Book Resources:

Click each link to see the book & reviews

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Children's Health & Well-Being:

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NUTRITION & HEALING:

The Whole Pregnancy Handbook: An Obstetrician's Guide to Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine Before, During, and After Pregnancy

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Heal Your Child from the Inside Out

Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child

Dirt is Good: The Advantage of Germs for Your Child's Developing Immune System

Gut & Psychology Syndrome

First Bite: How We Learn To Eat

Smoothie Secrets Revealed: A Guide to Enchance Your Health

Blue the monkey who was allergic to bananas

 

SLEEP, WHAT'S MATTERS MOST:

Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child

Not So Fast: Sow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families

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PARENTING:

How to Really Love Your Child

Louise Bates Ames Series for Understanding Your Child's Development at Each Stage

Little People: Guidelines for Common Sense Child Rearing

The Power of Positive Parenting

Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family

Raising Your Spirited Child

Siblings Without Rivalry

Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing BoysYour Child's Self-Esteem

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making & Breaking of Elite Gymnasts & Figure Skaters

The Small Backs of Children

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EDUCATION:

Unicorns Are Real: A Right-Brained Approach to Learning

The Call To Brilliance: A True Story to Inspire Parents and Educators

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GRIEF:

Badger's Parting Gifts (A tenderhearted children's book about losing a loved one and saying goodbye.)

 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS - RAISING CHILDREN WITH STRONG SENSE OF VALUES:

The English Roses (A book for girls about bullying)

Children's Book of Virtues

The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey

Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination

Blue the monkey who was allergic to bananas

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MINDFULNESS:

ABC Yoga

Breathe: Tai Chi Qigong for Children

Mindful Movements: Ten Exercises for Well-Being

The Inner Garden: Meditations for Life from 9-90

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Adult Health & Well-Being:

 

NUTRITION & HEALING:

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs & Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers 

Gut & Psychology Syndrome

The Autoimmune Fix

Eat Dirt

The Blood Sugar Solution: 10 Day Detox Diet Cookbook

Eat Fat, Get Thin

Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook

The Wahls Protocol

First Bite: How We Learn To Eat

Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal

Smoothie Secrets Revealed: A Guide to Enchance Your Health

The Adrenal Thryroid Revolution

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COPING BETTER WITH STRESS:

Emotional Agility

The Upside of Stress

Blue Mind (Author is featured in Netflix documentary "Resurface" - research behind the healing powers of water) Blue Mind 

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

A Short Course on Happiness After Loss: (and Other Dark, Difficult Times)

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Character Strengths Matter

Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier

The Breakthrough Experience: A Revolutionary  Approach to Personal Transformation

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HEALING BODY, MIND & SOUL:

Peace, Love & Healing

Peace, Love & Healing: BodyMind Communication & the Path to Self-Healing

Relaxation Revolution: The Science and Genetics of MindBody Healing

Mindful Movements: Ten Exercises for Well-Being

Interior Freedom

In the School of the Holy Spirit

Thirsting for Prayer

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RELATIONSHIPS:

The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond

Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family

Rethinking Narcissism; the Secret to Recognizing and Coping with NarcissistsShoul

Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist

Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Thich Nhat Hanh Booka

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GRIEF: 

Widow in Stillettos

Diary of Stephanie May who lost her family on March 18, 1979 - Her debilitating, gutwrenching, heartwrenching experience with grief, her darkest days, and eventually how she finds peace while carrying the heavy burden of her loss.  The last words she wrote, "This Rose Will Bloom Again." (Free on this link)

Go Out in Joy - A true inspiring story of a hospital chaplain's journey with children facing trauma & death and the lessons they taught her about life, courage, resilience, love & acceptance

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INSPIRATIONAL:

The Little Prince

The Alchemist

Jonathon Livingston Seagull

The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective

Go Out in Joy - A true inspiring story of a hospital chaplain's journey with children facing trauma & death and the lessons they taught her about life, courage, resilience, love & acceptance

The Bookseller of Kabul - A true story revealing the realities of daily life for Afghan women as witnessed by journalist, Asne Seierstad, who lived with the family of a bookseller she befriended in Kabul.

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Documentaries:

Netflix Original Resurface