Determining how to make a change in your life for a healthier you starts with educating yourself on the issue. To learn more about Emotional Wellness, check out the books and videos listed below. Books and videos can be checked out at the Mutch Women's Health Library located at the Mutch Women's Center for Health Enrichment at Sanford's Women's Health Plaza located at 57th and Western, Sioux Falls SD. You can call us at 605-328-7155 to reserve the book or video of your choice. Download a printable version of the books listed below.
BooksAvailable for check out at the Mutch Women's Health Library
VideosAvailable for check out at the Mutch Women's Health Library
BooksAvailable for check out at the Mutch Women's Health Library
| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
DESCRIPTION |
| MAD ISN'T BAD |
MICHAELENE MUNDY |
You can be angry - and still be good. After all, everyone gets angry once in a while. That's normal. But what should we do with our anger? Do we have any choices? MAD ISN'T BAD says children do have choices - just as caring adults have choices about what to teach children about anger. Through understanding what anger feels like and what triggers it, we can learn and teach healthy ways to handle it. MAD ISN'T BAD is a book every parent, teacher, and caring adult will appreciate. It offers children a positive and honest view of anger - and what to do with it. |
| GETTING OUT OF A STRESS MESS! |
MICHAELENE MUNDY |
Here's a book that gives some of the simplest advice ever to kids experiencing stress: Be yourself - be a kid! Some stress is natural as children face developmental challenges, contends the author, a school and community counselor. But throw in societal pressure to be an "all-star", life changes, and family stress - and kids can end up in a "stress mess". This little guidebook combines wise insight with compelling art to help kids manage stress. The end result? Less stress and more joy for your girl or boy! |
| DANCING ON MOUNTAINS |
KATHY KEAY |
Here's a book that gives some of the simplest advice ever to kids experiencing stress: Be yourself - be a kid! Some stress is natural as children face developmental challenges, contends the author, a school and community counselor. But throw in societal pressure to be an "all-star", life changes, and family stress - and kids can end up in a "stress mess". This little guidebook combines wise insight with compelling art to help kids manage stress. The end result? Less stress and more joy for your girl or boy! |
| LAUGHTER, SILENCE & SHOUTING |
KATHY KEAY |
LAUGHTER, SILENCE & SHOUTING is a wide-ranging anthology of prayers that articulate women's deepest longings, fears, joys and dreams. Included are prayers by Mother Teresa, Florence Nightingale, Emily Bronte, Helen Keller, Janet Morley, Carter Heyward, Dorothee Soelle, Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Avila and Marjorie Chappell. Ranging in origin from the Celtic tradition to modern day feminist theologians, these prayers offer gentle spiritual guidance and introspection for women everywhere. Over 160 prayers are presented in categories such as "Our Daily Lives", "Relationships", "Work", "Illness", "Grief", "Daring to Believe", "Stages of Life", and more. This beautifully packaged book is the perfect gift for reflection and meditation, and provides useful resource for women the world over. |
| MEDTATIONS FOR WOMEN WHO DO TOO MUCH |
ANNE WILSON SCHAEF, PH.D |
Many of today's women are overextended - addicted to working, rushing, taking care of other people's needs. With wisdom, insight, and humor, these 365 meditations - combined with quotations from women of different ages, cultures, and perspectives - will help women recognize that cycle. A welcome antidote to the mad rush of modern living, Shaef's concise meditation will open new doors to new ways of living. For all women who do too much - regardless of where they do it or how - these meditations will provide sustenance and inspiration and create possibilities for positive change in their lives. |
| WOMAN'S RETREAT BOOK |
JENNIFER LOUDEN |
Are you unable to focus at work or to relax at home? Are you oppressed by your daily planner? Are you feeling blah, gray, or like you've forgotten who you really are? Are you stumped by a big decision or a lingering problem? Are you yearning for time to rest, dream, listen, grieve, celebrate, stretch, or just be? Then you - like most women today - need to retreat: to make time to get away from it all and reconnect with yourself. More than a vacation, a woman's retreat is an opportunity to listen to your authentic self, nourish and nurture your soul, and replenish your spirit. In this warm wo\man-to-woman guide to creating your own personal retreat, Jennifer Louden, the modern-day pioneer of women's well-being, offers a practical and inspirational handbook - the first to focus on the needs and stresses of women - and walks you step-by-step through planning and savoring a self-led retreat. Easy-to-do practices and encouraging insights help you to retreat whenever and wherever you can make the time; decide whether to retreat at home or away, solo or with others; use the ancient tradition of the retreat to separate from daily concerns; and re-enter ordinary life renewed. A perenially wise and useful sourcebook of ideas and inspiration, THE WOMAN'S RETREAT BOOK can be turned to again and again, whenever you feel the need to retreat. And, for those of us certain "the kids will starve, the cat will die, and the company will go bankrupt" if we take time away, Louden offers the gentle but firm reminder that nurturing ourselves gives us the energy and strength we all need to live full lives. |
| LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER |
WAGNER, RAUSSER, COLLIER |
How do couples stay together for decades? LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER explores this crucial question through the lives of thirty American couples who have been together for at least thirty years. In personal, intimate interviews and charming vintage and contemporary photographs, these pairs reveal their private experiences of marriage and couplehood. From Gil and Becky Johnson, both blind, who have raised three children together, to Helma and Benno Schneider, who came together in a concentration camp and survived to marry and raise a family, to Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, women who met in the 1950's and have stayed together for over forty years, these couples have lived extraordinary lives. Yet their experiences consecrate the ordinary, as they discuss buying a house, having children, health problems, affairs, sex and aging, and so much else that makes up a long life. Through their stories, we learn the secrets of longevity as a couple, and how hard work and commitment balance the fun. With a little joy and a lot of love, the couples in LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER prove that a long-term partnership is a beautiful thing not just to experience, but also to behold. |
| WOMEN'S MOODS |
DEBORAH SICHEL & JEANNE WATSON DRISCOLL |
This is an intimate look at how women's mood issues change at each stage of their reproductive lives. Nearly twice as many women as men suffer from depression or anxiety, interfering with their ability to work and care for themselves and their loved ones. Deborah Sichel and Jeanne Watson Driscoll show how depression and anxiety result from long-term chemical "loading" as the brain repeatedly "revs up" in response to stress. They share their unique self-care program, "NURSE: Nourishment and Needs, Understanding, Rest and Relaxation, Spirituality, and Exercise," to help the brain self-stabilize and prevent problems. They also show how early, customized use of medications - based on a woman's unique genetic makeup, life experiences, and hormonal and reproductive history - can resolve mood problems before they become entrenched. WOMEN'S MOODS offers help to women who have suffered in silence for too long. |
| ENDANGERED PLEASURES |
BARBARA HOLLAND |
In defense of naps, bacon, martinis, profanity and other indulgences. |
| LIFE STRATEGIES |
PHILIP C. MCGRAW |
Gives you the most honest explanation of your life and how you got where you are. Describes the the ten Laws of Life that every person should know. |
| WOMEN & SELF-ESTEEM |
LINDA SANFORD & MARY DONOVAN |
Understanding and improving the way we think and feel about ourselves. |
| COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY |
BRUCE EIMER & MOSHE TOREM |
If anything can prepare you for the uncertain, anzious, and turbulent times of life, this little manual on how to deal with the unknown is it. You will come away knowing you have learned the skills you need to accept uncertainty as a part of your life. |
| LIVING IN PROCESS |
ANNE WILSON SCHAEF |
Highly introspective and penetrating vision of how the indivdual can honestly contemplate and move with the inner self in relation to family, community, society, nation,planet, environment. |
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VideosAvailable for check out at the Mutch Women's Health Library.
| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
DESCRIPTION |
| Depression & Anxiety |
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB/GYN |
Depression and anxiety are very common medical conditions, affecting millions of women from all walks of life. Fortunately, by seeking professional medical help and getting a diagnosis and treatment, these women can almost always find relief. This videotape is designed to help women and their families recognize when professional help is needed. It features women who share their experiences with depression and anxiety and clinicians who offer insights and professional guidance. Important topics include: Symptoms of depression. Symptoms of anxiety disorders. Getting a diagnosis. Medication therapy. Lifestyle changes. By learning about depression and anxiety and working with your doctor, you can better manage your health and, if needed, get treatment. (18 minutes) |
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