Book Recommendations: General
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
How to do the Work: Recognize your Patterns, Heal from your Past + Create Yourself by Dr. Nicole LePera
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy by Francine Shapiro
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabi
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today by Julia Ross
The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood, and End Cravings by Trudy Scott
Book Recommendations: Parenting
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach by Howard Glasser, Jennifer Easley
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson EdD, Richard Guare PhD
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way by M. Gary Neuman, Patricia Romanowski, Sandra Blakeslee, Judith S. Wallerstein
Talking about Death: A Dialogue between Parent and Child by Earl A. Grollman
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz M.D.
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy
Book Recommendations: Children Grief
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children By Bryan Mellonie, Robert Ingpen
The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Michaelene Mundy & R.W. Alley
I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas & Leslie Hacker (Illustrator)
Never Say Goodbye by Lea Gillespie Gant
The Invisible String by by Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)
When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief by Marge Heegaard
Book Recommendations: Children Divorce
My Family's Changing: A First Look at Family Break Up by Pat Thomas
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurie Krasny Brown, Marc Brown
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
Divorce is Not the End of the World: Zoe and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids with help from Ellen Sue Stern
Book Recommendations: Children Anxiety
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner PhD, Bonnie Matthews (Illustrator)
Coping Skills for Kids Workbook by Janine Halloran, MA, LMHC
The Bad Seed by Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
The Good Egg by Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
Book Recommendations: Adolescents
The Feelings Book (Revised): The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions by Dr. Lynda Madison, Josee Masse (Illustrator)
A Smart Girl's Guide to Understanding Her Family: Feelings, Fighting & Figuring It Out by Amy Lynch, Lauren Scheuer (Illustrator)
The Body Book for Boys: Everything You Need to Know about Growing Up by Rebecca Paley, Grace Norwich, Jonathan Mar
Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! (But I Rock It, Big Time) by Raun Melmed, Annette Sexton, Jeff Harvey (Artist)
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Resources for Executive Functioning, ADHD, Dyslexia
Executive Functioning Toolkit Site: free & low-cost tools to manage &/or develop executive functioning skills
Understood l For Learning & Attention Issues
A Radically Positive Parenting Technique: The Nurtured Heart Approach by ADDitude Magazine
5 Rules for an ADHD-Friendly Diet by ADDitude Magazine
Additional Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 24/7 free & confidential support - call or text 988
Call Blackline - call or text (800) 604-5841 to speak with a BIPOC crisis counselor regarding mental health, hate crimes, BLM-related concerns, police brutality, prison advocacy, and referrals. Free & confidential.
LGBTQ+ Crisis Line 866-488-7386 or text 678-678 free & confidential 24/7. The Trevor Project: resource & support center for saving young LGBTQ+ lives
The Loveland Foundation: committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls.
Talking to Children About Race: Resource Roundup
Gender Spectrum: works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
Family Media Plan from the American Academy of Pediatrics
9 Shocking Nutrient Deficiencies That Can Cause Depression Doug Cook
Articles regarding Women’s Health & Hormones Dr. Jolene Brighten
D300 Community Resource Guide
McHenry County Service Guide
Greater Chicago Trauma Recovery Network (5 free EMDR sessions for qualifying traumatic events in the Chicagoland area)
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