Norton Mental Health

08/14/2025

Join Jessica Dibb's online book launch for BREATHWORK AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: Clinical Applications for Healing and Transformation! She'll be joined by Dr. Dan Siegel, Mary E. Blue, and Russ Hudson for a discussion on the transformative power of the breath, followed by a Q&A.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 26th at 3-4:30 PM EST.
WHERE: Zoom
RSVP Link: bit.ly/3V15Djj

Learn more about Jessica's book at wwnorton.com/breath

Here is the Zoom link. We will also email it to you in your confirmation email. Zoom Link Password: LoveBreath

08/14/2025

Thank you, Miranda July, for mentioning Deb Dana's book, POLYVAGAL EXERCISES for SAFETY & CONNECTION: 50 Client-Centered Practices, in your new Substack post! http://bit.ly/41pEWZx

Learn more about Deb's inspiration for this practical guide that helps readers regulate their nervous system beyond the therapy session...

Deb Dana, LCSW is a clinician, consultant, lecturer, Coordinator of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute, and developer of the Rh...

08/13/2025

Mindfulness in action 🌿

Today we're sharing an exercise from The Greater Good Science Center's forthcoming book, THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS WORKBOOK: 10 Practices for a Meaningful Life.

This guided mindfulness practice—the Body Scan—involves gently bringing awareness to different parts of the body. It can be done sitting, lying down, or wherever you find stillness. Research shows that body scans can help quiet a busy mind and nurture a deeper sense of peace and well-being.

In stores 9/16. Learn more at wwnorton.com/ggsc

08/12/2025

EMDR-SANDTRAY-BASED THERAPY: Healing Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan by Ana Gomez (AGATE Institute:Ana Gomez Attachment Trauma Education) is now available!

Combining EMDR and sandtray therapeutic approaches, this book offers clinicians and their clients a new way to reveal, understand and heal from complex trauma, PTSD, and dissociation.

Learn more at wwnorton.com/emdrstt

08/08/2025

Listen to Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-Gayfield (The Renfrew Center) on the Just Eat Normally podcast with Dr Rachel Evans discuss how a culturally-informed approach to treatment can help clinicians support Black clients with eating disorders.

Learn more with their book, BLACK WOMEN WITH EATING DISORDERS: Clinical Treatment Considerations at wwnorton.com/bwed

Podcast Episode · Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery · 07/24/2025 · 49m

08/05/2025

Listen to Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP on the Baffling Behaviors Show with Robyn Gobbel - Trauma, Toxic Stress, & Baffling Behaviors explain her attachment-focused EMDR model, why slow bilateral stimulation is so effective for complex trauma, and what it really means to create a secure holding environment for both kids and their parents.

Learn more about treating complex trauma in children with her new book, EMDR AND FAMILY THERAPY, 2ND ED: Integrative Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children, at wwnorton.com/emdrft

Meet Deb Wesselmann- a pioneer in integrating EMDR therapy with family therapy for children with early attachment trauma.

08/04/2025

"A critical point raised is the interaction with healthcare providers. When Black women in larger bodies seek medical attention, the conversation often immediately shifts to weight loss without exploring the underlying reasons for their weight or eating patterns."

Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-Gayfield share the societal, medical, and racial misconceptions that hinder Black women with eating disorders from getting help with BlackDoctor.org

Learn more with their new book, BLACK WOMEN WITH EATING DISORDERS: Clinical Treatment Considerations, at wwnorton.com/bwed

The prevailing image of someone with an eating disorder often defaults to a young, affluent White woman. However, this narrow perception dangerously obscures a widespread issue, particularly within the Black community. Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-Gayfield, authors of the recently published book...

08/01/2025

Watch Eugene Ellis, founder of The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network speak to Therapy Chat Podcast with Laura Reagan, LCSWC on the power of community, spirit, and mind to understand racial issues. The story of race, exploring its historical and social construction, the impact of race trauma on the body, and how intergenerational race trauma continues to impact us today are discussed throughout.

Learn more in Eugene's book, TRANSFORMING RACE CONVERSATIONS: A Healing Guide for Us All at wwnorton.com/trc

Welcome back to `Therapy Chat! This week's guest, Eugene Ellis, is a UK-based therapist with a background in systems theory, play therapy and adoption work w...

07/31/2025

To close out , we’re sharing a video from Dr. Jennifer Mullan (Decolonizing Therapy). She invites caregivers and helpers to shift the paradigm, ask what else is possible, examine what's not working, and advocate for all BIPOC clients.

Discover a new approach to your practice that emphasizes inclusivity and acknowledges oppressive and traumatic factors specific to clients with Jennifer's book DECOLONIZING THERAPY: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice.

Learn more at wwnorton.com/dt

July is . To close out the month, we’re sharing a video from Dr. Jennifer Mullan whose book, DECOLONIZING THERAPY: Oppression, Histori...

07/31/2025

Preorder your copy of 8 KEYS TO HEALING, MANAGING, AND PREVENTING BURNOUT by Morgan Johnson!

"With humor, heart, and empathy, this book offers a pathway to healing that feels both achievable and deeply human." —Silvy Khoucasian, founder of Love With Integrity podcast, and author of the 12 Months of Self-Discovery journal

Available 9/30. Learn more at wwnorton.com/8hmpb

Recover from burnout by rediscovering your humanity., 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, and Preventing Burnout, Morgan Johnson, Babette Rothschild, 9781324053880

07/30/2025

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Today, we are sharing strategies to help parents, caregivers, educators, and clinicians help improve behavioral concerns for children at every stage from pediatrician Dr. Diane Cullinane's (Professional Child Development Associates) book, BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS: The Developmental Approach.

Learn more and order book at wwnorton.com/behavior

07/29/2025

EMDR AND FAMILY THERAPY, 2ND ED: Integrative Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children by Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP is now available!

"Debra Wesselmann offers an invaluable resource to therapists working with families affected by attachment disruptions and childhood trauma.... This book provides innovative strategies to deepen and enhance therapeutic approaches, making it an essential read for professionals in the field." —Krista Reichert, director of postadoption services at The Baby Fold

Learn more at

A practical guide to treating children suffering from early attachment trauma—now updated and revised., EMDR and Family Therapy, Integrative Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children, Debra Wesselmann, 9781324053354