YOLANDA HALL,
PERSONAL COACH FOR
YOUTH AND PARENTS
UNBREAKABLE MINDS COACHING
@UNBREAKABLEMINDSCOACHIN
No Crying Allowed by Tasha El-Amin
“No Crying Allowed” represents how children at times display a manifestation of trauma-based
on their experiences of adverse childhood occurrences, as well as how this impacts children
within the school system, specifically around the topic of anger management and social-
emotional regulation.
Just Breathe by Mallika Chopra
This book is full of specific exercises to help deal with day-to-day challenges and tips to lead a
healthier, happier, and more connected life. The book includes practical advice on breathing
techniques and guided meditations for a number of topics and scenarios, including: Dealing with
stress Getting to sleep Building self-confidence Focusing on school/tests/other work Ridding
oneself of anxiety (Ages 8-12).
Just Feel by Mallika Chopra
Just Feel is one of the very few books on social and emotional health that speaks directly to kids.
Designed specifically with kids ages 8-12 in mind, the book clearly addresses important topics
such as flexibility, responsibility, communication, creativity, and self-knowledge.
Just Be You by Mallika Chopra
Just Be You will help kids become focused on growth mindset by self-reflection, setting
intentions for their lives, and being of service to themselves, their families, and the global
community. Ages (8-12)
My Magic Breath by Nick Ortner and Alison Taylor
Annabel dreams of one day being a scientist but teasing from other kids at school has hurt her confidence and left her feeling sad and alone. Join her as she learns how to use the Magical Tapping Technique to quickly release her sadness and regain her confidence.
The Mindfulness Room by Amanda Lynch
Everybody feels sad sometimes. Follow My Angel’s journey as she learns how to feel sad sometimes and still find her smile again. Walk like a dinosaur, breathe like a chicken, be still,
and listen to your body.
Breathe Baby Breathe by Amanda Lynch
Sometimes we even want to flip our lid! Follow Leila’s journey as she practices her Mindfulness
ABC’s when she feels angry. Walk like a dinosaur, breathe like a chicken, be still, and listen to
your body. All children can benefit from adding these basic mindfulness skills to their wellness
toolkit. Breathe, Baby, Breathe: An ABC Guide to Mindfulness is a beautifully illustrated book
for babies and toddlers that introduces them to mindfulness strategies that can help them manage
their bodies, breath, and emotions.
The Tapping Solution for Teenage Girls by Christine Wheeler and Nick Ortner
In The Tapping Solution for Teenage Girls, expert EFT practitioner Christine Wheeler explains
the basics of the technique (it actually involves tapping, with your fingers, on energy points on
your own body, and you can do it anywhere, anytime). Then she gives you simple yet powerful
instructions for tapping on common challenges such as:• Schoolwork, tests, grades, and planning
for college• Appearance and body image• Dating, breakups, and dealing with sexual feelings•
Divorce, siblings, and blended families.
The Tapping Solution for Parents, Children & Teenagers by Nick Ortner
In The experience of raising child In The Tapping Solution for Parents, Children and Teenagers,
New York Times best-selling author Nick Ortner encourages readers to take a look at the amount
of stress and worry in their lives as parents, reminding readers that self-care is critical. Parents
are guided on how to use the revolutionary technique known as EFT (Emotional Freedom
Techniques), or Tapping, to release parental overwhelm, quiet worry, manage conflict and
transform their experience of parenthood.
The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner
Using the energy meridians of the body, practitioners tap on specific points while focusing on
particular negative emotions or physical sensations. The tapping helps calm the nervous system
to restore the balance of energy in the body, and in turn rewire the brain to respond in healthy
ways. This kind of conditioning can help rid practitioners of everything from chronic pain to
phobias to addictions. Because of tapping’s proven success in healing such a variety of problems,
Ortner recommends trying it on any challenging issue. In The Tapping Solution, Ortner describes
not only the history and science of tapping but also the practical applications. In a friendly voice,
he lays out easy-to-use practices, diagrams, and worksheets that will teach readers, step-by-step,
how to tap on a variety of issues. With chapters covering everything from the alleviation of pain
to the encouragement of weight loss to fostering better relationships, Ortner opens readers’ eyes
to just how powerful this practice can be.
The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
In The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how
trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure,
engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and
meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s
natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading
specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to
hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to
vulnerable children. But it was Diego—a boy who had stopped growing after a sexual
assault—who galvanized her journey to uncover the connections between toxic stress and
lifelong illnesses. The stunning news of Burke Harris’s research is just how deeply our bodies
can be imprinted by ACEs—adverse childhood experiences like abuse, neglect, parental
addiction, mental illness, and divorce. Childhood adversity changes our biological systems and
lasts a lifetime. For anyone who has faced a difficult childhood, or who cares about the millions
of children who do, the fascinating scientific insight and innovative, acclaimed health
interventions in The Deepest Well represent vitally important hope for preventing lifelong illness
for those we love and for generations to come.
My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism
in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. The body is where
our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the
ills that plague society. Menakem argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to
heal the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies.
Our collective agony doesn’t just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary trauma as well. So do blue Americans – our police. My Grandmother’s Hands is a call
to action for all of us to recognize that racism is not only about the head but about the body, and
introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched racialized
divide. Paves the way for a new body-centered understanding of white supremacy – how it is
literally in our blood and our nervous system. Offers a step-by-step healing process based on the
latest neuroscience and somatic healing methods, in addition to incisive social commentary.
It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn
Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling:
the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical
imbalances in our brains—but in the lives of our parents, grandparents, and even great-
grandparents. The latest scientific research, now making headlines, supports what many have
long intuited—that traumatic experience can be passed down through generations.
Battle Cry by Jason Wilson
For decades Jason Wilson was losing the war within – the internal battle that many men wage
daily but were never taught how to win. As a result, he could not combat his toxic thoughts and
emotions. Instead, he was conquered by them and communicated without composure – hurting
those he loved and himself. This went on until he renewed his mind by releasing years of past
trauma. His life and relationships were transformed when he learned how to master his emotions
and express them with self-control. In the process, Jason became a better husband, father, and
leader. In Battle Cry, Jason equips you with the mental and spiritual weapons needed to wage
and win your inner war by showing you how to: master your emotions rather than be ruled by
them; win internal battles before they become external wars; reject the world’s definition of
masculinity and embrace comprehensive manhood; communicate more effectively with the
people in your life; release trauma from your past so you can live fully to your potential in the
present. You can live beyond the limitations of your mind and finally experience the life you’ve
always longed for. You can break through what you’ve been through. It’s time to win the war
within!
Walking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine
Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. People
are often traumatized by seemingly ordinary experiences. The reader is taken on a guided tour of
the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. To do
this, it employs a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened
awareness of these sensations’ trauma can be healed.
Complex Trauma From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling:
the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical
imbalances in our brains—but in the lives of our parents, grandparents, and even great-
grandparents. The latest scientific research, now making headlines, supports what many have
long intuited—that traumatic experience can be passed down through generations.
Home Coming by John Bradshaw
In this powerful book, John Bradshaw shows how we can learn to nurture that inner child, in essence offering ourselves the good parenting we needed and longed for. Through a step-by-step process of exploring the unfinished business of each developmental stage, we can break away from destructive family rules and roles and free ourselves to live responsibly in the present. Then, says Bradshaw, the healed inner child becomes a source of vitality, enabling us to find new joy and energy in living.
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 160 crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 1-800-273-8255.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA
Mental Health America is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans.
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net
TEEN HEALTH & WELLNESS
Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, curricular, and self-help support, aligned to state, national, and provincial standards. Topics include diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more.
http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com
TEEN CENTRAL
Teen Central is a safe, free, and totally anonymous site that offers help when you need it most. If you have a problem, question, or difficult situation or just want to vent, write your “story” and there will be an answer waiting for you within 24 hours.
Psychology Today
Mental Health America is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all Americans.
tHERAPY FOR BLACK GIRLS
Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
THERAPY FOR BLACK MEN
In partnership with licensed mental health professionals and coaches in private practice throughout the fifty states, TherapyForBlackMen.org provides proactive, multiculturally competent care to men of color.