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
Surviving Self-Inflicted Wounds: A Deputy's Life of Redemption by John Kelly
Second Careers for Street Cops: Use your experience as a police officer to start a second career. A
practical guide for law enforcement officers by John Eldridge
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff...and it’s all small stuff by Richard Carlson Ph.D.
Winning at Retirement (First Responder Edition): A Guide to Health, Wealth & Purpose in the Best
Years of Your Life by Patrick Foley and Kristin Hillsley
First Responder Resilience: Caring for Public Servants by Tania Glenn PsyD, LCSW, CCTP
Fitness--On & Off the Job by Crawford Coates
Building Resilience to Trauma by Elaine Miller-Karas
Heart Intelligence by Childre, Martin, Rozman, McCraty
The Heartmath Solution by Childre, Martin
The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal
Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage - Anne Gagliano
Fully Involved: A Guide For Being In A Relationship With A Firefighter - Mynda Ohs
Uncuffed: Bulletproofing the Law Enforcement Marriage by Chief Scott Silverii and Leah Silverii
40 Days to a Better Police Marriage (A First Responder Devotional)
Copikaze: A Crucible to Manage Mission Impossible by Thomas Rizzo
Reimagining Blue: Thoughts on Life, Leadership, and a New Way Forward in Policing by Kristen Ziman
One More Light: Life, Death and Humanity through the Eyes of a Firefighter by James Geering
The Gift of Second: Healing from the Impact of Suicide by Brandy Lidbeck
Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families After a Suicide by Beverly Cobain and Jean Larch
First Responder: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Love on New York City's Front Lines by Jennifer Murphy
Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear by Richard Sheridan
Remember Why You Started A Journal for First Responders by the Hendersons