Resources
Meditation Links I Love:
Kristen Neff’s Compassion Meditation
Dan Siegel “Wheel of Awareness”
Books I Like To Recommend:
For Couples:
Hold Me Tight, by Susan Johnson
The Neurodharma of Love, by Rick Hanson
Mating In Captivity, by Esther Perel
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It, Dr. Pat Love
What Matters Most: Living a more considered Life, James Hollis
Receiving Love, Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved, Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt
The Exquisite Risk, Daring to live an authentic life, Mark Nepo
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, John Gottman
Anger, Tich Nat Hanh
The Essential Difference: The truth about the male & female brain, Simon Baron-Cohen
Love 2.0 by Barbara Fredrickson
For Individuals:
7th Habit, Miguel Ruiz
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
Finding Meaning in the Second half of Life: How to finally really grow up, James Hollis
Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding our darker selves, James Hollis
Younger Next Year for Men, Chris Crowley
Younger Next Year for Women, Chris Crowley
The Four Agreements, Miguel Ruiz
When the body says No,Gabor Mate
Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
The Book of Secrets, Deepak Chopra
Why do I love these people? Understanding, surviving and creating your own family, Po Bronson
Life Lessons: Two Experts on death and dying teach the mysteries of life and living, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
The Five Things we cannot change: and the happiness we find by embracing them, David Richo
Leadership/ Career
Strength Finder 2.0, Tom Rath
Strengths-Based Leadership, Tom Rath & Barry Conchie
Talk Inc, Boris Groysberg & Michael Slind
Mindsight: the new science of personal transformation, Daniel Siegel, MD
The Neurobiology of “WE”, Daniel Siegel, MD
The One Who is not Busy: Connecting with work in a deeply satisfying way, Darlene Cohen
Primal Leadership: learning to lead with Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
Helpful Assessment Tools for Your Career:
Myers Briggs Click here to find out more.
Kiersey Temperament Sorter (watered down MBTI) Click here to find out more The assessment can be found within the book Please Understand Me II – Temperament Character Intelligence by David Keirsey.
Strengths Finder has an assessment tool that can be really helpful on line. When you buy the book, there is a code for access at the back. Find out more here
If You are in Crisis, Call:
Vancouver – 604 872-3311
Howe Sound & Sunshine Coast – 1-888-661-3311
Online service for youth www.YouthinBC.com
Online service for Adults www.CrisisCenterChat.com
Mental Health Emergency Services
Vancouver: 604 874-7307
Richmond: 604 244-5562
Fraser Health: 1 877-384-8062
Specialized Resources Available for You or Your Loved One
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 604 – 434-3933
Al-Anon Anonymous 604 688 – 1716
Vancouver Coastal Health Eating Disorder Program (all ages) VCH, 604 – 675-2531
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) 604 – 8784575
Anorexia & Bulimia Anonymous (ABA) @Avalon Recovery Society 604 – 913 – 0477
