For Depression, Anxiety, and Low Self Esteem
- The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns
- Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Stephen Hayes
- The Unwelcome Party Guest ACT Metaphor: youtube.com/watch
For Resilience and A Healthy, Growth-Oriented Mindset toward Stress and Adversity
- The Upside of Stress by Kelly McDonigal
- How to Make Stress Your Friend
- Ted Talk by Kelly McDonigal: youtube.com/watch
- The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McDonigal (animated book summary):youtube.com/watch
- Interview about The Willpower Instinct with Kelly McDonigal: youtube.com/watch
- Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
- Mindset by Carol Dweck
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
For Career Planning and Transition
- What Color is Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles
For Challenges Correlating with Gifted Individuals
- A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James Web
- Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Michael Marian, Piechowski and Susan Daniels
- Searching for Meaning: Idealism, Bright Minds, Disillusionment, and Hope. by James T. Webb
- Serving Emotional Needs of the Gifte (SENG) Organization at www.sengifted.org
For Grief and Bereavement
Resources Specifically for parents and families who’ve lost an infant or child or have a child with a severe, medically-complex condition
- Faith’s Lodge Resources at https://faithslodge.org/
- Compassionate Friends at https://www.compassionatefriends.org/