LEP is all about personal growth and empowerment. We commonly use the following resources to educate, assist and empower our clients. You are welcome to try them on your own* or partner with us to achieve your goals.
(*You are responsible for assessing your readiness to independently use any of the following resources. LEP does does not officially endorse any of these products with the exception of LE Essentials which are are creation of LEP.)
Finding the Right Psychotherapist:
Dr. Woodard is committed to improving the process of locating the right provider and making psychotherapy a productive process. She created the following articles as resources:
- How to Find the Right Therapist for You . Originally published on
- What to Do When Psychotherapy is Not Working . Originally published on
Mindfulness:
Introduction/Try Meditation:
- Happiness is All in Your Mind video , Gen Kelsang Nyema
- Mindfulness for Beginners video , Jon Kabat Zinn
- Mindfulness and Neural Integration video , Dan Siegel
- Wheel of Awareness video , scientific perspective video and guide Dan Siegel
- Sitting Body Scan Meditation video , Jon Kabat Zinn
- Street Smart Mindfulness video (topic: mindfulness for daily living)
- Meditation Time r app
Emotions Regulation:
- Emotional Freedom Technique : Basic technique video and help with tapping phrases . More help with tapping phrases from EFT founder, Gary Craig. Even more help with tapping with Robert Gene.
- LEP Specialty Product : Take Control 100% pure essential oil synergy On-the-Go Pocket Inhaler and Tiny or 1/2 oz bottles . (Use for grounding/centering during times of emotional distress.)
MIndfulness Help with Anger for Adults:
- Calm the F*ck Down: An Irreverent Adult Coloring Book , Sasha O'Hare (Contains adult language.)
- A Snarky Adult Colouring Book : My Lack of Inner Peace is Stressing Me Out, Papeterie Bleu
Personal Growth:
- Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation book /audio , Dan Siegel
- Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches book/audio , Steve Harvey
- The Happy Secret to Better Work Ted Talk video , Shawn Achor
- Unfair Advantage: The Power of Financial Educatio n book/audio , Robert Kiyosaki
- Nick Vujicic- No Arms, No Legs, No Excuses video
Entrepreneurial Coaching:
Just Getting Started:
- The E-Myth Revisited : Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It book/audio , Michael Gerber
- The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The Tell-it-Like-it-is Guide to Cleaning up in Business, Even if You Are at the End of Your Roll book/audio , Mike Michalowicz
For Any Stage of Development:
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0 book/audio , Travis Bradberry
- The Happiness Advantage book/audio , Shawn Achor
- Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers book/audio , Lois Frankel
- See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work book/audio , Lois Frankel
Parenting:
- Mindful Parenting video , Dan Siegel
- Why Teens Turn from Parents to Peers video , Dan Siegel
- Why Teens Seek Novelty and Dange r video , Dan Siegel
- T he Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive book/audio and workbook Dan Siegel
Relationships, Couples and Dating:
- Couple's Kindle Cards (Fun Couple's Game )
- LEP Specialty Product: LE Essentials Couple's Bundle (aromatherapy products for building intimacy)
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love book/audio , Amir Levine
For Women:
- Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment book/audio , Steve Harvey
- Love Sex Again: A Gynecologist Finally Fixes the Issues That Are Sabotaging Your Sex Life book/audio , Lauren Streicher
Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Coping:
- LEP Specialty Product : Take Control 100% pure essential oil synergy On-the-Go Pocket Inhaler and Tiny or 1/2 oz bottles . (Use for grounding/centering during times of emotional distress.)
- LEP Specialty Product : Exhale 100% pure essential oil synergy On-the-Go Pocket Inhaler and Tiny or 1/2 oz bottles. (Use for grounding/centering during times of emotional distress.)
- Emoji Face Squeeze Balls ( Stress Balls ), RI Novelty
- Tapping In audio/book , Laurel Parnell (Note: The EMDR-type tapping presented in this book can activate or re-activate the unresolved emotional and physiological impact of stressful events. We highly recommend seeking of support from a trauma informed clinician in conjunction to using this resource if you have a history of exposure to acutely stressful events or environments).
- CBT Cognitive Diary App (Targets the irrational thoughts commonly associated with depression.)
Help for Chronic Worry:
- How to Overcome Anxiety in Seven Minutes Ted Talk video , Mel Schwartz. For more on how quantum physics is changing our understanding of our emotional world: What the Bleep Do We Know book/audio or video .
- For a different mindfulness perspective: Happiness is All in Your Mind Ted Talk video , Gen Kelsang Nyema
Trauma/PTSD:
- Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Childre n ( Book )
- The Body Keeps the Score (topic PTSD) ( Book/Audio ), Bessel van der Kolk
- Trauma and Recovery classic book/audio , Judith Herman
- Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body book/audio , Peter Levine (focus is on sexual trauma)
- EFT for PTSD book , Gary Craig
- Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationships book/audio , Laurence Heller
Biographical and Semi-biographical Accounts:
Caution: The following materials are in come cases, quite graphic. Use extreme caution before viewing if you are experiencing trauma related symptoms or are vulnerable to the re-activation of such symptoms. If you are a LEP client, please discuss viewing of these materials with your LEP clinician.
- Desert Flowe r book or film (culturally sanctioned trauma, immigration, resilience)
- Hurt Locker Academy Award winning film (Note: this is a fictional story drawn from writer Mark Boal's embedded experience as a war correspondent).
- Sophie's Choice classic book/audio or Academy Award winning film (Holocaust impact, PTSD, Personality Disorders)
- Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret book , Rhonda Britten (Highlights Resilience)
- The Glass Castle book/audio or film , Jeannette Walls (Highlights the insidious impact of childhood neglect.)
- Moonlight film (Highlights the insidious impact of childhood neglect.)
Substance Misuse
- Barely Surviving Alcoholism : Interview of Elizabeth Vargas in which she discusses her struggle with alcohol and efforts to sustain sobriety. The topic is further discussed in her book, Between Breaths .
- How I Overcame Alcoholism : Claudia Christian discusses the intervention that worked for her, the Sinclair Method . The topic is further discussed in her book, Babylon Confidentia l.
- More on the Sinclair Method (book) . Larry King Now and The Doctors discussions.
- Educational Resources via the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism which includes a self-assessment tools .
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- New England Region Narcotics Anonymous
- Al-Anon
Coping with Chronic Behavioral Health Challenges:
- Oprah Meets a Schizophrenic Child Video and Update
- What it's Like to Live with Dissociative Identity Disorder video (Good discussion of cause of DID and coping with the exception of onset; it is uncommon to develop this disorder after age six or seven but not impossible.)
- Learn more about DID: See the transcript of Dr. Woodard's New England Psychologist Article .
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