Recommended book titles, articles, websites and videos
Our resources are listed by Category and Sub-Category. Our categories match our programs and services and are colour-coded. Once you are in a Category (for instance Counselling), you will see the information organized by Sub-Category (Individual Counselling, Family Counselling, etc.) and by Type of resource (books, websites, etc.). Many of the books on our recommended lists are in our library and can be borrowed for three weeks at a time. Other books can be ordered locally through Bacchus Books and their online store www.bacchusbooks.ca
Parenting & Family Support – Reference Books
Gordon Neufeld – Hold on to your Kids
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Jennifer Kolari – Connected Parenting
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Bert Powell, Glen Cooper, Kent Hoffman & Robert S. Marvin – The Circle of Security. Intervention Enhancing Attachment in Early Parent-Child Relationships
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Jennifer Kolari – You’re ruining my Life! Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Barbara Coloroso – Kids are worth it
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Barbara Coloroso – Parenting through crisis
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Mary Sheedy-Kurcinka – Kids, Parents and Power Struggles
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish – How to talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will talk.
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson – Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids; 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Jane Nelson, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn – Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Stanley Greenspan – The Secure Child: Helping Our Children Feel Safe And Confident in a Changing World
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell – Parenting From the Inside Out
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson – Growing up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Alan D. Wolfelt and Raelynn Maloney – Healing a Child’s Heart after Divorce. 100 practical Ideas. For Families, Friends and caregivers
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Peter A. Levine PhD – Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes. Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing. Infancy through Adolescence
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Gary D. McKay PhD and Steven A. Maybell PhD – Calming the Family Storm. Anger Management for Moms, Dads, and All the kids
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Gordon Neufeld – available in GFC library
- Power to Parent
- Making Sense of Kids
- Making Sense of Attention Problems
- Relationship Matters
- Resources for parents from Kelty Mental Health Centre
- AHA parenting
- Parenting after separation and divorce
- Helping kids relax
- Attachment – a connection for life (Canadian Paediatric Society)
- Parent Child Help by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka – has a parent questions blog
- Pacific Post Partum Support Society
- Secure Attachment – Helpguide.org
- Angry Kids & Stressed Out Parents documentary on CBC.ca
- The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids’ Mental Health | The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids’ Mental Health providing support, education and navigation for families and caregivers/a>
- Strongest Families
- Lives in the Balance and Dr. Greene’s approach
- The Hospital for Sick Children – Motherisk
- BC Council for Families
- KidCareCanada Society | The latest in Early Childhood Development
- Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
- Mental Health Promotion
- Simplifying Childhood May Protect Against Mental Health Issues
Barbara Coloroso – The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka – Raising Your Spirited Child
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Ross W. Greene – The Explosive Child
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Caroline Archer – First Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Caroline Archer – Next Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Alan D. Wolfelt and Raelynn Maloney – Healing a Child’s Heart after Divorce. 100 practical Ideas. For Families, Friends and caregivers
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Peter A. Levine PhD – Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes. Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing. Infancy through Adolescence
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Gary D. McKay PhD and Steven A. Maybell PhD – Calming the Family Storm. Anger Management for Moms, Dads, and All the kids
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- Resources for youth from Kelty Mental Health Centre
http://keltymentalhealth.ca/youth-and-young-adults - Helping kids relax
http://girlsactionfoundation.ca/en - Kids Help Phone – Kids’ section
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/Kids/Home.aspx - Kids Help Phone – Youth section
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/Home.aspx - Kids Help Phone – Bro Talk
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/brotalk/ - Secure Attachment – Helpguide.org
http://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/secure-attachment.htm - Angry Kids & Stressed Out Parents documentary
www.cbc.ca/doczone/episodes/angry-kids-stressed-out-parents - NeedHelpNow.ca — NeedHelpNow.ca helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way.
https://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/ - LGBTQ Youth: Voices of Trauma, Lives of Promise (2016) (Video)
http://www.nctsnet.org/products/lgbtq-youth-voices-trauma-lives-promise
- A Father’s Advice to His Daughter — The Talk of a Lifetime | Mike Marinoff | TEDxPCC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEYcU_KZ0PY
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish – How To Talk So Teens Will Listen And Listen So Teens Will Talk
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, Steve Van Bockern – Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope For The Future
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Mary Pipher and Ruth Ross – Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves Of Adolescent Girls
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Anita Roberts – Safe Teen: Powerful Alternatives to Violence
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Sabrina Chap and Amanda Palmer – Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Tammy Nelson – What’s Eating You?: A Workbook For Teens With Anorexia, Bulimia, and Other Eating Disorders
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Sheri Van Dijk – Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life For Teens
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Lawrence E. Shapiro – Stopping The Pain: A Workbook For Teens Who Cut and Self-Injure
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Kate Bornstein – Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives To Suicide For Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Kelly Huegel – GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Mixed Emotions (card deck)
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- Information and Resources for youth in BC
http://youthinbc.com - Girls Action provides spaces for girls to speak out, build skills, and create action on issues that are important and real to them
http://girlsactionfoundation.ca/en - Youngmenshealthsite.org (YMH) is a website produced by the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital
http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org/index.html - Website designed to help youth and young adults in British Columbia check out how they’re feeling and quickly connect to mental health resources and support
http://www.mindcheck.ca - Orientation to Child & Youth Mental Health Services. A Guide for Families (Developed by The FORCE Society for Kids’ Mental Health )
http://www.forcesociety.com/sites/default/files/CYMentalHealthGuide_Families.pdf - Kids Help Phone – Bro Talk
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/brotalk/ - Mental Health Resources, Help and Support In Your Community : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/ - Angry Kids & Stressed Out Parents documentary
www.cbc.ca/doczone/episodes/angry-kids-stressed-out-parents - Crisis Centre British Columbia
http://crisiscentre.bc.ca - Canadian AIDS Society / Société canadienne du sida
http://cdnaids.ca - Crisis Centre
http://crisiscentre.bc.ca/ - PFLAG Canada is there when it seems no-one else is.
http://www.pflagcanada.ca/en/index.html - Teen Mental Health
http://teenmentalhealth.org/ - Youthspace.ca | Emotional Support And Crisis Response
http://youthspace.ca/ - Information about health, growth, and emotions for teens: TeensHealth.org
http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/ - QMUNITY — BC’s Queer Community Hub
http://qmunity.ca/ - ANKORS » Kootenay HIV / AIDS and/or HCV Health
http://ankors.bc.ca/ - ANKORS » Kootenay HIV / AIDS and/or HCV Health » Trans Connect
http://ankors.bc.ca/trans-connect/ - NeedHelpNow.ca — NeedHelpNow.ca helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way.
https://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/ - LGBTQ Youth: Voices of Trauma, Lives of Promise (2016) (Video)
http://www.nctsnet.org/products/lgbtq-youth-voices-trauma-lives-promise
Daniel A. Hughes – Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children
Daniel A. Hughes – Attachment-Focused Family Therapy
- Pacific Post Partum Support Society
http://postpartum.org/ - Mental Health Resources, Help and Support In Your Community : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/
John M. Gottman, Ph.D. – The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
John M. Gottman PhD and Joan DeClaire. The Relationship Cure. A Five-Step Guide for Building Better Connections with Family, Friends, and Lovers
Sue Johnson – Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
- John Gottman on Trust and Betrayal
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/john_gottman_on_trust_and_betrayal - Lynn K. Jones, DSW – Emotionally Focused Therapy With Couples — The Social Work Connection
http://www.iceeft.com/Summaryarticle.pdf - Pacific Post Partum Society
http://postpartum.org/ - Mental Health Resources, Help and Support In Your Community : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/
Rick Hanson. Hardwiring Happiness. The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Rick Hanson. Buddha’s Brain. The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Rick Hanson. Just one Thing. Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Gabor Maté M.D. – When the Body says no. The Cost of Hidden Stress
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Louise L. Hay – You can Heal your Life
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Louis Cozolino – The Neuroscience of Human Relationships. Attachment and the developing Social Brain
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Peter A. Levine, PhD – In an Unspoken Voice. How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- Psychology Topics
http://www.psychpage.com - Meditation and relaxation links
http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/students/health-wellness/counselling/meditation-links.html - Website designed to help youth and young adults in British Columbia check out how they’re feeling and quickly connect to mental health resources and support
http://www.mindcheck.ca - Pacific Post Partum Society
http://postpartum.org/ - Mental Health Resources, Help and Support In Your Community : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/ - Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division
http://www.cmha.bc.ca/ - Crisis Centre British Columbia
http://crisiscentre.bc.ca - Canadian AIDS Society / Société canadienne du sida
http://cdnaids.ca - AnxietyBC
http://www.anxietybc.com/ - Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada – ADAC/ACTA
http://anxietycanada.ca/ - Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments – CANMAT
http://canmat.org/ - Dealing with Depression – printable pdf
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/mental_health/pdf/dwd_printable.pdf - Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
http://www.mdabc.net/ - Mental Health Resources in Interior, BC : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/Interior/Home/index.php?m=home - Here to Help | Here to Help
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/ - Crisis Centre
http://crisiscentre.bc.ca/ - PFLAG Canada is there when it seems no-one else is.
http://www.pflagcanada.ca/en/index.html - QMUNITY — BC’s Queer Community Hub
http://qmunity.ca/ - ANKORS » Kootenay HIV / AIDS and/or HCV Health
http://ankors.bc.ca/ - ANKORS » Kootenay HIV / AIDS and/or HCV Health » Trans Connect
http://ankors.bc.ca/trans-connect/
Baby’s Best Chance: Parent’s Handbook of Pregnancy and Baby Care (available at public health)
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Toddler’s First Steps: A Best Chance Guide to Parenting Your 6-36-Month-Old Child (available at public health)
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway – What To Expect When You’re Expecting
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway – What to Expect The Toddler Years
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
La Leche League International – The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- Infant Development Programs of B.C
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/idp.htm - Supported Child Development Program
http://www.scdp.bc.ca - A new way to understand your baby’s crying
http://www.purplecrying.info - Article “The Truth about Developmental Milestones”
http://www.psychcentral.com/lib/the-truth-about-developmental-milestones/0001230 - Website for parents of multiples
http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org - Attachment – a connection for life (Canadian Paediatric Society)
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/attachment - Website on baby’s brain development
http://www.healthybabyhealthybrain.ca/index.htm - Child Care Resource and Referral Golden
http://www.childcarechoices.ca/main/Interior/Golden/ - Town of Golden Recreation Programs
http://www.golden.ca/Departments/Recreation-Services/Recreation-Programs.aspx - KidCareCanada Society | The latest in Early Childhood Development
http://www.kidcarecanada.org/ - Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/
Rosalind Penfold – Dragonslippers, this is what an abusive relationship looks like
Margaret M. Holmes – A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Dawn Huebner – What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kids Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Dawn Huebner – What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kids Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Susan Nielson-Fernlund – The Magic Beads
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- DragonSlippers
http://www.dragonslippers.com - Society for Children and Youth BC
http://www.scyofbc.org/#!child-rights-publications/c11rx - VictimLink BC
http://www.victimlinkbc.ca/vlbc/help/child_victims.page - BC Society of Transition Houses
http://www.bcsth.ca - Golden Women’s Resource Centre
http://www.goldenwomencentre.ca - YWCA young girls guide to her rights
http://www.ywcacanada.ca/data/documents/00000083.pdf - Helping My Child: A Guide to Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
PDF Link - Kids Helping Kids: A Guide for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
PDF Link
Karen McAndless-Davis and Jill Cory – When Love Hurts
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Cohen, Barnes, & Rankin – Managing Traumatic Stress through Art, Drawing from the center
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Rosalind Penfold – Dragonslippers, this is what an abusive relationship looks like
- When Love Hurts
http://www.whenlovehurts.ca - DraggonSlippers
http://www.dragonslippers.com - Ending the Violence Association of British Columbia
http://www.endingviolence.org - BC Society of Transition Houses
http://www.bcsth.ca - Golden Women’s Resource Centre
http://www.goldenwomencentre.ca - About Abuse Information
http://www.iwav.org/aboutabuse.html - Victim Link
http://www.victimlinkbc.ca - Choosing to Change: A Handbook For Men Concerned About Their Abusive Behaviours Towards Those They Love
PDF Link - Honouring Resistance: How Women Resist Abuse in Intimate Relationships
PDF Link
- Jackson Katz asks a very important question that gets at the root of why sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse remain a problem: What’s going on with men?
http://new.ted.com/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue
Sexual Abuse. What happens when you tell. A Guide for Children and Parents
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
When Girls have been Sexually Abused. A Guide for young Girls
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
When Teenage Girls have been Sexually Abused. A Guide for Teenagers
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
When Boys have been Sexually Abused. A Guide for Young Boys
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
When Teenage Boys have been Sexually Abused. A Guide for Teenagers
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Sibling Sexual Abuse. A Guide for Parents
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
When Children Act Out Sexually. A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Available in the GFC library
View and download as a PDF here
Gabor Maté – In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. Close Encounters with Addiction
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- East Kootenay Addiction Services Society
http://www.ekass.com - SMART Recovery – Self Management for Addiction Recovery
http://www.smartrecovery.org - SMART Recovery Golden Meeting – SMART Recovery British Columbia – Addiction Support
http://smartrecoverybc.com/index.php/meetings/bc-southern-interior-smart-recovery-meetings/smart-recovery-golden-meeting.html - The Canadian Harm Reduction Network is the virtual meeting place for individuals and organizations dedicated to reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies
http://www.canadianharmreduction.com - Mental Health Resources, Help and Support In Your Community : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/ - BCMHSUS – BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
http://www.bcmhsus.ca - British Columbia Responsible & Problem Gambling Program
https://www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca - Here to Help | Here to Help
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/
- East Kootenay Addiction Services Society
http://www.ekass.com - The Canadian Harm Reduction Network is the virtual meeting place for individuals and organizations dedicated to reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies
http://www.canadianharmreduction.com/ - The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative’s activities are centred on three core concepts:
- There is a connection between early brain and biological development and later physical and mental health outcomes like addiction.
- Addiction is more than drugs, alcohol and gambling. It can also include food, sex, work, and other human behaviours.
- Brains can change.
- Website designed to help youth and young adults in British Columbia check out how they’re feeling and quickly connect to mental health resources and support
http://www.mindcheck.ca - Mental Health Resources, Help and Support In Your Community : eMentalHealth.ca
http://www.ementalhealth.ca/ - BCMHSUS – BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
http://www.bcmhsus.ca - Here to Help | Here to Help
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/ - Teen cannabis use at lowest level since 1980s: study – British Columbia – CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/teen-cannabis-use-study-1.3495065
Bill Plotkin – Soulcraft
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Bill Plotkin – Nature and the Human Soul
Michael Meade – Men and the water of Life
Dan Millman – Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Roy Baumeister – Is there anything good about Men?
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Susan Pinker – The Sexual Paradox
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Sam Keen – Fire in the Belly
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Steve Biddulph – The secret Life of Men
Abraham Morgentaler MD – Why Men Fake It
- Kids Help Phone – Bro Talk
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/brotalk/ - Michael Kaufman – Men & Gender Equality
http://michaelkaufman.com/
- Be A Man | Joe Ehrmann | TEDxBaltimore 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVI1Xutc_Ws - Breaking the Boys Code of Masculinity | Bill Pozzobon | TEDxIsfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpuJXgD7Rs - The Next Generation of Manhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9fefzuFWs
Raising Boys Steve Biddulph
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Involved fathers- A guide for today’s dads
- Dad lab
www.dadlab.com - Footprints of fatherhood blog
www.footprintsoffatherhood.wordpress.com - Dad Central a link to more resources
www.dadcentral.ca - B.C. father involvement Network – for professionals
www.bccf.ca - 24 Hour Cribside Assistance- A Manual for New Dads
newdadmanual.ca
- Dear Daddy video
YouTube link - Good Dads — The Real Game Changer | Dr. Meg Meeker | TEDxTraverseCity
YouTube link - A Father’s Advice to His Daughter — The Talk of a Lifetime | Mike Marinoff | TEDxPCC
YouTube link
Jackson Katz – The Macho Paradox . Why some men hurt women and how all men can help
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
- TED TV – Bill Pozzobon – breaking the boys code of masculinity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpuJXgD7Rs - TED TV – Tony Porter – A call to men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1PbsV6B80 - The next generation of manhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9fefzuFWs - You can make a difference – Men raising our voices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr7fnCPxilw - How to start a movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74AxCqOTvg - Jackson Katz: Violence Against Women — It’s a Men’s Issue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJxUVJ8blw - Leslie Morgan Steiner: Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1yW5IsnSjo - ‘Dear Daddy’ – A Daughter’s message to her Dad on female stereotypes and relationship violence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP7OXDWof30 - Tony Porter – A call to men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1PbsV6B80 - You can make a difference – Men raising our voices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr7fnCPxilw - How to start a movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74AxCqOTvg
Philip w. Cook – Abused Men. The hidden side of domestic violence
- The Mens Project
www.themensproject.ca - Youth Against Violence Line
http://youthagainstviolenceline.com/ - BC Society For Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse | Therapy For Sexually Abused Men
http://bc-malesurvivors.com/
In the realm of hungry ghosts – close encounters with addiction – Gabor Mate
Available in the GFC library
Available in the GFC library
Thirty Days to hope and Freedom from Sexual Addiction
Over the Influence – The harm reduction guide for managing drugs and alcohol
Changing for Good
- The most personal addiction
www.sexualcontrol.com - Dr. Gabor Mate – “The source of addictions is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood” environment.
www.drgabormate.com - Smart recovery – SMART is a free self-help program for recovery from addictive behavior
www.smartrecovery.ca - SMART Recovery Golden Meeting – SMART Recovery British Columbia – Addiction Support
http://smartrecoverybc.com/index.php/meetings/bc-southern-interior-smart-recovery-meetings/smart-recovery-golden-meeting.html - Cherokee Wolf
www.ctribe.blogspot.ca/2011/04/cherokee-wolf.html - Teen cannabis use at lowest level since 1980s: study – British Columbia – CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/teen-cannabis-use-study-1.3495065
- A year offline, what I have learned | Paul Miller | TEDxEutropolis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trVzyG4zFMU - The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU
- The Mask You Live In (2014) ‐ An exploration of American masculinity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc45-ptHMxo - Miss Representation (2011) ‐ An exploration of women’s portrayal in the media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ap2xnMcvpw - Happy People: A Year In The Taiga (2010) ‐ Werner Herzog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA - BBC Human Planet Series: Mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBAoZR-ros0
Louis Cozolino – The Neuroscience of Human Relationships. Attachment and the developing Social Brain
Bert Powell, Glen Cooper, Kent Hoffman & Robert S. Marvin – The Circle of Security. Intervention Enhancing Attachment in Early Parent-Child Relationships
- Brain Architecture & Development
http://www.albertafamilywellness.org/brain-development-addiction/brain-architecture-development - A Brief Overview of Adult Attachment Theory and Research – R. Chris Fraley, University of Illinois
http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/%7Ercfraley/attachment.htm - Parenting Tips – Attachment Parenting
http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/attachment-parenting/attachment-q-a - “Attachment Parenting: What it’s Not”
http://www.alternative-mama.com/attachment-parenting-what-its-not/ - “Your baby’s brain: How parents can support healthy development”
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/your_babys_brain
- Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened — and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery
http://new.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight - Brené Brown studies vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame
http://new.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability
