This is the best book I found that both explains sleep and sleep disorders and then helps you identify the factors that are affecting your quality of sleep. I found the Brassell book a valuable resource for attitude adjustment and neutralizing negativity and isolation that so often comes when chronic invisible disease is part of your life. This book gives helpful hints for those of us who would like to travel, but have remained close to home due to the logistics involved in traveling with a chronic pain condition. You need a vacation. A Practical Guide for Disabled Travelers Jacqueline and Susan Gersten.
Communication is our most important skill.
We can't get what we need without it. This book explains how to get your point across in the most positive manner, without ruffling feathers. Matthew McKay is not only a PhD psychologist, he is my publisher. I'm very proud of the books he's written. Thoughts and Feelings is an easy to understand book about minimizing the effects stress has upon your life.