Recommended Readings

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• Hearts Beneath the Badge

• Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor by Stephanie M. Conn

• The Resilient 911 Professional: A Comprehensive Guide to Surviving & Thriving Together in the 9-1-1 Center

• 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

• Break Every Chain: A police officer's battle with alcoholism, depression, and devastating loss; and the true story of how God changed his life forever by Jonathan E Hickory

• Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder's Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart by Dan Willis

• 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 Colegrove

• Guts, Grit & The Grind: A Mental Mechanics Manual: Basic Mechanics by Sally Spencer-Thomas,

• Sarah W Gaer and Frank King

• Bulletproof Marriage by Adam Davis

• The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

• Choice Point by Ryan Sawyer

• 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.

• Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE): A revolutionary new method for stress/trauma recovery by David Berceli

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, PhD

• Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead 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

• Mindful Responder: The First Responder's Field Guide to Improved Resilience, Fulfillment, Presence, &

• 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

• Body, Mind, and Badge: Strategies for Navigating Trauma & Resilience in Law Enforcement by Kathryn Hamel PhD

• When The Laughter Dies: A True Account of A Firefighter/EMT And His Struggles With PTSD by Paul D. Barnes

• Facing Evil by Scott J. Brown

• 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

• Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present by Nick Trenton

• Reimagining Blue: Thoughts on Life, Leadership, and a New Way Forward in Policing by Kristen Ziman

• Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life With Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy by Francine Shapiro

• One More Light: Life, Death and Humanity through the Eyes of a Firefighter by James Geering

• Why I Went In by Laura Hansen

• Going Beyond the Call: Mental Health Fitness for Public Safety Professionals by Deirde von Krauskopf and Sean Wyman

• 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

• Resiliency for First Responders: Getting the Job Done No Matter What by James Hyde MA , Raymond Aaron, and Loral Langemeier 

• 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

• RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma by  Shauna "Doc" Springer and Michael Sugrue

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