Recommended Readings
Referred by First Responders, Clinicians, Family and More
1st Responder Conferences Book Resource List
Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor by Stephanie M. Conn
Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families by Kevin M Gilmartin
Firefighter Functional Fitness: The Essential Guide to Optimal Firefighter Performance and Longevity
The Price They Pay by Karen Solomon and Jeffrey M McGill
CopShock, Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by Allen R. Kates
true story of how God changed his life forever by Jonathan E Hickory
I Love a Cop, Revised Edition: What Police Families Need to Know by Ellen Kirschman
Living Through Personal Crisis Perfect by Ann Kaiser Stearns
Surviving the Shadows: A Journey of Hope into Post-Traumatic Stress by Bob Delaney
Counseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know by Ellen Kirschman
The Gift of Second: Healing from the Impact of Suicide by Brandy Lidbeck
After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief by Jack Jordan, Ph.D. and Bob Baugher, Ph.D.
Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child by Ellen Mitchell
Mindfulness For Warriors: Empowering First Responders to Reduce Stress and Build Resilience by Kim
Guts, Grit & The Grind: A Mental Mechanics Manual: Basic Mechanics by Sally Spencer-Thomas,
Bulletproof Marriage by Adam Davis
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
The First 48 Hours: Spiritual Caregivers as First Responders by Jennifer S. Cisney
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, M.D.
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, PhD
Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage by Anne Gagliano and Mike Gagliano
The Fireman’s Wife: A Memoir by Susan Farren
CHiP on my Shoulder by Victoria M. Newman
The Peacemaker's Wife by Rebecca Lynn
When That Day Comes: Training for the Fight by Christopher Hoyer
All Because of a Love Note by Natalie Reilly
Love our Vets: Restoring Hope for Family of Veterans with PTSD