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15 Tips to Navigate the Messy Middle Handout
This simple list of tips is a resource for you when you are in transition. In between seasons of life can make you feel like you are lost at sea. These practices offer suggestions to find balance and grounding. Self-care during times of uncertainty and realizing that there is hope can help you to navigate these tender moments of life.
Gratitude Journal Pages
Our brains have a negativity bias. We can hear positive statements all day but it is typically the one criticism that we can hang on to. Having a regular practice of thankfulness can help you remember all the good things in your life. There are many things that we experience daily that we take for granted - we can get stuck in past regrets or future concerns. A gratitude practice helps to focus oneself on the present moment.
Books I Recommend
Emotional Healing and Growth:
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Healing From Hidden Abuse by Shannon Thomas
Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend
Get Your Life Back by John Eldredge
Healing Your Aloneness by Erica Chopich and Margaret Paul
Boundaries for Your Soul by Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller
The Artists’ Way by Julia Cameron
Messy Middle Seasons
Transitions by William Bridges
Let Your Life Speak by Parker PalmerBittersweet by Shauna Niequist
Starting Something New by Beth Booram
The Noble Heart by Gary Barkalow (there is also a podcast)
To Be Told by Dan Allender
Couples
Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
Sexual Abuse
Healing the Wounded Heart by Dan Allender *The Workbook is great too
Brainspotting and Trauma Resources
Brainspotting by David Grand
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
The Heart of Trauma by Bonnie Badenoch
The Language of Emotion by Karla McLaren
Perfectionism
Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff
Shame
The Soul Of Shame by Curt Thompson
Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw
Enneagram
The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Crohn and Suzanne Stabile
The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
Blended Families
The Happy Stepmother, by Rachelle Katz
Codependency
Codependent No More by Melody BeattieCodependents’ Guide to the Twelve Steps by Melody Beattie
The Codependency Recovery Plan by Krystal Mazzola
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living by Russ Harris
Free Resources and Videos!
Helping Loved Ones with Mental Illness
I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! By Xavier Amador
Grief
How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed Journal by Megan Devine
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Jerry Sittser
OCD
Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge (Chapter on OCD)
Christian Healing
The Father’s Embrace by Jack Frost
Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance by Neil Lozano
Sozo By Teresa Liebscher
Telling Secrets by Frederick Buechner
Podcasts I recommend:
The Place We Find Ourselves by Adam Young -
Episode on attachment and style of relating: Episode 7
The Virtual Couch by Tony Overbay
Waking Up to Narcissism by Tony Overbay
Live From Rest - Christian Meditation
The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman - on decision making
Ted Talks I Recommend
The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown