IlluminatingYou™
Wellness Directory

ADD/ADHD

Books

Driven to Distraction

Your Kid’s Gonna be Okay

Smart But Scattered

Websites

For additional resources on ADD/ADHD, our team recommends exploring, oneADDplaceBeyond BookSmart, and CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Anxiety/Stress Management

Books

What Am I Feeling

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: a New Journey Through Anxiety

Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind

Websites

For additional resources on anxiety and stress management, you can visit Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) and the International OCD Foundtion.

Bi-Polar Disorder

Books

Loving Someone with BiPolar Disorder

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

OMG That’s Me: BiPolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and More

Websites

For additional resources on bi-polar disorder, you can visit Depression and Bi-Polar Support Alliance DBSABiPolar Disorder Resource Center, and The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation.

Depression

Books

The Mindful Way Through Depression, Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think

The Happiness Trap: How to Strop Struggling and Start Living

Websites

For additional resources on depression, you can visit the National Institute of Mental Health and the American Association for Suicide Prevention.

Eating Disorders

Books

Life Without Ed

When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder

The Parents Guide to Eating Disorders

Websites

For additional resources on eating disorders, you can visit the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Eating DisordersOvereaters Anonymous, and the Eating Disorder and Referral Information Center.

General Mental Health

Books

The Feeling Good Book/Handbook

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

The Gifts of Imperfection

Websites

For additional resources on general mental health, you can visit the National Alliance on Mental Health and Mental Health America.

Gratitude

Books

A New Earth

Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body, and Soul

The Happiness Project

Websites

For additional resources on gratitude, you can visit 31 Benefits of Gratitude and Gratitude Meditation Scripts, Mantras, and Yoga.

Grief & Loss

Books

It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand

A Journey Without a Map

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the 5 Stages of Loss

Websites

For additional resources on grief and loss, you can visit Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide, the Willow House, and The Compassionate Friends.

Integrative Health & Nutrition

Books

The Beginner’s Guide to Natural Living

Prescription for Nutritional Healing

Change Your Brain Change Your Life

Websites

For additional resources on integrative health and nutrition, you can visit Broken BrainLifetime Foundation, and the National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health.

LGBTAQ+-

Books

Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies

Always My Child: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Child

Understanding Sexual Identity: A Book for Gay and Lesbian Teens and Their Friends

Websites

For additional resources on LGBTAQ+-, you can visit GLSENPFLAGGLAAD.

Mindfulness & Meditation

Books

Mindfulness for Beginners, Relclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life

Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

The Power of Intention – Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way

Websites

For additional resources on mindfulness and meditation, you can visit MindfulTara Brach, and The Chopra Center.

Parenting

Books

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

1-2-3 Magic

The Whole Brain Child

Websites

For additional resources on parenting, you can visit the University of Michigan’s “Your Child Parenting Guide and Resources”American Academy of Pediatrics, and Autism Speaks.

Substance Use & Abuse

Books

Healing the Shame That Binds You

The Joy of Recovery: A Path to Freedom from Addiction

Rewired: A Bold New Approach to Addiction and Recovery

Websites

For additional resources on substance use and abuse, you can visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Al-Anon.

Trauma

Books

Healing from Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life

The Joy of Recovery: A Path to Freedom from Addiction

Healing Developmental Trauma, How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship

Websites

For additional resources on trauma, you can visit the National Center for PTSD.