Grief and Loss

This is a beautiful book about the death of loved ones and their everlasting presence in our hearts.

"Forensic pathologist Janis Amatuzio has performed thousands of autopsies. She chose her line of work in part because it allowed her to help unravel the mystery of each person s death. She found that by listening and talking to the loved ones of the deceased, she could offer them some sense of closure. In the course of her work, she has heard extraordinary stories from grieving loved ones, patients near death, police officers, clergy members, and colleagues stories of spiritual and otherworldly occurrences concerning the transition between life and death."

Parenting

If you are struggling with parenting your child, read this book!

The ultimate “parenting bible” (The Boston Globe) with a new foreword—and available as an ebook for the first time—a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors.

A helpful book for learning to manage and parent children who struggle with low frustration tolerance and inflexibility.

The groundbreaking “New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children,” The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., has been updated and revised to include the latest research. Dr. Greene is the originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach to the treatment and study of children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

Mindfulness and Relaxation

This books provides you with clarity on how to have more compassion for yourself and others. A key reminder in this book is that kindness involves being both kind to others and kind to yourself.

The Power of Kindness is a stirring examination of a simple but profound concept. Piero Ferrucci, one of the world's most respected transpersonal psychologists, explores the many surprising facets of kindness and argues that it is this trait that will not only lead to our own individual happiness and the happiness of those around us, but will guide us in a world that has become cold, anxious, difficult, and frightening.

A great book to help you understand the benefits for mindfulness practices from a neuroscientist’s perspective.

Great teachers like the Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, and Gandhi were all born with brains built essentially like anyone else’s—and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world. Science is now revealing how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain, and more and more, we are learning that it's possible to strengthen positive brain states.

Self Development, Insight and Growth

Learn about your strengths so you can build on them.

To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book spent more than five years on bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder helped millions discover their top five talents.

Cutting and self-injury

This is a great book for understanding why your child is injuring them self. It also provides parents with clear ways to help your child find healthier coping skills.

Discovering that your teen “cuts” is absolutely terrifying. Is your teen contemplating suicide? How can you talk to him or her about this frightening problem without making it worse or driving a wedge between you? Dr. Michael Hollander is a leading authority on self-injury and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

Marriage and relationships

A helpful book for exploring how we communicate, express and receive love. This book helps couples to learn how to express love in the way their partner best receives love.

For use in schools and libraries only. Outlines five expressions of love--quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch--and explains how to identify and communicate effectively in a spouse's "love language.

Read about other couples and their struggles and learn steps you can take to avoid the same struggles in your relationship.

In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington— made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they did not yet know was how to turn a failing marriage into a successful one, so Gottman teamed up with his clinical psychologist wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, to develop intervention methods.

Bullying

This is a book written by a survivor of bullying and her lessons on how to transcend the trauma of being a victim of bullies.

This powerful, unforgettable memoir chronicles how one child was shunned—and even physically abused—by her classmates from elementary school through high school. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast, how even the most loving parents can get it all wrong, why schools are often unable to prevent disaster, and how bullying has been misunderstood and mishandled by the mental health community.