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Resources

The right resource at just the right moment can make a significant difference! Here are a few of my top-pick resources that I have seen make significant differences in people’s lives.  But do note that while these are my top-pick resources, I may not fully endorse every idea in every book. Please be a discerning learner. ​Also note that many of these links are affiliate links.

Marriage and Family

Marriage
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​The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
Highly Happy Marriages  by Shaunti Feldhahn
Secrets of Sex and Marriage by Shaunti Feldhahn and Dr. Michael Systma
​Thriving in Love and Money by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Devotional by Les and Leslie Parrott
Cherish by Gary Thomas
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
The Five Love Languages Profile
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When Two Become One by Christopher and Rachel McCluskey
The Kindness Challenge by Shaunti Feldhahn
Time Starved Marriage Assessment
Couples That Work by Jennifer Petriglieri
Cross-Cultural Marriage
Intercultural Marriage by Dugan Romano
In Love but Worlds Apart by Grete Shelling

Parenting General
Safe House by Dr. Joshua Straub
Discipline That Connects With Your Child's Heart by Jim and Lynne Jackson
Parenting by Paul David Tripp
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
The Blessing by John Trent and Gary Smalley
The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family by Kara Powell
The Whole-Brained Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
The Yes Brain by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas
Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin
Parenting, Birth to 5
Zero to Five by Tracy Cutchlow
Bright from the Start by Jill Stamm
Brain Rules for Baby by John Medina

Missional Motherhood by Gloria Furman
Grieving the Child I Never Knew by Kathe Wunneberg
Parenting Tweens - Young Adults
​Growing With by Kara Powell and Steven Argue
​10-25 by David Yeager
Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Feeding the Mouth that Bites You by Kenneth Wilgus

Step-Parenting
The Smart StepFamily by Ron. L Deal
Education
Powerful Teaching by Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain
How We Learn by Benedict Carey
Sharing Books, Talking Science by Mark Lubkowitz and Valerie Bang-Jensen
Growth Mindset Playbook by Annie Brock and Heather Hundley
​The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
Parenting with Strengths
The Smart StepFamily by Ron. L Deal
​Growing With by Kara Powell and Steven Argue
Strengths Based Parenting by Mary Reckmeyer
CliftonStrengths for Students by Gallup
Neurodiversity
GENERAL 
Different by Sally and Nathan Clarkson

The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene
The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids by Elaine Taylor-Klaus
Teaching Today's Twice Exceptional Learners by Emily-Kircher Morris

ADHD
For families
What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew by Sharon Saline
Taking Charge of ADHD, 4th Ed. by Russell Barkley
SethPerler.com and Videos 
​The Executive Function Online Summit
Dr. Emily King

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For adults and children
Time Timer
How to ADHD and Videos (Honorable Mention: Wall of Awful and ADHD and Motivation)

For adults
ADHD is Awesome by Penn and Kim Holderness
ADHD in Marriage by Melissa Orlav

AUTISM
On the Spectrum by Daniel Bowman, Jr. 

DYSLEXIA
The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan by Ben Foss
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (available without ads by other providers)

​​The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock Eide and Fernette Eide

Personal Walk

Faith Life
True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer
Simply Christian by N.T. Wright
The Invisible War by Chip Ingram
The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson
Steps to Freedom in Christ by Neil T. Anderson
Extreme Righteousness by Tom Hovestol
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
NextLevel Videos
Humble Roots by Hannah Anderson
Sermon on the Mount by Jeremy Bacon
Discerning and Living Out Calling
The Call by Os Guinness
Visioneering by Andy Stanley
StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Clifton StrengthsFinder® is a registered trademark of Gallup, Inc.)
Living Your Strengths by Albert L. Winseman, Donald O. Clifton, and Curt Liesveld
Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
Suffering
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller
The Uninvited Companion by Scott Shaum
When God Doesn't Fix It by Laura Story
Grief
The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'Connor
When People Grieve by Paula D'Arcy
Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen Tear Soup (video version)
Life Stewardship
Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
Getting Things Done by David Allen
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
Brain Rules by John Medina
Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina
The Power of Habit by Charles DuHigg
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley
Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink
The Joy Switch by Chris Coursey
​The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks
​Quiet by Susan Cain
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Ruben 
The Four Tendencies Quiz
Relationships
​Resolving Everyday Conflict by Ken Sande
The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
Relational Wisdom, RW-Academy
The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey
Emotional Health
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber
Try Softer Guided Journey by Aundi Kolber
Boundaries for Your Soul by Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller
The Angel and the Assassin by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
​Breaking Free from Body Shame (for Women) by Jess Connolly and Katherine Wolf 
Healing What's Within by Chuck DeGroat

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adult Life
Childhood Disrupted by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry

Global Servants

Transitioning Cultures
Sojourner's Workbook by Connie Befus
Returning Well by Melissa Chaplin
Looming Transitions by Amy Young
Third Culture Kids
Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids by Lauren Wells
TCK Training (workshops and seminars)
Third Culture Kids by Ruth E. Van Reken, Michael V. Pollock, and David C. Pollock
Unstacking Your Grief Tower by Lauren Wells
Pondering Purple Podcast
Misunderstood by Tanya Crossman
Raising Resilient MKs by Joyce M. Bowers
Swirly by Sarah Saunders and Matthew Pierce

Living Cross-Culturally
Foreign to Familiar by Sarah Lanier
Cross-Cultural Servanthood by Duane Elmer
Ministering Cross-Culturally by Sherwood Lingenfelter and Marvin Mayers
Becoming Fluent by Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz
Facing Danger by Dr. Anna E. Hampton
When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert​
Global Trellis
Velvet Ashes (specifically for Women serving Cross-Culturally)
Resiliency Podcast

Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places by Kate McCord
Sacred Siblings by Sue Eenigenburg and Suzy Grumelot
​Becoming Fluent by Richard Roberts
Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner by Alicia Boyce, Heather Fallis and Tamika Rybinski

Leadership and Followership
Leadership is Half the Story by Marc Hurwitz and Samantha Hurwitz
Lead with Prayer by Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer, and Cameron Doolittle
Rare Leadership by Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder
High Performance Relationships by Jacqueline Peters
12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner
The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmondson
5 Voices by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram
Drive by Daniel Pink
The 100x Leader by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram
Upstream by Dan Heath
Reset by Dan Heath
Rare Leadership by Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder
The Right Kind of Wrong by Amy Edmondson

Coaching

Understanding Coaching
The Coach Model for Christian Leaders by Keith Webb
Developing Coaching Skills
Helping People Change by Richard Boyatzis, Melvin L. Smith, et al.
Coach the Person Not the Problem by Marcia Reynolds
Coaching Across Cultures
Dancing Between Cultures by Tina Stoltzfus Horst
Using Coaching Skills in Other Realms
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier

*Please note that many of the above links are affiliate links. When you use the Amazon link above and make a purchase at Amazon, a portion of your payment will go toward supporting the curation of future resources to be added to this list.

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