Resources

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Adult Resources

General

Books

A Path Through Suffering, Elizabeth Elliot	Born Only Once : The Miracle of Affirmation
Feeling & Healing Your Emotions, Conrad Baars	Healing the Unaffirmed, Conrad Baars
Making Sense out of Suffering, Peter Kreeft	Psychic Wholeness & Healing, Conrad Baars
Surviving the Storms of Life: Finding Hope and Healing When Life Goes Wrong, H. Norman Wright	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
The Temperament God Gave You, Art & Laraine Bennett	The Virtue Driven Life, Fr. Benedict Groeschel

Websites

• American Psychologist Association Help Center, www.apahelpcenter.org

Support Groups

• Alcoholics Anonymous 24 Hr. Hotline, 919.783.6144
• Narcotics Anonymous, 919.831.5100
• Alanon & Alateen, 919.713.1516

Abortion Healing

Books

Abortion and Healing, Fr. Michael	Psycho-Spiritual Healing After Abortion, Crawford & Mannion
Forgiven & Set Free, Linda Cochrane	Her Choice to Heal, Sydna Masse
Redeeming a Father’s Heart, Burke, Wemhoff, and Stockwell	Healing a Father’s Heart: A Bible Study for Men After Abortion, Cochrane & Jones
A Path to Hope, Rev. John Dillon	Forbidden Grief, Theresa Burke

Websites

• www.rachelsvineyard.org
• www.projectrachelnc.org

Anxiety/Worry

Books

How to Handle Worry: A Catholic Approach, Marshall J. Cook

The Christian and Anxiety, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Yves Tourenne, Dennis D. Martin, and Michael J. M

Bio-Ethics/Healthcare

• www.popepaulvi.com

Courtship/Dating

The Thrill of the Chaste, Dawn Eden	Real Love, Mary Beth Bonacci
The Unquiet Heart: Reflections on Love & Sexuality,Conrad Baars	The Unquiet Heart: Reflections on Love & Sexuality,Conrad Baars
Path of Loneliness, Elisabeth Elliott	Passion & Purity, Elisabeth Elliott
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship, Leslie Vernick

Depression

Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach, Kathryn Hermes, FSP	Feeling Good, Aaron Beck
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, Martin Seligman, 2006	Arise from Darkness, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Ignatius Press

Divorce

Books

Seeking an Annulment with the Help of Your Catholic Faith, Duquin

Websites

• www.divorcedcatholic.com

Faith/Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Passages, Fr. Benedict Groeschel	The Journey Towards God, Fr. Benedict Groeschel
The Soul of the Apostolate, Jean Baptiste Chautard	Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis De Sales
Come be My Light, Mother Theresa

Grief

A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis	How to Survive the Loss of a Love, Peter , Harold Bloomfield, & Melba Colgrove
On Grief & Grieving, Kubler-Ross

Homsexual Attraction

Websites

• www.couragerc.net

Infertility

Books

Begotten Not Made, Steve Bozza

Websites

• www.naprotechnology.com
• catholicinfertility.org
• www.creightonmodel.com
• www.fertilitycare.org

Marriage/Relationships

Books

Codependent No More, How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, Melody Beatty	Fight Fair, Tim & Joy Downs
Good News about Sex & Marriage: answers to Your Honest Questions about Catholic Teaching, Christopher West	Holy Sex! A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving, Greg Popcak, Ph.D.
Introduction to The Theology of the Body, Christopher West	Life-Giving Love, Kimberly Hahn
The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse, Art & Laraine Bennett	The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work, Gottman & Silver
The 7 Love Agreements, Douglas WeissThe Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Communication	Not Just Friends: Protect Your Relationship from Infidelity and Heal the Trauma of Betrayal, Shirley

Websites/Programs

• www.exceptionalmarriages.com
• www.nationalmarriage.com
• www.marriagerecovery.com
• www.marriagesavers.org
• www.retrouvaille.org

Miscarriage

Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart, Allen & Marks

Pre-marital Counseling

The Premarital Counseling Book, Norman Wright	Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts , Leslie Parrot
Engaged: Prayerbook for Engaged Couples, Austin Fleming

**see marriage counseling books above

Pornography Issues

Books

• Breaking Free (pamphlet by Steve Wood)

Websites

• www.unityrestored.com (from Alpha Omega Clinic, Bethesda, MD)
• www.sextreatment.com (Christian site by Dr. Douglas Weiss, intensives)
• www.dads.org/strugglewithporn.asp (free Online Help for Those Struggling with Pornography)
• www.sexhelp.com (Dr. Patrick Carnes, Treatment & Resources)
• www.freedomeveryday.org (Information about self-help groups and articles)

Stress/Time Management

God Help Me! This Stress is Driving me Crazy!, Gregory Popcak	Time Management for Catholics, Dave Durand
The Overload Syndrome, Richard Swenson, MD

Trauma & Suffering

Books

A Path Through Suffering, Elizabeth Elliot	Surviving the Storms of Life: Finding Hope and Healing When Life Goes Wrong
Making Sense out of Suffering, Peter Kreeft	The Promise: God’s Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts, Fr. Jonathon Morris
The Dark Night of the Soul, St. John of the Cross

Websites

• National Center for PTSD, www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/information

Children, Family & Educational Resources

Books

Lifeline: The Religious Upbringing of your Children, James Stenson	Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for parents whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive,
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd Ed.), David Elkind	Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think & What We Can Do About It, Jane Healy
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & How to Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber & Elaine	Siblings without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live, Too, Adele Faber
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv	Honey for a Child’s Heart: the Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life, fourth ed., Gladys Hun
Books that Build Character: A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values through Stories,	A Mother’s Rule of Life, Holly Pierlot)
Christian Fatherhood (Steve Wood & James Bernam)	Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership, James Stenson
Confessions of an Organized Homemaker, Denise Schofield	Father: The Family Protector, James Stenson
Legacy: A Father’s Handbook for Raising Godly Children, Steve Wood	St. Gianna Molla: Wife, Mother, Doctor, Pietro Molla and Elio Guerriero
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know, Meg Meeker, MD	The Catholic Family Handbook, Lawrence G. Lovasik

Websites

• Raising Your Spirited Child, parentchildhelp.com
• Discipline Help You Can Handle, www.disciplinehelp.com
• www.parentleadership.com
• www.familylifeinstitute.org
• Reading Rockets, www.readingrockets.org
• Movie reviews by Focus on the Family, pluggedinonline.com
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, www.nichcy.org
• Autism society of North Carolina, www.autismsociety-nc.org
• Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped, www.teacch.com
• The Source, www.asperger.org
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America, www.adaa.org
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, www.chadd.org
• Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina, www.ldanc.org
• LD online, www.ldonline.org
• A Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Difficulties, www.SchwabLearning.org
• Information from developmental experts about children 0 – 3 yrs., www.zerotothree.org
• Fatherhood, www.dads.org , www.parentleadership.com

Sex Education/Purity

Books

Parents, Children, and the Facts of Life, Fr. Henry V. Sattler, C.SS.R., Ph.D.	Everyday Graces: A Child’s Book of Good Manners, Karen Santorum
The Princess and the Kiss: a Story of God’s Gift of Purity, Jennie Bishop	The Squire and the Scroll, Jennie Bishop and Preston McDaniels

Websites

• Sexual & Purity Education for Children with their Parents,www.familyhonor.org

• Triangle Psychological Services
  1125 Kildaire Farm Road
  Suite 202
  Cary, NC 27511
  919.380.1000

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