Recommended Books on Mental Health

Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Greenberger, D., & Padesky, C. A. (2015). Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think. Guilford Publications.

Working with Burnout and Aligning your Life with your Values

• Lakshmin, P. (2023). Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included). Penguin.
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Mindful Self Compassion

• Neff, K., & Germer, C. (2018). The mindful self-compassion workbook: A proven way to accept yourself, build inner strength, and thrive. Guilford Publications.
  Recommended

LGBT Resilience

• Singh, A. A. (2018). The queer and transgender resilience workbook: Skills for navigating sexual orientation and gender expression. New Harbinger Publications.
  Recommended
  Free
  
    - Free PDF available through: scusd.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/the_queer_and_transgender_resilience_workbook_1.pdf

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Foa, E. B., & Wilson, R. (2009). Stop obsessing!: How to overcome your obsessions and compulsions. Bantam.

Anxiety Basics

• Leahy, R. L. (2006). The worry cure: Seven steps to stop worry from stopping you. Harmony.
  Recommended

Health Anxiety

• Free Health Anxiety Workbook from The Centre for Clinical Interventions
  Free
  
    - Free PDF available through: cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Health-Anxiety

Racial Healing and Mental Health

• Singh, A. A. (2019). The racial healing handbook: Practical activities to help you challenge privilege, confront systemic racism, and engage in collective healing. New Harbinger Publications.
• Wang, J. (2022). Permission to come home: Reclaiming mental health as Asian Americans. Balance.

Relationships

• Heller, D. P. (2019). The power of attachment: how to create deep and lasting intimate relationships. Boulder, CO, Sounds True.

Growing Emotional Intelligence For Kids

• ”A Little Spot of Emotions” Series by Diane Alber.
  Recommended
  
  Learn about emotions such as anger, anxiety, empathy, gratitude, sadness, kindness, and more using this great children’s books series. My family and I love these books and it has become a great way of talking about emotions and learning how to tend to them (even for us adults!). Get the Box Set

Mindfulness

• Kabat-Zinn, J., & Hanh, T. N. (2009). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. Delta.

Creating a New Relationship with Your Body

• Taylor, S. R. (2021). The body is not an apology: The power of radical self-love. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Sex

• Nagoski, E. (2015). Come as you are: The surprising new science that will transform your sex life. Simon and Schuster.
    - Note: This book is primarily focused on people assigned female at birth.

Finding Meaning in Trying Times

• Frankl, V. E. (1985). Man’s search for meaning. Simon and Schuster.

Psychosis

• Saks, E. R. (2007). The center cannot hold: My journey through madness. Hachette UK.
    - A beautifully written memoir by Dr. Elyn Sack (a lawyer and distinguished USC professor) who recounts her journey and life with schizophrenia.