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If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a prisoner, trapped with your intrusive thoughts. Despite the fact that OCD can have a devastating impact on a person's life, getting real help can be a challenge. If you have tried medications without success, it might be time to explore further treatment options. You should know that mindfulness-based approaches have been proven-effective in treating OCD and anxiety disorders. They involve developing an awareness and acceptance of the unwanted thoughts, feelings, and urges that are at the heart of OCD. Combining mindfulness practices with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD offers practical and accessible tools for managing the unwanted thoughts and compulsive urges that are associated with OCD. With this workbook, you will develop present-moment awareness, learn to challenge ...

We all have expectations about how to spend money, where it should come from, how much is needed for financial security, how important it is, and whether or not we can trust other people to be responsible about money. When these expectations come up against a partner's competing ideas, serious trouble can result. In When Money Comes Between You: A Workbook for Couples, a clinical psychologist helps readers to uncover their own "money personality," understand their partner's, increase money communication, and learn to effectively negotiate on the subject. Couples learn basic financial principles for making conscious choices about work and investments. They examine who controls the money and what the motives are for control, then begin to understand life style choices and the relationship of those choices to each person's upbringings and wants. They go on to clarify expectations of the good life, review goals, and develop a plan together. In a second section numer...