Complied By Katie Ziskind LMFT, RYT500, owner of Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, Connecticut
Books and Media Resources For You and Your Family
Parenting an Adult Child – For Adults
Leaving The Hall Light On
How To Raise An Adult
When Our Grown Children Disappoint Us
Navigating an Adult Relationship Between Children and Parents
Mindfulness Journal for Parents
Book Recommendations For Adults Who Are Healing From Trauma
The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild
Attached by Amir Levine
Trauma & The Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy, Pat Ogden, Claire Pain
The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body by Peter Levine
Video, re: Trauma Basics & Overcoming Trauma
Complex PTSD From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker (Great for positive affirmations)
Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation and Deep Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma By Richard C. Miller PhD
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body by David Emerson
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Therapy by David Emerson
EFT for PTSD (EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques) by Gary Craig (Tapping is great for anxiety too)
The Body Keeps The Score by M.D. Bessel van der Kolk
The iRest Program for Healing PTSD: A Proven-Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation and Deep Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma by Richard Miller
See Also Yoga Nidra CD’s Below.
Birth Trauma – Adults
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin
Birth Trauma: A Guide for You, Your Friends and Family to Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Birth by Kim Thomas
How to Heal a Bad Birth: Making sense, making peace and moving on by Melissa Brujin
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir (Roughcut) by Elizabeth Mcracken
Insanity’s Shoes: My Running Trip Through Postpartum Psychosis by Angela Tomkins
Trauma Informed Care in the Perinatal Period (Protecting Children and Young People) by Julia Seng
Heal Your Birth Story
Books For Adults Who Had or Have An Absent Parent
Podcast: The Adult Chair
Mothering Without A Map by Kathryn Black
Daughter Detox by Peg Streep
Mothers Who Can’t Love by Susan Forward
Book Recommendations For Couples Therapy/Relationships
Come As You Are – Emily Nag0ski
The State of Affairs: Redefining Infidelity Esther Perell
The Relationship Cure by John Gottman
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Brain by Louis Cozolino
Podcast: Swoon
Podcast For Couples: By Ester Perel – Where Should We Begin
For Men Only by by Shaunti Feldhahn and Jeff Feldhahn
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman
You Are The One You’ve Been Waiting For, Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships by Richard Schwartz (a great read for yourself or with a partner based off the Internal Family Systems model)
Partner Yoga: Making Contact for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Growth by Cain Carroll (Great for couples work)
Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Wallis
What Makes Love Last: How To Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal by John Gottman (available on audio book)
Getting The Love You Want by Harville Hendrix
Conscious Uncoupling by Katherine Woodward Thomas
The Rough Patch: Marriage and The Art of Living Together by Daphne de Marneffe PhD
Mating in Captivity by Esther Parel
How To Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair By Linda McDonald
I Love You But I Don’t Trust You by Mira Kirshenbaum
The New Monogamy by Tammy Nelson
Sexual Improvement Books
She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide To Pleasuring A Woman
LGBTQIA+ Consensual Non Monogamy – Book Recommendations For Open Relationships
What I Wish I Knew About Polyamory Before I Tried It
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Non Monogamy
The Jealousy Workbook
More Than Two: A Practical Guide To Polyamory
Building Open Relationships
Open Thinking In A Closed World
Opening Up: A guide To Creating And Sustaining Relationships
Child and Family Section
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Book Recommendations and Movies
Movie about transgender children: “Transhood on HBO”
Fiction about a transgender high school teenager- Movie: “Freak show” (not for children)
LGBTQIA + affirming TV Channel – The Freeform Channel
Transgender affirming book recommendations for families and children who are gender questioning or gender transitioning
Julian Is A Mermaid – Child Appropriate
Jacob’s New Dress – Child Appropriate
The Prince and The Dress Maker – Good for Teens and Young Adults
Call Me Max – Child Appropriate
Sparkle Boy – Child Appropriate
The Gender Book – Thegenderbook.com
Introducing Teddy: A gentle story about gender and friendship
The Boy & the Bindi.
Bunnybear.
I am Jazz
Annie’s Plaid Shirt
Red: A Crayon’s Story
When Aidan Became a Big Brother
They, She, He easy as ABC
Felix Yz (Middle school age)
George by Alex Gino.
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
The Moon Within by Aida Salazar.
Steven Universe by Rebecca Sugar
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
My Princess Boy
I’m A Girl!
One Of A Kind Like Me
The Other Boy by Hennessy
Jack (Not Jackie)
Books For Adults Recently Diagnosed with ADD/ADHD
Books by Sari Solden
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy
The ADD Friendly Way to Organize Your Life
Scattered by Gabor Mate
ADHD 2.0 – Dr.’s Hallowell and Ratey
Learning Outside the Lines
Discover Logosynthesis by Willem Lammers.
Smart But Scattered
10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADHD by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD
Podcast Recommendation for Parents
Podcast: ADHD Parenting Podcast
Book Recommendations For Children with Anxiety/OCD
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD (What-to-do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner
Book Recommendations For Children, Friendship Skills, and Emotions
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’neill, Laura Huliska-Beith
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) by Derek Munson, Tara Calahan King
Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party by James Dean, Kimberly Dean
The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume, Debbie Ridpath Ohi
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett, Gary Rubinstein
Moody Cow Learns Compassion by Kerry Lee MacLean
Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
The Judgmental Flower (Building Relationships) by Julia Cook, Anita DuFalla
Help Your Dragon Deal With Anxiety: Train Your Dragon To Overcome Anxiety. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids How To Deal With Anxiety, Worry And Fear. (My Dragon Books) by Steve Herman
Train Your Angry Dragon: A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Emotions and Anger Management by Steve Herman
Teach Your Dragon About Diversity: Train Your Dragon To Respect Diversity. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Diversity and Differences. By Steve Herman
The Mindful Dragon: A Dragon Book about Mindfulness. Teach Your Dragon To Be Mindful. A Cute Children Story to Teach Kids about Mindfulness, Focus and Peace. (My Dragon Books) by Steve Herman
I am Enough by Grace Byers
A Safe Circle for Little U Perfect Paperback by Paris Goodyear-Brown
Porcupette Finds a Family by Vanita Oelschlager, Mike Blanc
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
God Gave Us Thankful Hearts by Lisa Tawn Bergren, David Hohn
Ish (Creatrilogy) by Peter H. Reynolds
A Little Spot of Emotion Serries
Help Your Dragon Learn From Mistakes
Teach Your Dragon To Do Hard Things
Teach Your Dragon To Make Friends
Chapter Book Recommendations For Pre-Teens in Middle School:
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Family Friendly Shows For Children To Teach Social Skills
The Suite Life of Zach and Cody
Avatar: The Last Airbender Show
PG Movie Recommendations For Children and Their Families
Madagascar,
Ice Age,
The Sound of Music,
Tangled,
Charlie Brown,
Clifford the Big Red Dog,
Paddington Bear,
The Aristocats,
Frozen,
Mary Poppins,
The Incredible,
The Lego Movie, Toy Story, Finding Nemo,
Emperor’s New Groove, Cars,
Bugs Bunny cartoons,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Annie, How To Train Your Dragon,
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids,
Land Before Time,
Moana,
Home Alone,
Dolphin Tale,
Coco,
Winnie The Pooh,
Minions,
Big Hero 6,
Despicable Me,
Veggie Tales,
The Parent Trap
Fun Children’s Books With Positive Morals
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Mr. Lincoln’s Way by Patricia Polacco
Holes in the Sky by Patricia Polacco
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco
The Bravest Man in the World by Patricia Polacco
Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliot
Book Recommendations and Tools For Boosting Confidence and Social Skills in Children
Full of Joy Yoga Kids: Experience the Joy of Children’s Yoga Through Pictures and Poetry by Lani Rosen Gallagher (Great book for children’s yoga)
YogaKids: Educating The Whole Child Through Yoga by Marsha Wenig (Another children’s yoga book)
Manifest Your Magnificence for Kids (64 Affirmation Cards for ages 6-12)
Deep Relaxation Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra For Children CD by Jennifer Reis
Pocket Ungame Families Version & Pocket Ungame – Game!
For Helping Children Understand Divorce and Parental Separation
Divorce Is the Worst (Ordinary Terrible Things) by Anastasia Higginbotham
Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story For Little Kids About Divorce by Sandra Levins, Bryan Langdo
Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
When Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown
I Don’t Want to Talk about It by Jeanie Franz
When Mom and Dad Separate: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief from Divorce by Marge Heegaard (a great art workbook to do with your child or adolescent)
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
It Is Just Me And My Dad by Mercer May
Good answers to tough questions about divorce (How Do I Feel About)
Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend
When My Parents Forgot How To Be Friends
The Huge Bag of Worries
Cool!
My Family’s Changing
You Weren’t With Me (If a child is separated from a parent long term)
The Confused Duckings from Child Therapy Toolbox
What In The World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce? A Survival Guide For Kids
Two Homes Filled With Love: A Story About Divorce and Separation
Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce – Liana Lowenstein
Corey Helps Kids with Divorce – Liana Lowenstein
Mum and Dad Glue
Deal with Divorce – Sesame Street In Communities (Show)
Book Recommendations For Adults In Divorce or Separation
The Mindful Divorce: How To Heal and Be Happy After Separation
Healthy Children of Divorce in 10 Simple Steps: Minimize The Effects of Divorce on Your Children
The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well Adjusted and Resilient Kids Form Little Ones To Young Adults Through Divorce or Separation
Parenting Books For Raising Children
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
The Whole Brained Child by Daniel Siegel
The Explosive Child by Ross Greene
No Drama Discipline – Daniel Siegel
Parenting from the Inside Out – Daniel Siegel
Lost At School – Ross Greene
The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Podcasts on Separation and Divorce For Adults
Divorce Matters Podcast
The High Conflict Co-Parenting Podcast
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Book Recommendations For Healing After Grief/Loss For Children
Goodbye Mog by Judith Kerr
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families) by Laurie Krasny Brown, Marc Brown
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia
Death Is Stupid (Ordinary Terrible Things) by Anastasia Higginbotham
Books For Adolescents, Puberty, and Positive Sex Discussions For Adolescents and Teens
Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls by Sonya Taylor
Your Body is Awesome: Body Respect for Children by Sigrun Danielsdottir, Bjork Bjarkadottir (Hardcover)
It’s Not The Stork by Robie Harris
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library) by Robie Haris
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition (American Girl Library)
Healing After Grief/Loss For Adults
Understanding Grief, The Journey Through Grief, Healing your Grieving Heart by Alan Wolfelt
Grieving Mindfully by Sameet Kumar
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese Rando
Alcoholism and Adult Children of Alcoholics
12 Secular Steps
The First 90 Days of Sobriety
The Sober Journey
Codependency No More
Let Go: Daily Reflections
Book Recommendation For Adults Understanding Alcoholism and Eating Disorders
Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
Book Recommendations for Teenagers and Adults with Eating Disorders
How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence
Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
The Fuck it Diet: Eating Should be Easy by Caroline Dooner
Landwhale – Jes Baker
Life Beyond your Eating Disorder – Johanna Kandel
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat
Not All Black Girls Know How To Eat
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence From Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer
Be Nourished
ASDAH Nalgona
Positivity Pride
Virgie Tovar
You have the Right to Remain Fat.
For Parents with Teens Who Self-Harm
My Story of Madness, Cutting, and How I Reclaimed My Life by David Fitzpatrick
Book Recommendations For Chronic Pain For Adults
Understanding Pain, Live Well Again by Neil Pearson (about modern pain science)
Yoga: Relief from Neck and Shoulder Pain DVD by Lillah Schwartz
Alignment and Form with John Friend DVD
Anusara Yoga with John Friend DVD
Book Recommendations To Connect Spiritually With Your Higher Self
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer
Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual In Everyday Life by Judith Hanson Lassater
Insight by Sarah Powers
The Pocket Pema Chodron by Pema Chodron (quick read)
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grown by Elizabeth Lesser
Meditations From the Mat by Rolf Gates
Finding More On the Mat by Michelle Berman Marchildon
Book Recommendations For Understanding Emotions From A Buddhist Perspective
Anger: Wisdom or Cooling the Flames by Thich Naht Hahn
The Art of Communicating by Thich Naht Hahn
The Places That Scare You: A Guide To Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
Recommendations For Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself – Kristin Neff
Jennifer Reis: Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra, Healing Chakra Chorus, Seven Directions to the Source
Jennifer Reis also offers trainings and workshops near by in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia. I encourage you to attend inspiring, educational, compassionate, and empowering workshops to further your self-exploration.
Marc Halpern: Yoga Nidra Practice for Self-Healing
Richard Miller: Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga
For More On Yoga Nidra, See My Yoga Nidra Page
Book Recommendations On Eastern Philosophies, Spirituality, and Yoga
Yoga Nidra by by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (The yoga nidra scripts provide a wonderful base for elaborating when learning yourself or guiding your loved ones or clients)
Yoga for Wellness by Gary Kraftsow
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (Breathing)
Ayurveda and the Mind: The Healing of Consciousness by David Frawley (The sister science of yoga is Ayurveda)
Perfect Health: The Complete Mind Body Guide by M.D. Deepak Chopra (Easy to read for someone with no yoga background)
Fierce Medicine by Ana Forrest
Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and Chakra System As a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith
The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
Teaching Yoga for Life by Nanette Tummers
A Closer Look at Yoga by Denise Chicoine
The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark and Sarah Powers
Bringing Yoga To Life: The Practice of Enlightened Living by Donna Farhi
Key Muscles of Yoga, Volumes one and two by Ray Long and Chris Macivor
Music Recommendations for Serenity
Sanctuary CD by Donna DeLory
The Essence CD by Deva Premal
Trevor Hall CD by Trevor Hall (more upbeat)
Yoga Sol CD put together by Shiva Rea
Desert Dwellers- Vocal with Instrumental
Peaceful Piano CD by Jeff Victor
Grace CD by Snatam Kaur
Strong As Diamonds CD by Wade Imre Morissette
Shiva Machine by Girish (Sita Ram is one of my favorite songs on this album)
Drama Therapy Resources
The Intersection of Psychology and Inclusion – a free online training
Improv for Shelter Youth: A Foundational Resource Guide – a free online training to support you as you start your improv class.
