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My Emotional Well

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Emotional Mastery

Feeling Good [Audible]

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    Actively guide the mind to a higher state of being and preferred emotional experience or remain unknowingly passive and continue strengthening the impulse to yield to an unsettled world.


    Edward L. De La Loza

    Topic Directory

    1. Abuse
    2. What Is Emotional Abuse? [Infographic]
    3. Warning Signs | Break the Cycle [Infographic]
    4. Power and Control [Infographic]
    5. Equality model [Infographic]
    6. Abusive Relationships [YouTube]
    7. Am I abusive too? The myth of mutual abuse
    8. What are the  Signs of Emotional Abuse?
    9. Substance Abuse and Intimate Relationships
    10. Leaving an abusive relationship
    11. Verbal beatings hurt as much as sexual abuse | The Harvard Gazette


    • See Abuse Recovery; Forgiveness; Relationships - Abusive


    Abuse - Children

    1. Abuse of Children [Infographic]
    2. Nurturing Children [Infographic]


    Abuse - Men

    1. Men Can Be Victims of Abuse Too
    2. Help for Men Who are Being Abused
    3. Help for Battered Men


    Abuse Recovery

    1. Do Abusers Change? Quiz
    2. Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse [Kindel & Audible]
    3. Dealing With Complicated Feelings Around Abusers
    4. Personalized Safety Plan [Worksheet]
    5. For Victims & Survivors | The National Domestic Violence Hotline
    6. What are my boundaries?
    7. Love is more than just the way you feel. | LoveIsRespect.org
    8. Start Here: A Crash Course in Understanding, Navigating, and Healing From Narcissistic Abuse [Kindle & Audible]
    9. The Verbally Abusive Relationship, Expanded Third Edition [Audible]



    Acceptance

    1. What Is Radical Acceptance?
    2. Practicing Radical Acceptance [Worksheet]
    3. How to Stop the Pain of Wishing People Were Different
    4. Radical Acceptance - Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha [Kindle]
    5. Struggling with Change? Look to Nature to Accept Impermanence [YouTube]
    6. How Radical Acceptance Can Reduce Your Suffering [Podcast]
    7. The Science of Well-Being [Course]
    8. Life Lessons From 100-Year-Olds [YouTube]
    9. How to Live without Regret and Guilt? [YouTube]


    Accountability Buddy and Collaboration

    1. Focusmate - Virtual co-working for getting anything done
    2. Being Held Accountable for Your Goals | Colorado State University
    3. The Science & Psychology Of Goal-Setting 101 | Positive Psychology
    4. Accountability Partner Tips: How to Be an Accountability Partner  | MasterClass
    5. How to Actually Encourage Employee Accountability | Harvard Business Review
    6. What Is Body Doubling for ADHD?


    Activities  Enhance My Lived Experience

    1. Get Your Daily Happiness Chemicals [Infographic]
    2. The Happy Brain Chemicals that Makes You Feel Good [Worksheet]
    3. Mental Health Benefits of Getting Outside [YouTube]
    4. The Benefits of Outdoor Activity [YouTube]
    5. Nature Scenery & Relaxing Music for Stress Relief [YouTube]
    6. Thunderstorm Sounds for Sleep & Relaxation [YouTube]
    7. Tropical island of Hispanola [ YouTube]
    8. Fun Activities Catalogue [Worksheet]
    9. Pleasant Activities List Version [Worksheet]
    10. Health Triangle Assessment [Worksheet]


    • See Comfort Zone; Exercise; Mood; Nature Bathing Improves Mental Health; Self-Care
    • Therapist Library: Activity Selection; Behavioral Activation Activity Planning Diary; Mastery and Pleasure Activity Diary


    Addiction

    1. "Addiction shouldn’t be called 'addiction'. It should be called 'ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking'... It’s not the drugs. It’s the ACEs…adverse childhood experiences." - Dr. Dan Sumrok
    2. Addiction is a Response to Childhood Suffering
    3. Addiction & Recovery [Podcasts]
    4. Mechanism of Drug Addiction in the Brain, Animation [YouTube]
    5. Hooked, Hacked, Hijacked: Reclaim Your Brain from Addictive Living [TED]
    6. How to Break Your Addiction to Work
    7. Overcoming Addiction: Finding an effective path toward recovery [Harvard Health]
    8. Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction [Audible]



    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Addiction; Authentic Living; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Comfort Zone; Detox; Inspiration; Medically Cleared; Neurotransmitters; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning; Substance Use; Values



    Adolescence and Teenage Years

    1. Stages of Adolescence
    2. Adolescents: health risks and solutions
    3. TheAdolescent Brain: A second window of opportunity [YouTube]
    4. Untangled - Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions of Adulthood [Audible]
    5. The Teenage Brain - A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults [Audible]
    6. The 5 love Languages of Teenagers [Audible]
    7. Essentials for Parenting Teens
    8. Media Use by Tweens and Teens [Infographic]
    9. High-Risk Substance Use Among Youth
    10. The Science of Well-Being for Teens [Course]


    Adolescence and Teenage Years - Character Development

    • Playbooks - Research-based guides to cultivate strengths of heart, mind, and will



    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

    1. Three Types of ACEs [Infographic]
    2. ACEs Increase Health Risks [Infographic]
    3. ACE Test: Do You Have Childhood Trauma? | Psych Central
    4. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Impact on brain, body and behavior [YouTube]
    5. Fast Facts: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences |Violence Prevention|Injury Center | CDC
    6. Addiction doc says: It’s not the drugs. It’s the ACEs…adverse childhood experiences
    7. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook: Heal the Hidden Wounds from Childhood Affecting Your Adult Mental and Physical Health [Kindle]


    • See Relationships - Attachment Style; Trauma


    Aging

    1. Informed Aging
    2. Redefining Old Age
    3. Blue Zones—Live Longer, Better
    4. The amazing fertility of the older mind
    5. What Are the Early Signs of Dementia?
    6. Exercise and Physical Activity
    7. Healthy Eating
    8. Vitamins and Minerals for Older Adults | National Institute on Aging


    Aging Well

    1. PhD student story: Stepping back from a successful career at age 40 [YouTube]
    2. Over 55 and Looking for a Job
    3. Job Search Tips for Effective Ways to Find a Job
    4. Older Adults Embrace Lifelong Learning for Personal Growth
    5. Creative Aging: Rethinking Retirement and Non-Retirement in a Changing World [Kindle]
    6. Successful Aging A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives [Audible]


    Amygdala Activation and Recovery (stress; anxiety)

    1. The Amygdala in 5 Minutes [YouTube]
    2. The 90 second life cycle of an emotion [YouTube]
    3. Amygdala Hijack: When Emotions Take Over
    4. Stress Management: Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation | University of Michigan Health
    5. Calm 365
    6. Grounding Techniques [Worksheet]
    7. Progressive Muscle Relaxation Meditation [Audio Training]
    8. Progressive Muscle Relaxation [YouTube]
    9. Exercising to Relax | Harvard Health Publishing
    10. Whole Brain Living [Audible]


    • See Mindfulness (reduces amygdala activation); Routine; Stress Management


    Anger

    1. Anger Iceberg [Infographic]
    2. How Anger Affects Your Brain and Body [Infographic]
    3. Anger Assessment Quiz
    4. The 90-Second Rule That Builds Self-Control
    5. Understanding Dark Thoughts [YouTube]
    6. Strategies for controlling your anger: Keeping anger in check
    7. Quit Anger: Anger Management [App]
    8. Walking Through Anger: A New Design for Confronting Conflict in an Emotionally Charged World [Audible]
    9. CBT to Overcome Anger: The Science-Based Anger Management Workbook [Kindle]
    10. GetHelpWithMyAnger.com


    • See Abuse; Acceptance; Amygdala Activation and Recovery; Apology; Boundaries; Argument and Debate; Communication and Negotiation; Cortisol; Mindfulness; Neurotransmitters; Stress Management
    • THERAPIST LIBRARY: Anger Diary - Trigger to Consequence 


    Anxiety

    1. Stress and Anxiety Quiz
    2. Myth vs Reality [Infographic]
    3. Anxiety Iceberg [Infographic]
    4. 3 Easy Anxiety Relief Exercises You Can Use Anywhere
    5. Diaphragmatic Breathing [YouTube]
    6. Box Breathing Exercise - Navy Seal Method: Reduce Anxiety & Stress | YouTube
    7. Nutritional strategies to ease anxiety
    8. The 5-4-3-2-1 Method: A Grounding Exercise to Manage Anxiety [YouTube]
    9. Breath [Audible]
    10. Anxiety and Depression Association of America


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Amygdala Activation and Recovery; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; Mood
    • Therapist Library: Calmness; Time Traveler's Log


    Apology

    1. What is Your Apology Language [Quiz]
    2. How to Apologize & These Are Not Apologies [Infographic]
    3. How To: Make a Sincere Apology [Infographic]
    4. How to Apologize in 5 Simple Steps (Personal Relationships)
    5. How to Apologize to Your Kids - And Why It's Important
    6. Seven Steps for Apologizing to Your Child
    7. Seven Signs of A Fake Apology
    8. How To Apologize for a Mistake Professionally (And Examples)
    9. The 5 Apology Languages: The Secret to Healthy relationships [Kindle]
    10. The best way to apologize (according to science) [TED-Ed]


    Argument, Debate, and Collaboration

    1. The Four Types of Conversations: Debate, Dialogue, Discourse, and Diatribe [Infographic]
    2. FiveWays to Make Communication More Effective [Infographic]
    3. Needs Wheel [Infographic]
    4. Five Conflict-Resolution Styles: Is Yours Health?
    5. Non-Violent Communication: Topic Directory
    6. Train for Any Argument [YouTube]
    7. Toastmasters International
    8. Verbal Judo, Updated Edition The Gentle Art of Persuasion [Audible]
    9. Finding Your Professional Voice: Confidence & Impact [Course]
    10. High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation [Course]


    • See Acceptance; Boundaries; Communication and Negotiation; Forgiveness; Relationships - Conflict Resolution


    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

    1. Symptom Checker for ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Autism, ODD, Bipolar
    2. The Benefits of ADHD Support Groups for Adults, Teens, and Parents
    3. ADHD Lifestyle Changes That Really Improve Symptoms
    4. ADHD Treatments for Adults: Medication, Nutrition, Therapies
    5. ADHD Workplace Accommodations Guide
    6. Jobs for People with ADHD: Career Advice for Adults with ADD
    7. ADHD Accommodations at Work: Your Rights to Disability Protections
    8. Finding a New Job When You Have ADHD: A Relaunch Guide
    9. ADHD [Audible]
    10. 10 Best Podcasts to Listen to If You Have ADHD [podcasts]



    Authentic Living

    1. Be Authentic! [Infographic]
    2. Living an authentic life [Youtube]
    3. Authentic Living: How to Be Real According to Psychology
    4. How to Know That You're Living Authentically
    5. A Radical Awakening | Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free  (for women) 
    6. Life Lessons to Master Before You Die: Practical Ways to Achieve an Authentic Living Experience
    7. Could your life be more awesome? [Quiz]


    Basic Needs

    1. Why Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs Matters
    2. Lifespan Calculator
    3. Lifespan Living
    4. Blue Zones—Live Longer, Better


    Beauty

    1. Living Healthy: Your Guide to Beauty, Food, Fitness, and Diet
    2. Join the #AgeWellRevolution [YouTube]
    3. Dove Real Beauty Sketches | You’re more beautiful than you think [YouTube]


    Boundaries

    1. The Guide to Setting Healthy Boundaries  (Healthy Relationships)  [Infographic]
    2. Boundaries Sound Like This [Infographic]
    3. Yes, No, Maybe and Wait Compass [Infographic]
    4. Healthy Relationships and Self Talk for Setting Healthy Boundaries [Infographic]
    5. How to Set Different Types of Healthy Boundaries
    6. Good boundaries free you  [YouTube]


    • See Relationships


    Brain Basics

    1. "Microchange leads substantive change." - E. De La Loza
    2. Microchange 365
    3. A Quick and Simple Way to Think About The Brain [Infographic]
    4. How Does Neuroplasticity Work? [Infographic];
    5. The Brain Circuits Underlying Motivation: An Interactive Graphic [Infographic]
    6. Iteration May Be Better ThanInnovation When It ComesTo Real Growth
    7. Get Your Daily Happiness Chemicals [Infographic]


    • See Distractions; Focus; Neuroplasticity; Neurotransmitters



    Brain Development

    1. Prenatal brain development [YouTube]
    2. How baby brains develop [YouTube]



    Breathing Benefits

    1. Breathing Techniques - Myths vs Truths [Infographic]
    2. The Power of Deep Breathing: 7 Techniques and Exercises
    3. What is box breathing?
    4. Box Breathing Exercise - Navy Seal Method: Reduce Anxiety & Stress [YouTube]
    5. Research: Why Breathing Is So Effective at Reducing Stress
    6. How Does Breathing Affect Your Brain?
    7. How Coherent Breathing Can Help Reduce Stress


    • See App Recommendations


    Burnout

    1. The Early Warning Signs of Burnout [Infographic]
    2. Burnout Self-Test
    3. Here are the 7 types of rest that can help you to feel fully renewed
    4. Stress vs. Burnout [Infographic]
    5. Burnout to Brilliance: Rewire Your Brain  [YouTube]
    6. Coping with stress at work
    7. Burnout, Prevention and Treatment
    8. Burnout: The secret to unlock the stress Cycle [Audible]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Amygdala Activation and Recovery; Cortisol; Downward Spiral and Symptoms; Mood; Self-Care; Stress Management 
    • LIBRARY: Stress and Burnout Prevention Exercises; Twenty Strategies to Prevent Burnout in the Workplace



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    Microchange leads to substantive change.


    Edward L. De La Loza

    Caffeine (Coffee and popular drinks)

    1. How Much Caffeine Is Too Much? [Infographic]
    2. Is caffeine bad for you? [YouTube]
    3. Caffeine and Sleep
    4. Caffeine and depression: Positive and negative effects
    5. I Quit Coffee To Cure My Anxiety
    6. Caffeine IQ- How much is too much?
    7. Five Signs and Symptoms of Caffeine Withdrawal [YouTube]
    8. Caffeine: How to Hack It and How. to Quit It
    9. HiCoffee - Caffeine Tracker [App]


    • See  App recommendations: Health and Wellnes


    Career in Context

    1. How to Not Let Your Job Define You
    2. What Is Basic Income and How Does It Support Well-Being?
    3. How to Feel Better About Yourself [Podcast]


    Career Enhancement

    1. How happy are you when you’re on the clock? [Quiz]
    2. What is your purpose in life? [Quiz]
    3. 100+ Hobbies You Can Add To Your Resume
    4. Discover which careers fit your personality strengths at work.
    5. Get to Know Your Strengths [Self-Assessment]
    6. Stuck on the Hedonic Treadmill? Here’s How to Escape It  [Infographic]
    7. Are You Keeping Busy or Being Productive? [Infographic]
    8. Work is not your family | TED Talk
    9. Life Satisfaction Theory & 4 Contributing Factors (+ Scale)
    10. With edX, launch, advance or change careers with hands-on learning


    Career Management

    1. Job Loss and Unemployment Stress
    2. How to Reframe What Work Means to You
    3. Fastest Growing Occupations
    4. Thriving Through Transition: Prioritizing Mental Health for Successful Re-Employment and Well-Being
    5. Occupational Outlook Handbook
    6. Layoffs - WARN ACT Notice protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring employers to give a 60-day notice to the affected employees and both state and local representatives before a plant closing or mass layoff. 


    • See Comfort Zone; Entrepreneurs



    Caregiving

    1. Eight Tips for Long-Distance Caregiving
    2. How to care for your aging parents from a distance
    3. A Caregiver’s Guide to Coping with Stress and Burnout
    4. Caregiver’s Handbook
    5. Take Care of Yourself as a Caregiver
    6. Audiobooks to "help people find a measure of peace and joy despite the many challenges posed by chronic pain and illness." [Audible]
    7. Personal Health Journals for Any Condition
    8. Preventing Senior Caregiver Burnout: What To Watch For And How To Cope
    9. Six Ways an Elder Care Attorney Can Help Family Caregivers
    10. Eldercare Locator


    • See Acceptance; Aging; Burnout


    Cartographers of Personal and Infinite Space

    1. New Interactive Map Offers Scroll Through Universe (2022)
    2. The SDSS 3D Map of the Universe Flythrough (2021) 
    3. The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made (2019)
    4. Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome (2018)
    5. Science Bulletins: Mapping Emotions in the Body (2014)
    6. The Known Universe by American Museum of Natural History (2010)


    CBT - [Category 1] - The Basics

    1. What is CBT [YouTube]
    2. The Cognitive Triangle [Infographic]
    3. "[T]he brain is malleable and that repeated, intentional, and somewhat uncomfortable efforts are required to experience lasting change." - Megan Call
    4. Fifteen Cognitive Distortions [Worksheet]
    5. Facts or Opinions? {Worksheet]
    6. Putting Thoughts on Trial [Worksheet]
    7. Challenging Negative Core Beliefs in CBT [YouTube]
    8. Urge Surfing [Worksheet]
    9. A guide to emotions
    10. CBT Thought Record [Worksheet]


    • App Recommendation: Clarity - CBT Thought Diary
    • See Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); Language, Self-Talk and Their Importance for Transformation; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns
    • Therapist Library: Schema (Core Beliefs) Formulation; Pathway from Early Life Experiences to Symptoms


    CBT - [Category 2] - Overcoming Cognitive Distortions

    1. The Health Triangle Worksheet [Infographic]
    2. Personal Goals and Values Exercise [Worksheet]
    3. Emotional Mastery
    4. How Cognitive Distortions Creates an Irrational Perception of Reality [Infographic]
    5. How to Stop Negative Thoughts [Infographic]
    6. Getting Out of Thinking Traps [Worksheet]
    7. CBT Thought Record [Worksheet]
    8. How to Get out of a Rut
    9. The CBT Workbook for Mental Health: Evidence-Based Exercises to Transform Negative Thoughts and Manage Your Well-Being [Workbook]
    10. Calming the Emotional Storm [Audible]


    • App Recommendation: Clarity - CBT Thought Diary
    • See Comfort Zone; Intrusive and Negative Thoughts; Master Architect 365; Negative Thoughts; Self-Compassion; Seven Dimensions of Transformational Living; Transition to Transformation
    • Therapist Library: AutomaticThought Record; Disqualifying the positive; The Cognitive Model; Time Traveler's Log


    Change Process

    1. The Five Stages of Change
    2. The Hidden Barrier To Learning And What You Can Do About It
    3. Inspiration - YouTube | MentalHealth365.tv
    4. Big Ideas: How to Unleash Your Creative Self and Have More Aha! Moments in Your Life


    Character Building

    1. The VIA Character Strengths Survey - Get to know your greatest strengths.
    2. The Enneagram Institute
    3. The Discipline of Building Character
    4. Personality & Character Traits: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly


    Childcare

    1. Drop the Labels! Kids Shine When We Focus on Strengths [Infographic]
    2. How to Wire You & Your Child's Brain for Positivity
    3. Belly Breathing: Mindfulness for Children
    4. Meditation for Kids with Headspace
    5. The Whole Brain Child [Audible]
    6. 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
    7. Is Using Your Phone Affecting Your Child and Family Life?
    8. Dr. Dan Siegel: What Hearing “Yes” Does to Your Child’s Brain


    • See Patience


    Childhood

    1. InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development [Infographic]
    2. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory and Child Development
    3. What is Epigenetics? The Answer to the Nature vs. Nurture Debate [Infographic]
    4. The Brain Circuits Underlying Motivation: An Interactive Graphic [Interactive Infographic] 
    5. Physical activity for children under 5 years during COVID-19 [Infographic]
    6. The Attachment Theory: How Childhood Affects Life [YouTube]
    7. Children Learn What They Live [Kindle]
    8. How every child can thrive by five [YouTube]
    9. Parenting Solutions with 1-2-3 Magic
    10. Rex the BMX Kid [YouTube]


    Childhood: Zero to Three

    1. Positive Parenting and the Seven Essential Life Skills for Children! [ Infographic]
    2. Nurturing Children [Infographic]
    3. Motherhood: Baby Brain - The Surprising Neuroscience of How Pregnancy and Motherhood Sculpt Our Brains and Change Our Minds (for the Better) [Audible]
    4. Fatherhood: How Fatherhood Affects The Brain And Body
    5. Early Brain Development and Health
    6. Activities Guide: Enhancing & Practicing Executive Function Skills (Infancy to Adolescence)
    7. InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development
    8. The 11 Best Online Classes for Expecting Parents
    9. Baby’s Brain Begins Now: Conception to Age


    Children, Youth, and Teens

    1. Bedtime Meditation Stories for Kids [Audible]
    2. Activities Guide: Enhancing & Practicing Executive Function Skills (Infancy to Adolescence)
    3. Bend - Helping kids, teens [ages 1-17], and their families flourish.
    4. Youth resources for parents and caregivers
    5. Essentials for Parenting Teens
    6. Media Use by Tweens and Teens [Infographic]
    7. High-Risk Substance Use Among Youth
    8. The Science of Well-Being for Teens [Course]
    9. The Five Love Languages of Children [ Audible]


    Children, Youth,  and Troubled Teens

    1. The Critical Link Between Parent and Teen Mental Health 
    2. Help for Parents of Trouble Teens
    3. What Teens Need to Know About Boundaries
    4. Residential Treatment
    5. Decisions and Consequences: A Cop's Guide to Parenting Responsible Teenagers [Kindle]
    6. Untangled- Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood [Audible]
    7. WHY Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen [Audible]
    8. Brainstorm - The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain [Audible]
    9. Bend - Helping kids, teens [ages 1-17], and their families flourish.
    10. Troubled Teens [YouTube]


    • See Adolescence and Teenage Years


    Closeness

    1. 36 Questions for Increasing Closeness [Exercise]


    Comfort Zone

    1. Step outside your comfort zone  [Infographic]
    2. How to Leave your Comfort Zone and Enter your ‘Growth Zone’
    3. Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone
    4. Why comfort will ruin your life


    Communication and Negotiation

    1. Demystifying Negotiations [Infographic]
    2. Mindset Shift for Powerful Communication [Infographic]
    3. Needs Wheel [Infographic]
    4. You-Statements vs. I-Statements [Infographic]
    5. Nonviolent Communication learning materials for all ages
    6. Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication [Audible]
    7. Men, emotional communication, and the challenge of empathy
    8. Can text messages damage intimate communication?
    9. Adjustment Reactions: The Teachable Moment in Crisis Communication
    10. Changeable [Audible]


    • See Argument and Debate
    • Therapist Library: Dear Man


    Confidence

    1. Positive and Negative Spirals During Adolescent Brain Development [Infographic]
    2. Purpose in Life Quiz - "The results from our Purpose in Life quiz reveal how people of different ages, races, and political orientations pursue meaningful goals." 
    3. The VIA Character Strengths Survey - Get to know your greatest strengths.
    4. Tips for Using Each Character Strength in a New Way
    5. Figure Out Your Confidence-Passion Matrix
    6. The power of believing that you can improve [TED]
    7. Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques [YouTube]
    8. The Science of Well-Being [Course]  | Yale University
    9. Finding Your Professional Voice: Confidence & Impact [Course] | University of London
    10. Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence [Kindle]


    Conflict Resolution

    1. How Much Should You Try to Change Your Spouse or Partner? 
    2. Ten Tips to Get Your Spouse to Marriage Counseling
    3. Why All Men Should Go To Marriage Counseling and Therapy
    4. How to Get a Resistant Partner Into Couples Therapy
    5. Marriage Problems? Here's an 8-Step Rescue Plan
    6. How Parental Conflict Hurts Kids
    7. Managing vs. Resolving Conflict in Relationships: The Blueprints for Success
    8. How Children Cope with High Conflict Divorce: How are they harmed and what can parents do to help them?
    9. What Therapists Don't Tell You About Divorcing A High-Conflict Personality
    10. Relationship Rx: Insights and Practices to Overcome Chronic Fighting and Return to Love [Audible]


    • See Cortisol; Endings and Beginnings; Frustration; Health; Meditation and Relaxation Techniques; Relationships - Dating; Sleep; Stress Management; Transition to Transformation


    Control

    1. Locus of Control and Your Life


    Core Beliefs (Schemas)

    1. Core Beliefs, Rules and Assumptions in CBT [YouTube]
    2. Challenging Negative Core Beliefs in CBT [YouTube]
    3. "[C]ore beliefs are precisely that: beliefs. Based on childhood assessments, they are often untrue" (A. Matharina Schaffner).  However,  if one's beliefs are restructured, and are authentically in alignment with core values, one will have a better understanding of one's purpose in life.
    4. Core Beliefs: How to Spot and Challenge Negative Ones
    5. Do You Feel Like a Bad Person? Why You Might Feel This Way
    6. Why You Might Ask "Am I Unlovable?" and How to Cope
    7. Does Everyone Have an Inner Monologue?


    • See Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning


    Cortisol

    1. How Anger Affects Your Brain and Body [Infographic]
    2. Stress Screener [Assessment]
    3. Chronic stress puts your health at risk
    4. How stress affects your body [YouTube]
    5. Beware High[ Levels of Cortisol, the Stress Hormone
    6. Exercise, Stress, and the Brain [YouTube]
    7. "Mindfulness meditation lowers the cortisol levels..." [Research]
    8. Reduce Cortisol Hormone Levels: Delta Waves - Stress and Anxiety Relief [YouTube]
    9. The Best Foods to Relieve Stress (and Some to Avoid)
    10. How to protect your brain from stress [YouTube]


    • See Adverse Childhood Experiences; Amygdala Activation and Recovery; Anger; Health; Meditation and Relaxation; Stress Management; Trauma


    Couples

    1. Regain - Serious about saving or improving your relationship?
    2. The Gottman Institute


    Creativity

    1. Creativity and Recovery: The Mental Health Benefits of Art Therapy
    2. How art and creativity can improve your health
    3. Re-Envisioning Reality [YouTube]
    4. Big Ideas: How to Unleash Your Creative Self and Have More Aha! Moments in Your Life [Audible]


    • See Inspiration


    Dating and Society

    1. Americans' Views on Dating and Relationships 
    2. The Social Significance of Online Dating
    3. How Do Gottman Principles Apply to the Dating World?
    4. Is marriage dying? [YouTube]


    • See Relationships - Dating; Singlehood


    Death

    1. How to Improve Death Anxiety Using CBT
    2. Death Over Dinner: What is Death Over Dinner? And why in the world would I want host one? [YouTube]
    3. Is There Life after Death? Fifty Years of Research at University of Virginia [YouTube]
    4. Is There Life After Death? [YouTube]
    5. "Denise Montell, UCSB Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, talks about a discovery that cells can reverse the cell death process and survive." - The University of California Television - UCTV | Near Death Experiences at the Cellular Level [YouTube]
    6. Stephen Jenkinson - The Meaning of Death [YouTube]
    7. A 97-Year-Old Philosopher Faces His Own Death [YouTube]
    8. Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness [YouTube]
    9. My Philosophical Well
    10. Master Architect 365


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Authentic Living; Happiness; Hope; Learned Helplessness; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning; Legacy Planning; Quality of LiIfe (QOL); Regrets; Values 
    • Therapist Library:  Best Possible Self; Exploring Familial and Current Values; Values Clarification



    Depression

    1. WellnessTrackers [Worksheets]
    2. Biology of Depression – Neuroplasticity and Endocrinology
    3. 'I Hate Life': What to Do If Nothing Makes You Happy
    4. 10 Natural Depression Treatments
    5. Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood
    6. How to Help a Loved One with a Mood Disorder
    7. Depression [YouTube]
    8. Depression Treatment [Anxiety and Depression Association of America]
    9. Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety [Audible]
    10. Ten Podcasts to Listen to If You Have Depression [Podcast]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; See Mood
    • Therapist Library: Time Traveler's Log


    Detox

    1. Four Reasons to Do a Digital Detox
    2. Digital Detox Journal [Worksheet]
    3. What's the Deal with Detox Diets?
    4. How a short negative news detox could revive your metabolism
    5. How to Do a Social Media Detox
    6. How to Clean Your Mind: 8 Techniques to Try
    7. Detox Your Relationships
    8. How to Break Your Addiction to Work


    • See Authentic Living; Inspirational Dimension; My Seven Day Intensive; Purpose in Life; Transformational news



    Discernment , Cognitive Biases, and Wisdom

    1. Don't Be Judgmental, Be Discerning
    2. "These biases distort thinking, influence beliefs, and sway the decisions and judgments that people make each and every day." - Kendra Cherry, MSEd  | Cognitive Bias List: 13 Common Types of Bias
    3. How wisdom, resilience and mastery work together to boost well-being in old age 
    4. Cultivating Wisdom
    5. Words of Wisdom [Kindle]


    • Therapist Library: Best Possible Self Visualization Exercise; Letter to My Past Self; Your Wisest Self; 


    Distractions

    1. The Science of Distraction
    2. "Social media distractions can easily become a threat to task performance and well-being." - C. Koessmeier and O. Buttner | Why Are We Distracted by Social Media? Distraction Situations and Strategies, Reasons for Distraction, and Individual Differences
    3. How Distractions Affect the Brain and Health: They Can Lead to Unhappiness [YouTube]
    4. Increase Your Attention, Have More Ideas, and Discover More Plans: How to Get Your Brain to Focus [YouTube]
    5. Twelve Tips to Improve Your Attention And Focus [Infographic]
    6. Remedies for the Distracted Mind
    7. Headspace: Find your Focus [YouTube]
    8. Digital Detox Journal [Worksheet]
    9. The Once-a-Week Strategy to Stop Procrastination [Kindle]
    10. Dopamine Detox: Reduce Instant Gratification, Beat Social Media Addiction, and Stop Wasting Your Life [Kindle]


    • App Recommendations: See Time Management 
    • See Detox; Meditation and Relaxation Techniques  (reduce amygdala activation); Mindfulness (reduces amygdala activation); Purpose in Life and Designing Your  Meaning; Social Media Addiction, Time wasters , Distractions, and the Cost
    • Kindle & Audiobooks: See  Keep Sharp: How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age
    • Therapist Library: Focus Plan; Ground Techniques; Start a Brain Detox


    Downward Spiral and Symptoms

    1. Reversing the Downward Spiral of Depression
    2. Things You Need to Calm Your Stress and Anxiety
    3. Mental Health Self-Care Tips for Stress & Anxiety
    4. Reversing the Downward Spiral: Tap into the power of positivity to reverse negativity.
    5. Turning a Downward Spiral Into an Upward Spiral [Podcast]


    • See Acceptance; Neurotransmitters; Self-Care & Self-Compassion


    Eating Disorders

    1. Eating Disorders Screening Tool
    2. APP: Eating Disorder Management


    Education

    1. Is a College Degree Worth It in 2024?
    2. "The results show that additional years of education beyond high school make for a healthier, more civic-minded individual who is more likely to interact with neighbors and family members, and to do work that aligns with their natural talents and interests." - Lumina Foundation
    3. 10 Benefits of Having a College Degree
    4. Study shows higher ed linked to kinder, healthier citizens


    Emotion Regulation

    1. Cognitive Reappraisal has many benefits, e.g., enhanced emotion regulation, improved problem-solving, increased resilience, better relationships, and improved health. | Cognitive Reappraisal Strategy for Emotional Regulation
    2. What is emotion regulation and how do we do it? [Education & Infographic]
    3. Emotion Regulation Skills [Worksheet]
    4. What Is Distress Tolerance?
    5. Mindfulness of Current Emotions [YouTube]
    6. Wise Mind: An Intuitive, Centered State of Mind [YouTube]
    7. Feelings: Handle them before they handle you [TED]
    8. The DBT Skills Daily Journal: 10 Minutes a Day to Soothe Your Emotions with Dialectical Behavior Therapy [Workbook]
    9. Calming the Emotional Storm [Audible]
    10. What the Heck Is DBT? The Secret to Understanding Your Emotions and Coping with Your Anxiety Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills [Audible]


    Emotion Regulation - Equanimity

    1. "Researchers have found that equanimity supports emotional regulation and enhances mental health and wellbeing. It helps us tolerate unpleasant sensations and to disengage from the ups and downs of emotional pulls." | Wilson Hurley, LCSW
    2. Thriving Together Series: How Equanimity Can Relieve Stress
    3. Achieving an Equilibrium of the Mind: Navigating life's waves with equanimity and Stoicism
    4. 7 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People
    5. Music and Emotion Regulation [Infographic]
    6. Character Strengths – Equanimity [YouTube]


    Emotional Intelligence - AKA: Emotional Quotient - EQ

    1. Barrier to Emotional Intelligence: The Dip [Infographic]
    2. Amygdala Hijack
    3. 90 Second Rule
    4. What is Emotional Intelligence? [YouTube]
    5. Improving Emotional Intelligene (EQ)
    6. What Is Emotional Abuse? [Infographic]
    7. Daniel Goleman: Working with Emotional Intelligence, and Social Intelligence
    8. Emotional Intelligence: How to Change Your Life by Improving Your Emotional Intelligence
    9. Emotional Mastery [YouTube]
    10. Breathing Exercises 


    • See Amygdala Activation and Recovery; Boundaries; Communication and Negotiation; Relationships - Communication


    Emotional Intelligence at Work

    1. Emotional Intelligence At Work [Infographic]
    2. What is emotional intelligence and how does it apply to the workplace?
    3. Want to improve your relationships with coworkers?
    4. Connect through Emotional Intelligence: Learn to master self, understand others, and build strong, productive relationships [Kinkdle]
    5. How Emotional Intelligence Makes Leaders More Impactful [TED]                      
    6. Let’s Get Emotional:  Emotions & Emotional Intelligence [Course]


    • See Purpose in Life and Designing Your  Meaning; Quality of Life (QOL); Regrets


    Emotions

    1. 6 Steps to Mindfully Deal With Difficult Emotions [Infographic]
    2. 7 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People
    3. Challenging Negative Thoughts
    4. Master Your Emotions
    5. What Is Emotional Abuse? [Infographic]
    6. Moodnotes - Mood Tracker
    7. Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression [Kindle & Audible]
    8. The Unwanted Thoughts and Intense Emotions [Workbook]
    9. Calming the Emotional Storm [Audible]


    • See Communication and Negotiation
    • Therapist Library: Dear Man


    Empathy

    1. Empathy [Quiz]
    2. Developing Empathy
    3. I Feel Your Pain’ - The Neuroscience of Empathy
    4. How to Boost Your Mindfulness and Empathy While Birding | Audubon
    5. Men, emotional communication, and the challenge of empathy
    6. It's Not About The Nail - "Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen."[YouTube]
    7. Brené Brown on Empathy [YouTube]


    • See Communication
    • Therapist Library: Developing Empathy; Listening Accurately Worksheet


    Endings and Beginnings

    1. Stress Screener [Assessment]
    2. The Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory [Assessment]
    3. Life's Endings and How We Make Sense out of Them
    4. Four Reasons Why Endings Can Make You Happier
    5. Endings: What They Mean to You and How to Mange Them
    6. Endings - Managing Life Transitions [Podcast]
    7. Ending Employment - Bridges Transition Model [Infographic]
    8. The Growth Mindset Positivity Journal - Every Day! [Kindle]
    9. NecessaryEndings - The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have toGive Up in Order to Move Forward [Audible]


    • See Comfort Zone


    Entrepreneurs

    1. How 10 Billionaires Faced Failure [Infographic]
    2. 7 Steps to Living Your Life With Purpose
    3. The Art of Connection: 365 Days of Networking Quotes by Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Influencers [Kindle]
    4. Barack Obama, Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerberg All Swear By This High-Performance Habit


    Estrangement - Adult children and Families

    1. How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime [YouTube]
    2. Coping with family estrangement [podcast]
    3. Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties & How to Heal the Conflict [Kindle]
    4. Estrangement is never easy or straightforward. Psychologists can help
    5. Fault Lines Fractured Families and How to Mend Them [Audible]
    6. Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members: Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut [Kindle and Audible]
    7. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents



    See Adverse Childhood Experiences; Relationships - Attachment Style; Trauma


    Exercise

    1. Activate My Potential
    2. This Is What Happens to Your Brain When You Exercise  [Infographic]
    3. How much do I need every day?
    4. How Exercise Protects Your Brain’s Health
    5. Exercise and Physical Activity Tracking Tools
    6. Exercise and Aging
    7. Exercise and the Brain - YouTube 
    8. Here’s how I finally got myself to start exercising


    Learn More

    "[T]he brain is malleable and that repeated, intentional, and somewhat uncomfortable efforts are required to experience lasting change." - Megan Call

    Find out more

    Failure (encountering obstacles; fear; regression; setback; avoidance)

    1. Plans for Post-Setback Growth
    2. Making a mistake can be rewarding, study finds
    3. 10 Healthy Ways to Cope With Failure
    4. The benefits of failure [TED]
    5. Failure Bites - 'This is Your Brain on Failure' [Podcast]
    6. What to Do When You Feel Like a Failure [Podcast]
    7. Words of Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Thoughts on Optimism, Success, Fear, Overcoming Failure,Persistence, and Resilience that Will Change Your Life [Kindle]
    8. Failing Forward - Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success [Audible]
    9. Turn Fear into Motivation with Chris Hadfield [YouTube]
    10. How Do We Cope with Fear? [YouTube]


    • See Acceptance; Amygdala Activation and Recovery; Anxiety; Authentic Living; Change Process; Character Building; Comfort Zone; Confidence; Core Beliefs; Creativity; Exercise; Hope; Procrastination; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning; Resilience; Stress; Time Management


    Family History, Dynamics and Their Implications

    1. What is Epigenetics? The Answer to the Nature vs. Nurture Debate [Infographic]
    2. How a child's brain develops through early experiences [YouTube]
    3. The Attachment Theory: How Childhood Affects Life [YouTube]
    4. Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology [YouTube]
    5. Inheriting Mental Disorders
    6. Ancestry.com
    7. Dysfunctional Families and Their Psychological Effects
    8. 5 Types of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics [YouTube]
    9. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents [Audible]
    10. The Skills You Need for Happier Relationships With Family



    Financial Wellbeing

    1. Can Money Buy Happiness? It Depends on Why You’re Spending It
    2. Free budget templates
    3. How Can Financial Wellness Affect Your Health?
    4. How To Make Financial Wellness Your Reality | TEDxPleasantGrove
    5. Ramsey Network Podcast App
    6. Tools and Resources
    7. Real Estate, Insurance, Tax Services,  Investing & Retirement
    8. Debt Collectors | State of CA Department of Justice


    Focus

    1. Success Gets into Your Head—and Changes It
    2. Visualization [Exercise]
    3. Breathing Exercise for Relaxation and Focus [Exercise]
    4. Find your Focus [YouTube]
    5. "Deep work is necessary to wring every last drop of value out of your current intellectual capacity." - Dr. Cal Newport [Audible]


    Forgiveness

    1. Struggling With Something You’ve Done? Here's how to Forgive Yourself
    2. The Neurobiology of Forgiveness
    3. Six Ways to Deal With Someone Who Wronged You
    4. Seven Rules of Forgiveness 
    5. Is There Anything You Can't Forgive?
    6. Buddhist Approach: Eight steps to forgiveness
    7. The Forgiveness Workbook: Cultivate Compassion, Release Resentment, and Find Peace (Workbook Series)


    • See Apology
    • Therapist Library: Five Steps for Granting the Gift; Seven Steps to Self-Forgiveness


    Friendship

    1. Social Capital [Quiz]
    2. Connection to Humanity [Quiz]
    3. 3 kinds of friendship, according to Aristotle [Podcast]
    4. 11 Signs Of A Genuine Friendship
    5. The secret to making new friends as an adult [TED Talk]
    6. How to win friends – and keep them | Life and style
    7. Aristotle's timeless advice on what real friendship is and why it matters
    8. Ten Examples of What Gaslighting Sounds Like [YouTube]
    9. Gaslighting Examples and How to Respond
    10. No Friends? 4 Ways to Improve Your Social Life


    • See Apology;  Friendship; Isolation, Alone,  Loneliness, and Solitude; Socialization


    Frustration

    1. Signs of Frustration
    2. Don’t Be Afraid of Your Anger [Podcast]
    3. How to Deal With Low Frustration Tolerance
    4. The Benefits of 'I Feel' Statements
    5. Eighteen Ways to Cope with Frustration
    6. Adopt These Healthy Habits for Low Stress Living
    7. How to Cope With Sexual Frustration
    8. I'm just so stressed [Podcast]
    9. The 6 Types of Working Genius - A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team [Audible]
    10. Mindfulness and Well-being: Living with Balance and Ease [Course]


    • See Acceptance; Anger; Activities; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; Meditation; Resilience; Self-Compassion; Purpose in Life; Stress Management
    • Therapist Library: Dealing with Frustration in Your Relationship


    Fun (Inspiration,  Interests, Joy,  Leisure, and Passions)

    1. 100+ List of Hobbies
    2. 100+ Hobbies You Can Add To Your Resume
    3. Easy Ways To Have More Fun At Work - Business Insider
    4. The Science of Laughter | Psychology Today
    5. Cultivating Joy Takes Work: 3 Ways to Turn Happiness Into a Habit - MindShift
    6. Family Activities: 5 Fun Exercises for Family Fitness
    7. 10 Ways to Exercise as a Family: Staying Fit -- and Having Fun -- Together
    8. Embrace Leisure Time—It Could Hurt Your Mental Health if You Don’t
    9. Take our 3-minute True Vitality Test™, and we’ll give you customized recommendations on how to live longer | BlueZones
    10. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance [TED]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience


    Global Conflict, Elections, Politics, and Doomscrolling

    1. Doomscrolling: What it is and how to stop
    2. The Mental Health Impact of Politics
    3. Mental Health Roadmap for Election Season
    4. Tips to Manage Post Election Anxiety 
    5. Mental Health During Global Conflict



    • See Detox; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning; Social Media Addiction, Time wasters, Distractions, and the Cost


    Goals

    1. Setting Smart Goals [Infographic]
    2. 100 Life Goals & How to Set Them
    3. How to Redefine Success and Find Happiness in Your Life
    4. How the Eisenhower Matrix can fix your Procrastination issus
    5. John Doerr: Why the secret to success is setting the right goals [TED Talk]
    6. Achieving your goals: An evidence-based approach
    7. What to Do When You Feel Like a Failure
    8. Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achievigng Your Most Important Goals [Audible]
    9. Self Discipline: A Guide to Building Self-Discipline and Achieving Your Goals In Life [Audible]
    10. Bluebird Focus Timer - Stay focused. Anytime. Anywhere. [App]


    • See Accountability


    Gratitude

    1. Gratitude Quiz
    2. The Gratitude Journal
    3. Grateful Living 365
    4. The Neuroscience of Gratitude and Effects on the Brain
    5. The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice [Podcast]
    6. The Science of Gratitude [YouTube]
    7. Echoes of the Forest [YouTube]


    Grief

    1. How to Survive Early Grief [Infographic]
    2. The Ten Tenants of Grief Anonymous [Infographic]
    3. Grief: What’s Normal and How to Cope
    4. Linear, cyclical and messy grief [for different losses]
    5. Five Creative and Meaningful Ways to Remember Your Loved Ones
    6. Returning to Work When You’re Grieving
    7. Coping with grief and loss during the holidays
    8. The Truth About Grief: You’re Not Going to Fully Heal
    9. Coping with Grief and Loss: A guide to healing 
    10. It's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine [Audible]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Endings and Beginnings; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns; Transition to Transformation
    • LIBRARY: Grief (A Tangled 'Ball' of Emotions); Grief Fact Sheet; Grief Workbook - Sample; Journaling Through Grief


    Grief - Children, Youth, and Adolescents

    1. How To Talk To Your Kids About Death And Grief 


    Grief - Men

    1. Real Men Cry  
    2. How Do Men Deal with Grief?
    3. The Problem with Male Grief
    4. Grief & Loss Healing | The Man Rules [Podcast]
    5. When Men Grieve [Factsheet]


    Grief - Military, Terror, Disaster, and Mass Violence

    1. How to Deal With Loss or Grief of Love Ones [YouTube]
    2. Coping Tips for Traumatic Events and Disasters
    3. Bereavement and Grief for Military Families and Communities
    4. Whole Health: Information for Veterans - Coping with Grief Following a Death
    5. Dealing with Sadness or Grief after a Loss
    6. Survivor's Guilt in the Veteran Community
    7. Coping with War-Related Stress: Information for Military Families and Communities
    8. Military In Lasting Tribute [Podcast]
    9. The Knock at the Door: Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose [Audible]
    10. We Regret to Inform You - A Survival Guide for Gold Star Parents and Those Who Support Them [Audible]



    Gut-brain Connection

    1. An Intro to the Gut-Brain Connection  [YouTube]
    2. "Pay attention to your gut-brain connection – it may contribute to your anxiety and digestion problems." - The gut-brain connection | Harvard Health
    3. The Mind-Gut Connection How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health [Audible]
    4. How to Be Twice as Smart by Getting to Know Your Second Brain | Inc.com 
    5. The Gut-Brain Connection | Duke University
    6. A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection [TED Talk]


    Happiness

    1. The Happy Brain Chemicals that Makes You Feel Good [Infographic]
    2. Happiness Calendar
    3. Seven Types of Happiness [Infographic]
    4. The Neuroscience of Happiness
    5. Pathway to Happiness - Register today for free—and immediately start receiving science-based strategies for more happiness, resilience, kindness, and connection in your life. | Berkeley
    6. The Science of Happiness [Podcast]
    7. The Science of Well-Being [Course]
    8. Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report
    9. Happiness Break: Feeling the Awe of Nature From Anywhere
    10. Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels [Kindle & Audible]


    • See Acceptance; Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Authentic Living;  Boundaries; Burnout; Creativity; Fun, Inspiration,  Interests, Joy,  Leisure, and Passions; Hope; Neurotransmitters; Purpose in Life; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns
    • LIBRARY: Bucket Fillers


    Health

    1. Benefits of Improved Mental Health
    2. Health Triangle Assessment [Worksheet]
    3. Lifespan Living
    4. Blue Zones—Live Longer, Better


    • See Medically Cleared; Mental Health; Quality of Life; Routine


    Holidays

    1. A Couples Guide to Handling Holiday Conflict
    2. Dealing With Loneliness During the Holiday Season
    3. Divorce and Holidays: How to Help the Kids
    4. Facing Grief and Loss during the Holidays
    5. Hope For The Holidays


    • See Gratitude; Hope; Quality of Life; Routine; Stress Management


    Hope

    1. Get My Hope Score [Assessment]
    2. Have You Considered the Power of Hope? Findings reveal that hope makes a difference physically and psychologically.
    3. Hope Box: Encouragement, Comfort, Celebration, or Support through Uplifting Handmade Treasures
    4. Why is Hope Important?
    5. The Science and Power of Hope [YouTube]
    6. Hope Starts With Us : If you or a loved one is struggling with a mental health condition and are looking for hope, this podcast is for you. [Podcast]
    7. Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life [Kindle/Audible]
    8. Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression [Kindle & Audible]
    9. Hope Is a Verb: My Journey of Impossible Transformation [Audible]
    10. The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook: CBT Skills to Reduce Emotional Pain, Increase Hope, and Prevent Suicide [Kindle]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Confidence and Inspiration; Fun, Inspiration, Joy, and Leisure; Happiness; Neurotransmitters; Purpose in Life; Quality of Life
    • LIBRARY: Hope


    Hydration Practices

    1. "Research has linked hydration status with several mental conditions and functions, such as depression, anxiety, mental acuity (also known as mental "sharpness"), memory and attention." - Abbott | Hydration and Mental Health: How Are They Related? [Infographic]
    2. Water is an essential element of life [Infographic]
    3. Is Dehydration On Your Radar [Infographic]
    4. Stay Hydrated! Know the Signs of Dehydration [Infographic]
    5. What is Dehydration? What Causes It?
    6. Do caffeinated drinks, such as coffee or energy drinks, hydrate you as well as water?
    7. Benefits of Drinking Water: How It Affects Your Energy, Weight & More
    8. Do caffeinated drinks, such as coffee or energy drinks, hydrate you as well as water?
    9. Benefits of DrinkingWater in Addiction Recovery


    Imposter Syndrome

    1. Why Imposter Syndrome Isn’t Bad: How to Conquer Self-Doubt [Infographic]
    2. How to Deal With Impostor Syndrome [Video]
    3. Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt [Podcast]
    4. Feel like a fraud?
    5. People who've experienced impostor syndrome [Infographic]
    6. What Is the Fear of Success?
    7. Five Ways to Deal With Feelings of Not Being Good Enough
    8. Leadership Development [Course]
    9. The Problem With Over-achievement [YouTube]


    • See Inspiration; Leadership; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns


    Inspiration

    1. Never Too Late to Become a Surgeon
    2. What do Nobel laureates think about their accomplishments? See Nobel Minds 2022
    3. Neurologists Debunk 11 Brain Myths
    4. Big Ideas: How to Unleash Your Creative Self and Have More Aha! Moments [Kindle]
    5. NASA’s Women of Artemis
    6. Apollo to Artemis: NASA Returns to the Moon
    7. PhD student story: Stepping back from a successful career at age 40 [YouTube]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Confidence and Hope



    Intrusive and Negative Thoughts (rumination)

    1. Managing intrusive thoughts
    2. Challenging Negative Self-Talk
    3. Seven Ways to Deal With Negative Thoughts
    4. OCD Intrusive Thoughts: Why They Happen and How to Deal With Them
    5. Ten Common Negative Thinking Patterns and How You Can Change Them
    6. Negative Thoughts [ YouTube]
    7. 5 Worksheets for Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts [PDF]
    8. Overcoming Negative Thoughts [Audible]
    9. The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem [Workbook]
    10. Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again [Kindle & Audible]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; Intrusive and Negative Thoughts; Self-Compassion
    • LIBRARY: AutomaticThought Record; Disqualifying the positive; The Cognitive Model


    Isolation, Alone,  Loneliness, and Solitude

    1. Is Avoiding Other People’s Suffering Good for Your Mental Health?
    2. Ten Signs of a Fake Friend: How to Spot One From a Mile Away
    3. How Dangerous Is Loneliness, Really? [YouTube]
    4. "An important tool for dealing with isolation is managing your expectations and pacing yourself both in work and in life." - Brian Owens
    5. The Common Character Trait of Geniuses [Big Think]
    6. Are Intelligent People More Lonely? [YouTube]
    7. Spending time alone made me more creative | Art Of Being Alone [YouTube]
    8. Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude [Kindle]
    9. No One Succeeds Alone [Audible]
    10. Braving the Wilderness [Audible]


    • See Friendship; Singlehood; Socialization


    Journal Writing

    1. 365DayJournal.com
    2. Writing to heal
    3. Expressive Writing | Psychology Today
    4. Therapeutic Journaling
    5. Writing Therapy: Using A Pen and Paper to Enhance Personal Growth
    6. Therapeutic benefits of writing letters
    7. Journal Writing Community, FREE Resources, Courses & more
    8. The Connection Between Writing and Sleep
    9. Opening Up by Writing It Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain [Audible]
    10. Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself [Course]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Reading and Healing


    Journal Writing and Healing

    1. The Power of Writing to Heal
    2. Psychologically speaking: your brain on writing
    3. Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone


    • See Reading and Healing



    Language, Self-Talk and Their Importance for Transformation

    1. What is Positive Self-Talk? (Incl. Examples)
    2. Language When Analyzing, Interpreting, Evaluating [Worksheet]
    3. Language When Concluding and Planning [Worksheet]
    4. Self-Talk |  Identifying, Challenging, and Changing [Worksheet]
    5. How language shapes the way we think [TED Talk]
    6. Both Not Half: How language shapes identity [TED Talk]
    7. The Growth Mindset Positivity Journal - Every Day! [Kindle]


    • See Communication and Negotiation; Mindset; Journal Writing; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns


    Leadership

    1. Eleven Leadership Lessons from Alexander the Great
    2. Life and Leadership Podcast: The Imposter Syndrome [Podcast]
    3. Debbie Lovich: 3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right [TED Talk]
    4. Servant Leadership [Audible]
    5. Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way [Kindle/Audible]
    6. The 9 Types of Leadership [Kindle'/Audible]
    7. The 6 Types of Working Genius - A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team [Audible]
    8. How to Network: Leading Yourself to Lead Others [Course]
    9. How to Be a Servant Leader: 6 Qualities of Servant Leadership [Course]


    • See Imposter Syndrome; Self-Confidence


    Learned Helplessness

    1. "Learned helplessness occurs when an individual continuously faces a negative, uncontrollable situation and stops trying to change their circumstances, even when they have the ability to do so." - Psychology Today
    2. The Pike Syndrome
    3. Why Self-Efficacy Matters [TED Talk]
    4. Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression [Kindle & Audible]


    • See Comfort Zone; Hope; Language, Self-Talk and Their Importance for Transformation; Mindset; Resilience


    Learning

    1. Andragogy [Infographic]
    2. Step outside your comfort zone  [Infographic]
    3. Setting Smart Goals [Infographic]
    4. Learning how to meditate
    5. Learn, Heal, Grow: The School of Life
    6. The Lifelong Learner [Audible] 
    7. Philosophy for Life and How to Find Yourself [YouTube]


    • See Change Process; Comfort Zone; Goals; Meditation and Relaxation Techniques; Mindset Strengths; Transition to Transformation
    • LIBRARY: Daily Strengths Awareness via Introspection; Family Tree of Strengths; Goal Breakdown; Life Satisfaction Scorecard; My Strengths and Qualities; Strengths List; Transition to Transformation - Focus Plan; 


    Legacy Planning

    1. Legacy Tools: These 7 Cool Companies Can Help You Preserve Your Family Memories
    2. Both Not Half: How language shapes identity [TED Talk]


    • See Journal Writing; Language and Its Importance for Transformation; Purpose in Life and Designing Your  Meaning


    Medically Cleared

    1. MedlinePlus - "MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends."
    2. Talking With Your Doctor
    3. What Is a Psychiatric Evaluation?
    4. Provider Directory: Zocdoc
    5. Brightside Health - "The right medication, tailored precisely to you"
    6. Find Doctors Near You    (Doctors and Dentists Locator)
    7. MDLive - "fast, hassle-free, health care."
    8. Teladoc
    9. Doctor On Demand
    10. Amwell


    • See Psychiatry


    Medication - General

    1. CBT Thought Diary: Mood Tracker & Therapy Journal [App]
    2. Side Effect Tracker [worksheet]
    3. Mental Illness Treatment Options | Nucleus Health - YouTube
    4. Medication | Mental Health America
    5. Mindful Health Solutions: Medication Management
    6. Mental Health Medications | NIMH
    7. Medisafe App - Download the app and never miss another med
    8. Going Off Antidepressants | Harvard Health Publishing
    9. Mental Health and Travel


    • See Family History, Dynamics and Their Implications; Medically Cleared; Nutritional Psychiatry; Psychiatry




    Meditation and Relaxation Techniques  (reduce amygdala activation)

    1. "Meditation [is essential]. And the fact that none of us are told this in school or by our doctors indicates nothing more than a cultural blindspot." - Sam Harris | Why mental growth shouldn't stop in adulthood
    2. "Levels of dopamine (the neurotransmitter of pleasure), serotonin (the neurotransmitter of happiness), and GABA (the neurotransmitter of calmness) all rise in response to meditation. And in people who practice on a daily basis, they send signals more routinely." - Richel Lit | What Happens When You Meditate
    3. Benefits of Meditation [Infographic]
    4. How Meditation Changes the Brain
    5. Learning how to meditate
    6. Guided Meditation [Audio Training]
    7. Endel - Get "personalized soundscapes to help you focus, relax, and sleep. Backed by neuroscience."
    8. Headspace - "Headspace is part of Headspace Health, the world’s most accessible, comprehensive provider of mental health and well-being care."
    9. InsightTimer - The "#1 app for sleep, anxiety, and stress."
    10. Beneficial effects of treatment with sensory isolation in flotation-tank as a preventive health-care intervention


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns


    Memory

    1. How False Memories Are Formed in Your Brain
    2. False Memory: What You Need to Know
    3. The Impact of Trauma on Adult Sexual Assault Victims
    4. How Trauma Can Impact Four Types of Memory [Infographic]
    5. Does Trauma Cause Memory Loss?
    6. The misinformation effect [Nobel Prize Summit]
    7. The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma: Using the NeuroAffective Relational Model to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resolve Complex Trauma [Kindle]
    8. Mild Cognitive Impairment [eBook]


    Mental Health

    1. Mental Health By the Numbers - "1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year" 
    2. Americans rank mental health, cancer, drug abuse, and obesity as nation’s top health issues after COVID
    3. Myths About Mental Health
    4. Benefits of Improved Mental Health


    • See Health; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns


    Mental Health - Men

    1. We Can't Ignore Our Dads' Mental Health
    2. National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
    3. Meditation for Men: Tips and Benefits
    4. Father's Day Gifts to Support Dad's Mental Health
    5. Stress Symptoms in Men: Physical and Psychological Signs
    6. Understanding Suicide Among Men
    7. Verywell Mind Survey Finds 3 in 4 Dads Want More Mental Health Support
    8. How Postpartum Depression Affects Dads
    9. I Hate My Dad: How to Cope When You Feel This Way
    10. How Men Can Have Stronger Friendships



    Micromanagement

    1. Micro Manager vs Leader Coach [Infographic]
    2. Nine types of leadership: Mastering the art of people in the 21st century workplace [Audible]
    3. Are you a micromanager? Or do you just work for one? 5 ways to tell [TED]
    4. How to Help (Without Micromanaging)
    5. Confessions of a Recovering Micromanager  [TED]


    • See Boundaries; Stress



    Mindfulness (reduces amygdala activation)

    1. Mindfulness and Meditation [Training]
    2. Six Steps to Mindfully Deal With Difficult Emotions
    3. You can practice mindfulness in as little as 15 minutes a day
    4. Benefits of Mindfulness
    5. Mindful Breathing Meditation
    6. Mindfulness for Dealing with World Events
    7. Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life [Audible]
    8. Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction [Audible]
    9. The extraordinary effect of mindfulness on depression and anxiety [YouTube]
    10. Guided Mindfulness Meditation on Acceptance and Letting Go [YouTube]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Amygdala Activation and Recovery



    Mindset

    1. 18 Best Growth Mindset Activities, Worksheets, and Questions
    2. Develop your Self-Knowledge | The School of Life
    3. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave


    • See Thoughts and Thinking Patterns


    Minimalism

    1. What Can Minimalism Do for Mental Health?
    2. The Minimalists [Podcast]
    3. Simplify, Simplify | A Philosophy of Needing Less [YouTube]


    Mood

    1. Can Certain Foods Improve Your Mood?
    2. Thyroid disease: How does it affect your mood?
    3. Research Shows Gardening Boosts Mood as Much as Exercise
    4. Food and Mood: What Is Nutritional Psychiatry?
    5. Monitoring your mood
    6. How to be Happier, 7 Ways to Improve Your Mood
    7. Daily Mood Tracker [Worksheet]
    8. Wellness Tracker [Worksheet]
    9. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy [Kindle]
    10. PMS Mood Swings: Why They Happen, Treatments, and Finding Support


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Nutritional Psychiatry
    • See Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness in App Recommendations


    Motivation

    1. Motivation: The Driving Force Behind Our Actions
    2. This Simple Skill Will Keep You Motivate [YouTube]
    3. How to Increase Your Willpower & Tenacity [YouTube]
    4. Turn Fear into Motivation with Chris Hadfield [YouTube]
    5. Your motivation is at rock bottom. Here’s how neuroscience can help 
    6. The Neuroscience of Productivity [YouTube]
    7. Learn Motivation Online [Courses]


    • See Procrastination
    • Therapist Library:  5 Types of Motivation



    Multitasking

    1. The High Cost of Multitasking [Infographic]
    2. Being Busy vs Being Productive [Infographic]
    3. Multitasking Is a Myth, and to Attempt It Comes at a Neurobiological Cost | Big Think
    4. Are You Multitasking Your Life Away? | TEDxStanford
    5. Multitasking - Minding the Brain | Podcast
    6. Neuroscientists say multitasking literally drains the energy reserves of your brain | Quartz
    7. The Myth of Multitasking, 2nd Edition - How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done [Audible]
    8. What doctors wish patients knew about decision fatigue - "Decision fatigue leaves you drained." | American Medical Association
    9. Multitasking: Switching costs | American Psychological Association


    Nature Bathing Improves Mental Health

    1. How Nature Therapy Helps Your Mental Health
    2. What is a Nature Bath and What Are Their Benefits?
    3. Happiness Break: Feeling the Awe of Nature From Anywhere
    4. How to Boost Your Mindfulness and Empathy While Birding
    5. How Nature Supports Teen Mental Health
    6. Ecotherapy / Nature Therapy
    7. Amazing Nature Scenery & Relaxing Music for Stress Relief [YouTube]
    8. Relaxing Nature Sounds... - Natural Calm Forest Waterfall Music [YouTube]
    9. Struggling with Change? Look to Nature to Accept Impermanence [YouTube]


    • APP: AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running


    Negative Thoughts

    1. "[T]he brain is malleable and that repeated, intentional, and somewhat uncomfortable efforts are required to experience lasting change." - Megan Call
    2. What to do if your inner voice is cruel [YouTube]
    3. Understanding Dark Thoughts [YouTube]
    4. How to Stop Negative Thoughts [Infographic]
    5. Five 5 Worksheets for Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts
    6. Getting Out of Thinking Traps [Worksheet]
    7. The CBT Workbook for Mental Health: Evidence-Based Exercises to Transform Negative Thoughts and Manage Your Well-Being [Workbook]
    8. Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again [Kindle/Audible]



    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; Intrusive and Negative Thoughts; Self-Compassion; Thoughts and Thinking Patterns
    • Therapist Library: AutomaticThought Record; Disqualifying the positive; The Cognitive Model


    Neuroplasticity

    1. "Microchange leads substantive change." - E. De La Loza
    2. "[T]he brain is malleable and that repeated, intentional, and somewhat uncomfortable efforts are required to experience lasting change." - Megan Call | Neuroplasticity: How to Use Your Brain’s Malleability to Improve Your Well-being
    3. How Does Neuroplasticity Work? [Infographic]
    4. A Quick and Simple Way to Think About The Brain [Infographic]
    5. You can grow new brain cells. Here's how [YouTube]
    6. What is Neuroplasticity? [14 Tools]
    7. The Brain Facts Book [Podcast]


    • See Thoughts and Thinking Patterns


    Neurotransmitters

    1. Get Your Daily Happiness Chemicals [Infographic]
    2. The Happy Brain Chemicals that Makes You Feel Good


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience


    Nutrition and Brain Function

    1. Foods that Boost Brain Function
    2. Dietary Reference Intakes - Daily nutrient recommendations
    3. Nourish Your Body and Brain
    4. Boost your brain power with the right nutrition
    5. The 7 Worst Foods for Your Brain
    6. The Nutrition Source
    7. Brain Foods for Brain Health - Boost Brain Health with Good Eats [YouTube]



    • See Anxiety; Mood; Nutrition, Emotions, and Mental Health; Nutrition and General Health; Nutritional Psychiatry; Psychiatry 


    Nutrition and General Health

    1. Lifespan Calculator
    2. BMI (body mass index) Calculator
    3. The Blue Zones Test - "Take our 3-minute True Vitality Test™, and we’ll give you customized recommendations on how to live longer.
    4. Nutrition.gov - "Powered by USDA Science and offers credible information to help you make healthy eating choices."
    5. Teladoc - "Talk to a registered dietitian by phone or video for help with staying healthy, eating right, or managing a health condition like diabetes or high blood pressure."
    6. Nutrition Courses
    7. Obesity is a common, serious, and costly disease
    8. Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in the United States
    9. Child & Teen Healthy Weight and Obesity
    10. Diet Information - "Browse all of our diet plans to find one that meets your needs." - Nutrition and General HealthUniversity Hospitals


    • See Health; Medically Cleared
    • See  App Recommendations: Weight and Nutrition


    Nutrition, Emotions, and Mental Health

    1. Emotional Eating: What Do I Really Need? [Infographic]
    2. Addiction: How It Affects Your Nutrition and How You Can Begin to Heal
    3. Yes, You Can Manage Your PMS With Diet and Nutrition
    4. Is Being ‘Hangry’ Really a Thing ― or Just an Excuse?
    5. Food and mood: Is there a connection?
    6. Food & Your Mood: How Food Affects Mental Health
    7. What is the Relationship Between Food and Mood? - Mental Health First Aid
    8. How the food you eat affects your brain [TED Talk]
    9. Food and emotions [TED Talk]
    10. What role do nutrition and exercise play in treatment and recovery? [YouTube]


    Nutrition and Mental Health

    1. That salad isn’t just good for your nutrition–it may help stave off depression
    2. Connecting the Science of Food and Nutrition to Health


    Nutrition - Sugar

    1. How Sugar affects your brain and body [Infographic]
    2. "From 1999 –2000 through 2017 –March 2020, U.S. obesity prevalence increased from 30.5% to 41.9%. During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%." - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    3. "Research out of UCLA published in April found that fructose can damage hundreds of the genes central to metabolism and lead to major diseases, including Alzheimer’s and ADHD." - Brian Krans 
    4. "Excess sugar, especially in the form of high fructose corn syrup, may be contributing to worsening health in many people." - Rekha B. Kumar, M.D.
    5. How Too Much Added Sugar Affects Your Health [Infographic]
    6. Effects of Sugar on the Brain: Cravings and Inflammation
    7. Slideshow: The Truth About Sugar Addiction
    8. Obesity: The little things
    9. How sugar affects the brain [TED]
    10. Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar [Audible]


    Nutritional Psychiatry

    1. The Link Between Diet and Mental Health [YouTube]
    2. How the food you eat affects your brain [YouTube]
    3. TelaDoc - Online dietitians & healthy meal plans just for you
    4. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Find a Nutrition Expert
    5. Nutritional strategies to ease anxiety
    6. Should You Take Vitamins for Depression?
    7. Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food
    8. Food and Mood: What Is Nutritional Psychiatry?
    9. Why nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
    10. This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More [Kindle]


    Ongoing Therapy

    1. Advekit
    2. MDLive
    3. OpenPath Collective
    4. Teladoc
    5. PsychologyToday


    Pain

    1. Chronic Pain: A Cycle of Stress and Pain [Infographic]
    2. A Scientific Approach to Chronic Pain
    3. Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain
    4. Back in Control - A Surgeon's Roadmap out of Chronic Pain
    5. Break the Chronic Pain Cycle
    6. Meditation for Pain
    7. Pain Management
    8. Medisafe -  "Never forget to take your meds and pills again with the MUST HAVE pill  reminder ranked #1 by pharmacists and physicians in independent tests." [app]
    9. Curable - "The approach Curable uses is the most effective approach I have to offer patients with persistent pain." - John Stracks, MD [app]


    Parenting

    1. Parenting and Advice
    2. Family Resource Center - "Our mental health videos are produced in partnership with our expert  clinicians and psychologists. We aim to provide accessible parenting  advice on a wide array of topics, including behavior, anxiety, screen  time, and parenting difficulties."
    3. Kids Health - For Parents: Advice on children's health, behavior, and growth – from before birth through the teen years.
    4. Healthy Children by the American Academy of Pediatrics
    5. Gottman Parenting
    6. Structural Family Therapy
    7. 1-2-3 Magic (parenting childhood through teen years)
    8. Parenting from the Inside Out - How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive [Audible]
    9. Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle: Resolve the Power Struggle and Build Trust, Responsibility, and Respect by Neil D. Brown LCSW [Audible]
    10. The 5 Love Languages of Children [Audible]


    • See Childcare - Children, Youth, and Teens; Patience; Cortisol; Stress Management


    Parenting - Fatherhood

    1. Mental Health and the New Father
    2. We Can't Ignore Our Dads' Mental Health, Even if They Try To
    3. The importance of new fathers' mental health [TED Talk]
    4. Newborn health Mini Parenting Master Class [YouTube]
    5. Baby Tips for a New Dad, from a Dad from Sanford Health [YouTube]
    6. Baby Care Basics Class [YouTube]
    7. First Time Fatherhood Pregnancy Guide for Men [Audible]
    8. Parenting from the Inside Out - How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive [Audible]


    • See Childcare - Children, Youth, and Teens; Reproductive Psychiatry: Mom Matters; Reproductive Psychiatry: Fatherhood First 


    Parenting - Motherhood

    1. Why U.S. Working Moms Are So Stressed [YouTube]
    2. Moms' Mental Health Matters
    3. Best Moms Don't Do it All  [eBook]
    4. Bringing Baby Home Parent's Workbook
    5. Baby Bomb - A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents [Audible]
    6. The Transition to Parenthood: Thriving, Not Just Surviving


    • See Childcare - Children, Youth, and Teens; Reproductive Psychiatry: Mom Matters; Reproductive Psychiatry: Fatherhood First 


    Parenting - Therapy for Children, Youth, and Teens

    1. Bend - Behavioral Care for kids and teens ages 1-17
    2. Teladoc - Online therapy to help your teen cope and grow—from anywhere,* no matter what your teen is facing.
    3. Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Different Types
    4. Taking Your Child to a Therapist
    5. How to Find a Therapist for Your Teenager
    6. What Parents Should Know About Teen Counseling


    Parenting - To Be or Not to Be a Parent

    1. Positive Parenting and the Seven Essential Life Skills for Children! [ Infographic]
    2. Does Having Kids Really Make People Miserable?
    3. Nine Things to Consider Before Having a Baby
    4. Ten Signs of an Effective Co-Parenting Relationship
    5. Is it worth having kids? [YouTube]
    6. Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway. [YouTube]
    7. Giving Birth In Your 20s VS Your 30s [YouTube]
    8. The case for having kids [TED]


    • See Childhood; Happiness; Purpose in Life; Regrets; Relationships - Healthy vs. Unhealthy, and Intimacy


    Patience

    1. Patience Was Given To Us For A Reason
    2. Lifespan Calculator [Exercise]
    3. Four Reasons to Cultivate Patience
    4. Four Tips to Developing Patience
    5. Seven Tips for Better Patience: Yes, You'll Need to Practice
    6. Cultivating Patience During Uncertain Times
    7. Losing Your Patience? Here's How to Get it Back [Podcast]
    8. Do You Want to Be More Patient?[Podcast]
    9. Why Patience is Power [YouTube]
    10. The Power of Patience: How This Old-Fashioned Virtue Can Improve Your Life [Audible]


    • See Acceptance; Anger; Boundaries; Breathing Benefits; Meditation; Purpose in Life; Relationships; Stress; Values


    Perfectionism

    1. How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism [Kindle]


    • See Acceptance and Self-Acceptance


    Planners and Trackers

    1. Microsoft
    2. Evernote
    3. App Recommendations


    Pregnancy

    • See Reproductive Psychiatry


    Problem Solving

    1. 5 Whys Root-Cause Analysis
    2. Problem solving and decision making [Education]
    3. How Good Are Your Problem SolvingSkills? [Infographic/Assessment]
    4. How to Solve a Problem in Four Steps: The IDEA Model [YouTube]
    5. Five tips to improve your critical thinking [TED-Ed]
    6. Marcus Aurelius - Stop Caring What People Think [YouTube]


    Procrastination

    1. Stop Procrastinating! Procrastination Self Test for Adults [Test]
    2. Two Counterintuitive Ways to Stop Procrastinating
    3. How to Stop Procrastinating
    4. How the Eisenhower Matrix can fix your Procrastination issues
    5. The Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Things Done
    6. Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator [YouTube]
    7. Why we procrastinate and what to do about it, with Fuschia Sirois, PhD [YouTube]
    8. Effective Time Management [Student guide]
    9. Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time [Audible]
    10. Bluebird Focus Timer - Stay focused. Anytime. Anywhere. [App]


    • See Anxiety; Comfort Zone; Distractions; Motivation; Purpose in Life; Regrets; Time Management; Planners and Trackers; Values


    Psychiatry

    1. What Is a Psychiatric Evaluation?
    2. 5 Things to Know Before Attending Your First Psychiatry Appointment
    3. What to Expect at Your First Psychiatrist Appointment
    4. Biology of Depression – Neuroplasticity and Endocrinology
    5. Talking With Your Doctor
    6. Brightside Health - "The right medication, tailored precisely to you"
    7. MDLive - Doctors On Call 24
    8. TelaDoc
    9. Medication | Mental Health America


    • See Medically Cleared; Nutritional Psychiatry


    Purpose in Life and Designing Your  Meaning

    1. Build a MeaningfulLife By Boosting 6 Strengths [Infographic]
    2. 24 Character Strengths and Their Virtues [Infographic]
    3. Purpose in Life Quiz
    4. Three Ways to See Meaning in Your Life
    5. The Power of Purpose
    6. Why Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs Matters [YouTube]
    7. Life Crafting - Sharpen your sense of purpose by defining and committing to your goals [Exercise]
    8. Ten Ways to Figure Out What’s Important to You


    1. Fifteen Ways To Find Your Purpose Of Life and Realize Your Meaning


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Regrets; Values
    • Therapist Library:  Best Possible Self; Exploring Familial and Current Values; Values Clarification


    Quality of Life (QOL)

    1. Take our 3-minute True Vitality Test™, and we’ll give you customized recommendations on how to live longer | BlueZones
    2. Fifteen Ways To Find Your Purpose Of Life and Realize Your Meaning
    3. Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again [Kindle & Audible]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Purpose in Life


    Reading and  Healing

    1. Seven Science-Backed Ways Reading Makes You Healthy [Infographic]
    2. Health Benefits of Reading Books 
    3. Stress Assessment  [Exercise]
    4. Why Reading is Good for Mental Health
    5. Can Reading Books Improve Your Mental Health? - New research explores the impact of reading on various aspects of mental health.
    6. How Reading Can Help Reduce Stress and Anxiety [depression, sleep disorders, and burnout]
    7. "In a therapeutic setting, bibliotherapy is thought to be effective  because it provides an additional outlet for patients to work through  problems and can help an individual recognize that they are not alone in  their struggles." - PsychologyToday
    8. "Reading has physical benefits in addition to being an intellectual workout. Research shows that regular reading can lower blood pressure, reduce stress and improve sleep quality. Researchers have also found a link between reading books and longevity; reading keeps your brain active and promotes mental and emotional fitness." - Paul Wright, MD


    • See Journal Writing and Healing


    Regrets

    1. The 6 Most Common Regrets People Experience
    2. How to Limit 10 of Life's Biggest Regrets
    3. Regrets: Necessary for a Well-Live Life - Why the "deathbed regrets" visualization can be so powerful.
    4. A 97-Year-Old Philosopher Faces His Own Death [YouTube]
    5. How to Live without Regret and Guilt? [YouTube]
    6. What Makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness [YouTube]
    7. Let Go of Worry, Embarrassment and Regret [Audible]


    • Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; No Regrets 365 [Tab]


    Relationship apps

    1. Agape - Spark meaningful conversation, in 1 minute or less, with a personalized question from Daily Agapé.
    2. Evergreen - Relationship Growth
    3. Lasting - Solve any relationship or parenting issue with the #1 therapy program


    Relationships

    1. Attachment Styles [Infographic]
    2. Why Do "We Accept the Love We Think We Deserve"
    3. Is your relationship defined by honesty and dependability—or suspicion and betrayal? [Quiz] 
    4. The Four Attachment Styles [YouTube]
    5. Abusive Relationships [YouTube]
    6. The 12 Ties that Bind Long-Term Relationships
    7. Is your relationship healthy?
    8. Co-Dependency
    9. Relationship Red Flags: 7 Behaviors You Shouldn’t Let Slide
    10. The Secret of Successful Relationships: Rupture and Repair

     

    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Empathy; Happiness
    • Therapist Library: Bucket Fillers; Dealing with Frustration in Your Relationship


    Relationships - Abusive

    1. Relationship spectrum - Healthy | Unhealthy | Abusive [Infographic]
    2. What is equality in a relationship? [Infographic]
    3. Recognizing the Signs of Coercive Control
    4. Types ofAbuse
    5. Signs of domestic violence or abuse
    6. Invisible Victims: When Men Are Abused
    7. Help for Men Who are Being Abused
    8. Help for Battered Men
    9. Victim 2 Victor [Audible]
    10. Suffering in Silence: The Emotional Abuse of Men [TED Talk] 


    • See Abuse


    Relationships - Attachment Style

    1. Attachment Styles In Adult Relationships [Infographic]
    2. Attachment Styles [YouTube]
    3. Relationship Attachment Style Test
    4. How our Own Attachment Style Impacts our Relationships
    5. How Attachment Styles Affect Adult Relationships
    6. What is Secure Attachment and Bondin
    7. Wired for Dating: How Understanding Neurobiology and Attachment Style [Kindle]
    8. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment [Kindle]
    9. Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship [Audible]


    Relationships - Breakup

    1. >> Interactive guide to safety planning <<
    2. Early Signs, Heartbreak, and Loneliness [YouTube]
    3. What Is Emotional Abuse? [Infographic]
    4. 4 Clear Signs It Is Time to Let Go of Your Relationship
    5. This Is Me Letting You Go [Audible]
    6. Breakup Grief: Did Your Worst Breakup Change You?
    7. The Neuroscience of Relationship Breakup
    8. Mend | The #1 Breakup App
    9. How to Cope with a Breakup: A Step-by-Step Guide
    10. Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again [Kindle]


    • See Cortisol; Endings and Beginnings; Relationships - Dating; Stress Management; Transition to Transformation


    Relationships - Communication

    1. Needs Inventory [Infographic]
    2. 36 Questions for Increasing Closeness [Exercise]
    3. Turn Towards Instead of Away
    4. How to Deal With a Negative Spouse
    5. The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling
    6. The High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation [Kindle]
    7. Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship [Audible]
    8. The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts [Audible]


    • See Abuse; Boundaries; Relational Dimension; Relationships; Relationships - Attachment Style; Self-Care



    Relationships -  Conflict Resolution

    1. The Four Horsemen: The Antidotes [Infographic]
    2. How Much Should You Try to Change Your Spouse or Partner? 
    3. Why All Men Should Go To Marriage Counseling and Therapy
    4. How to Get a Resistant Partner Into Couples Therapy
    5. Marriage Problems? Here's an 8-Step Rescue Plan
    6. How Parental Conflict Hurts Kids
    7. Managing vs. Resolving Conflict in Relationships: The Blueprints for Success
    8. How Children Cope with High Conflict Divorce: How are they harmed and what can parents do to help them?
    9. What Therapists Don't Tell You About Divorcing A High-Conflict Personality
    10. Relationship Rx: Insights and Practices to Overcome Chronic Fighting and Return to Love [Audible]


    • See Cortisol; Endings and Beginnings; Health; Meditation and Relaxation Techniques; Relationships - Dating; Sleep; Stress Management; Transition to Transformation


    Relationships - Dating

    1. What is respect in a healthy relationship?
    2. Dating & Premarital
    3. 11 Online Dating Safety Tips
    4. Best Background Check Sites for Dating
    5. Breakup Grief: Did Your Worst Breakup Change You?
    6. How Well Do You Know Your Partner? [Quiz]
    7. 36 Questions for Increasing Closeness [Assessment]
    8. Five Days of Dating Advice
    9. When to Say "I Love You" for the First Time, According to the Experts
    10. The Five Love Languages: Singles Edition [Audible]


    • See Boundaries; Dating and Society; Relationships - Attachment Style; Relationships - Breakup


    Relationships - When Failure Might Be An Unavoidable Life Transition

    1. What Your Conflict Resolution Style Says About You and It It Healthy?
    2. Why Does a Relationship Fail?
    3. Thirteen Red Flags in Relationships
    4. How to Recognize and Cope with Micro Cheating
    5. Fifteen Signs of Deception in a Relationship
    6. How to Deal with Betrayal in a Relationship
    7. How to Forgive a Partner Who Has Hurt You
    8. How to Fix a Relationship After Cheating
    9. How Couples Can Rebuild Trust in a Relationship


    Relationships - Five Love Languages

    1. What isYour Love Language [Quiz]
    2. What is Your Apology Language [Quiz]
    3. Do you know the 5 love languages? Here’s what they are — and how to use them
    4. The Five Love Languages of Children [ Audible]
    5. The Five Love Languages of Teenagers [Audible]
    6. The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts  [Audible]
    7. The Five Love Languages for Men [Audible]


    • See Relationships - Attachment Style
    • See App Recommendations: Relationships
    • Therapist Library: Love Language


    Relationships - Healthy vs. Unhealthy, and Intimacy

    1. 36 Questions for Increasing Closeness [Exercise]
    2. It's Not About The Nail [YouTube]
    3. Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships [Infographic]
    4. Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships [Article]
    5. The Power of Vulnerability [YouTube]
    6. Skills for Healthy Romantic Relationships [TED]
    7. The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship [TED]
    8. Intimacy and communication [Workbook]
    9. The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy [Kindle]
    10. Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples [Audible]


    Relationships - Marriage

    1. How to Grow Emotional Intimacy in your Marriage
    2. The Effects of Marriage on Health
    3. "This essay is The School of Life’s guide to the rest of a life together, containing twenty central ideas on how to make a relationship work over decades beyond the wedding day... Love is ultimately not just a feeling but a skill that has to be learnt." - Twenty Ideas on Marriage - The School of Life
    4. Institute for Family Studies


    Relationships -  Separation, and Divorce

    1. >> Interactive guide to safety planning <<
    2. 4 Relationship Behaviors That Often Lead to Divorce
    3. 5 Things to Try Before Giving Up on a Relationship
    4. Marriage Problems? Here's an 8-Step Rescue Plan
    5. You Can't Fall Back In Love Without Doing This
    6. 10 Tips to Get Your Spouse to Marriage Counseling
    7. How to Get a Resistant Partner Into Couples Therapy
    8. 7 Toxic Habits Of Emotionally Abusive Partners
    9. Dealing with Bullies in Marriage -- and Divorce
    10. 5 Ways To Stop Settling For Less Than You Deserve In A Relationship


    • See Endings and Beginnings; Transition to Transformation


    Relaxation Strategies

    1. How to Relax | HeadSpace
    2. Progressive Muscle Relaxation Meditation [Audio Training]
    3. Guided Meditation [Audio Training]
    4. Progressive Muscle Relaxation [YouTube]


    Reproductive Psychiatry: Mom Matters (pregnancy)

    1. What is Reproductive Psychiatry?
    2. Postpartum Support International
    3. Mother to Baby
    4. Maternal Mental Health [Factsheets]
    5. Drugs and Lactation Database
    6. National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
    7. Mom's Mental Health Matters
    8. Reproductive Mental Health - Ava's Story [YouTube]
    9. A new way to think about the transition to motherhood [TED Talk]
    10. The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook: The Guide to Surviving Your Emotions When Having a Baby [Kindle]


    • See See Childcare; Childhood; Childhood: Zero to Three;  Children, Youth, and Teens; ; Parenting - To Be or Not to Be a Parent


    Reproductive Psychiatry: Fatherhood First (pregnancy)

    1. Mental Health and the New Father
    2. We Can't Ignore Our Dads' Mental Health, Even if They Try To
    3. The importance of new fathers' mental health [TED Talk]
    4. Newborn health Mini Parenting Master Class [YouTube]
    5. Baby Tips for a New Dad, from a Dad from Sanford Health [YouTube]
    6. Baby Care Basics Class [YouTube]
    7. First Time Fatherhood Pregnancy Guide for Men [Audible]
    8. Parenting from the Inside Out - How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive [Audible]


    • See See Childcare; Childhood; Childhood: Zero to Three;  Children, Youth, and Teens; ; Parenting - To Be or Not to Be a Parent


    Resilience

    1. Where AreYou? Resilience Checklist [Infographic]
    2. The three secrets of resilient people [TED]
    3. Ramp up your resilience!
    4. Neuroplasticity: How to Use Your Brain’s Malleability to Improve Your Well-being
    5. Words of Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Thoughts on Optimism, Success, Fear, Overcoming Failure,Persistence, and Resilience that Will Change Your Life [Kindle]
    6. Pathway to Happiness - Register today for free—and immediately start receiving science-based strategies for more happiness, resilience, kindness, and connection in your life.
    7. Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills
    8. Mindfulness and Well-being: Living with Balance and Ease [Course]


    • See Hope
    • Therapist Library: The Resiliency Toolkit; 3 Month Resilience Map for Women





    Routine, Habits, and Committed Practice Lead to a Life that is Awesome

    1. Could your life be more awesome? Take the Awe Quiz
    2. TheScience of Habit
    3. The Importance of Keeping a Routine During Stressful Times
    4. This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Hours Per Week
    5. Seven True Stories Of People Building Incredibly Productive Morning Routines
    6. The Biology of Positive Habits
    7. Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, and Neuroscience All Agree: Your Daily Routine Needs More 'Non-time'
    8. Break the Habit: 10 Ways to Help Tame Your Soft Addictions
    9. Big Ideas: How to Unleash Your Creative Self and Have More Aha! Moments [Audible]
    10. Self Discipline   [Audible]


    • Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience
    • Research finding: "Living a life, characterized by routines, was found to be associated with higher  MIL [Meaning in Life]" (Routines and meaning in life).



    Rumination

    • See Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; Intrusive and Negative Thoughts
    • Therapist Library: Time Traveler's Log


    Self-Acceptance

    1. A 5-Step Process to Transform Shame with Self-Compassion [Infographic]
    2. How To Start Your Journey Towards Self-Acceptance
    3. Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth [TEDxDePaulUniversity]
    4. How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism [Kindle]
    5. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [Audible]
    6. Sixteen Self-Acceptance Exercises & Activities for Adults


    Self-Care & Self-Compassion

    1. Self-Care Iceberg [Infographic]
    2. Self-care on a Time Crunch [Infographic]
    3. Self Care Ideas
    4. How to Feel Better About Yourself [Podcast]
    5. The 7 types of rest that every person needs [TED]
    6. The importance of self-care | TED Talks
    7. 20 Habits For a Healthier, Happier Life - Blue Zones
    8. The Importance of Keeping a Routine During Stressful Times
    9. Self-Compassion 365
    10. Center for Mindful Self-Compassion


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Burnout; Fun, Inspiration,  Interests, Joy,  Leisure, and Passions; Stress Management
    • Therapist Library: Seven Steps to Self-Forgiveness


    Self-Esteem and Self-Image

    1. Self-Esteem Test
    2. Seven Keys to Increasing Your Self-Esteem Today!
    3. Positive Self-Image: How to Improve Self- and Body-Image
    4. The Self-Esteem Workbook
    5. The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism: Evidence-Based Skills to Help You Let Go of Self-Criticism, Build Self-Esteem, and Find Balance
    6. The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem
    7. The Science of Well-Being [Course]
    8. Self-Esteem Definition: How to Build Self-Esteem or Self-Worth [Course]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Imposter Syndrome; Self-Compassion


    Shame

    1. The Compass of Shame [Infographic]
    2. Guilt vs Shame [Infographic]
    3. The Problem of Shame [YouTube]
    4. Listening to Shame [YouTube]
    5. How to Deal With Shame
    6. Shame Resilience Theory: Advice From Brené Brown
    7. Men, Women and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough [Audible]


    • See Acceptance and Self-Acceptance


    LEARN, HEAL, GROW

    The School of Life

    Singlehood

    1. 6 Benefits of Being Single
    2. The Major Predictors of Long-Term Involuntary Singlehood
    3. How to Feel Better About Being Single
    4. Connection to Humanity Quiz [Expercise]
    5. Loneliness is causing our physical and mental health to suffer [YouTube]
    6. Aging alone | Taking Care of Yourself When You’re Single
    7. The Importance of Being Single [YouTube]
    8. The Five Love Languages: Singles [Audible]


    • See Isolation, Alone, Loneliness, and Solitude


    Sleep apps

    1. Stellar Sleep - Founded and developed at Harvard University

    • Sleep Diary - "Sleep is the Foundation for a healthy life. Track your habits to achieve a better night's sleep." - Sleep Foundation
    • Sleep Cycle - "Sleep Cycle tracks and analyzes your sleep, waking you up at the most perfect time, feeling rested!"
    • AutoSleep - ".Automatically track your sleep from your Apple Watch."
    • Best Sleep Trackers


    Sleep and Brain Repair

    1. "Like alcohol, sleep deprivation also affects judgment, making it harder to assess how impaired you are when you're tired."  - Christopher P. Landrigan, M.D. | Harvard Medical School
    2. Sleep Deprivation Effects [Infographic]
    3. Sleep-deprived employee vs. Well-rested employee [Infographic]
    4. Sleep and Quieting the Mind at Night [YouTube]
    5. Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep
    6. How Much Deep, Light, and REM Sleep Do You Need?
    7. Sleep & performance: The benefits of getting 7–9 hours of sleep per night [Infographic]
    8. Sleep and Its Detoxing Effect on The Brain and Body
    9. Sleep Debt and Catching Up on Sleep
    10. 14 Nights To Better Sleep | Sleep Foundation


    Sleep Hygiene

    1. Mastering Sleep Hygiene: Your Path to Quality Sleep
    2. 6 tips for better sleep | Sleeping with Science [YouTube]
    3. Hygiene of Sleep Checklist [Tool]
    4. Sleep Diary: How and Why You Should Keep One | Sleep Foundation [Tool]
    5. Worry Diary [Tool]
    6. Write In Private: Free Online Diary And Personal Journal | Penzu [Tool]
    7. Progressive Muscle Relaxation Meditation [Audio]
    8.  Progressive Muscle Relaxation [Tool]


    Sleep and Nutrition

    1. The Best Foods To Help You Sleep
    2. Sleep Diary [Worksheet]
    3. Nutrition and sleep colon how nutrition place a vital role in promoting healthy sleep patterns
    4. Better sleep: Three Simple Diet Tweaks
    5. Understanding the Connections Between Sleep and Nutrition
    6. The Nutrition Source: Sleep
    7. Nutrition’s Link to Sleep Quality
    8. How sleep affects what -- and how much -- you eat | Sleeping with Science [TED]


    Sleep and Quieting the Mind at Night

    1. Breathing exercises for better sleep  [Headspace - article]
    2. Racing Thoughts While Trying To Sleep? Try This. [Headspace - meditation]
    3. Instant Calm, Beautiful Relaxing Sleep Music, Dream Music [YouTube]
    4. Relaxation Exercises to Help Fall Asleep
    5. Busy Brain? Tips to Quiet an Active Mind for Sleep


    Social Media Addiction, Time wasters, Distractions, and the Cost

    1. Dopamine, Smartphones & You: A battle for your time
    2. The Psychological Impact of Negative News
    3. "It was absolutely astonishing to see that our brain actually replays the events of the day or what we've been doing directly before sleep." - T11 Research Participant | BrainGate [See Sleep]
    4. Tracking Down Time-Wasters
    5. Social Media Time Alternatives Calculator
    6. How Smartphones Sabotage Your Brain's Ability to Focus [YouTube]
    7. What doctors wish patients knew about decision fatigue - Decision fatigue leaves you drained
    8. The Real Cost of Clutter | Sandra Lane | TEDxWilliamsport
    9. STOP Wasting Precious Time
    10. "Addiction to social media replaces prior forms of entertainment, such as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, or a fascination with the clown, court jester, or time spent distracted by the entertainment found in ancient Rome. However, the cost of the impermanent and depleted form of entertainment, even of the edifying type, is always the time of one's life." - E. De La Loza


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Detox; Distractions; Focus


    Socialization

    1. Spending the Holidays Alone? 8 Coping Strategies
    2. Being alone with your thoughts is a skill you can practice
    3. Searching for love to escape ourselves
    4. The Dangers of Loneliness
    5. Loneliness: Causes and Health Consequences
    6. Life as a Lone Wolf: Why Do So Many Men Feel Lonely?
    7. Casual Friendships, Coworkers, and Even Your Outer Circle Influence Your Health
    8. Maintaining Healthy Social Connections Improves Well-Being
    9. Social Support: Getting and Staying Connected
    10. Maintaining Healthy Social Connections Improves Well-Being


    • See Friendship; Isolation, Alone,  Loneliness, and Solitude


    Stress Management

    1. Stress and Anxiety Quiz
    2. Stress Screener [Assessment]
    3. The Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory {Assessment]
    4. How Stress Affects the Body [Infographic]
    5. Stress and the Pressure Performance Curve [Infographic]
    6. Understanding the stress response
    7. Understanding and Reducing Stress [YouTube]
    8. Diaphragmatic Breathing [YouTube]
    9. Progressive Muscle Relaxation [YouTube]
    10. CBT Workbook for Adult Mental Health: How to stop negative thinking, relieve anxiety, worry less, and start living [Kindle]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Burnout
    • Therapist Library: Calmness; See Cortisol


    Stress and Women

    1. Stress and your health | Office on Women's Health
    2. Being a Professional Woman: How to Manage the Stressors
    3. Will stress during pregnancy affect my baby?


    Substance Use

    1. Wellness [and Substance] Use Tracker [worksheets]
    2. Know the Risks of Using Drugs
    3. 12 Steps of Recovery: How These Programs Work
    4. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
    5. Addiction: What to Know About Detox
    6. FindTreatment.gov
    7. Medications for Substance Use Disorders
    8. Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction [Audible]
    9. Substance Abuse and Intimate Relationships


    • See Addiction; Authentic Living; Comfort Zone; Detox; Health; Hope; Inspiration; Medically Cleared; Neurotransmitters; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning;  Stress Management; Substance Use; Values


    Substance Use - Alcohol


    1. Overcoming Alcohol Addiction
    2. Calculator: Alcohol consumption screening AUDIT questionnaire in adults
    3. Drink Less,  Live More Reframe the way you think and drink through neuroscience [App]
    4. Alcohol use disorder | Mayo Clinic Radio
    5. Drinking alcohol leads to the release of natural brain opioids in humans
    6. Drinking to Remember: Consuming Alcohol Leads to Epigenetic Changes in Brain Memory Centers
    7. Alcohol's effect on teenage brain
    8. Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction | Judy Grisel
    9. Enterhealth Ranch addiction recovery staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide clear, straightforward answers to your questions and to assist with the admission process.
    10. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is the nation's largest nonprofit treatment provider, with a legacy that began in 1949 and includes the 1982 founding of the Betty Ford Center.


    Substance Use - Cannabis

    1. "Study of 938 people followed for 45 years reveals long-term, regular #cannabis users had an IQ decline from childhood to midlife; midlife deficits in #learning ability and processing speed, as well as structural changes in the hippocampus." - Brain & Behavior
    2. Marijuana (canabis)


    • See Addiction; Authentic Living; Comfort Zone; Detox; Health; Hope; Inspiration; Medically Cleared; Neurotransmitters; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning;  Stress Management; Substance Use; Values


    Substance Use - Tobacco

    1. Smoking harms the brain, raises dementia risk – but not if you quit
    2. Puffing away sadness
    3. How do cigarettes affect the body? [YouTube]
    4. Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults
    5. What to Know About Tobacco and Your Mental Health
    6. Can Social Science Help You Quit Smoking For Good? [Podcast]
    7. Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Nicotine Exposure during Adolescence for Prefrontal Cortex Neuronal Network Function
    8. '[Q]uit all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping devices." - American Lung Association
    9. The Addiction Recovery Workbook: Powerful Skills for Preventing Relapse Every Day [Workbook]
    10. The Addiction Recovery Journal: Guided Prompts, Practices, and Encouragement for Living with Addiction and Preventing Relapse [Workbook]


    • See Addiction; Authentic Living; Comfort Zone; Detox; Health; Hope; Inspiration; Medically Cleared; Neurotransmitters; Purpose in Life and Designing Your Meaning;  Stress Management; Substance Use; Values


    Success

    1. Better Results With Less Effort: 7 Ways Business Titans Use Stoicism To Succeed
    2. 10 Things Unstoppable People Do That Average People Don't
    3. John Doerr: Why the secret to success is setting the right goals [TED Talk]
    4. Success [YouTube]
    5. Success Likelihood Test [Quiz]


    Systems Theory

    1. Ecological Systems Theory [Infographic]
    2. A Comprehensive Guide to the Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model [Infographic]
    3. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems: 5 Forces Impacting Our Lives


    Therapist Library: Ecological Systems Worksheet


    Therapy

    1. "Microchange leads substantive change." - E. De La Loza
    2. "[T]he brain is malleable and that repeated, intentional, and somewhat uncomfortable efforts are required to experience lasting change." - Megan Call | Neuroplasticity: How to Use Your Brain’s Malleability to Improve Your Well-being
    3. Why you're not stuck with the brain you're born with
    4. Become Who You're Afraid To Be | The Philosophy of Carl Jung
    5. 9 Uncomfortable Signs You're Healing Emotionally
    6. Transformational News


    Thoughts and Thinking Patterns

    1. "[T]hey estimate that the average person has about 6,200 thoughts per day." - Anne Craig | Discovery of ‘thought worms’ opens window to the mind
    2. "Studies have shown that up to 70 percent of our thoughts are negative.” -  Robin Galante | 4 things to remember the next time you’re spiraling
    3. How Many Thoughts Do You Have Each Day? And Other Things to Think About
    4. Negative Thinking – What your poor brain doesn’t know
    5. Why Thought-Stopping Techniques Don’t Work (and What to Try Instead)
    6. Your brain is wired for negative thoughts. Here’s how to change it. [YouTube]
    7. How fast is the speed of thought? Approximately 268 miles per hour [YouTube]
    8. Is it normal to talk to yourself? [YouTube]


    • See Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; Comfort Zone;  Intrusive and Negative Thoughts; Language and Its Importance for Transformation; Negative Thoughts 


    Time Management

    1. How Americans Spend their Time  [Infographic]
    2. Are You Keeping Busy or Being Productive? [Infographic]
    3. TimeAndDate.com [Tool]
    4. Lifespan Calculator – Test Your Life Expectancy [Tool]
    5. Eisenhower Matrix – Urgent vs Important: Work in present or plan for the future? [Infographic]
    6. How do people across the world spend their time
    7. How People Like You Spend Their Time
    8. Productivity Means Working Smarter, Not Longer
    9. Average Working Hours Worldwide
    10. Bluebird Focus Timer - Stay focused. Anytime. Anywhere. [App]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Goals, Procrastination, and Purpose in Life
    • Time Management Apps


    Transition to Transformation

    1. Transtheoretical Model of Change  [Infographic]
    2. The Hidden Barrier To Learning And What You Can Do About It [Infographic]
    3. The Four Stages of Competence [Infographic]
    4. The Learning Curve and The Four Stages of Competence [YouTube]
    5. Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve and Spaced Repetition [Infographic; video; article]  
    6. The Biology of Positive Habits
    7. Break the Habit: 10 Ways to Help Tame Your Soft Addictions
    8. The Importance of Maintaining Structure and Routine During Stressful Times
    9. How Are Habits Formed? The Psychology of Behavioral Change
    10. Nine Steps to Create Changes That Will Last


    • See Endings and Beginnings


    Trauma

    1. How Trauma Can Affect Adult Relationships [Infographic]
    2. What Is Trauma-Bonding?
    3. Trauma Bonding: What It Is and How to Cope
    4. The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
    5. Coping wit Trauma: Workaholism
    6. Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment
    7. How Movement Therapy Can Heal Traumatic Stress
    8. Childhood Disrupted
    9. The Body Keeps the Score [Audible]
    10. Trauma and Recovery [Audible]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Adverse Childhood Experiences


    Travel and Mental Health

    1. Here’s why planning a trip can help your mental health
    2. Planning a Trip Can Boost Your Mental Health Right Now
    3. Can you pack your meds in a pill case and more questions answered | Transportation Security Administration
    4. "If your doctor prescribes medicine for you, take the medicine as directed before, during, and after travel" (CDC).
    5. Four things to know about travel and mental health
    6. Mental Health and Travel | Department of Foreign Affairs


    Universe

    1. Map of the Universe


    Values

    1. Quizzes - Set up a free account to save your quiz scores and track your progress over time.| Greater Good
    2. Self-Assessment Tools
    3. What Are Your Values?
    4. MakeYour Values Mean Something
    5. How to Talk About Your Values in a Relationship
    6. Is Belief in God Necessary for Good Values? Global Survey on Religion and Morality | Pew Research Center
    7. The 6 Most Common Regrets People Experience | Psychology Today
    8. Why Values Matter [TED]
    9. Doing Core Values [TED]
    10. Quest for Meaning: Values, Ethics, and the Modern Experience [Audible]


    • See Activities to Enhance My Lived Experience; Purpose in Life; Regrets
    • Therapist Library:  Best Possible Self; Exploring Familial and Current Values; Values Clarification


    Visualization

    1. Visualize It - "Whether in therapy or in your everyday life, using visualization is an important tool to improve all areas." - Jennifer Baumgartner Psy.D.
    2. How to Use Positive Visualization in Everyday Life
    3. Visualization / Guided Imagery for relaxation [Exercise]
    4. Meditation [Audio]
    5. Ten Minute Mindfulness Meditation | Be Present [YouTube]
    6. Crisis Support: Longing for Change [YouTube]
    7. Fifteen Visualization Techniques To Help You Achieve Your Goals
    8. Reset: Decompress Your Body and Mind [YouTube]
    9. Achieve Your Dreams through Visualization [YouTube]
    10. Science-Based Mental Training & Visualization for Improved Learning [YouTube


    Window of Tolerance

    1. Window of Tolerance [Worksheet]
    2. Understanding the Window of Tolerance and How it Affects You [Infographic]
    3. Cognitive Appraisal Theory [Infographic]
    4. How Stress Affects the Body [Infographic]
    5. Stress and the Pressure Performance Curve [Infographic]
    6. Understanding the stress response - Chronic activation of this survival mechanism impairs health | Harvard Health
    7. What Is the Window of Tolerance, and Why Is It So Important?
    8. Expanding the "Window of Tolerance" - Supporting children's ability to cope with anxiety.
    9. Window of Tolerance [YouTube]


    Worry

    1. How Worrying Affects the Body
    2. How To Stop Worrying | Headspace
    3. Calm 365
    4. 5 Stoic Ways to Stop Worrying - Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism) [YouTube]
    5. Let Go of Worry, Embarrassment and Regret [Audible]
    6. CBT Workbook for Adult Mental Health: How to stop negative thinking, relieve anxiety, worry less, and start living [Kindle]
    7. Rewire Your Anxious Brain (How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry) [Kindle]


    • See Anxiety; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions
    • Therapist Library: Time Traveler's Log


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