Dr. Ann C. McDaniel, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Resources

Here are some resources that Dr. Ann approves of. Hopefully they can help, but if you need other help don’t hesitate to schedule an appointment.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Dr. Susan Jeffers
If you only read one book, read this one
Instant Emotional Healing
Pratt & Lambrou
Accupressure for the emotions
Many Lives, Many Masters
Brian Weiss
An introduction to past lives
Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart
Rose Kingma
Literally...
The Introvert Advantage
Marti Olsen Laney
Understanding the introvert in a culture that admires extroversion
The Road Less Traveled
Scott Peck
For men
Who Moved My Cheese
Spenser Johnson
A book about change
You Can Heal Your Life
Louise Hay
The mind-body connection; how your thoughts shape your life

Venus & Mars on a Date
John Gray
How to initiate and deepen a new relationship
Codependent No More
Melody Beatty
When your relationship is driving you crazy
When Your Lover is a Liar
Susan Forward
Dealing with betrayal
Emotional Blackmail
Susan Forward
Emotional abuse can be quite subtle
Keeping the Love You Find
Harville Hendrix
How you grew up affects how you are in your relationship
Seven Weeks to Better Sex
Domeena Renshaw
Practical guide to removing blocks to a satisfying sex life
Toxic In-Laws
Susan Forward
When your partner's family is a problem
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
John Gray
Profound insights into the differences between men and women
Five Love Languages
Gary Chapman
How to show your love in a way your partner understands
After the Affair
Janis Abrams Spring
If you want to save your marriage after an affair
Toxic Parents
Susan Forward
How growing up abused affects your relationships
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Getting your kids to talk to you
Siblings without Rivalry
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Helping your children get along
Have a New Kid by Friday
Dr. Kevin Leman
The best parenting book of all

Full Catastrophe Living
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Good introduction to meditation, especially for pain management
How To Meditate
Lawrence LeShan
Guide to different ways to meditate
How to Know God
Deepak Chopra
Whatever your religious beliefs, this book is helpful
The Shack
William P Young
About God & forgiveness
Blue Like Jazz
Donald Miller
A book about Christian spirituality
Selected Poems
Rumi/Translated by Coleman Barks
Inspiring poetry by a Sufi mystic

Driven to Distraction
John Ratey
On adult ADD
An Unquiet Mind
Kay Redfield Jamison
On having bipolar disorder, by a physician
A Brilliant Madness
Patty Duke
Living with Manic-Depressive Illness
Listening to Prozac
Peter Kramer
An introduction to antidepressant medication
Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies
Charles Elliott & Laura Smith
Practical, thorough guide to managing anxiety and anger
Anger Management for Dummies
Gentry
Practical, thorough guide to managing anxiety and anger
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program
Daniel Amen
Using brain scans to identify 6 different types of ADD

How To Survive the Loss of a Love
Peter McWilliams
To read every day
On Death and Dying
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
On the stages of death and grief
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Harold Kushner
Making sense of the senseless

The Courage to Heal
Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
For women: a difficult book with profound healing potential
Victims No Longer
Mike Lew
For men who have been sexually abused
Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors
Ken Graber
How your partner's abuse influences your sex life