Michael Long, John Engel, Valerie Coleman, Belva Davis, Eric Jerome Dickey, Karen Johnson, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Van Jones and Joanne Griffith at Marcus Books, Oakland & SF

Call or visit the Marcus Bookstores and prepay for copies of the titles that interest you. The bookstore staff will be happy to have your book(s) signed by any or all of the writers if you can’t make it. 3900 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way (at 39th Street, just around the corner from the MacArthur BART station) in Oakland, CA 94609        510 652 2344

and in San Francisco, 1712 Fillmore Street (at Post Street) 94115         415 346 4222

Call or visit the Marcus Bookstore in Oakland and prepay for a copy or two.

The bookstore staff will be happy to have your books signed by Van Jones and Joanne Griffith if you can’t make it to their readings.

3900 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way   (at 39th Street, just around the corner from the MacArthur BART station)

Oakland, CA 94609                 510 652 2344

Unchain the Pain: How to Be Your Own Therapist

 Bob Livingstone, LCSW

“I will be reading from and signing my new book Unchain the Pain:  How to be Your Own Therapist at Marcus Books, 1712 Fillmore St. San Francisco, Ca.  This event will take place Saturday March 31, 2012 at 6PM.   It is an honor to be invited to this historic African-American Bookstore.  Marcus Bookstores are the oldest Black bookstores in the nation.  I hope to see you there!” –BL

1. Be willing to ask questions about your emotional pain.
2. Imagine that you are in a therapist’s office. Think about what questions she may ask you and then ask yourself these same questions.
3. Imagine that you are talking to a friend who is in distress. What questions would you want to ask her about her emotional pain in order to support her healing? Then apply those same questions to yourself.
4. You will learn to be introspective; feel unstuck emotionally; resolve long-standing emotional issues; discover your place of wisdom; be less depressed; be able to work through grief and loss issues; be less anxious; feel more confident and your self-esteem will increase; learn what it means to process your feelings.
5. Learn to overcome the obstacles that can help you become your own therapist.
6. Develop and nurture the self questioning part of yourself.
7. Exercise regularly. You will not only look and feel better, it will help you problem solve and be open to self-questioning because you will feel the freedom to do so!