ADHD 2.0 New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.

ADHD 2.0 updates everything we thought we knew about ADHD. Written by leading experts Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D., this book blends decades of clinical experience with the latest research to explain how ADHD actually works across the lifespan. Instead of focusing only on deficits, it highlights the upside of the ADHD brain and offers practical strategies for minimizing challenges while amplifying strengths, for kids and adults alike. Grounded, hopeful, and science-forward, it’s a modern roadmap for thriving with ADHD at any age.

Understanding Girls with ADHD, How they feel and why they do what they do, Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, Ellen Littman, PhD, Patricia Quinn, MD

A ground-breaking book on the needs and issues of girls with attentional problems: why they are often undiagnosed, how they are different from boys, and what their special needs are in school, in their social world and at home. Age-related checklists from pre-school to high school help parents and professionals better identify and help girls with ADHD.

Allow Me to Interrupt: A Psychologist Reveals the Emotional Truth Behind Women's ADHD, Gilly Kahn

Allow Me to Interrupt shines a much-needed light on the emotional side of ADHD in women. Clinical psychologist Dr. Gilly Kahn explores why so many ADHD women feel misunderstood, overly sensitive, or “too much,” and how emotion regulation has been overlooked in traditional ADHD conversations. Blending science, compassion, and real women’s stories, the book reframes interrupting, intensity, and emotional reactivity as meaningful signals rather than flaws. Insightful, validating, and deeply human, it offers language, understanding, and practical strategies for women who’ve always known there was more going on beneath the surface.

Spark, The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John Ratey, MD

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD. Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance.

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Matthew Walker, Ph.D.

Why We Sleep makes a compelling case for sleep as the foundation of mental, emotional, and physical health. Neuroscientist Matthew Walker, Ph.D., explains what happens in the brain while we sleep and why sleep deprivation quietly undermines learning, memory, mood, immunity, and metabolism. Blending rigorous science with clear storytelling, the book reveals how sleep and dreaming sharpen decision-making, regulate emotions, and fuel creativity. Eye-opening and deeply persuasive, it will change how you think about sleep and why protecting it matters more than almost anything else.

The Science Behind Tapping: A Proven Stress Management Technique For The Mind & Body, Peta Stapleton, Ph.D.

The Science Behind Tapping breaks down why EFT actually works. Researcher and psychologist Peta Stapleton, Ph.D., explains the neuroscience behind tapping and how it helps calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and shift entrenched emotional patterns. Backed by peer-reviewed research and real-world results, the book walks through how tapping can be used for anxiety, trauma, cravings, and emotional regulation, without overcomplicating the process. Practical, evidence-based, and refreshingly clear, it’s a solid introduction to EFT for anyone who wants tools that work with the brain and body, not against them.

The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD: An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals, Lidia Zylowska M.D.

The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD offers a realistic, science-based approach to mindfulness that actually works for ADHD brains. Physician and researcher Lidia Zylowska, M.D., lays out an eight-step program designed to strengthen attention, regulate emotions, and build self-awareness without requiring hours of sitting still or “emptying your mind.” Grounded in clinical research and real-world practice, the book shows how mindfulness can be used alongside medication and other supports to work with the ADHD brain, not against it. Practical, compassionate, and refreshingly grounded, it’s a useful guide for adults who want tools, not platitudes.

ADHD & Us: A Couple's Guide to Loving and Living With Adult ADHD by Anita Robertson, LCSW

ADHD & Us is a practical guide for couples navigating life with adult ADHD. Therapist Anita Robertson, LCSW, draws on years of clinical experience to explain how ADHD shows up in relationships and why common conflicts aren’t about effort or intent, but misaligned expectations and communication styles. The book offers concrete tools to help both partners feel understood, reduce recurring tension, and build connection that works for two different nervous systems. Supportive without sugarcoating, it’s a useful roadmap for couples who want clarity, compassion, and a relationship that actually functions.

Invisible Women: Data Bias In A World Designed For Women, Caroline Criado Perez

Invisible Women exposes how a world built on male data quietly fails women every day. Journalist Caroline Criado Perez reveals how gaps in research, design, medicine, technology, and policy systematically overlook women’s bodies, lives, and needs, often with serious consequences. Using compelling case studies and rigorous data, the book shows how “default male” thinking shapes everything from healthcare to workplace norms to public safety. Eye-opening and deeply unsettling, Invisible Women makes the invisible visible and changes how you see the systems you move through every day.

Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky

Fair Play exposes the invisible labor that quietly burns women out and gives couples a concrete way to fix it. Eve Rodsky turns household and emotional labor into a clear, shared system so responsibilities are owned, not nagged over or silently tracked in someone’s head. Instead of vague “help,” the book offers a practical framework for dividing tasks, setting expectations, and reducing resentment. Especially powerful for overwhelmed or neurodiverse households, Fair Play helps couples rebalance daily life so no one is carrying the whole mental load alone.

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, Oprah Winfrey

What Happened to You? reframes trauma by shifting the question from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” Through conversations between Oprah Winfrey and neuroscientist Dr. Bruce Perry, the book explores how early experiences shape our nervous systems, behaviors, and relationships long into adulthood. Rooted in brain science and human stories, it explains why patterns like reactivity, shutdown, or emotional intensity make sense once you understand the context in which they formed. Compassionate, clarifying, and deeply practical, this book offers a powerful lens for understanding yourself and others with more accuracy and less shame.

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing In A Toxic Culture, Gabor Mate, M.D. with Daniel Mate

The Myth of Normal challenges the idea that widespread illness, burnout, and emotional distress are just the cost of modern life. Physician Gabor Maté, M.D., draws on decades of clinical experience and neuroscience to show how trauma, chronic stress, and cultural pressures quietly shape both physical and mental health. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, the book connects the dots between individual suffering and a society that rewards disconnection, overwork, and emotional suppression. Thought-provoking and deeply humane, it offers a clearer framework for understanding health, illness, and healing in a world where “normal” may be the problem.

Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Healthand Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More, Christopher M. Palmer MD

Brain Energy offers a radically different way to understand mental health. Psychiatrist Christopher Palmer, M.D., argues that many mental health conditions are rooted in brain metabolism, not separate or unrelated diagnoses. Drawing on decades of research, he connects mood, attention, anxiety, trauma, sleep, hormones, and inflammation into a single, coherent framework. The book explains what is happening at the level of brain cells and why approaches that support metabolic health can improve symptoms across a wide range of conditions. Groundbreaking yet practical, Brain Energy reframes mental health as a whole-brain, whole-body issue and opens the door to more effective, humane treatment.

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, Anna Lembke (Author, Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)

Dopamine Nation explains why so many of us feel wired, restless, and stuck in cycles of overconsumption. Psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke breaks down how constant access to high-dopamine hits, from phones to food to scrolling, rewires the brain and quietly fuels anxiety, burnout, and dissatisfaction. Using clear science and compelling real-life stories, she shows why pleasure and pain are more closely linked than we think and how restoring balance is not about deprivation, but regulation. Smart, unsettling, and deeply relevant, this book offers a roadmap for reclaiming focus, contentment, and control in a dopamine-saturated world.

Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori Dunlap

Financial Feminist calls out the systems that make money confusing, shame-filled, and stressful for women, and then shows you how to take control anyway. Tori Dunlap breaks down why women were never taught to build wealth and offers a clear, judgment-free framework for paying off debt, spending intentionally, saving without deprivation, and investing with confidence. Practical, empowering, and refreshingly direct, the book reframes money as a tool for choice and freedom, not restriction. It’s a smart starting point for anyone ready to build financial security on their own terms.

Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life, Allen Frances

Saving Normal questions the growing tendency to label ordinary human stress, sadness, and worry as psychiatric disorders. Written by Allen Frances, M.D., former chair of the DSM-IV Task Force, the book examines how diagnostic expansion, pharmaceutical influence, and overmedicalization have blurred the line between mental illness and normal life challenges. With clinical authority and restraint, Frances argues for protecting meaningful diagnosis while preserving our capacity for resilience, context, and humanity. Thoughtful and provocative, it’s a call to treat mental health with both rigor and humility.

The Power of Different, The Link Between Disorder and Genius: Gail Saltz, MD

The Power of Different explores how brains often labeled as “disordered” can also be sources of extraordinary talent. Psychiatrist Gail Saltz, M.D., examines the science behind conditions like ADHD, learning differences, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and autism, and shows how challenges in one area of the brain are frequently linked to strengths in others. Through research and real-life stories, the book reframes difference as a trade-off, not a flaw. Insightful and human, it offers a more balanced way to understand neurodivergent brains and the unique abilities they bring into the world.

Adult ADHD, How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer’s World, Thom Hartmann

Adult ADHD: How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer’s World reframes ADHD as a mismatch between brain wiring and modern systems, not a personal failure. Thom Hartmann’s Hunter vs. Farmer model explains how traits like curiosity, risk-taking, and rapid scanning once supported survival, but now clash with rigid schedules and standardized expectations. Rather than asking ADHD adults to become “better farmers,” the book shows how to work with hunter traits to build focus, motivation, and success in today’s world. Practical, validating, and strengths-based, it offers a fresh lens on why ADHD struggles exist and how they can become advantages when properly understood.

The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry, Lance Dodes, M.D., Zachary Dodes

The Sober Truth questions the dominance of 12-step programs as the default model for addiction treatment. Addiction specialist Lance Dodes, M.D., draws on decades of clinical experience and peer-reviewed research to show that the science behind many rehab and 12-step approaches is far weaker than commonly believed. The book examines how flawed data, institutional momentum, and cultural assumptions have allowed low-success models to persist, often at the expense of better options. Rigorous, provocative, and grounded in evidence, it invites a more honest, effective conversation about what actually helps people recover.

Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD by Tamara Rosier, Ph.D.

Your Brain’s Not Broken reframes ADHD as a different wiring, not a personal failure. Drawing on years of clinical work, Dr. Tamara Rosier explains how ADHD impacts emotions, relationships, time, and self-trust, and why so many struggles are misunderstood as character flaws. With clarity and compassion, the book connects the science of the ADHD brain to practical strategies for managing overwhelm, emotional intensity, and daily life. It’s an affirming, usable guide for anyone with ADHD—and for those who want to understand and support them better.