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​Adolescents/Young People
  • ChildLine, T: 1800 666666 for Under 18’s only, T: 01 6767960 for Parents, childline.ie
Information
Mental HealthSexualitySexual Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence

Books & Articles

Anxiety
  • 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.
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. 
  • 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.
LGBT
  • Boedecker, A. (2011). The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition.
  • 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.
  • Teich, N. (2012). Transgender 101.​
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.
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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Ensler, E. (1996). The Vagina Monologues.
  • Greer, G. (1971). The Female Eunuch.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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