The following page offers links and resources that might be of interest to you.  The websites which are listed offer information about national organizations, tips to manage anxiety & stress, and information about counseling.

All about Anxiety

• How to manage a panic attack
• Learn diaphragmatic breathing to relieve panic and stress
• Helpful overviews & articles about anxiety disorders including OCD, Social Anxiety, hoarding, and phobias from The Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland.
• Anxiety self-help website
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
•  National Center for PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Books

Anxiety:

Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety & Phobia by Barbara Markway, C Allec Pollard, Teresa Flynn, & Cheryl N. Carmin.

Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life by Barbara Markway & Gregory Markway.

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven Hayes. 

Bipolar Disorder:

Night Falls Fast, Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison.

Mindfulness:

Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron.

Any books by the authors Jon Kabat-Zinn or Thich Nhat Hann.

Relationships:

The Seven Principles for making a Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman.

And Baby Makes Three by Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman & Dr. John Gottman.

Be The Person You Want To Find: Relationship & Self Discovery by Cheri Huber & June Shiver.

Keeping the Love You Find by Harville Hendrix.

Motivation:

And last but not least...a book for inspiration (for runners & non-runners alike.  Stories of triumph in the face of challenges including divorce, cancer and a lack of motivation):

Women Who Run by Shanti Sosienski.