Book recommendations
For Managing Depression and Anxiety:
“Mind Over Mood” by Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky
- great book to use on your own or in conjunction with your therapist to get an understanding of how our thoughts impact our behaviour with specific tools designed to improve your mood
For Understanding and Working Through Trauma:
“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk
- scientific insight into the mind/body connection and how through movement and alternative therapies we can heal past trauma
For Improving Relationships and Communication:
“Talk to Me–like I’m someone you love” by Nancy Dreyfus
- provides sentence frameworks in the form of flashcards to use in situations that would usually lead to conflict but can instead be transformed into assertive, constructive forms of communication to preserve healthy relationships
For Understanding the Importance of Breath-work:
“Breath” by James Nestor
- insight into the effect our breath has on our overall wellbeing and techniques on how to use the breath as a tool for managing our moods
For Bereavement:
“On Death and Dying” by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
- provides an understanding of the stages of grief and how to heal by connecting with the idea that there is no prescriptive way to manage death
For Existential Dilemma’s:
“Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl
- a classic resource on our existence and what drives us in life as well as the concept of logotherapy