Podcasts
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens
Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan
Raising kids can be a bumpy, stressful, and uncertain process – which is why Lisa’s podcast brings her sane, informed, and practical perspective to your timely and timeless parenting questions. Cohost Reena Ninan, a world-class journalist who has covered the White House while packing a breast pump, makes sure to get you the answers you need.
Couples
Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want
Alexandra H. Solomon PhD and Mona D. Fishbane PhD
Real love starts with you. In order to attract a life partner and build a healthy intimate relationship, you must first become a good partner to yourself. This book offers twenty invaluable lessons that will help you explore and commit to your own emotional and psychological well-being so you can be ready, resilient, and confident in love.
Parenting
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
Becky Kennedy
Offering perspective-shifting parenting principles and troubleshooting for specific scenarios—including sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, tantrums, and more—Good Inside is a comprehensive resource for a generation of parents looking for a new way to raise their kids while still setting them up for a lifetime of self-regulation, confidence, and resilience.
Parenting
Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered
Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz
In this provocative book, psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry and award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz interweave research and stories from Perry's practice with cutting-edge scientific studies and historical examples to explain how empathy develops, why it is essential for our child development into healthy adults, and how modern parenting can raise kids with empathy while navigating threats from technological change and other forces in the modern world.
Parenting
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
Daniel J. Siegel MD and Mary Hartzell
In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Drawing on stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children.
Women
The Perimenopause Survival Guide: Make Sense of Your Symptoms and Build Your Personalized Treatment Plan
Heather Hirsch
The Perimenopause Survival Guide is a clear, compassionate, and evidence-based resource from one of the most trusted voices in women’s hormonal health. Dr. Heather Hirsch draws on her years of clinical experience to help women understand what’s happening in their bodies, and how to take charge of their care.
Women, ADHD
ADHD & Menopause Crash-Course: 90-Minute Answers for Brain-Fog, Mood Storms & Med-HRT Balance
Clara Davis
When ADHD meets mid-life hormones, focus doesn’t just drift — it vanishes. Brain fog thickens overnight. Mood storms show up without warning. And medications that used to help? They suddenly seem to ghost you. If that’s your reality, you’re not imagining it and you’re definitely not alone. ADHD & Menopause Crash-Course is for women who feel like their mind has gone rogue and want straight answers, fast.
Self-Compassion
Vibrate Higher Daily: Live Your Power – A Mind-Opening Guide to Vibrational Consciousness, Mantras, and Soul Transformation
Lalah Delia
Vibrating higher daily is about making intentional day-to-day choices that lift us out of mindsets, habits, and lifestyles that don't serve us and into ones that do. This book, a practical self-care guide, is an invitation to engage with everything that feeds our soul and raises our vibration, and to simultaneously let go of the things bringing our energy down. Through poetry, mantras, and affirmations, Lalah Delia empowers us to find spiritual growth and live with higher potential and quality of being.
Self-Compassion
Why We Suffer and How We Heal: Using Narrative, Ritual, and Purpose to Flourish Through Life’s Challenges
Suzan Song MD PhD
From her clinical practice in the United States to her global work over two decades with survivors of human rights violations, Dr. Song has uncovered three keys to resilience: Narrative, Ritual, and Purpose. Western therapy teaches that we heal by examining our influences, inner conflicts, and goals. This is vital work, but insight alone does not lead to lasting change. Song has found that rituals, whether private or community-based, create the bridge from insight to change. She brought this observation back to her clinical work along with the third potent source of healing: Purpose. Whatever you're going through, these three tools can help you not only weather the winters of life but thrive through them.
Self-Compassion
Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit
Brené Brown
Brown offers a broad assessment of the skill sets and mindsets we need moving forward, including the capacity for respectful and difficult conversations, increased productive urgency and smart prioritization rather than reactivity, and strategic risk-taking, paradoxical thinking, and situational and anticipatory awareness skills. She identifies the toughest skill set as the discipline, humility, and confidence to unlearn and relearn.
Women
You Are Not Broken: Stop “Should-ing” All Over Your Sex Life
Dr. Kelly Casperson
In You Are Not Broken, Dr. Kelly Casperson offers a unique perspective as a urologist, coach, and fellow woman wondering, when it comes to sex, "Is this all there is?" Dr. Casperson explores how to adjust your mindset and provides an in-depth look at what makes women physiologically unique. Better sex creates a better relationship between you and your partner. With real-life stories, ideas for journaling, and tips to get the conversation going, this book is the sex empowerment secret weapon you really need to live the life you've always wanted.
Podcasts
Reimagining Love with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Reimagining Love
A podcast that gives us the opportunity to reimagine ourselves, our relationships, and our world. Hosted by renowned clinical psychologist, professor, and author Dr. Alexandra Solomon featuring conversations with listeners as well as notable guests.
Podcasts
Decoding Women’s Health: Dr. Elizabeth Poynor On Midlife Hormonal Changes, Interventions That Actually Work, & Why Medicine Left Women Behind
The Rich Roll Podcast
Dr. Elizabeth Poynor is a gynecologic oncologist, Chair of Women's Health at Atria Health Institute, and host of the podcast “Decoding Women's Health.”
Podcasts
Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi On Menopause, Hormone Health, & Alzheimer’s Prevention
The Rich Roll Podcast
Menopause, often overlooked yet profoundly impactful, marks a critical juncture in a woman’s life, reshaping the brain for half of the global population. This week I am joined by Dr. Lisa Mosconi, a leading neuroscientist in women's health, who challenges outdated perspectives on menopause, emphasizing its neurological significance and advocating for recognition as a neuroendocrine transition.
Podcasts
How to Kick Bad Habits (and Start Good Ones)
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
We all have bad habits — things we eat, drink, do or say that cause us unhappiness. We repeat these behaviors over and over again — almost as if we are on autopilot. But we can break free from them, and use the mechanics of habit formation to make doing good things feel effortless.
Podcasts
Audacious Autistics Podcast by Asiata Lawoyin and Mairi Moibeal
Audacious Autistics Podcast
Asiatu and Mairi (the hosts), come from multiple intersectional marginalized communities, that include but are not limited to being Autistic and Queer. We share our lived experience, wisdom, and gifts as published writers, educators, intuitive coaches, and social justice advocates to help balance the inequities within society.
Podcasts
Autism in Girls & Women w/ Dr. Donna Henderson
The Testing Psychologist
Dr. Donna Henderson has been a clinical psychologist for 25 years. She earned her doctoral degree from the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University and subsequently worked as a staff psychologist and then Director of Acquired Brain Injury at the Gaylord Hospital in Connecticut.
Podcasts
The Autistic Culture Podcast
Autistic Culture Podcast
The Autistic Culture Podcast celebrates the creativity, intelligence, and contributions of Autistic people throughout history and today. From trailblazing Autistics in science, art, business, and entertainment to the rich tapestry of special interests and sensory joys that shape our lives, we explore what makes Autistic culture so vibrant. Whether you're Autistic yourself or a loved one of someone who is, this podcast is your invitation into the world of neurodiversity, community, and pride.
Podcasts
Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive
Born to Be Free
A podcast for professionals looking to support the deepest wellbeing of their neurodivergent clients. We focus on lived experiences, research, affirming practices, intersectionality, and the practical ways we can support authentic wellbeing.
Podcasts
Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity | Dr. Stacy Sims
Huberman Lab
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Stacy Sims, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist, nutrition scientist, and expert in female-specific nutrition and training for health, performance, and longevity. We discuss which exercise and nutrition protocols are ideal for women based on their age and particular goals.
Self-Compassion, Eating Disorders
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Sonya Renee Taylor
Your body was never the problem. This landmark book by activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor makes the case that body shame isn't a personal flaw—it's a social and political tool used to control us. Radical self-love is the antidote, and this fully updated second edition gives you both the understanding and the practice to build it.
Parenting, Eating Disorders
Your Dieting Daughter: Antidotes Parents can Provide for Body Dissatisfaction, Excessive Dieting, and Disordered Eating
Carolyn Costin
Your Dieting Daughter is a must read for anyone wanting to help contribute to a young woman’s development of a healthy self and body esteem, whether she is 13 or 30. Costin has updated the first edition of this book to reflect her 15 additional years of expertise on dealing with the tricky issues of body image, food, and weight in a culture that places an unhealthy emphasis on being thin. From aiding a young girl to lose weight for health reasons; to encouraging a young woman to accept her natural body size; to helping detect, prevent, and understand eating disorders, this second edition is full of practical and invaluable information.
Eating Disorders
Talking to Eating Disorders: Simple Ways to Support Someone With Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Or Body Image Issues
Jeanne Albronda Heaton PhD and Claudia J Strauss
When a friend or family member shows signs of an eating disorder, the first impulse is to charge in, give advice, and fix what is wrong. But these tactics-however well-intentioned-can backfire. This compassionate guide offers ways to tackle the tough topics of body image, media messages, physical touch, diets, and exercise-along with a special section on talking about these issues with children. It includes information about when to get professional help, how to handle emergencies, and answers to difficult questions such as "Am I too fat?" or "Is this ok to eat?"
Eating Disorders
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends
Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman, and Margot Weinshel
For more than thirty years, this classic guide has been an essential resource for the “silent sufferers”—those affected by a loved one’s eating disorder. This revised edition put family and friends at the center of the treatment process, providing the latest information on the methods and practices available to facilitate the recovery process.
Eating Disorders
Next to Nothing: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with an Eating Disorder
Carrie Arnold and B Timothy Walsh MD
More than simple cases of dieting gone awry, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are among the most fatal of mental illnesses, responsible for more deaths each year than any other psychiatric disorder. These illnesses afflict millions of young people, especially women, all over the world.
Women, Self-Compassion, Eating Disorders
Mom in the Mirror: Body Image, Beauty, and Life after Pregnancy
Dena Cabrera and Emily T Wierenga
Mom in the Mirror: Body Image, Beauty, and Life after Pregnancy is for every woman who has ever doubted herself or her self-worth after the birth of a child. Because most women spend much of their lives attempting to change their bodies, it’s not surprising that the weight gain that comes along with pregnancy (and post-pregnancy), coupled with the challenges of parenting, only exacerbate issues with weight, body image, disordered eating, and self-esteem.
Women, Eating Disorders
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too
Jenni Schaefer and Thom Rutledge
Jenni had been in an abusive relationship with Ed for far too long. He controlled Jenni’s life, distorted her self-image, and tried to physically harm her throughout their long affair. Then, in therapy, Jenni learned to treat her eating disorder as a relationship, not a condition. By thinking of her eating disorder as a unique personality separate from her own, Jenni was able to break up with Ed once and for all.
Eating Disorders
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works
Evelyn Tribole MS RD and Elyse Resch MS RD FADA
First published in 1995, Intuitive Eating has become the go-to book on rebuilding a healthy body image and making peace with food. We've all been there―angry with ourselves for overeating, for our lack of willpower, for failing at yet another diet. But the problem is not us; it's that dieting, with its emphasis on rules and regulations, has stopped us from listening to our bodies.
Eating Disorders
I’m Beautiful? Why Can’t I See It?
Kimberly Davidson
Emotional eating. It's a rising epidemic. Katrina looks in the mirror and sees 'repulsive,' 'fat,' 'stupid,' even though friends tell her she is one of the most intelligent and beautiful girls in her college. If I'm so beautiful, why can't I see it? Katrina wants to take back control of her life. Do you? Author Kimberly Davidson, a recovered bulimic, found spiritual and physical restoration and brings a clear message of hope and restoration in I'm Beautiful? Why Can't I See It?
Eating Disorders
Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life
Jenni Schaefer
Don't Battle an Eating Disorder Forever-Recover from It Completely. Jenni Schaefer and Ed (eating disorder) are no longer on speaking terms, not even in her most difficult moments. In her bestseller, Life Without Ed, Jenni learned to treat her eating disorder as a relationship, not a condition-enabling her to break up with Ed once and for all.
Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders
Aimee E Liu
If you've ever suffered from an eating disorder-or cared for someone who is anorexic or bulimic-you may think you understand these illnesses. But do you really understand why they occur? Do you know what it takes to fully recover? Do you know how eating disorders affect life after recovery? Now, nearly three decades after she detailed her first battle with anorexia in Solitaire, Aimee Liu presents an emotionally powerful and poignant sequel that digs deep into the causes, cures, and consequences of anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
Women, Eating Disorders
Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling
Anita Johnston PhD
“Storytellers speak in the language of myth and metaphor,” Johnston explains. “They tell us a truth that is not literal, but symbolic. If we hear the stories with only the outer ear, they can seem absurd and untrue, but when listened to with the inner ear, they convey a truth that can be understood and absorbed on a deeply personal level. In this way, stories help us connect with our inner world, to the natural rhythms and cycles of the earth, and to the power of our intuitive wisdom.”
Women, Self-Compassion, Eating Disorders
Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?
Claire Mysko and Magali Amadei
People might tell you you're glowing, but you just feel like you're growing, and perhaps you're not liking—or even recognizing—the changing image you see in the mirror. If you're like most expectant women, you're worried about what pregnancy and motherhood will do to your body, your sexuality, and your self-esteem (even if you don't want to admit it out loud for fear of the Bad Mommy Police). While the journey to motherhood is truly miraculous and brings forth life, it can also bring forth a myriad of legitimate concerns.
Self-Compassion
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Melody Beattie
Melody Beattie’s compassionate and insightful look into codependency—the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping another—has guided millions of readers toward the understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self is where healing begins.
Self-Compassion
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life
Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Boundaries is the book that's helped over 4 million people learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of their lives.
Does your life feel like it's out of control? Perhaps you feel like you have to say yes to everyone's requests. Maybe you find yourself readily taking responsibility for others' feelings and problems. Or perhaps you focus so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits and limitations. Or maybe it's all of the above.
Eating Disorders
Binge No More: Your Guide to Overcoming Disordered Eating with Other
Joyce D Nash
In Binge No More, eating disorder specialist Dr. Joyce Nash provides all the information, encouragement, and guidance readers need to transform their relationship with food. Readers will identify with the experiences of other binge eaters whose insightful stories are told throughout the book. Rather than providing a one-size-fits-all solution to binge eating, Dr. Nash provides a variety of sound cognitive therapy techniques and coping strategies to help readers understand their own binge eating problems and overcome them. Therapists and family members concerned about a loved one’s eating disorder will also find this book a valuable resource.
Eating Disorders
Almost Anorexic: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Relationship with Food a Problem?
https://www.amazon.com/Almost-Anorexic-Relationship-Problem-Effect-ebook/dp/B00BOE0IBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493652743&sr=8-1&keywords=almost+anorexia+jenni+schaefer
Determine if your eating behaviors are a problem, develop strategies to change unhealthy patterns, and learn when and how to get professional help when needed with this practical, engaging guide to taking care of yourself when you are not a full-blown anorexic.
Parenting, Eating Disorders
When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder
Lauren Muhlheim PsyD
If your teen has an eating disorder—such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating—you may feel helpless, worried, or uncertain about how you can best support them. That’s why you need real, proven-effective strategies you can use right away. Whether used in conjunction with treatment or on its own, this book offers an evidence-based approach you can use now to help your teen make healthy choices and stay well in body and mind.
Parenting, Gifted & 2E
Gifted and Distractible: Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child
Julie F. Skolnick
This much-needed and empowering guide reveals the unique challenges these remarkable kids face, and offers strength-based, hands-on strategies for understanding, supporting, and advocating for twice exceptional kids. In a world that labels them lazy, scattered, attention-seeking, and a problem that can’t be solved, these tools will help you reimagine the world through your child’s unique perspective—so you can help them thrive.
Women
The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again
Mary Claire Haver MD
Though menstrual cycle changes and the emotional rollercoaster that accompanies them are the hallmarks of the transition to menopause, many women with regular periods as young as 35 can also start to feel irregular, with symptoms that include anxiety, fatigue, joint pain, brain fog, sexual symptoms, and volatile moods. This array of symptoms can be hugely disruptive—all the more so when a doctor dismisses a woman’s complaints as all in her head or prescribes unnecessary and potentially harmful treatment.
Women
The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Lisa Mosconi PhD
Taking on all aspects of women's health, including brain fog, memory lapses, depression, stress, insomnia, hormonal imbalances, and the increased risk of dementia, Dr. Mosconi introduces cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to protecting the female brain, including a specific diet proven to work for women, strategies to reduce stress, and useful tips for restorative sleep. She also examines the controversy about soy and hormonal replacement therapy, takes on the perils of environmental toxins, and examines the role of our microbiome. Perhaps best of all, she makes clear that it is never too late to take care of yourself.
For Educators
Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted & Supported (Free Spirit Professional®)
Emily Kircher-Morris (Author), Amanda Morin (Author)
Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools is a guide for K-12 educators to better understand neurodivergence and help neurodivergent students thrive. Inside, you’ll find the background information and concrete practices you need to create a school or classroom culture where neurodivergent students feel safe, valued, and understood. You’ll also find clear explanations of behaviors common in neurodivergent learners, such as masking, rejection sensitivity, and novelty seeking. Then, discover specific practices that you can use right away.
ADHD
How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
Jessica McCabe
In How to ADHD, Jessica reveals the tools that have changed her life while offering an unflinching look at the realities of living with ADHD. The key to navigating a world not built for the neurodivergent brain, she discovered, isn’t to fix or fight against its natural tendencies but to understand and work with them.
ADHD
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers
Sari Solden MS (Author), Michelle Frank PsyD (Author)
If you’re a woman with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you’ve likely felt different for as long as you can remember. Over time, those messages can turn into negative self-talk, self-doubt, and the painful belief that your brain differences are personal flaws.
ADHD, Kids Books
Different Thinkers: ADHD
PhD Katia Fredriksen (Author), PhD Yael Rothman (Author), Jennifer Ball-Cordero (Illustrator)
Different Thinkers: ADHD uses simple language and complementary illustrations to explain how the human brain develops, what it means to have ADHD, how the condition affects emotions and behaviors, and what kids can do to handle its challenges while building on their individual strengths.
Parenting, Books, Anxiety & OCD
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Daniel J Siegel MD
In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The authors explain—and make accessible—the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures.
Anxiety & OCD
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt
In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (pronounced "height") lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s.
Anxiety & OCD
The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response
Dr Ellen Vora MD
Psychiatrist Dr Ellen Vora challenges the conventional view of anxiety as a mental disorder, suggesting instead that much of what we call anxiety begins in the body. Rather than our troubled thoughts creating physical symptoms, she argues that many types of anxiety are the result of states of imbalance in our bodies, whether blood sugar crashes, caffeine highs or sleep deprivation.
Parenting, Autism & PDA
PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment
Steph Curtis
In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance. This book guides you through the Curtis family's 'lightbulb moment' of recognising Sasha's PDA profile following her autism diagnosis at the age of two, their experiences of various education settings and attempts to access support, everyday life at home and relationships with family and friends.
Parenting, Autism & PDA
The Thriving PDA Family: A Low-Demand Parenting Roadmap for Pathological Demand Avoidance from Toddlers to Young Adults
Adeline Harriet Jennings
Is your child's extreme demand avoidance destroying your family's peace? Every request triggers a meltdown. Traditional parenting strategies make everything worse. You're exhausted from daily power struggles over basic tasks like getting dressed, eating meals, and going to school. You've tried reward charts, consequences, and behavioral therapies—nothing works. You feel judged by family, friends, and professionals who don't understand that your child isn't defiant—they're neurologically wired differently. You need a roadmap specifically designed for Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).
ADHD, Autism & PDA
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
KC Davis LPC
This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home. If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered a stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn’t fold a single piece of laundry for seven months. One life-changing realization restored her sanity—and the functionality of her home: You don’t work for your home; your home works for you.
Autism & PDA
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Devon Price PhD
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society’s narrow understanding of neurodiversity. For every visibly Autistic person you meet, there are countless “masked” Autistic people who pass as neurotypical. Masking is a common coping mechanism in which Autistic people hide their identifiably Autistic traits in order to fit in with societal norms, adopting a superficial personality at the expense of their mental health.
Autism & PDA
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Steve Silberman
This New York Times–bestselling book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.
Women, ADHD, Autism & PDA
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You
Jenara Nerenberg
The bestselling, paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish.
Autism & PDA, For Educators
The Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance
Laura Kerbey, Eliza Fricker (Illustrator)
During Laura Kerbey's time teaching autistic children, she had a sudden realisation that those with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) are children like no other! None of her tried and tested autism strategies would work to help them focus or learn and most of her time was spent wondering, what am I doing wrong?
Autism & PDA
Is This Autism?
Donna Henderson PsyD, Sarah Wayland, PhD, and Jamell White
Though our understanding of autism has greatly expanded, many autistic individuals are still missed or misdiagnosed. This highly accessible book clarifies many ways that autism can present, particularly in people who camouflage to hide their autistic traits.
Autism & PDA, Kids Books
Different Thinkers: Autism
PhD Katia Fredriksen (Author), PhD Yael Rothman (Author), Jennifer Ball-Cordero (Illustrator)
A child-centered guide that explains autism and highlights the gifts of being neurodivergent! Using simple language, complemented by appealing and captivating illustrations, Different Thinkers Autism offers an accessible and uplifting message about what it means to have autism, how autism affects emotions and behaviors, and what children can do to manage any challenges while building on their individual strengths.
Autism & PDA
Self-Care for Autistic People
Dr. Megan Anna Neff
Self-Care for Autistic People can help you engage in some neurodivergent self-care—without pretending to be neurotypical. You’ll find more than 100 activities that help you accept yourself, destigmatize autism, find your community, and take care of your physical and mental health.
Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself – A Great Graduation Book
Kristin Neff
Kristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life through the power of self-compassion.
Parenting
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender
Megan Madison (Author), Jessica Ralli (Author), Anne/Andy Passchier (Illustrator)
A picture book edition of the bestselling board book about gender, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and beautiful imagery that young children can grasp and adults can leverage for further discussion.
Parenting
How Children Grieve: What Adults Miss, and What They Can Do To Help: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, Therapists, and Caregivers to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, and Moving
Corinne Masur
Understand how children process grief at every age and stage of development in this accessible guide for parents and caretakers. An award-winning childhood grief expert shares clinically-informed advice for supporting kids and teens through difficult times—from family deaths and lost pets to unexpected moves, and beyond.
Parenting
Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
Amanda Diekman
"Low-demand parenting requires radical acceptance. It says to the kid right in front of you, I see you, just as you are. - You are ok here. I love you right here." Parent to neurodivergent children and autistic adult, Amanda Diekman, outlines a parenting approach that finally lowers the bar for the whole family, enabling the equilibrium of the home to be restored.
Parenting, Autism & PDA
Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person: A Parent’s Handbook to Supporting Newly Diagnosed Teens and Pre-Teens
Cathy Wassell
As the parent of a child recognised as autistic as a pre-teen or teen, it can often feel difficult to find the answers you need. Children who make it to late primary/early secondary age before being picked up by the system tend to present with traits that are harder to spot, meaning it can be harder to engage professionals in the diagnostic process and gather the necessary support.
Parenting
Breaking Free of Child Anxiety & OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents
Eli R. Lebowitz
Parenting an anxious child means facing constant challenges and questions: When should parents help children avoid anxiety-provoking situations, and when should they encourage them to face their fears? How can parents foster independence while still supporting their children? How can parents reduce the hold their child's anxiety has taken over the entire family?
Autism & PDA, Kids Books
The Secret Life of Rose: Inside An Autistic Head
Jodie Smitten
Do you know anyone who is autistic? Or maybe you are? This book will introduce you to life with autism, help you understand those in your life who are autistic from the perspective of an 11 year old autistic girl and her Mum; an autism specialist. We cover subjects such as sensory differences, masking, making friends and eye contact!
Kids Books
Breathing Makes It Better: A Book for Sad Days, Mad Days, Glad Days, and All the Feelings In-Between
Christopher Willard and Wendy O'Leary
An engaging and interactive story showing children ages 3-6 the power of breath when dealing with new and difficult emotions. Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful emotions like anger, fear, sadness, confusion, anxiety, and loneliness.
Kids Books
Eyes, Knees, Boundaries, Please!: My First Book About Private Parts and Consent
Krupa Playforth, MD FAAP and Julia Bereciartu
Teach kids 4 to 8 about body boundaries, private parts, and consent with a positive and empowering picture book from pediatrician and bestselling author Dr. Krupa Bhojani Playforth! Knowing how to talk about their bodies and establish safe boundaries with others is critical to kids' health and safety―but body safety can be a tough topic to tackle.
Kids Books
Eyes, Nose, Belly, Toes: My First Human Body Book
Krupa Playforth, MD FAAP
Learning how the human body works is an important skill for toddlers. This adorable kids anatomy book walks them through every major body part, with simple language and vibrant artwork that keep them engaged as they explore how they use their eyes to see, their nose to smell, their legs to move, and their arms to wave hello!
Kids Books
How to Manage Your Social Power in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 1
Bonnie Zucker
This book gives you a real look at the social life of middle graders and offers expert ways to deal when unbalanced social power situations and unfriendly peers happen. Loaded with safe and appropriate strategies and easy-to-apply advice, you'll get just what to need to blossom and grow through an often-turbulent time in your life.
Kids Books
What to Do When You Panic: A Kid’s Guide to Transforming Panic Into Personal Power
Lenka Glassman, PhD
Can kids learn to turn panic into personal power? Yes―and this workbook shows them how! Life can feel overwhelming―especially when panic strikes out of nowhere. Racing heart, shaky hands, spiraling thoughts . . . it’s scary! But with the right tools, kids can learn to calm their bodies, quiet their minds, and take back control.
Podcasts
How to talk to kids about their nervous system
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
Educating your kids about how their brain and bodies work can be a game changer when it comes to supporting their regulation. When we give them the cheat sheet to how their brain works, they can start to understand why certain things are hard for them, and why they may have certain quirks or behaviors.
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