Mental Health Awareness Month - Adult

May is Mental Health Awareness month and to help destigmatize mental illness we have created some titles to help you learn more.

Updated March 25, 2025
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ADHD for smart ass women : how to fall in love with your neurodivergent brain
Otsuka, Tracy
Paper Book
An unprecedented guide for any woman with ADHD looking to celebrate her unique brilliance and to embark on a journey of self-discovery. ADHD is one of the most common neurological disor­ders in the United States--yet a staggering 75 percent of girls and women remain undiagnosed. Due to the...
Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed
Gottlieb, Lori
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing."--Katie Couric "This is a daring, delightful, and transformative...
While you were out : an intimate family portrait of mental illness in an era of silence
Kissinger, Meg
Paper Book
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg...
But what will people say? : navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures
Kohli, Sahaj Kaur
Paper Book
Growing up in the USA as a child of South-Asian immigrants, Sahaj straddled multiple cultures. While reading self-help and going to therapy helped her make sense of the world and her psyche, she soon realised that the advice of white, western writers didn't cater to her experience. Unlike the...
The highly sensitive person : how to thrive when the world overwhelms you
Aron, Elaine.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Are you a highly sensitive person? Discover how to better understand yourself and create a fuller, richer life with the help of a clinical psychologist--now with a new author's note with updated research. "To say this book changed my life would be an...
Invisible wounds
Ruliffson, Jess
Paper Book
Over the past five years, Jess Ruliffson has travelled across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. She shares the stories of men, women, and non-binary people who struggle to reconcile their wartime experiences with their postwar lives. In this compassionate book,...
The deepest well : healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity
Burke Harris, Nadine
Paper Book
"An extraordinary, eye-opening book." --People "A rousing wake-up call . . . this highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of...
It didn't start with you : how inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle
Wolynn, Mark
Paper Book
Inherited family trauma is currently an area of growing interest, as science increasingly explores what we know intuitively: that the effects of trauma can pass from one generation to the next, and that the answers to some of our greatest life problems often lie not within our own story, but in the...
Nervous energy : harness the power of your anxiety
Carmichael, Chloe
Paper Book
"Anxiety and stress are the number one epidemic of modern civilization. Frequently, stressed people find themselves at the pinnacle of success at the cost of unhappy lives, fractured relationships, and unhealthy bodies.... This book offers the tools they need." --Dr. Deepak...
Break the cycle : a guide to healing intergenerational trauma
Buqué, Mariel
Paper Book
'Blending science, therapy and personal anecdotes, Break the Cycle empowers readers to disrupt harmful patterns from the past and cultivate new cycles of love and strength.' Vex King, bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life How to pass on strength not...
Raising mentally strong kids : how to combine the power of neuroscience with love and logic to grow confident, kind, responsible, and resilient children and young adults
Amen, Daniel G.
Paper Book
Instant national bestseller!Parenting is about to get easier--and a whole lot more effective....In a time when so many children and young adults seem to be struggling, parents are looking for help in bringing up mentally healthy kids who are equipped to thrive. Finally, evidence-based...
There's nothing wrong with her
Weinberg, Kate
Paper Book
'The best thing you'll read this year' KILEY REID 'So beautiful' SARAH JESSICA PARKER 'One of those books I will read again and again' JOJO MOYES 'Very funny, very touching' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Moving, absorbing, evocative' SARA COLLINS ...
Naomi Osaka : her journey to finding her power and her voice
Rothenberg, Ben
Paper Book
Most tennis fans met the Haitian-American/Japanese player Naomi Osaka for the first time as they watched her win the 2018 US Open in an unforgettably dramatic and controversial match against Serena Williams. Since then, Osaka has galvanized the tennis world not only by winning three more grand slams...
AND THEN WE RISE : a guide to loving and taking care of self
Common (Musician)
Paper Book
"The rapper, actor, and advocate blends self-help with activist passion. . . . It's a heartening message for those who appreciate self-help guidance. Common asks readers to better themselves, empowering them with the grace and courage to do so."--Kirkus Reviews From the multi-award-winning...
On thriving : harnessing joy through life's great labors
Sellerz-Jackson, Brandi
Paper Book
A renowned doula shares powerful lessons on healing and thriving through the murky seasons of life in this moving, intimate guide to deeper self-awareness and radical joy. "This book is a beacon of resilience. . . . A must-read for anyone committed to growth."--Erica Chidi...

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