Links & References

The purpose of this section is to present many materials that you may find interesting and relative to mental well-being. I include the following: links to other websites and references of some books and articles.

Please note that I give no guarantees as to the perceived quality or the relevance to you of any of the following information.

Links

Addictions

• Alcoholics Anonymous, T: 01 8420700, alcoholicsanonymous.ie
• Al Anon, T: 01 8732699, al-anon-ireland.org
• Drugs.ie, T: 1800 459459, drugs.ie
• Gamblers Anonymous, T: 01 8721133, gamblersanonymous.ie

​Adolescents/Young People

• ChildLine, T: 1800 666666 for Under 18’s only, T: 01 6767960 for Parents, childline.ie
  

Information

• Citizens Information Board, T: 0761 074000, citizensinformation.ie
• Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, T: 01 230 3536,  iacp.ie
• Health Service Executive, T: 1850 241850, hse.ie/eng/

Mental Health

• Connect Counselling, T: 1800 477477, connectcounselling.ie
• Bodywhys, T: 1890 200444, bodywhys.ie
• Aware, T: 1890 303302, aware.ie
• GROW, T: 1890 474474, grow.ie
• Shine, T: 1890 621631, shine.ie
• Samaritans, T: 116 123, samaritans.org

Sexual Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence​

• Men's Aid, T: 01 554 3811, mensaid.ie
• Rape Crisis Centre, T: 1 800 778 888, drcc.ie
• ​Women’s Aid, T: 1800 341 900, womensaid.ie

Books & Articles (and some Movies and Presentations)

Anxiety

• Barry, H. (2016). Anxiety and Panic. How to Re-shape your Anxious Mind and Brain. Click here for a presentation.
• Butler, G. (2009). Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.
• Kennerley, H. (2014). Overcoming Anxiety.
• Tubridy, A. (2003).  When Panic Attacks. 

Awareness/Self-development

• Goleman, D. (1996). Emotional Intelligence.
• Glasser, W. (1998).  Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom. 
• Miguel Ruiz, D. (1997).  The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom.
• Powell, J. (1969). Why am I afraid to tell you who I am?
• Rogers, C. (1961).  On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy. 

Bereavement, Loss, Grief

• Kübler-Ross, E. (1969).  On Death and Dying.
• Lewis, C. S. (1988). A Grief Observed.
• Noumen, H. (2004). The Wounded Healer.
• Ware, B. (2012). The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing.
• Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990). A Movie.

Depression

• Bates, T. (1999). Depression–The Common Sense Approach: A Clinical Psychologist’s Guide to Identifying and Dealing with Depression.
• Kielkiewicz, K. & Kennedy, I (2015). Depression: Understanding and Therapeutic Intervention.
• O’Farrell, U. (2004). The Courage to Change.
• Tubridy, A. (2001). Depression: An Emotion Not a Disease.
• Williams, M., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., & Kabat-Zinn, J., (2007).  The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself  from Chronic Unhappiness. 

Existentialism

• Albom, M. (1997).  Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson. Click here for the movie.
• Frankl, V. (2006). Man’s Search for Meaning.
• Hitchens, C. (2012). Mortality.
• Laing, R. D. (1960).  The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness.
• Yalom, I. (1990).  Existential Psychotherapy.
• Yalom, I. (2009). Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death.

LGB

• Cass, V. C. (1984). Homosexual Identity Formation: Testing a Theoretical Model.
• Coleman, E. (1982). Developmental Stages of the Coming Out Process. 
• Davies, D. & Neal, C. (1996).  Pink Therapy.
• Downs, A. (2005; 2012).  The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World. 
• Kennedy, I. (2014). Homosexual Men: A Journey of Shame to Authenticity.
• Savage, D. & Miller, T. (2012). It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living.

Manhood

• Addis, M. E., & Mahalik, J. R. (2003). Men, Masculinity, and the Contexts of Help Seeking.
• Biddulph, S. (1995).  Manhood: An Action Plan for Changing Men's Lives.
• Bly, R. (2013). Iron John.
• ​Pittman, F. S. (1994). Man Enough: Fathers, Sons, and the Search for Masculinity.
• Zimbardo, P. &  Coulombe, N. D. (2015). Man Disconnected: How Technology has Sabotaged what it Means to be Male.

Mindfulness

• Germer, C. (2009). The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself  from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions. 
• O'Morain, P. (2010). Light Mind: Mindfulness for Daily Living.
• Tolle, E. (2004). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.
• Peaceful Warrior (2006). A Movie.

Relationships

• Arpa, M. (2012). The Heart of Mindful Relationships.
• Beattie, M. (1987). Co-dependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself.
• Ford, V. (2010). Overcoming Sexual Problems.
• Gungor M. (2008). Laugh your Way to a Better Marriage. Click here for a presentation.
• Glasser, W. & Glasser, C. (2000).  Getting Together and Staying Together: Solving the Mystery of Marriage.
• Gottman, J. M. (1999). The Marriage Clinic: A Scientifically based Marital Therapy. Click here for a Presentation.
• Johnson, S. (2008). Hold me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.

Spirituality

• Albom, M. (2004). The Five People you meet in Heaven. 
• de Mello, A. (1990). Awareness.
• Ritchie, G. (1978). Return from Tomorrow.

Womanhood

• Dickson, A. (1985). The mirror within: A new look at sexuality.
• Dickson, A. (2012). A woman in your own right: Assertiveness and you.
• Ensler, E. (1996). The Vagina Monologues.
• Greer, G. (1971). The Female Eunuch.
• Kilbourne, J. (2012). The Dangerous Ways Ads see Women.
• Moran, C. (2013). How to be a Woman.

​Other

• Ainscough & Toon (2018). Breaking Free: Help for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.
• Axline, V. (1986). Dibs in Search of Self.
• Cain, S. (2013). Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that can't Stop Talking.
• Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit.
• Forward, S. (2000). Toxic Parents.
• Gaarder, J. (1991). Sophie's World. 
  
• Gendlin, E. (1982). Focussing.
• Harvey, J. C. & Katz, C. (1985). If I'm So Successful Why Do I Feel like a Fake: The Impostor Phenomenon.
• Perry, B.  & Szalavitz, M. (2010). Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered.
• Rothschild, B. (2000). The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment.
• Sacks, O. (2015). Gratitude.
• Wilson, R., & Branch, R. (2006). CBT for Dummies.
• Yalom, I. (2000). Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy.
• Yalom, I. (2012). Love's Executioner: & Other Tales of Psychotherapy.