RESOURCES

Adult Resources

Grief & Loss

Your Grief, Your Way: A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss

By Forsythia, Shelby

Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief

By Cacciatore, Joanne

The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief

By Richardson, Jan

It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

By Devine, Megan

Trauma

Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others

By van Dernoot Lipsky, Laura, Burk, Connie

Joy from Fear: Create the Life of Your Dreams by Making Fear Your Friend

By Manly, Dr. Carla Marie

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

By Wolynn, Mark

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

By Winfrey, Oprah, Perry, Bruce D.

Relationships

Friends, Partners, and Lovers: What It Takes to Make Your Marriage Work

By Thompson, Kevin A.

Getting Together and Staying Together: Solving the Mystery of Marriage

By William Glasser, Carleen Glasser

Mindful Relationship Habits: 25 Practices for Couples to Enhance Intimacy, Nurture Closeness, and Grow a Deeper Connection

By Scott, S.J., Davenport, Barrie

The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships

By Gottman, John

Self-Love

You Matter.: Learning to Love Who You Really Are

By Emerzian, Matthew

Be the Miracle: 50 Lessons for Making the Impossible Possible

By Brett, Regina

The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

By Rubin, Gretchen

Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared

By Honegger, Jessica

The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World

By Dinan, Kim

Mindfulness

Why Can't I Meditate?: How to Get Your Mindfulness Practice on Track

By Wellings, Nigel

Present, Not Perfect: A Journal for Slowing Down, Letting Go, and Loving Who You Are

By Chase, Aimee

Mindfulness Cards: Simple Practices for Everyday Life (Daily Mindfulness, Daily Gratitude, Mindful Meditation)

By Gunatillake, Rohan

Little Book of Mindfulness: 10 minutes a day to less stress, more peace

By Collard, Patrizia

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

By Nestor, James

Parenting

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder (The Out-of-Sync Child Series)

By Kranowitz, Carol

When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse

By Bancroft, Lundy

Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

By Clarke-Fields MSAE, Hunter

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

By Siegel, Daniel J., Bryson, Tina Payne

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (The How To Talk Series)

By Faber, Adele

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Children’s Resources

Grief & Loss

If You Come to Earth

Chronicle Books

The Shadow Elephant

By Robert, Nadine

The Two of Them

By Aliki

Life

By Rylant, Cynthia

Badger's Parting Gifts

By Varley, Susan

Trauma

A Terrible Thing Happened

By Holmes, Margaret M, Mudlaff, Sasha J, Pillo, Cary

Someone I Love Died by Suicide: A Story for Child Survivors and Those Who Care for Them

By Cammarata, Doreen T.

Healing Days: A Guide For Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma

By Straus, Susan Farber

The Invisible String

By Karst, Patrice

Emotion Regulation

My Mouth Is A Volcano

By Cook, Julia

When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry… (Scholastic Bookshelf)

By Bang, Molly

Cool Down and Work Through Anger (Learning to Get Along®)

By Meiners M.Ed., Cheri J.

Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need.

By Garcia, Gabi

Identity

I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Book About Understanding and Appreciating Each Other

By Gainer, Cindy

The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be

By Gaines, Joanna

I Am Enough

By Byers, Grace

Dear Girl,: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You!

By Rosenthal, Amy Krouse, Rosenthal, Paris

Dear Boy,: A Celebration of Cool, Clever, Compassionate You!

By Rosenthal, Paris, Rosenthal, Jason B.

Bullying

Speak Up, Wonder Pup: A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for Yourself (Self-Regulation)

By Murphy, Angela

Monty the Manatee: A book about kindness and anti-bullying

By Pritchard, Natalie

Let's Change That!: If Animals Can, We Can, Too!

By Bashar Salame

If You Plant a Seed

By Nelson, Kadir

Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning)

By Munson, Derek

Healthy Minds

My Strong Mind: A Story About Developing Mental Strength (Social Skills & Mental Health for Kids)

By van Hove, Niels

I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books)

By Verde, Susan

Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion

By Garcia, Gabi

Brave As Can Be: A Book of Courage (Growing Hearts)

By Witek, Jo

What If Everybody Thought That? (What If Everybody?, 3)

By Javernick, Ellen

Kindness

Be Kind (Be Kind, 1)

By Zietlow Miller, Pat

Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion

By Ortego, Alicia

The Kindness Book

By Parr, Todd

My Magical Words (The Magic of Me Series)

By Becky Cummings

The World Needs More Purple People

By Bell, Kristen, Hart, Benjamin

Adoption/Foster Care

And That's Why She's My Mama: Positive Affirmations Edition

By Nazario, Mrs. Tiarra

God Found Us You (HarperBlessings)

By Bergren, Lisa Tawn

No Matter What: A Foster Care Tale

By Shipp, Josh, Tieche, David

Love You From Right Here: Second Edition

By Sandefer, Jamie

Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care

By Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright

Family

My Family, Your Family (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― Alike and Different)

By Bullard, Lisa

The Family Book

By Parr, Todd

My Family, Your Family!

By Cole, Kathryn

We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R))

By Kates, Bobbi

Families Families Families

By Lang, Suzanne

Behavior Modification

The Do-Over Day: a children's book about surviving the worst day ever

By Inserro, Julia

The Social Butterfly (Little Boost)

By Bracken, Beth

The Way I Act

By Metzger, Steve

Words Are Not for Hurting (Ages 4-7) (Best Behavior Series)

By Verdick, Elizabeth

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Choices

What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)

By Levy, Adir

What Should Darla Do? Featuring the Power to Choose (The Power to Choose Series)

By Adir Levy, Ganit Levy

My Magical Choices (The Magic of Me Series)

By Becky Cummings

The Choices I Make: (Children’s Books About Making Good Choices, Anger, Emotions Management, Kids Ages 3 5, Preschool, Kindergarten) (Self-Regulation Skills)

By Gordon, Michael

Boundaries

My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes (The Safe Child, Happy Parent Series)

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Your Body Belongs to You

By Spelman, Cornelia Maude

My Body! What I Say Goes!: A book to empower and teach children about personal body safety, feelings, safe and unsafe touch, private parts, secrets and surprises, consent, and respectful relationships

By Sanders, Jayneen

Parts (Picture Puffin Books)

By Arnold, Tedd

RESOURCES

Adult Resources

Grief & Loss

Trauma

Relationships

Self-Love

Mindfulness

Parenting

Children’s Resources

Grief & Loss

Trauma

Emotion Regulation

Identity

Bullying

Healthy Minds

Kindness

Adoption/Foster Care

Family

Behavior Modification

Choices

Boundaries

Jennifer Oliff, LCSW