Preface
1. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Inferno, Canto I).
Chapter 1
1. FBF Jan Carmichael Davies, who offered this comment, is a hospice volunteer and whole health educator.
2. Herbert J. Freudenberger, with Geraldine Richelson, Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement Garden City, NY: Anchor Press, 1980.
3. The “stages of burnout” list cited by Carmen Pickering in The Stress of Work or the Work of Stress, Health, and Learning (Promoting Healthy Lifestyles, Canadian Teachers’ Federation, Winter 2008) was adapted from Ulrich Kraft, “Burned Out: Your job is extremely fulfilling. It is also extremely demanding—and you feel overwhelmed. You are not alone.” Scientific American Mind, June/July 2006, pp. 29–33.
4. Thomas Merton, “Letter to a Young Activist”: http://bintana.tripod.com/ref/letter.htm.
5. Ibid.
6. S.S. Chopra, W.M. Sotile, and M.O. Sotile, “Physician Burnout,” JAMA, 2004, p. 291: 633.
7. V. Brenninkmeijer, N.W. Van Yperen, and B.P. Buunk, “Burnout and Depression Are Not Identical Twins: Is Superiority a Distinguishing Feature?” Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 30, April 2001, pp. 873–880.
Chapter 2
1. The author of this quote is unknown, but it appeared in The American Legion Magazine as cited by: http://blog.gaiam.com/quotes/authors/unknown/37413.
2. This heading was inspired by David Healy’s book Let Them Eat Prozac: The Unhealthy Relationship Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Depression (New York: New York University Press, 2004).
3. Carl Elliott, “The Drug Pushers,” The Atlantic, April 2006: www.theatlantic.com/doc/200604/drug-reps.
4. SSRI Withdrawal Support Site: http://ssri-uksupport.com/fles/homicidesSSRISandADHDmedications.pdf.
5. Ibid.
6. Christopher Bollyn, “America Over-Dosed: The Role of Anti-Depressants in the Columbine Tragedy & Other Bizarre Killings,” American Free Press, June 2006.
7. For a good summary of more recent studies on the statistical correlation between depression and suicide, go to: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/risks.asp.
8. Irving Kirsch et al., “Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration,” 2008: www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050045.
9. NACBT Online Headquarters: www.nacbt.org/whatiscbt.htm.
Chapter 3
1. Vincent J. Felitti, “The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adult Health: Turning Gold into Lead,” The Permanente Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Winter 2002.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
Chapter 4
1. To learn more about the benefits of increasing your stress hardiness, visit The Hardiness Institute, Inc.: www.hardinessinstitute.com/Personal.htm.
2. For an overview of David Keirsey’s Four Temperaments, go to: www.keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=3&c=overview.
3. www.keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=3&c=teacher.
Chapter 5
1. The diagram of the Tree of Life can be found on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot.
2. Rabbi Shimon Leiberman, “Tiferet: Beautiful Synthesis,” July 2000: www.aish.com/sp/k/48965381.html.
Chapter 7
1. Otto Scharmer: www.ottoscharmer.com/bio.
2. Presencing Institute: www.presencinginstitute.com.
Chapter 8
1. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Purgatorio, Canto I).
2. Lee McCormick, “Spirit Recovery”: www.spiritrecovery.com. The Ranch Website is at: www.recoveryranch.com.
