Books

Anxiety and Stress
 The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook,  by Edmund Bourne

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety, by John P. Forsyth

Managing Worry and Anxiety, by Jean Holthaus

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning


Regulating Emotions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance, by Matthew McKay and Jeffery Wood

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with Adolescents: A Practical Workbook for Therapists, Teens, & Parents, by Jean Eich


Growth
Changes that Heal, by Henry Cloud

The Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepest Questions About God, by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III


Suffering
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament, by Mark Vroegop

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, by Timothy Keller


Difficult Relationships
Bold Love, by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III

The Verbally Abusive Relationship, by Patricia Evans

Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Keep Out-of-Control Emotions from Destroying Your Relationship, by Shari Y. Manning


Shame and Vulnerability
Daring Greatly, How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown

The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves, by Curt Thompson


Depression
The Mindful Way through Depression, by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Depression Cure, By Stephan Ilardi


Parenting (Child and Adolescent Development)
Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility, by Foster Cline and Jim Fay

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross W. Greene

Families Where Grace is in Place, by Jeff Van Vonderan

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

No-Drama Discipline Workbook: Exercises, Activities, and Practical Strategies to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Developing Minds, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, by Daniel J. Siegel


Marriage and Single Living
Hold Me Tight: Your Guide to the Most Successful Approach to Loving Relationships, by Sue Johnson

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, by John M. Gottman

Intimate Allies: Rediscovering God’s Design for Marriage and Becoming Soul Mates for Life, by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Keeping the Love You Find: A Guild for Singles, by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt


Managing Thoughts and Behaviors
The Happiness Trap: How To Stop Struggling and Start Living, by Russ Harris

Mindset -The Updated Edition: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfil Your Potential, by Carol S. Dweck

Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts, by Jennie Allen

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, by Steven C. Hayes


Productivity
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi


Sleep
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker


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