Resources

Here of some of my favorite materials that I’d like to share:

Books for Adults:

• Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
• Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
• Paul Tough, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
• Edward Hallowell, Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
• Laura Markham, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
• Marc Brackett, Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves and Our Society Thrive
• Matthew Sockolov, Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Every Day
• Susan Anderson, Black Swan: The 12 Lessons of Abandonment Recovery
• Charles S. Mansueto, PhD, Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, LCSW-C, Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC, Overcoming Body-Focused Repetative Behaviors: A Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
• National Institute of Health, Your Guide To Healthy Sleep (PDF) https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.pdf
• Heart Math Institute, The Inside Story: Understanding the Power of Emotions https://www.heartmath.org/resources/downloads/the-inside-story/

Books for Children:

• Allen Klein, Ready, Set, R.E.L.A.X.
• Kari Dunn Buran and Mitzi Curtis, The Incredible 5 Point Scale
• Dawn Huebner, What to Do When You Worry Too Much, What to Do When You Grumble Too Much, What to Do When Your Worries Get Stuck

Videos:

• The Noise in Your Head: Episode 1 - "Meet Your Competitor: Anxiety"
– there are five episodes in this series

• Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban
• Lynn Lyons | Playing with Anxiety (Episode 642)
– This is an audio interview

• Helping Children with Anxiety: Lynn Lyons Talks to Kids
• Lynn Lyons, Decreasing Anxiety: How to Talk to Your Anxious Child
• Katie d'Ath, OCD treatment specialist: Introduction
– there are multiple episodes in this series

• The Scientific Power of Thought
• Boundaries with Brene Brown
• Brené Brown: Listening to shame-TED Talk
• A Meditation for Managing School Stress-Deepak Chopra

Visuals:

• Anger Iceberg
• Cycle of Depression
• Cycle of Anxiety
• Mindfulness Visual
• Pop Up Thoughts
• Anxiety-It’s Not Just in Your Head
• Anxiety-Cognitive Distortions (Power Point)
• Change Takes Time
• Grounding-Coping-Self Care Skills
• How Do You Relate To Your Emotions?
• A Roadmap for Sitting With Discomfort
• Tender and Fierce Self-Compassion
• Changing Automatic Thoughts and Core Beliefs
• Bottom Up Exercises to Ground Yourself (Word)
• ERP (Word)
• Exposure Scripts (Word)
• Exposure Formula
• 6 Strategies To Use For Managing Anxiety
• 12 Strategies to Use When You Are Low
• Gut-Brain Connection