Walk and Talk Therapy – WebMD – Exercise is good for the body and the mind. It may also improve psychotherapy sessions.

NRP Shots – Why exercise may do a teenage mind good.

About.com – Walking for your mind and spirit.

BBC News – Walking could be a useful tool in treating depression.

NY TIMES – How exercise may tame our anxiety.

Prevention – Drug-free plan to improve your mood.

Brainblogger – Exercise for depression; a gold standard therapy.

Huffington Post – How to put your Monster Anxiety on a Diet

http://shar.es/ibK0E – Forget about wonder drugs, a spate of new research shows that exercising today is the key to staying sharp tomorrow.

NY TIMES – Hollywoods new stars – pedestrians.

Book Recommendations for Mental & Physical Wellness:

Spark, The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey, MD

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhig

Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind by Kristin Neff, PhD

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach, PhD

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of Who You Think You Should Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms The Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD and Elyse Resch MS, RD

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Book Recommendations for Relationship Fulfillment:

Helping Your Troubled Teen by Cynthia Kaplan, PhD, Blaise Aguirre, MD, Michael Rater, MD

Don’t Feed the Ants (for young kids with anxiety) by Erin Bernardi

How To Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It by Patricia Love, ED.D. and Steven Stosny, PhD

Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch, PhD

Divorce Busting by Michele Weiner-Davis

The Sex-Starved Marriage by Michele Weiner-Davis

Change Your Life and Everyone In It by Michele Weiner-Davis

Where to Draw the Line by Anne Katherine, MA

Love is a Verb by Bill O’Hanlon and Pat O’Hanlon

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

It Takes One to Tango by Winifred M. Reilly, MA, MFT

You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For by Richard C. Schwartz

The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile

Podcasts:

Tarah Brach Podcast– for Mental Wellness

SelfWork Podcast– for Mental Wellness

Relationship Alive Podcast– for Relationships

Apps:

Headspace App– for Mindfulness Meditation

Calm App– for Meditation and Sleep

Moodnotes App– Thought Journal

Videos:

Vulnerability Ted Talk by Brene Brown

Listening to Shame Ted Talk by Brene Brown

The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship Ted Talk by Esther Perel

Rethinking Infidelity Ted Talk by Esther Perel