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Canada
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
ES 7-421
200 Elizabeth St.
Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
(866) 633-4220
www.nedic.ca
HEALTH ISSUES
United States
American Chronic Pain Association
P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(800) 533-3231
www.theacpa.org
American Holistic Health Association
P.O. Box 17400
Anaheim, CA 92817-7400
(714) 779-6152
www.ahha.org
The Chopra Center
2013 Costa Del Mar Rd.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 494-1600
(888) 424-6772
www.chopra.com
The Fetzer Institute
9292 W. KL Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-9398
(269) 375-2000
www.fetzer.org
Hippocrates Health Institute
1443 Palmdale Ct.
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(800) 842-2125
www.hippocratesinst.com
Hospice Education Institute
P.O. Box 98
Machiasport, ME 04655-0098
(207) 255-8800
(800) 331-1620 (Hospicelink)
www.hospiceworld.org
Institute of Noetic Sciences
101 San Antonio Rd.
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 775-3500
www.noetic.org
Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine
151 Merrimac St.
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 643-6090
www.mbmi.org
National Health Information Center
Referral Specialist
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(301) 565-4167
(800) 336-4797
www.health.gov/NHIC
Optimum Health Institute
6970 Central Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
(619) 464-3346
(800) 993-4325
www.optimumhealth.org
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Dean Ornish, M.D.
900 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 332-2525
www.pmri.org
United Kingdom
National Health Service (NHS) Direct
0845 4647 (24-hour nurse advice line)
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Canada
Health Canada
(613) 957-2991
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
MENTAL HEALTH
United States
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
(703) 907-7300
(800) 35-PSYCH (357-7924)
www.psych.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
8730 Georgia Ave., Ste. 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 485-1001
www.adaa.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
730 N. Franklin St., Ste. 501
Chicago, IL 60654-7725
(312) 642-7243
(800) 826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org
American Psychological Association Help Center
(800) 964-2000
www.apahelpcenter.org
The International Society for Mental Health Online www.ismho.org
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Mental Health Information Center (800) 789-2647
www.mentalhealth.org
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (802) 296-6300
www.ncptsd.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(703) 524-7600
(800) 950-NAMI (6264)
www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health
Office of Communications
6001 Executive Blvd.
Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
(301) 443-4513
(866) 615-6464
(301) 443-8431 (TTY)
(866) 415-8051 (TTY)
www.nimh.nih.gov
United Kingdom
Mind (The National Association for Mental Health) 15-19 Broadway
London E15 4BQ
0845 766 0163
www.mind.org.uk
SANE
1st Floor Cityside House
40 Adler St.
London E1 1EE
020 7375 1002
0845 767 8000 (SANEline)
www.sane.org.uk
Canada
Canadian Mental Health Association
Phenix Professional Building
595 Montreal Rd., Ste. 303
Ottawa, ON K1K 4L2
(613) 745-7750
www.cmha.ca
Mood Disorders Society of Canada
3-304 Stone Rd. West, Ste. 736
Guelph, ON N1G 4W4
(519) 824-5565
www.mooddisorderscanada.ca
STRESS REDUCTION
United States
The Menninger Clinic
(A leading center for psychiatric treatment, including biofeedback and psychophysiology) 2801 Gessner Dr.
Houston, TX 77080
(713) 275-5000
(800) 351-9058
www.menninger.edu
New York Open Center
(In-depth workshops to invigorate the spirit)
83 Spring St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-2527
www.opencenter.org
Omega Institute
(A healing, spiritual retreat community)
150 Lake Dr.
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-3212
(845) 266-4444 (info)
(800) 944-1001 (to enroll)
www.eomega.org
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (Home of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program) University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA 01655
(508) 856-2656
www.umassmed.edu/cfm
United Kingdom
International Stress Management Association UK
P.O. Box 491
Bradley Stoke
Bristol BS34 9AH
www.isma.org.uk
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lauren Mackler, an innovator in activating human potential, is a renowned coach, keynote speaker, teacher, and popular radio and TV talk-show guest. Over the past 25 years, she has been a psychotherapist, workshop facilitator, corporate consultant, and a leading authority in the areas of personal transformation, relationships, and professional performance. She is a fellow author of Speaking of Success with Jack Canfield, Stephen Covey, and Ken Blanchard and founder of the coaching and consulting firm Lauren Mackler & Associates.
Visit her Website at www.laurenmackler.com.
NOTE TO THE READER
Imagine a world in which each one of us is free to realize our fullest potential. A world where peace and kindness prevail and people treat themselves and others with dignity, love, and respect. Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
The information, skills, and tools I’ve compiled in this book have transformed my life and the lives of many others. I’ve often wondered how differently my life would have unfolded had I learned in my formative years that it is by our actions that we create the life we have, that it is by living deliberately and authentically that we activate our potential, and that to truly love and care for others we have
to truly love and care for ourselves.
I encourage you to be one of the “committed citizens” who can change the world. Here are some suggestions for staying focused on your own transformational work and for sharing the information, skills, and tools in this book with others:
1. Form a Solemate Reading Group. This is a great way to go through the book and exercises with others, share your insights and growth, and give and receive support. To help you create and lead a Solemate Reading Group, I’ve developed the Solemate Reading Group Tool Kit, which can be ordered through my Website at www.laurenmackler.com.
2. Suggest Solemate to a friend, family member, colleague, book club, women’s or men’s group, church, civic group, synagogue, mosque, university, or adult-education class.
3. Give a copy of the book as a gift to a friend or family member.
4. Find out if Solemate is in your local library. If not, either donate a copy or suggest that the library add the book to its inventory. Ask your friends or family who live in other states to do this, too.
5. Encourage your chain bookstore or local independent store to carry Solemate.
6. Write an online review of Solemate for Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble, or a blog.
7. Ask the book editor of your local radio or newspaper to consider reviewing the book.
8. Visit my Website, www.laurenmackler.com, for more information and events, or to join my online Life Keys community.
I wish you much love, peace, and joy as you continue your journey.
Lauren