Resources for Further Learning
Here are some additional sources of information that I think you might find useful and helpful. Please feel free to contact me when you find others from which you’ve learned or benefited via my contact page.
“I first came to see Vicki after finding myself overwhelmed by emotions
surrounding the loss of two people very dear to me, while at the same time going through other life changes including retirement. Vicki was able to guide me to a better perspective of my responses to loss and change, which has had a profound impact on the way I feel about myself, my reactions to others, and my responses to the world around me.”
www.HSPerson.com
I highly recommend this website for anyone who identifies as a Highly Sensitive Person. Dr. Elaine Aron is the psychologist who identified this trait and coined the term.
WWW.HIGHLYSENSITIVEREFUGE.COM
This blog and website is quite helpful for highly sensitive people. It is very helpful to read about ways to cope with life as an HSP.
WWW.INTROVERTDEAR.COM
This is a wonderful website for Introverts and Highly Sensitive People.
www.bemorewithless.com
I like this website because it’s about simplifying our lives both materially and psychologically.
www.psychcentral.com
www.psychologytoday.com
Both of these above sites have good articles on a variety of issues.
Books I Like:
General Life Satisfaction
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - And the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
The Antidote: Happiness For People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
Slow Is Beautiful by Cecile Andrews
Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Hanson
The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama
The Art of Uncertainty: How to Live in the Mystery of Life and Love It by Dennis Merritt Jones
How To Be Miserable by Randy J. Paterson, Ph.D
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
The Year of Living Consciously by Gay Hendricks
The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama
Meditations For Women Who Do Too Much by Anne Wilson Schaef
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Highly Sensitive People
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine Aron, Ph.D
The Highly Sensitive Person In Love by Elaine Aron, Ph.D
The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron, Ph.D
The Highly Sensitive Parent by Elaine Aron, Ph.D
The Highly Sensitive Workbook by Elaine Aron, Ph.D
The Highly Sensitive Persons Survival Guide by Ted Zeff, Ph.D
Grieving
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese Rando
Losing Your Parents, Finding Yourself by Victoria Secunda
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman
It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine
Coping With Aging
Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity Of Midlife by Barbara Bradley Haggerty
Younger Next Year for Women by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D.
The Hourglass Solution: A Boomer’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life by Jeff Johnson, Ph.D and Paula Forman, Ph.D
Leap! What Will We Do With the Rest of Our Lives by Sara Davidson
Painful Life Events
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Man’s Search for Meaning by Dr. Viktor Frankl
Anxiety
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D
Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Catherine M. Pittman, Ph.D and Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
The Art of Uncertainty: How to Live in the Mystery of Life and Love It by Dennis Merritt Jones
Handouts/Articles
Relationships
“The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.”