While there is an abundance of support materials available, sifting through them can take time. Below are links to some resources on a variety of topics that I have curated to support you in your search.

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Adult ADHD

• ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction
• A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
• For information on how to get tested for ADD/ADHD: https://adhdedmonton.com (Click “About ADHD” > “Diagnosis – Adults”)

Alzheimer’s/Dementia

• The Caregivers Guide to Dementia
• The 36-Hour Day
• Forget you Not

Anxiety

• Anxiety and Phobia handbook
• When Panic Attacks
• Rewire your Anxious Brain
• Stop Overthinking
• Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook 

Attachment

• Attached
• Wired for Love
• Healing your Attachment Wounds
• Love Sense 
• Insecure in Love 

Body Image & Emotional Eating

• The Intuitive Eating Workbook
• The Body Is Not An Apology
• More Than a Body: Your Body Is An Instrument, Not An Ornament
• Breaking Free from Emotional Eating 
• Eating by the Light of the Moon 
• Overcoming Binge Eating 
• The Binge Code 
• Registered Dietitian trained in disordered eating/body image issues: https://www.taylornutrition.ca/private-practice

Boundaries

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace and corresponding Set Boundaries Workbook
• When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
• The Book of Boundaries
• The Disease to Please
• Too Nice For Your Own Good 
• Codependent No More 

Depression

• Mind Over Mood
• The Upward Spiral
• Retrain Your Brain
• Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
• Behavioral Activation Booklet (Source: University of Michigan)

Family & Childhood

• Toxic Parents
• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
• Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families 
• Healing the Child Within
• Running on Empty: Overcome your Childhood Emotional Neglect 
• Mothers Who Can’t Love
• Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics 
• Will I Ever Be Good Enough? (adult daughters of narcissistic mothers) 
• The Emotional Absent Mother 
• Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics 
• Adult Children of Alcoholics 
• The Way they Were (for adult children of divorce) 

Grief

• I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye
• It’s OK That You’re Not OK
• Forget You Not
• Grief Day by Day 
• How to Carry What Can’t be Fixed 
• On Grief & Grieving 
• Grief support groups: Pilgrim’s Hospice (Click “Programs & Services”)
• Suicide support groups for adults: Canadian Mental Health Association (Click “What We Do” > “Services” > “Suicide Grief Support Services”)

Infertility

• Unsung Lullabies 
• Silent Sorority 
• Through, Not Around: Stories of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

Miscarriage

• Empty Arms 
• Miscarriage: Sharing from the Heart 

Mindfulness/Guided Mediation

• Watch Headspace: Unwind your Mind on Netflix
• Meditation apps: Headspace, Calm, or Slumber (for cellphone or tablet)
• If you’re short on time: Little Book of Mindfulness and Practicing Mindfulness
• If you have a bit of time: Mindfulness for Beginners
• If you want to delve right in: The Power of Now and The Miracle of Mindfulness

Men’s Issues

• The Will to Change
• The Man They Wanted Me to Be
• Man Enough

OCD

• The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts

Relationships: General

• The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work
• The 5 Love Languages 
• Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship
• Hold me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
• Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection

Relationships: Confusing/Emotionally Unsafe

• Why Does He Do That?
• The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist: Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse
• Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship from a Narcissist
• Codependent No More 
• It’s My Life Now: Starting Over after an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence 
• BIFF: Quick Responses to High-Conflict People

Relationships: Breaking Up

• Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay 
• Rebuilding: When your Relationship Ends 
• Journey from Abandonment to Healing 
• Getting Past your Breakup 

Relationships: Infidelity

• Surviving Infidelity 
• Not Just Friends 
• Healing from Infidelity

Self-Esteem & Self-Compassion

• The Self-Esteem Workbook 
• Ten Days to Self-Esteem 
• Self-Compassion
• The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook

Women’s Issues

• Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers
• Not Your Mother’s Postpartum Book: Normalizing Post-Baby Mental Health Struggles, Navigating #Momlife, and Finding Strength Amid the Chaos
• The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
• The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
• The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again

Parenting

• Taking Charge of ADHD 
• Parenting Children with ADHD 
• The Explosive Child 
• Raising your Spirited Child 
• Helping your Anxious Child 
• Freeing your Child from Anxiety 
• Freeing your Child from Negative Thinking 
• The Whole Brain Child 
• The Everyday Parenting Toolkit 
• Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child 
• Parenting from Inside Out 

Shame

• I Thought It Was Just Me  
• The Gifts of Imperfection 

Trauma

• Waking the Tiger
• Complex PTSD
• The Post Traumatic Growth Workbook
• The Body keeps the Score
• The Courage to Heal (childhood sexual abuse) Book + Workbook 
• Sexual Healing Journey (sexual abuse any age) 

Miscellaneous Topics

• The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms you
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts
• The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Light information: Here and here
• EMDR Bilateral Stimulation: Here and here