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Books:

• The SEA's Program
• Laying the Foundation
• Tools for Handling Loss
• Tools for Personal Growth
• Tools for Relationships
• Tools for Communications
• Tools for Anger Work-Out
• Tools for Handling Control Issues
• Growing Down: Tools for Healing the Inner Child

The SEA's Program

• SEA's Self-Esteem Personal Inventory
• SEA's Model of Self-Esteem
• SEA's Tools for Recovery
  • The SEA's Program of Recovery
  • The TEA System
  • The ALERT System
  • The ANGER System
  • The CHILD System
  • The LET GO System
  • The RELAPSE System
• SEA's Tools for a Lifestyle of Recovery
  • Introduction to the SEA's Lifestyle of Recovery
  • Time Management for Recovery
  • Goal Setting in Recovery
  • Handling Anti-Recovery Thinking
  • Overcoming Perfectionism in Recovery
  • The Emotional/Behavioral Connection in Recovery
  • Social Support in Recovery
  • Coping with Stress in Recovery
  • Thought Stopping for Recovery
  • Problem Solving in Recovery
  • Cues for Anti-Recovery
  • Use of Behavioral Chains in Recovery
  • Handling Binging, Compulsive and Addictive Behaviors
  • Handling Relapse-Inducing Factors
  • Mental Imagery in Recovery
  • Self-Image in Recovery
  • Handling Feedback in Recovery
  • Testing Motivation in Recovery
  • Exercise Program in Recovery
• SEA's 12 Step Guide
  • Introduction
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
  • Step 4
  • Step 5
  • Step 6
  • Step 7
  • Step 8
  • Step 9
  • Step 10
  • Step 11
  • Step 12

Laying the Foundation

• Introduction
• Self-Esteem Inventory
• Model of Self-Esteem
• What is Low Self-Esteem
• Unhealthy Environments-Roots of Low Self-Esteem
• Looking Good Personality
• Acting Out Personality
• Pulling-In Personality
• Entertaining Personality
• Troubled Person Personality
• Enabling Personality
• Rescuing Personality
• People-Pleasing Personality
• Nonfeeling Personality
• Re-writing Old Personality Self-Scripts

Tools for Handling Loss

• Introduction & Prologue Tools for Handling Loss
• Loss Events in Dysfunctional Families
• Stages of the Loss Process
• Dealing with Denial
• Handling Bargaining Behavior
• Anger Workout
• Handling Despair
• Accepting Change
• Letting Go
• Death: The Last Act of Life

Tools for Personal Growth

• Introduction & A Meditation on Personal Growth
• Self-esteem
• Handling Irrational Beliefs
• Self-affirmations
• Handling Guilt
• Building Trust 
• Handling Insecurity 
• Becoming Vulnerable 
• On Becoming a Risk Taker 
• "Inner Child'' 
• Overcoming Fears 
• Handling Fear of Success 
• Overcoming Perfectionism 
• Handling Pride 
• Developing Patience 
• Spirituality 
• Accepting Personal Responsibility 
• Stress Reduction 
• Time Management 
• Preventing Burnout 
• Having Fun

Tools for Relationships

• Introduction
• Establishing Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
• Handling Relationship Barriers
• Handling Conflict
• Productive Problem Solving
• Handling Fear of Rejection
• Handling Need for Approval
• Improving Assertive Behavior
• Overcoming the Role of Victim or Martyr
• Handling the Use of Power and Control
• Handling Competition
• Goal-Setting in Relationships
• Handling Intimacy
• Handling a Fantasy Relationship
• Handling Forgiving and Forgetting
• Creating a Healing Environment
• Helping Another Recognize the Need for Help

Tools for Communications

• Introduction & Prologue to Tools for Communication
• Model for Effective Communication
• Improving Listening Skills
• Nonverbal Communication Issues
• Improving Responding Communication Skills
• A Communication Model of Problem Solving

Tools for Anger Work-Out

• ANGER. Work-Out
• Handling Blocks to Anger
• Handling Depression
• Handling Hostility, Sarcasm, and Cynicism
• Pessimism and Negativity
• Overcoming Hatred
• Handling Resentment
• Stop Jumping to Negative Assumptions
• Silent Withdrawal
• Eliminating Revenge
• Eliminating Rage
• Stop Self-Destructive Anger Responses
• Handling Irritations
• Eliminating Passive Aggressiveness
• Handling Confrontation

Tools for Handling Control Issues

• Introduction
• Handling the Need to Control
• Eliminating Intimidation
• Tempering Idealism
• Overcoming the Need to Fix
• Eliminating Caretaker Behaviors
• Accepting Powerlessness
• Letting Go of the Uncontrollables and Unchangeables
• Developing Detachment
• Unconditional Acceptance and Love
• Eliminating Overdependence
• Eliminating Manipulation
• Overcoming Helplessness
• Dealing with Suicide
• Tempering Survival Behaviors
• Developing Self-Control

Growing Down: Tools for Healing the Inner Child

• Introduction
• A Growing Down Self-Assessment
• Inner Child
• Dumping Negative Garbage
• Getting in Touch with Feelings
• Letting Go of Shame and Guilt
• Self-Forgiveness
• Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Self-Love
• Self-Affirmations
• Mirror Work
• Re-Parenting
• Overcoming Invisibility
• Building Healthy Boundaries
• Visualizations
• Having Fun
• Child Play
• Body Movement for Growing Down
• Children's Games for Growing Down
• Creativity for Growing Down
• Children's Book for Growing Down

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