Resources

The materials on this page do not necessarily represent the opinions of Dayspring Mental Health Counseling. Please work with your therapist on determining what resources may be most relevant for you.

Authors

Daniel Siegel, PhD

Dan Allender

Diane Langberg, PhD

Curt Thompson. MD

Janina Fisher

Books & Articles

Anxiety

Chang, C. (2023) The anxiety opportunity.

Attachment

Ainsworth, M. D. (1989). Attachments beyond infancy. The American Psychologist, 44, 709-716.* 

Bowlby, J. (1976, 1980, 1982). Attachment and loss, Volumes I,II, III. Basic Books.*

Grief and Loss

Boss, P. (1999). Ambiguous loss: Learning to live with unresolved grief.*

Marriage

Gottmann, J. (2015). The seven principles for making marriage work.

Mental Health and Trauma

Foo, S. (2023). What my bones know: A memoir of healing from complex trauma.

Kolber, A. (2023). Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things and Experience True Flourishing.

Menakem, R. (2017). My grandmother’s hands: Racialized trauma and the pathway to mending our hearts and bodies.

Van der Kolk, B. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma.*

Walker, P. (2013). Complex PTSD: From surviving to thriving: A guide and map for recovering from childhood trauma.

Wang, J. (2022). Permission to come home: Reclaiming mental health as Asian Americans.

Parenting

Siegel, D. (2012). Whole brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind.

Siegel, D. (2013). Parenting from the inside out.

Siegel, D. & Tina Payne Bryson. (2016).  No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind.

Relational Health

Cloud, H., Townsend, J. (1992). Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

Sexuality

Stringer, J. (2018). Unwanted: how sexual brokenness reveals our way to healing.

Other

Nouwen, H. (1996). Can you drink the cup?*

Websites & Helplines

Supporting a Family or Friend’s Mental Health
NAMI HelpLine and Teen & Young Adult HelpLine

The NAMI HelpLine is a free peer support service that is available nationwide. Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text “HelpLine” to 62640, or chat at nami.org/help, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET. 
The NAMI Teen & Young Adult HelpLine offers youth and young adults a direct connection with another young person who shares similar experiences.Call 1-800-950-6264, chat online at nami.org/help, or text “Friend” to 62640 to connect.

Podcasts

Abuse and Trauma for Women
Christian Asian American Mental Health
Grief and Loss
Relational Health and Marriage
Neuroscience, Spirituality, and Psychology
Mental Health and Trauma

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*Referenced on the Home page