General Resources - Suzanne Manser, PhD

General Resources

“We cannot control the wind, but we can direct the sail.”
— Unknown author

Books

The Happiness Trap

Harris

Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong

Wilson

Full Catastrophe Living

Kabat-Zinn

Stop Avoiding Stuff: 25 Microskills to Face Your Fears and Do It Anyway

Boone, Gregg, & Coyne

Get It Done When You’re Depressed

Fast & Preston

Braving the Wilderness: The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

Brown

When Things Fall Apart: Heart advice for difficult times

Chodron

The Language of Emotions: What your feelings are trying to tell you

McLaren

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Barrett

The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

Lerner

The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

Brewer

Mindsight: The new science of personal transformation

Siegel

Self-Compassion: The proven power of being kind to yourself

Neff

Podcasts

Rick Hanson

The Hidden Brain

Shankar Vedantam

Guided Mindfulness Meditations

Headspace

Calm

Insight Timer

Ten Percent Happier

Simple Habit

The Free Mindfulness Project

Tara Brach

Stop, Breathe, & Think

UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center

Walking Meditations

Mindful

Jack Kornfield

Where’s The Science?

If you are interested in the science behind mindfulness and other cool research about how the brain works, check out some of these websites:

American Mindfulness Research Association

Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

The DANA Foundation: Your Gateway to Responsible Information about the Brain

Neuroscience News

GAINS: Resources for the Application of Interpersonal Neurobiology