Understanding Yourself
Understanding Yourself
The Happiness Trap — Russ Harris
The Confidence Gap — Russ Harris
Self-Compassion — Kristin Neff
The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown
No Bad Parts — Richard Schwartz
The Mountain Is You — Brianna Wiest
Emotional Regulation
Emotional Regulation
Anchored — Deb Dana
Hardwiring Happiness — Rick Hanson
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
Wherever You Go, There You Are — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Relationships & Attachment
Relationships & Attachment
Attached — Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Secure — Julie Menanno
Hold Me Tight — Sue Johnson
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work — John Gottman
Fight Right — Gottman Institute
Wired for Love — Stan Tatkin
Grief & Loss
Grief & Loss
Finding Meaning- The 6th Stage of Grief-- David Kessler
The Grieving Brain — Mary-Frances O'Connor
Bearing the Unbearable — Joanne Cacciatore
It's OK That You're Not OK — Megan Devine
Trauma & Healing
Trauma & Healing
The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
What Happened to You? — Bruce Perry & Oprah
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma — Janina Fisher
Getting Past Your Past — Francine Shapiro
Teens & Adolescents
Teens & Adolescents
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers — Lisa Damour
Untangled — Lisa Damour
Brainstorm — Dan Siegel
Neurodivergence
Neurodivergence
For Adults
For Adults
📖 Is This Autism? (A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else) — Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland & Jamell White
Excellent for adults (especially women) who are questioning whether they may be autistic. Balanced, affirming, and very accessible.
📖 Unmasking Autism — Devon Price
A thoughtful look at masking, identity, and living authentically. Particularly helpful for adults diagnosed later in life.
📖 The Divergent Mind — Jenara Nerenberg
Explores how neurodivergence often presents differently in women and girls and why so many people are missed or misdiagnosed.
📖 How to Keep House While Drowning — KC Davis
Not exclusively about neurodivergence, but incredibly validating for people with ADHD, autism, executive functioning challenges, chronic illness, or depression. One of my top recommendations.
📖 Dirty Laundry — Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery
A practical and compassionate look at ADHD and relationships, written by a couple living with ADHD.
For Parents
For Parents
📖 The Explosive Child — Ross Greene
One of the best books for understanding challenging behavior through the lens of lagging skills rather than willful defiance.
📖 Beyond Behaviors — Mona Delahooke
Excellent for understanding children's behavior through nervous system regulation, attachment, and neurobiology.
📖 Self-Reg — Stuart Shanker
Helps parents recognize stress and build regulation rather than relying on rewards and consequences.
📖 Uniquely Human — Barry Prizant
A compassionate and strengths-based perspective on autism that many parents find reassuring.
📖 Raising Human Beings — Ross Greene
Practical guidance for collaborative problem-solving and strengthening the parent-child relationship.
For Children
For Children
📖 All My Stripes — Shaina Rudolph
A wonderful story about embracing differences and understanding autism.
📖 My Brain Is a Race Car — Nell Harris
A fun, relatable introduction to ADHD for younger children.
📖 A Walk in the Words — Hudson Talbott
Beautifully illustrates the experience of dyslexia and learning differences.
📖 The Girl Who Thought in Pictures — Julia Finley Mosca
A picture-book biography of Temple Grandin that celebrates different ways of thinking.
For Teens
For Teens
📖 The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide — Yenn Purkis & Tanya Masterman
Friendly, practical, and affirming for autistic teens.
📖 The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD — John Taylor
A practical resource with strategies teens and older children can apply.
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