Emergency Resources

Research on Exercise and Mental Health:

• Walk and Talk Therapy – WebMD – Exercise is good for the body and the mind. It may also improve psychotherapy sessions.

• NRP Shots – Why exercise may do a teenage mind good.

• About.com – Walking for your mind and spirit.

• BBC News – Walking could be a useful tool in treating depression.

• NY TIMES – How exercise can calm anxiety.

• Prevention – Drug-free plan to improve your mood.

• Brainblogger – Exercise for depression; a gold standard therapy.

• Huffington Post – How to put your Monster Anxiety on a Diet

• http://shar.es/ibK0E – Forget about wonder drugs, a spate of new research shows that exercising today is the key to staying sharp tomorrow.

• NY TIMES – Hollywoods new stars – pedestrians.

Book Recommendations for Mental & Physical Wellness:

• Spark, The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey, MD

• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhig

• Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind by Kristin Neff, PhD

• Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach, PhD

• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of Who You Think You Should Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown

• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms The Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD and Elyse Resch MS, RD

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Book Recommendations for Relationship Fulfillment:

• Helping Your Troubled Teen by Cynthia Kaplan, PhD, Blaise Aguirre, MD, Michael Rater, MD

• Don’t Feed the Ants (for young kids with anxiety) by Erin Bernardi

• How To Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It by Patricia Love, ED.D. and Steven Stosny, PhD

• Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch, PhD

• Divorce Busting by Michele Weiner-Davis

• The Sex-Starved Marriage by Michele Weiner-Davis

• Change Your Life and Everyone In It by Michele Weiner-Davis

• Where to Draw the Line by Anne Katherine, MA

• Love is a Verb by Bill O’Hanlon and Pat O’Hanlon

• Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

• It Takes One to Tango by Winifred M. Reilly, MA, MFT

• You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For by Richard C. Schwartz

• The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile

Podcasts:

• Tarah Brach Podcast– for Mental Wellness

• SelfWork Podcast– for Mental Wellness

• Relationship Alive Podcast– for Relationships

Apps:

• Headspace App– for Mindfulness Meditation

• Calm App– for Meditation and Sleep

• Moodnotes App– Thought Journal

Videos:

• Vulnerability Ted Talk by Brene Brown

• Listening to Shame Ted Talk by Brene Brown

• The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship Ted Talk by Esther Perel

• Rethinking Infidelity Ted Talk by Esther Perel