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    Recommended Readings

    Addictions/Emotional Eating

    • The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (Anonymous)
    • Dialectical Therapy Handbook & Skills Manual (Marsha Linehan)
    • DBT Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets (Marsha Linehan)
    • 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience (Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb)
    • Intuitive Eating (Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch)

    Anxiety

    • The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook (Edmund Bourne)
    • The Feeling Good Handbook (David Burns)
    • The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (John Forsyth & Georg Eifert)
    • Get Out Of Your Mind and Into your Life (Steven Hayes)
    • Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Susan Jeffers)
    • Dialectical Therapy Handbook & Skills Manual (Marsha Linehan)
    • DBT Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets (Marsha Linehan)
    • Emotional Freedom (Judith Orloff)
    • The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (Stephen Pressfield)
    • Embracing Fear: How to Turn What Scares Us Into Our Greatest Gift (Thom Rutledge)
    • Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Martin Seligman)

    Depression

    • The Feeling Good Handbook (David Burns)
    • Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion (Elisha Goldstein)
    • Get Out Of Your Mind and Into your Life (Steven Hayes)
    • Dialectical Therapy Handbook & Skills Manual (Marsha Linehan)
    • DBT Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets (Marsha Linehan)
    • Emotional Freedom (Judith Orloff)
    • Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Martin Seligman)
    • The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Mark Williams, John Teasdale, & Zindel Segal)

    Happiness

    • The Art of Happiness (Dalai Llama)
    • Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion (Elisha Goldstein)
    • Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (Mark Hansen)
    • Emotional Freedom (Judith Orloff)
    • Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill (Matthieu Ricard)
    • Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Martin Seligman)
    • The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Mark Williams, John Teasdale, & Zindel Segal)

    Mindfulness

    • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
    • Getting Unstuck (Pema Chodron)
    • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice For Difficult Times (Pema Chodron)
    • The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (John Forsyth & Georg Eifert)
    • Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion (Elisha Goldstein)
    • Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (Mark Hansen)
    • Get Out Of Your Mind and Into your Life (Steven Hayes)
    • Full-Catastrophe Living (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
    • Wherever You Go, There You Are (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
    • Dialectical Therapy Handbook & Skills Manual (Marsha Linehan)
    • DBT Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets (Marsha Linehan)
    • Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill (Matthieu Ricard)
    • Mindsight (Dan Siegel)
    • Intuitive Eating (Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch)
    • The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Mark Williams, John Teasdale, & Zindel Segal)

    Personal Growth

    • The Artist’s Way (Julia Cameron)
    • The Power of Myth (Joseph Campbell)
    • Getting Unstuck (Pema Chodron)
    • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice For Difficult Times (Pema Chodron)
    • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Stephen Covey)
    • The Art of Happiness (Dalai Llama)
    • Man’s Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
    • Siddhartha (Herman Hesse)
    • When Bad Things Happen To Good People (Harold Kushner)
    • A Wrinkle In Time (Madeleine L’Engle)
    • The Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller)
    • Emotional Freedom (Judith Orloff)
    • The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth (M. Scott Peck)
    • The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (Stephen Pressfield)

    Relationships

    • The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When The World Overwhelms You (Elaine Aron)
    • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Take Care of Yourself (Melody Beattie)
    • Healing the Shame That Binds You (John Bradshaw)
    • How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
    • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Stephen Covey)
    • Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Daniel Goleman)
    • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman & Nan Silver)
    • Getting The Love You Want: A Guide For Couples (Harville Hendrix)
    • Dialectical Therapy Handbook & Skills Manual (Marsha Linehan)
    • DBT Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets (Marsha Linehan)
    • The Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller)
    • The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth (M. Scott Peck)
    • The Language of Feelings (David Viscott)

    Self-Compassion

    • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go Of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (Brene Brown)
    • Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion (Elisha Goldstein)
    • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (Kristen Neff)
    • Intuitive Eating (Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch)

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    3201 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 201
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    (310) 365-1632
    rachel@rachelfintzy.com

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