Books

• Character, Mission and Experience

• Change

• Mindfulness Meditation

• Organizing, General
• Organizing at Work

• Time Management

• Chronic Disorganization

• ADHD

• Hoarding Disorder

Character, Mission and Optimal Experience

• Covey, Stephen R. (1990). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; Restoring the Character Ethic. New York: Simon & Schuster Inc.

• Covey, Stephen R.; Merrill, A. Roger, and Merrill, Rebecca R. (1994). First Things First; To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy. New York: Simon & Schuster.

• Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. (1991). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York, NY: HarperPerennial.

Change

• Prochaska, J. O., Norcross, J. C. & DiClemente, C. C. (1994, 2002). Changing For Good. New York, NY: Quill (HarperCollins).

• Schwartz, Jeffrey M. & Gladding, Rebecca. (2012). You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life. Avery Trade.

Mindfulness Meditation

• Germer, Christopher K. (2009). The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

• Siegal, Daniel J. (2010). Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. New York, NY: Bantam Books.

• Thich Nhat Hanh. (1991/1992). Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. New York, NY: Bantam Books.

Organizing─General

• Felton, Sandra. The Messies Superguide. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1987, reprint, 1991.

• Felton, Sandra. The New Messies Manual; The Procrastinator's Guide to Good Housekeeping. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Fleming H. Revell, 3rd ed., 2000.

• Glovinsky, Cindy. Making Peace with the Things in Your Life. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2002.

• Lehmkuhl, Dorothy and Lamping, Dolores Cotter. Organizing for the Creative Person. New York: Crown Publisher, 1994.

• Morgenstern, Julie. Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office, and Your Life. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1998.

• Paul, Marilyn. It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys. The Seven-Step Path to Becoming Truly Organized. New York: Penguin Compass, 2004.

Organizing at Work

• Allen, David. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. New York: Viking, 2001.

• Morgenstern, Julie. Never Check E-Mail In the Morning: And Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work. New York: Simon & Schuster (Fireside Edition), 2004.

Time Management

• Morgenstern, Julie. Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2000.

Chronic Disorganization

• Kolberg, Judith. Conquering Chronic Disorganization. Decatur, GA: Squall Press, Inc., 1998, 2006.

• Felton, Sandra. Organizing for Life: Declutter Your Mind to Declutter Your World. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 2007.

• Felton, Sandra. When You Live with a Messie. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1994.

• Varness, Kate, Ed. The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization: For Professional Organizers. St. Louis, MO: Institute for Challenging Disorganization, 2012.

ADHD

• Amen, Daniel G. Healing ADD; The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the Six Types of Attention Deficit Disorder. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001.

• Hallowell, Edward M. and Ratey, John J. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood. New York: Touchstone Book, Simon & Schuster, 1995.

• Kolberg, Judith and Nadeau, Kathleen. ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2002.

• Maté, Gabor. Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It. New York, NY: Plume/Penguin Putnam Inc., 2000.

• Pinsky, Susan C. Organizing Solutions for People With Attention Deficit Disorder: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized. Beverly, MA: Fairwinds Press, 2005.

• Solden, Sari. Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace. Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books, 2005.

• Solden, Sari. Journeys Through ADDulthood. New York: Walker & Company, 2002.

Hoarding Disorder

• Neziroglu, F., Bubrick, J., & Yaryura-Tobias, J. A. Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save & How You Can Stop. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2004.

• Tolin, D. F., Frost, R.O. & Steketee, G. Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.

• Frost, R.O. & Steketee, G. Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1911.

• Tompkins, Michael & Hartl, Tamara. Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring. New Harbinger Publications, 2009.

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