worry by Edmond Bourne
The Courage to Grieve: Creative Living, Recovery and Growth Through Grief by Judy Tatelbaum
Self Esteem:
Recovery Of Your Self-Esteem: A Guide For Women by Carolynn Hillman
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
Parenting and Stepfamilies:
Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line by Jane Bluestein
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Guide to the New Teenager by Anthony Wolf
The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki
Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen
When Anger Hurts Your Kids: A Parent's Guide by Matthew McKay
Stepfamilies (based on NIH longitudinal study) James Bray
The Enlightened Stepmother: Revolutionizing the Role by Perdita Norwood
Blending Families by Elaine Shimberg
Communication and Conflict Resolution:
The Dance of Connection: How to Talk When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed by Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Anger: A Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner
When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within by Matthew McKay
Relationships:
For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered (based on a longitudinal study) by E. Mavis Hetherington
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment by Amir Levine
If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path by Charlotte Kasl
If the Buddha Married: Creating Enduring Relationships on a Spiritual Path by Charlotte Kasl
When Anger Hurts Your Relationship: 10 Simple Solutions for Couples Who Fight by Matthew McKay
Mindfulness, Attachment and Neuroscience:
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel Siegel
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson
Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment by Amir Levine
Codependency, ACA, Love Addiction:
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction by Claudia Black
Repeat After Me (ACA workbook) by Claudia Black
How to Break Your Addiction to a Person by Howard Halpern
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody
ADD:
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life by Sari Solden
Eating Disorders:
It's Not about Food: End Your Obsession with Food and Weight by Carol Emery Normandi
Over It: A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight by Carol Emery Normandi
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder by Jenni Schaefer
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel
The Don't Diet, Live-It! Workbook: Healing Food, Weight and Body Issues by Andrea Wachter
Sexuality:
Hot Monogamy: Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking by Patricia Love
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
For Yourself : The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality by Lonnie Barbach
Recovery from Sexual Abuse:
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz
The Courage to Heal : A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis