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Books& Links& Resources14 Oct 2007 08:19 pm

Links:

Depression: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml

Anxiety: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

Grief: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm

Family Problems: http://www.aamft.org/families/index_nm.asp

Marriage Resources: http://www.smartmarriages.com/index.html

Healthy Marriage Rituals: http://www.smartmarriages.com/intentionalmarriage.html

What is Pastoral Counseling? http://www.aapc.org/history.cfm

Web References for Elizabeth Ritzman:

Marriage Friendly Therapists.com:

http://marriagefriendlytherapists.com/searchprofile.php?t_id=56&range=50

Premarital Counseling at The First Dance.com: http://www.thefirstdance.com/premaritalbioilritzman.php

Someone Cares Conference Bio: http://www.someonecaresonline.com/Speakers/Ritzman.html

“After the Honeymoon” in Brides Noir (Fall/Winter 2007) http://www.bridesnoir.com/

 

 

 

Recommended Books:

 

Thomas, Frank A.
Spiritual Maturity: Preserving Congregational Health and Balance

Schnarch, David
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Passion Alive in Committed Relationships

Schnarch, David
Resurrecting Sex: Solving Sexual Problems and Revolutionizing your Relationship

Neafsey, John
A Sacred Voice is Calling: Personal Vocation and Social Conscience

Markman, Howard J.; Stanley, Scott M.; Jenkins, Natalie H.; Blumberg, Susan L.; Whitely, Carol
12 Hours to a Great Marriage: A Step to Step Guide for Making Love Last

Bria, Gina
The Art of Family: Rituals, Imagination, and Everyday Spirituality

Sears, William
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)

Gunderson, Gary
Deeply Woven Roots: Improving the Quality of Life in Your Community

Evans, Abigail
The Healing Church: Practical Programs for Health Ministries

Daniel, W.; Koenig, Harold
Healing Bodies and Souls: A Practical Guide for Congregations

Volf, Miroslav
Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation

Kidder, Tracy
Mountains Beyond Mountains : The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

Jones, Kirk Byron
Rest in the Storm: Self-Care Strategies for Clergy and Other Caregivers

Paulsell, Stephanie
Honoring the Body: Meditations on a Christian Practice

Bass, Dorothy
Practicing Our Faith : A Way of Life for a Searching People

Bass, Dorothy; Wright, Lani; Richter, Don
Receiving the Day : Christian Practices for Opening the Gift of Time

Amos, William E.
When AIDS Comes to Church

Friedman, Edwin H.
From Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue

Black, Claudia
Depression Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Depression

Black Claudia
It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing up with Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents and Adults

 

 

               

 

 

 

Links& Music14 Oct 2007 03:27 pm

                                                                                                                             Kailua

About being connected to others/God in the struggle to be transformed/redeemed: Will You Hold the Light? by Caedmon’s Call on their album “Overdressed“:

 

Deeply soulful, healing hymns rendered by Bobby McFerrin (of “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” fame) give voice to a full range of human emotion; they’ve been described variously as “pop”, New Agey, R&B, Overtly Christian, they include a compelling revision of the 23rd psalm in tribute to his mother and feature his father Robert McFerrin, Sr. in “Discipline“. Link:

 

 

Got Hope? Try this rendition of Over the Rainbow by Natasha Stith: