Amy DiNoble, PhD
Parenting From the Inside Out: How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive, Daniel Siegel, M.D. & Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired, Daniel Siegel, M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
The Bottom Line for Baby, Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
The Attachment Connection: Parenting a Secure and Confident Child Using the Science of Attachment Theory, Ruth Newton, Ph.D.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Daniel Siegel, M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Daniel Siegel, M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
The Happy Sleeper: The Science-Backed Guide to Helping Your Baby Get A Good Night's Sleep- Newborn to School Age, Heather Turgeon, MFT & Julie Wright, MFT
Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Every Parenting Dilemma, Heather Turgeon, MFT & Julie Wright, MFT
Generation Sleepless: Why Tweens and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them, Heather Turgeon, MFT & Julie Wright, MFT
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free from Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, Julie Lythcott-Haims
Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment, Daniel Hughes, Ph.D., Jonathan Baylin, Ph.D.
Beyond Behavior: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges, Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful and Resilient Kids, Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.
Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents, Eli Lebowitz, Ph.D.
Worry Proof, Cara Natterson, M.D.
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, Maya & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child, John Gottman, Ph.D.
The Mindful Child, Susan Kaiser Greenland
Mindful Games, Susan Kaiser Greenland
Just Tell Me What to Say, Betsy Brown Braun
You're Not the Boss of Me: Brat-proofing Your Four-to Twelve-Year-Old Child, Betsy Brown Braun
Podcasts and Videos:
Parenting Without Power Struggles with Susan Stiffleman
Better Together with Susan Stiffleman
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting with Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan
Motherhood Sessions with Dr. Alexandra Sacks
Unruffled with Janet Lansbury
The Puberty Podcast with Cara Natterson, M.D. and Vanessa Kroll Bennett
Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide From the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert, John Gottman, Ph.D. & Nan Silver
Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Diffuse Conflict and build a secure relationship, Stan Tatkin, Psy.D.
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking erotic intelligence, Esther Perel
The State of Affairs, Esther Perel
How to Be a Great Lover, Lou Paget
The Body Keeps The Score, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, Peter Levine, Ph.D.
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter Levine, Ph.D.
Trauma and the Body, Kekuni Minton, Pat Ogden & Clare Pain
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resma Menakem, MSW, LCSW, SEP
The Boy Who Was Raised by a Dog, Bruce Perry, M.D.
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity, Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
The Tao of Trauma: A Practitioner's Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory and Trauma Treatment, Alaine D. Duncan & Kathy L. Kain
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing, Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
West Los Angeles- Lifespan Psychological Center
Pasadena- The Center for Connection
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
The Energetic Brain: Understanding and Managing ADHD (2012) Cecil R. Reynolds, Kimberly J. Vannest, Judith R. Harrison, Sally E. Shaywitz
Smart but Scattered Teens: The “Executive Skills” Program for helping teens reach their potential (2012) Richard Guare, Peg Dawson & Colin Guare
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder (2011) Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey
Getting Ahead of ADHD: What next generation science says about treatments that Work –And how you can make them work for your child(2017) Joel T. Nigg
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being, Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence, Daniel Siegel, M.D.
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, Thich Nhat Hanh
The Wise Heart, Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
The Mindful Child, Susan Kaiser Greenland
Stay Woke, Justin Michael Williams
Online Resources:
Wheel of Awareness by Dr. Dan Siegel (free download)
Sounds TrueCourses and Classes:
Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
The Developing Mind, Second Edition: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are, Daniel Siegel, M.D.
The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy, Allan Schore, Ph.D.
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Healing the Social Brain, Louis Cozolino, Ph.D.
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Deb Dana, LCSW
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication and Self-regulation, Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
Stamped From the Beninning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy, Layla F. Saad
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resmaa Menakem
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty, Dorothy Roberts
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, Dr. Jasmine Syedullah
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander
White Fragility: Why It's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngelo
So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpowers, Dr. Brittany Cooper
Podcasts:
1619 (New York Times)
Code Switch (NPR)
Witness Black History (BBC)
Organizations to Follow and Support:
Postpartum Support International (Helpline and Resources)
The Journey to Parenthood: Myths, Reality and What Really Matters, Diana Barnes & Lynne Balber
Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety, Shoshana Bennett & Pec Indman
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief, Joanne Cacciatore
Ghosts From the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence, Robin Karr-Morse & Meredith Wiley
The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood: Coping with Stress, Depression and Burnout, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression, Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood, Karen Kleiman & Amy Wenzel
Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion, and Other Pregnancy Loss, Kim Kluger-Bell
Your Future Family: The Essentail Guide to Assisted Reproduction (What You Need to Know About Surogacy, Egg Donation and Sperm Donation), Kim Bergman & Mark Liondares
Airport Marina Counseling Service
Antioch Community Therapy Services
Being Alive
Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Family Services of Burbank
Maple Counseling
Mela Counseling Services
Multi Concept Recovery
Open Paths Counseling Center
Pepperdine Community Counseling Clinics
Rose City Counseling
Saban Community Clinic
San Fernando Valley Counceling Center
Shields for families
Southern California Counseling Center
The Center Professional Counseling
The Place Within
The Relational Center
The Saturday Center
USC Psychology Services Center
Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services
Well Baby Center
Westminster Center
West Valley Counseling Center
Women's Clinic Counseling Center