Books

7 Foundations of Health and Happiness: Building a Bridge To Balance – This book provides further thought-provoking questions for each Foundation, allowing the reader to better assess their current level in the Pillar System – Insufficient, Enough, Optimal and Perfect. It guides the reader through choosing which Foundation to begin improving, how to create an action plan, and tips to be successful.

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“A great book! Dr. Heermann has done a remarkable and wonderful job. If 50% of psychiatric care was about what she is doing and the other 50% pharmaceutical (what psychiatrists are trained to do), we would have quite a different America. I really appreciate this book and how Dr. Heermann is helping people approach their problems. Dr. Heermann has done great work in figuring out such a holistic approach to mental health care, and in translating these ideas into a cogent and easily read book. Five stars!”
Bill Manahan, MD
– Assistant Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
– Past president of the American Holistic Medical Association
– Founding member and lifetime certified diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine
– Author of Eat For Health: A Do-It-Yourself Nutrition Guide for Solving Common Medical Problems

“The 7 Foundations transformed the way I look at my life, and the power I have to change my everyday happiness.”
Kristin Taylor, CEO, Taylor’d Strategies

“The 7 Foundations are a way for me to pinpoint strategies to really support myself and my family through my personal self-care journey.”
Susan McDowall, PhD

RECOMMENDED READING

Dr. Heermann receives many requests for recommendations on helpful resources, so she has collected the below list of her most-frequently-recommended books, products, and programs in the hopes this may contribute to your ease and learning.

She may have an affiliate relationship with the sellers of some of these items. However, please rest assured she only recommends books and products that she has personally used, for herself or for her clients, and has determined to be both helpful and scientifically sound.

Happiness and Life Balance

Daring Greatly – Brene Brown

Influencer – Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield , Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

Happier – Tal Ben-Shahar

Spontaneous Happiness – Andrew Weil

First Things First – Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca Merrill

The Path – Laurie Beth Jones

How To Want What You Have – Timothy Miller

Anger Kills – Redford Williams

Tal Ben-Shahar’s online and in-person training programs

Stress Management

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook – Davis, Robbins-Eshelman, and McKay