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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
If you're seeking lasting relief from out-of-control anxiety, this is the book for you. It is grounded in cognitive behavior therapy, the proven treatment approach developed and tested over more than 25 years by pioneering clinician-researcher Aaron T. Beck. Now Dr. Beck and fellow cognitive therap…
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Tens of thousands of readers are living freer, happier lives thanks to the clinically proven strategies in this book. Now thoroughly updated based on the latest science, the workbook helps OCD sufferers use the powerful techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)--the most effective treatment …
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Using a proven-effective approach rooted in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), When Anxiety Makes You Angry will help you identify the anxiety beneath your anger, accept difficult emotions?rather than fighting or trying to ignore them?and learn healthy coping and self-regulation ski…
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"Do you find yourself lying awake at night, ruminating about the events of the day? Do you toss and turn, worrying about what you have to do in the morning or what you did earlier in the day? If so, you are not alone. In fact, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder faced by the general populati…
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In The OCD Workbook for Teens, therapist and OCD expert Jon Hershfield offers proven-effective mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you deal with your worst OCD symptoms. You'll learn how to stay present in the moment, manage obsessive thoughts, make peace with uncertai…
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Based in dialectical behavior therapy, this workbook helps teens learn the skills they need to ride the ups and downs of life with grace and confidence. This book offers techniques to help teenagers: 1) stay calm and mindful in difficult situations, 2) effectively manage out-of-control emotions, 3)…
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The first parenting book to bring the science and psychology of children's behavior together to build brain/body awareness for self-regulation and success Self-Reg is a ground-breaking book that presents an entirely new understanding of your child's emotions and behavior that serves as a practical …
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This rhyming book will help kids identify what it feels like to be sad and what they can do to respond to it. If It offers suggestions such as talking about what makes you feel sad, imagining happy things, or crying as a way to let the emotion out. The book lets kids know that it?s perfectly normal…
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This thoughtful book explores happiness, sadness, anger, fear and worry in a friendly and approachable way. Adorable animal characters experience different emotions, while imaginative flaps answer important questions such as 'Why don't I feel happy all the time?' and 'How can I cheer up my friend?'…
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This book contains 10 treatment modules that draw on proven cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies. It includes 58 reproducible client handouts and assessment tools.
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A mouse describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.
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"If you're an emotional overeater, you may turn to food to cope with stress and sadness, enhance joy, and bring a sense of comfort. But, over time, overeating can cause weight gain, heart disease, diabetes, and many other health problems. In 50 More Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, you?ll find…
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Someone To Talk To is a straightforward and interactive guide to help children through the therapy process. It is an invaluable therapy accompaniment that covers what to expect, how to prepare, and tips for wrapping up.; Also included are separate introductions for parents and caregivers and for ch…
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When Felix wakes up one morning, he finds an invisible bucket floating overhead. A rotten morning threatens his mood - and his bucket- drop by drop. Can Felix discover how to refill his bucket before it's completely empty?
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In a large-size format for easy photocopying, this user-friendly manual presents a tested treatment protocol for children and adolescents (ages 6 to 18) struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Ten flexible modules give clinicians tools for engaging kids and their parents and implementi…
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"When anxious feelings spiral out of control, they can drain your energy and prevent you from living the life you want. If you're ready to stop letting your anxiety have the upper hand, this evidence-based workbook can help you recognize your anxiety triggers, develop skills to stop anxious thought…
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Food has the power to temporarily alleviate stress and sadness, enhance joy, and bring us comfort when we need it most. It's no wonder experts estimate that 75 percent of overeating is triggered by our emotions, not physical hunger. The good news is you can instead soothe yourself through dozens of…
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Sometimes the LITTLEST kids can have the BIGGEST tempers!; A Feel Better Book for Little Tempers assures little kids that anger is normal ? everyone gets angry sometimes, even adults! The rhyming narration helps kids to identify anger and provides them with helpful tools to manage and move past it.…
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Our hearts can feel so many feelings. Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and id…
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A biographical account of a young man's battle and triumph over the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
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A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers assures kids that having some worries is normal ? everyone has them, even adults!; The rhyming narration helps little kids to identify a worry and where it might come from, as well as provides them with helpful tools to reduce and cope with worries.; Includes …
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"Researcher, thought leader, and New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown offers a liberating study on the importance of our imperfections?both to our relationships and to our own sense of self; "The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting. There is a constant barrage of social expe…
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All feelings are important - the magical, the messy, and the in-between. Sometimes though, big feelings can have us behaving in ways that aren't so, let's say... shiny. This happens to all of us. The more young people understand how and why, the more they can build the capacity to feel their feelin…
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The Sorry Plane is a playful introduction for kids and their caregivers to the importance of understanding and respecting our feelings, from the bestselling author of Rest Play Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one).; When Molly accidentally breaks a balloon she and her si…
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In this work, the author, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of wholehearted living, a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.
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Sometimes, emotions like anger or jealousy or excitement can seem too big to keep inside. Me and My Feelings is here to teach kids that it?s okay to have big feelings! They will learn how to calm down those strong emotions so they don?t feel overwhelmed and can continue to take on the world.; This …
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Highly sensitive people?or empaths?see life through the eyes of compassion and caring. They were born that way. As a result, they carry a tremendous amount of inner light. But they?re also the favored prey of "vampires" who feed off empaths? energy and disrupt their lives on every level?physical, e…
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Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, NowMaps Jr. is a delightful rhyming story that introduces kids to the neuroscience of early childhood social-emotional learning in a captivating, interactive way! Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautif…
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A comforting primer in emotional literacy and mindfulness that suggests we approach the feeling of sadness as if it is our guest.; Sadness can be scary and confusing at any age! When we feel sad, especially for long periods of time, it can seem as if the sadness is a part of who we are - an overwhe…
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What You See is Not How I Feel is a visually simple overview of how living with Chronic Fatigue feels. It opens conversation, clears misperceptions, and encourages understanding rather than judgement. Appropriate for children, adults, and professionals, and those with similar chronic illnesses; Fib…
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"This life-affirming, instructive and thoroughly inspiring book is a must-read for anyone who is, or who might one day be, sick. And it can also be the perfect gift of guidance, encouragement, and uplifting inspiration to family, friends, and loved ones struggling with the many terrifying or dishea…
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We live in difficult times. Life sometimes seems like a roiling and turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy the world. Why, then, shouldn’t we cling to the certainty of the shore—to our familiar patterns and habits? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps u…
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Written by an Australian family therapist, this practical guide provides a supportive approach to parenting boys. Citing such gender specific risks facing boys as a higher percentage of learning disabilities to greater threats of violence and suicide, the author offers parenting strategies for thre…
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Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful emotions like anger, fear, sadness, confusion, anxiety, and loneliness. Simple guided practices, like imagining you are a tree blowing in the wind, follow each story to teach children how to apply mindfuln…
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This book offers step-by-step exercises for managing your emotions without losing control, engaging in destructive behavior, or lashing out at others. You'll also find new chapters on self-compassion and cognitive rehearsal--the act of mentally preparing yourself for situations that trigger your em…
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With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It?s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refresh…
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Some books are about a single wish. Some books are about three wishes. This book is about endless good wishes. In simple text and pictures, the author and illustrator create a compendium of small daily moments.
From debut children's author Vanessa Bayer and illustrator Rosie Butcher, How Do You Care for a Very Sick Bear is a sweet picture book with advice for children and adults for dealing with a sick friend.; When someone dear is dealing with illness, it's difficult to know what to do or say. The actor …
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If you've ever struggled with depression, take heart. Mindfulness, a simple yet powerful way of paying attention to your most difficult emotions and life experiences, can help you break the cycle of chronic unhappiness once and for all. In The Mindful Way through Depression, four uniquely qualified…
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Defining the true meaning of the d-word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth. By doing so, the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt, as pro…
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"This engaging and interactive book guides children through the practice of naming their feelings and the physical sensations that accompany them.; From wiggly and squirmy to rested and still, Listening to My Body helps children develop a sensations vocabulary so that they can express what they are…
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In the more than twenty-five years since she co-founded Omega Institute - now the world's largest center for spiritual retreat and personal growth -Elizabeth Lesser has been an intimate witness to the ways in which people weather change and transition. In a beautifully crafted blend of moving stori…
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Through sweet, simple prose and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behaviour as children see how very easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis.
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Que l'enfant aie peur d'un monstre dans son placard, de s'éloigner, de sauter dans l'eau ou des autres enfants, son anxiété le limite dans sa vie et peut être particulièrement exaspérante pour toute la famille. Dans ce livre, vous comprendrez pourquoi les explications logiques et le réconfort échou…
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Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable, or to dare greatly. Whether the arena is a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation, we must find the courage to walk into vulne…
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Every child could use help with social skills and making friends. This book provides twenty-one concrete strategies children can use to express themselves, build relationships, end arguments and fights, halt bullying, and beat unhappy feelings. It?s like a toolbox of kid-friendly social skills?just…
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After two serious spinal injuries, Vidyamala Burch found herself facing the loneliness of disability and chronic pain with few skills or resources to turn to. But instead of giving up, she set out on a mission to embrace her physical challenges with compassion, acceptance, and peace.; Living Well w…
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Mindful awareness works by enabling you to pay closer attention to what is happening within you - your thoughts, feelings, and emotions - so you can better understand what is happening to you. "The Mindful Child" extends the vast benefits of mindfulness training to children from four to eighteen ye…
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This is a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, clergy and others concerned about the children in their lives. Suggests ways of explaining death to children and teens from a number of perspectives eg. philosophical, cultural and religious.
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Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition of this book, girls with ADHD continue to be misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Research conducted in these intervening years has clearly validated the clinical observations contained in the first edition and established the need for accurate di…
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