001 Adversity

Adversity

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

~ Oprah Winfrey

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002 Anxiety

Anxiety / Chronic

“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop your thoughts from controlling you.”

~ D. Millman

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003 Attitude

Attitude

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re probably right.”

~ Henry Ford

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004 Burnout

Burnout

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…including you.”

~ A. Lamott

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005 CBT

C.B.T.

“Watch your words. They become thoughts, which become actions, that become habits that form destiny.”

~ D Fryer

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006 Choice

Choice / Choosing

“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”

~ Nelson Mandela

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007 Compassion / Others

Compassion / Others

“Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up.”

~ Jesse Jackson

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008 Conformity

CONFORMITY

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”

~ John. F. Kennedy

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009 Door Mats

DOOR MATS/PEOPLE PLEASERS

“I can’t tell you the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.”

~ E. Sheeran

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010 Effort

EFFORT

“Effort is between you and you.”

~ Ray Lewis

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011 Ethics

ETHICS

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

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012 Forgiveness / Others

FORGIVENESS / OTHERS

“We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.”

~ C. S. Lewis

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013 GEROPSYCHOLOGY/RETIREMENT/AGING

GEROPSYCHOLOGY / RETIREMENT / AGING

“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.”

~ George Burns

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014 GOODNESS – KINDNESS

GOODNESS / KINDNESS

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

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015 GRIEF/MOURNING

GRIEF / MOURNING

“Shared joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half-sorrow.”

~ Swedish Proverb

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016 HAPPINESS

Happiness

“Gratitude is the key to happiness.”

~ D. Prager

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017 IMPOSSIBLE FAMILES

IMPOSSIBLE FAMILIES

“You have the right to put up a fence between you and your family and the choice whether to include a gate.”

~ M. Meleen

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018 MISBEHAVING

MISBEHAVING

“A misbehaving child is a discouraged child.”

~ A. Adler

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019 O.C.D. (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

O.C.D. (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

OCD is like having a bully in your head that no one can see.”

~ Anonymous

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020 P.T.S.D.

P.T.S.D. – POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
(Dissociative Identity Disorder)

“It’s not the person refusing to let go of the past, but the past not letting go of the person.”

~ Unknown

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021 RESPONSIBILITY

RESPONSIBILITY

“At any given moment you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end.”

~ C. M. Miller

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022 RISK

RISK

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

~ W. Gretzky

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023 SERVICE

SERVICE

“Service to others is the rent you pay for being here on earth.”

~ Muhammad Ali

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024 SMMILES

SMILES

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”

~ Phyllis. Diller

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025 SUICIDE/SUICIDALITY

SUICIDE / SUICIDALITY

“If you are looking for a sign not to kill yourself, this is it.”

~ Unknown

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Self Help Tool Chest

Drs. Michael and Terri Morris

Professors, Mentors, Colleagues, Friends

Self-Help Tool Chest is a treasure trove of wisdoms, inspirations and resources that we have gathered through decades of experience helping people as psychologists and professors.

With degrees from Stanford University and USC, together, we have taught psychology at the university level for over 35 years. Our students gained their therapeutic experience by attending to the most underserved populations on the cold, hard streets of Los Angeles.

Our job was to guide, inspire and supervise… to help our students help others. Self-Help Tool Chest developed out of a desire to offer that help to the world at large.

We have included quotations on a wide range of relevant topics along with books, movies and websites to initiate and promote self-growth.

We hope to reach people who are unable to seek therapy on a regular basis as well as budding therapists who want enrichment as they establish their careers.

Our website provides encouragement for people with little time and more in-depth offerings for those who are able to browse. We are lifetime learners who welcome your feedback as Self-Help Tool Chest evolves. In the meantime, we hope you find ample takeaways on our website to help you on your journey.