Self-Help Library

• Taking OCD to College? Build a Support System
  With students heading off to college this month, I can’t help but ...
• Parenting Well Means Being Well Prepared
  The International Day for Disaster Reduction is October 12. And my thoughts are turning more that direction than toward Halloween ...
• How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children
  Codependency causes much unhappiness. Research shows that codependency is learned in families and passed on ...
• The Introvert’s Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
  Introverts certainly are having a moment -- Susan Cain’s Quiet landed on the New York Times Bestseller List as soon as it came out in January 2012 -- and it’s about time.  The Introvert’s Way ...
• 10 Fantasies to Examine Before Choosing to Become a Parent
  Contemplating parenthood can be like entering the field of poppies ...
• My Journey to Loving Myself Following Sexual Abuse
  Historically any article with “self-love” in it has given rise to a ...
• When Fantasy Crosses the Line
  Fantasizing about another person may seem like a harmless indulgence, but it actually draws us closer to ...
• Doubt & OCD: How Do You Make a Decision?
  We are very lucky to live in a society of unlimited possibilities. From what clothes to ...
• Everyday Kindness: Shortcuts to a Happier and More Confident Life
  It’s likely a safe assumption that most people would like to be considered kind.  It is one of those adjectives that warms the heart and endears others to us.  However, how do you really apply ...
• Better Management of Stress and Its Effects
  The dictionary defines stress as “the importance attached to a thing,” or “the physical pressure, pull, or ...
• Surviving Your Breakup
  As a society, we place great emphasis on finding “the one.” We pressure ourselves to find the perfect lifemate for ourselves. Often, ...
• Therapists Spill: 8 Ways Clients Spoil Their Progress in Therapy (& How to Change That)
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• Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: The 4-Step Plan to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want
  "Freeing Yourself from Anxiety" is filled with practical, reassuring, and even fun strategies to help anyone deal with anxiety. What is anxiety? Psychologist Tamar E. Chansky defines it as “the first reaction of a sensitive system ...
• Why Can’t I Change? How to Conquer Your Self-Destructive Patterns
  In Why Can’t I Change?: How to Conquer Your Self-Destructive Patterns, Shirley Impellizzeri outlines the psychological issues surrounding attachment from birth through adulthood. Using the latest research on brain science plus well-supported theories, Impellizzeri does a solid job ...
• Becoming Whole: Jung’s Equation for Realizing God
  Many people have moments in their lives when they experience “wholeness" and are filled with a complete sense of peace and joy. Everything seems “right." Many of these people claim that these moments are proof of ...
• Emotional Chaos to Clarity: How to Live More Skillfully, Make Better Decisions, and Find Purpose in Life
  Phillip Moffitt’s life is right out of that classic story in which a financially successful man -- one who seemingly has it all -- realizes he needs something more. He realizes there's something deeper, something more ...
• Therapists Spill: The Moment I Realized I Am Enough
  Many of us feel like we have to earn our ...
• Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power!
  "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power! You Can Improve and Energize Your Brain at Any Age" is an empowering collection of stories on how anyone, at any age, can enhance their brain ...
• The Thing You Think You Cannot Do: Thirty Truths About Fear and Courage
  “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look at fear in the face,” said First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. “You must do the thing in which you think ...
• 4 of the Biggest Barriers in Bipolar Disorder
  People with bipolar disorder can face many challenges -- from the illness’s fluctuating feelings to its destructive effects ...
• OCD and Humor
  Obsessive-compulsive disorder often is portrayed as a quirky, cutesy, bothersome at most, illness. This couldn’t be further from the truth. ...
• Unlock your Fidgety Child’s Ability to Learn and Focus
  Teaching is hard enough, but when you have a child who has a hard ...
• Therapists Spill: The Best Ways to Shrink Stress & Anxiety
  Stress is a reality for all of us. ...
• Through the Unknowable: Family Life with Depression, Alcohol, and Love
  Self-help books about how to cope with loss or trauma typically tend to fall into one of two simple categories: those which are written by professionals, and those which aren’t. The former tend to be ...
• Therapists Spill: What’s Your Motto on Life?
  Have you ever thought about your motto on life? Maybe it’s a saying that captures ...