Resources
Included here are several books and website links that you may find useful and helpful as adjunct resources to our work together. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.

Books & Links
Brain Injury and Stroke
- www.biausa.org – Brain Injury Association of America
- www.stroke.org – National Stroke Association
- www.jodihouse.org – Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center of Santa Barbara
Caregiver Issues:
- The Fearless Caregiver – How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and Still Have a Life of Your Own – Gary Barg
- www.cottagehealth.org/services/rehabilitation/caregiver-services/ – Coast Caregivers Resource Center, Santa Barbara, CA
Depression and Anxiety
- Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy – David Burns, MD
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – Susan Jeffers, PhD
- Learned Optimism: How to Change Your mind and Your Life – Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD
- https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu – Positive psychology site with questionnaires and videos
Mind-Body Connection & Chronic Pain
- Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation – Thich Nhat Hahn
- You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hay
- https://www.mindbodymedicine.com – TMS site on chronic pain and mind/body issues
- www.tmswiki.org – The Tension Myositis Syndrome Wiki
Relationship Issues
- Are You the One for Me?: Knowing Who’s Right and Avoiding Who’s Wrong – Barbara De Angelis, PhD
- Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World – Rosalind Wiseman
- You Just Don’t Understand Me: Women and Men in Conversation – Deborah Tannen, PhD
Sport Psychology
- The New Toughness Training for Sports – James E Loehr, Ed.D.
- Your Performing Edge – The Complete Mind-Body Guide by Joann Dahlkoetter, PhD
Book Links
- The Nature Fix – Florence Williams
- The Fearless Caregiver – Gary Barg
- Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy – David Burns, MD
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – Susan Jeffers, PhD
- Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life – Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD
- Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation – Thich Nhat Hahn
- You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hay
- Are You the One for Me?: Knowing Who’s Right and Avoiding Who’s Wrong – Barbara De Angelis, PhD
- Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World – Rosalind Wiseman
- You Just Don’t Understand Me: Women and Men in Conversation – Deborah Tannen, PhD
- The New Toughness Training for Sports – James E Loehr, Ed.D.
- Your Performing Edge – The Complete Mind-Body Guide by Joann Dahlkoetter, PhD
- Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection – John E. Sarno, MD
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Mathew Walker, Ph.D.
- Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory Audio CD, Deborah Dana, LCSW

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