Psychic Wholeness and Healing: Using All the Powers of the Human Psyche6 reviews
Conrad W. Baars, Anna Alberdina Antoinette Terruwe

Alba House, 1981

Excellent Book on the Emotional Life

+ The best book I have ever read.
+ Clarifications about the Books Ideas on Medications and Religion
+ Insightful, balanced, not at all unreasonable
  
  











  



  
Arise from Darkness: What to Do When Life Doesn't Make Sense14 reviews
Benedict J. Groeschel

Ignatius Press, 1995

'Making Sense out of Suffering'

+ Arise from Darkness
+ Worth the time
+ Anxiety ..Deprssion ???
+ A helping hand from a wise and caring man
  
  











  



  
Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones: Spiritual Answers to Psychological Questions3 reviews
Benedict J. Groeschel

Paulist Press, 1987

The best self help book I have ever read

+ Start with this one!
+ Psychological Help on the Road to Holiness.

Many folks get the short end of things, born into a bad home, or with a health problem. Latter we can develop addictions or perhaps other serious psychological problems. A simple answer, the traditional one, is that God knows what is best for us and our situation is what is best for our ...
  
  











  



  
Ordinary Suffering of Extradionary Saints3 reviews
Vincent J. O'Malley

Our Sunday Visitor, 1999

Inspirational and helpful

+ Very fine book
+ Newsflash: Saints are Human Beings!

When most people think of saints, they think of perfect people. This book shows you the human side of holy people and the different ways in which they suffered. It's inspirational, but it's also a great reference book. The profiles of the saints are concise with great quotes from original ...
  
  











  



  
How to Befriend Your Shadow: Welcoming Your Unloved Side
John Monbourquette

Novalis Press (CN), 2001

It is not by looking into the light that we become luminous, but by plunging into the darkness. " - Carl G. Jung What is your shadow? The shadow is everything that we have driven back into the unconscious for fear of being rejected by people who played a determining role in our upbringing. Afraid we would lose their affection if we disappointed them, we soon learned to discern what was ...
  
  











  



  
How to Love Again: Moving from Grief to Growth
John Monbourquette

Twenty-Third Publications, 2001

How does one live through grief, the end of a marriage, or a devastating disappointment of one's hopes? How can one move on from such an ordeal not only undiminished but, on the contrary, renewed and open to living and loving again? From his long experience counselling individuals on their long journey from grief to growth, Monbourquette has identified the stages of this process and guides us on ...
  
  











  



  
God Is Close to the Brokenhearted: Good News for Those Who Are Depressed1 review
Rachel Callahan, Rea McDonnell

Saint Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan, 1997

comforting, spiritual perspective on coping with depression

Many who are trying to cope with depression feel spiritually muddled and shamed. Rea and Carol offer an enlightening perspective on viewing depression as a human condition that even faith-filled people suffer. Their book also describes the diagnosis and treatment of depression in an easily ...
  
  











  



  
How to Forgive: A Step-By-Step Guide1 review
John Monbourquette

Saint Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan, 2000

A Forgiveness Winner

I bought this book knowing nothing about it or the author. Quite unusal for me, but I had time constraints and just did it. I have rarely been so wonderfull rewarded for taking a chance on a book, a top 3 of its kind, and the author, whose writing and poetry are masterful. If you have any issues ...
  
  











  



  
Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development "for those who seek"5 reviews
Benedict J. Groeschel

The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1984

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDING this book!

+ Good Reading and Deep Thinking
+ Excellent Resource for Faith Formation
+ Ancient but Postmodern Spiritual Development
  
  











  



  
Feeling & Healing Your Emotions3 reviews
Conrad W. Baars

Bridge-Logos, 2003

A Gift for Our Time! There ARE answers!

+ Catholic Understanding of Emotions
+ Great Treatise on the Emotions

Feeling & Healing Your Emotions is an excellent book for understanding the importance of our emotions in growing to psychological wholeness and in living a happy and virtuous life. This book is helpful for persons suffering with many different symptoms and disorders including anger, depression, ...
  
  











  



  
Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation7 reviews
Conrad W. Baars

Franciscan Press, 2001

The only book I ever need

+ Personal growth through affirmation
+ Affirmation by another leads to love of self
+ What a magnificent book!
+ Life-changing
  
  











  



  
The Saints, Humanly Speaking: The Personal Letters of St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thomas More, St. Ignatius ...

Servant Pubns, 2000
  
  











  



  
Be Comforted: Healing in Times of Loss, Anger, Anxiety, Loneliness, Sickness, Death1 review
Gloria Hutchinson

Saint Anthony Messenger Press, 2004

Be Comforted and Help Comfort Others

In this book, author Gloria Hutchinson offers support and encouragement - both to those who may need comfort and to those who are looking to comfort and support their loved ones or members of their community. The book examines six areas in which one may be struggling (for example dealing with ...
  
  











  



  
Healing the Unaffirmed: Recognizing Emotional Deprivation Disorder (Revised and Updated Edition)4 reviews
Conrad W. Baars, Anna Alberdina Antoinette Terruwe

St Pauls Publishing, 2002

Healing and Hope for the Unloved and Unaffirmed

+ A very important book.
+ Conrad Baars offers excellent insight for all pastors and counselors
+ Healing the Unaffirmed: Recognizing Emotional Deprivation D
  
  











  



  
The Kiss from the Cross: Saints for Every Kind of Suffering3 reviews
Ronda De Sola Chervin

Servant Ministries, 1994

One of the best!

+ Grow through your suffering
+ a much needed book

Dr. Chervin has done the Church and the world a great favor in writing this book! It has made such a difference in my life and I have sent it to numerous friends in time of trouble. She reminds us that the Saints are not people who are beyond us, but people who experienced the same kind of ...
  
  











  



  
Self-Esteem: From Pyschology to Spirituality
John Monbourquette

Novalis, 2006
  
  











  



  
How to Befriend Your Shadow: Welcoming Your Unloved Side
John Monbourquette

Novalis Press (CN), 2001

It is not by looking into the light that we become luminous, but by plunging into the darkness. " - Carl G. Jung What is your shadow? The shadow is everything that we have driven back into the unconscious for fear of being rejected by people who played a determining role in our upbringing. Afraid we would lose their affection if we disappointed them, we soon learned to discern what was ...
  
  











  



  
Self-Esteem: From Pyschology to Spirituality
John Monbourquette

Novalis, 2006
  
  











  



  
The Saints, Humanly Speaking: The Personal Letters of St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thomas More, St. Ignatius ...

Servant Pubns, 2000
  
  











  



  
How to Love Again: Moving from Grief to Growth
John Monbourquette

Twenty-Third Publications, 2001

How does one live through grief, the end of a marriage, or a devastating disappointment of one's hopes? How can one move on from such an ordeal not only undiminished but, on the contrary, renewed and open to living and loving again? From his long experience counselling individuals on their long journey from grief to growth, Monbourquette has identified the stages of this process and guides us on ...