Become an inner thriver and flourish from the inside, out!
Resources suggested by
Inner Thriving Holistic Psychology
(ITHP)
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PSYCHOLOGY readings:
On nutrition and mental health:
Chris Palmer, M.D.
Uma Naidoo
Metabolical: The lure and the lies of processed food, nutrition, and modern medicine
Robert Lustig
Hooked: Food, free will, and how the food giants exploit our addictions
Michael Moss
Sugarless: A 7-Step plan to uncover hidden sugars, curb your cravings, and conquer your addiction
Nicole Avena, Ph.D.
On healing of trauma and the inextricable mind-body link:
The myth of normal: Trauma, illness, & healing in a toxic culture
Gabor Maté, M.D. & Daniel Maté
The complex PTSD workbook: A mind-body approach to regaining emotional control and becoming whole
Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.
Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.
Waking the tiger: Healing trauma
Peter Levine, Ph.D. & Ann Frederick
On cognitive behavioural therapy
Feeling good: The new mood therapy
David Burns, M.D.
Mind over mood, second edition: Change how you feel by changing the way you think
David Greenberger, Ph.D. and Christine Padesky, Ph.D.
On meditation and the cultivation of mindfulness
Mindfulness for beginners: Reclaiming the present moment - and your life
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
No time like the present: Finding freedom, love, and joy, right where you are
Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
The miracle of mindfulness: An introduction to the practice of meditation
Thích Nhất Hạnh
On compassion
Self-Compassion: The proven power of being kind to yourself
Kristen Neff, Ph.D.
Moving inward: The journey to meditation
Rolf Sovik, Psy.D.
Tara Brach, Ph.D.
On assertiveness
Nedra Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
Robert J. Paterson, Ph.D.
A few PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS featuring ITHP professionals:
Pilgrim, K., Cardoso, C., Ellenbogen, M., & Zappitelli, V. (In progress). Impact of attention bias modification and attentional control on the salivary cortisol response to stress: A comparison of training tasks.
Pilgrim, K., Ellenbogen, M., & Paquin, K. (2014). The impact of attentional training on the salivary cortisol and alpha amylase response to psychosocial stress: Importance of attentional control. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 44, 88-99.
Pilgrim, K., Marin, M.F., & Lupien, S.J. (2010). Attentional orienting toward social stress stimuli predicts increased cortisol responsivity to psychosocial stress irrespective of the early socioeconomic status. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35(4), 588-595.
Marin, M.F., Pilgrim, K., & Lupien, S.J. (2010). Modulatory effects of stress on reactivated emotional memories. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35(9), 1388-1396.
YOGA TEACHINGS Dr. Pilgrims’ work and ITHP are informed by:
Self-Realization Fellowship - Dr. Pilgrim’s personal practice.
Patanjali yoga sutras - What Dr. Pilgrim finds to be foundational to making yoga a way of life.
Gitananda yoga - Dr. Pilgrim’s main source for continuing education on this topic.
- From Gitananda Yoga philosophy: On Dr. Pilgrim’s favourite topic - Sukha Sthanam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMx4LddyV9M