Self Help resources can be a wonderful supplemental support as you prepare for your first appointment and to enhance your growth between sessions. We offer a variety of wellness videos created to support your health on our Youtube Channel. Each includes specific tips for you to practice to improve your mental health.
When to Seek Support
- You feel stuck or tired of suffering
- When you or someone who loves you says you are not your usual self
- When someone who loves you, or whose opinion you respect, says you should
- When what you are doing is not working and you do not know what to do next
- When symptoms (e.g. worry, sadness, stress, low motivation) are interfering with your life
- When you are starting to feel like a danger to yourself or others
- When you feel misunderstood
- When you are experiencing a life-changing transition
- When your relationships feel unsatisfactory and you want to improve them
- When you feel out of control, like you’re on autopilot, not knowing where you are going or why
- When you are confused about your identity in terms of gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation
Self help is not a replacement for therapy but we hope you find the same encouragement and help as we have as you explore some of the Sage Wellness team’s favorite resources below.
Personal Growth
Books
- Daring Greatly – Brene Brown, PhD
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
- Zen and the Art of Happiness – Chris Prentiss
- The Success Principles – Jack Canfield
- Untamed – Glennon Doyle
- Finding Your Own North Star – Martha Beck, PhD
Podcasts and other resources:
- “Imposter Syndrome Remedy” by Dr. Emee Vida Estacio
- Podcast: Being Well by Dr. Rick Hanson
- Podcast: The Adult Chair by Michelle Chalfant
Relationships
Books:
- Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman
- How to Talk so Kids will Listen, and Listen so Kids will Talk – Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Why Does He Do That – Lundy Bancroft
- Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
- Should I stay or should I go – Lundy Bancroft
- Becoming Cliterate – Laurie Mintz
Podcasts and other resources:
- YouTube Channel: Sex and Intimacy with Dr. Lindsey Doe
- Podcast: The Virtual Couch by Tony Overbay, LMFT
- Podcast: At Home with Byron Katie
Mental Health
Books:
- Feeling Good – David Burns, MD
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – Peter Levine, PhD
- The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook – Edmund Bourne, PhD
- Driven to Distraction – Edward Hallowell, MD and John Ratey, MD
- The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide – David Miklowitz, PhD
- Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
- Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
- EMDR: Getting past your past by Francine Shapiro
- Trauma: The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
- The Grief Recovery Handbook – John James and Russell Freidman
- The Language of Letting Go (Daily Meditations on Codependency) by Melody Beattie
- Transgender: Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Podcasts and other resources:
- Podcast: Your Anxiety Toolkit by Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT
- Podcast: The Happiness Lab by Dr. Laurie Santos
- YouTube Channel: Breathe with Mike Maher
- Anna Lembke Addiction podcast
- National Institute of Mental Health (factual information about all mental health disorders)
Meditation: