The following booklist represents a portion of the books available in the Northglenn High School library. For additional books on this topic or related topics, please visit the library or use Destiny to search the collection.

The Life Guide for Teens: Harnessing Your Inner Power to be Healthy, Happy, and Confident

305.235 ANB

Teens today are living in a world no one could have imagined just a couple decades ago, a world of social media and an endless flow of information (and disinformation). They are also more likely to be lonely, depressed, stressed out, and diagnosed with mental health issues than any generation before them. In The Life Guide for Teens: Harnessing Your Inner Power to be Healthy, Happy, and Confident, Dr. Anbar takes a deep dive into the most prevalent wellness concerns for teens. He guides readers through such topics as anxiety, relationships, sleep, making tough decisions, and communicating effectively.

In My Feelings

155.5 ANN

The simple and empowering message of In My Feelings is that emotions, especially unpleasant ones, are not just to be avoided, controlled, or treated. Emotions can serve as a source of information that teens can use to make decisions and help them live their best lives.

The path to emotional health for teens lies in improving their ability to recognize, understand, manage, and use emotions. Dr. Vidal Annan encourages teens to think of emotions as messengers or sources of data that they can access and use to set and achieve goals, and to continue to grow and develop. In My Feelings starts by exploring what it means to be a teenager, what emotions are, and why people have them.

Introverts: Insights and Tips for Teenagers

155.2 COG

Many introverted teenagers feel pressured to exhibit extroverted traits while their vivid inner lives and intelligences are overlooked. Introverts: Insights and Tips for Teenagers explores the difficulties introverts may face while also highlighting how they can develop and embrace their unique abilities to find social, academic, and future career success.

Readers will learn: Strategies to thrive in an extroverted world, insight into what makes someone an introvert, the truths behind common myths about introverts, and how to maintain energy and find life balance.

It Won't Ever Be the Same: A Teen's Guide to Grief and Grieving

155.9 LEI

Whether teens are in the midst of their first grief experience or have experienced grief before, It Won't Ever Be the Same is designed to support them. Reflections, analogies, and suggested activities within the pages guide teens in working through and making sense of their personal and complex grief experiences. It Won't Ever Be the Same is a validating and reassuring book that speaks directly to teens experiencing grief, providing them with tools to understand, express, and cope.

Where to Start: A Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression and Other Mental Health Challenges

618.92 WHE

It can be extremely hard to figure out what's going on in our own heads when we are suffering, when we feel alone and unworthy, and when we can't stop our critical inner voice. It's even more difficult to know where to go for answers.

This book is a perfect first step. Here you'll find clear, honest, reassuring information about all the most common mental illnesses and what you can do to find help and to practice self-care.

Teen Guide to Managing Stress and Anxiety

155.5 SHE

Stress and anxiety are common mental health issues in teens. Teen Guide to Managing Stress and Anxiety explores the causes and effects of stress and anxiety on teens' lives. It provides practical, easy to follow strategies on managing these emotions, with personal accounts and advice from experts.

Managing OCD

616.85 BLO

The obsessions and compulsions brought on by OCD can produce extreme anxiety and, if untreated, make it difficult to live a normal life. But many people successfully manage their condition through medication, therapy, and hard work. Managing OCD explores what this condition is, who it affects, how and why it develops, how it can be managed or overcome, and how it affects people's lives.

Managing Panic Disorder

616.85 SHA

A panic attack is an overwhelming feeling of fear that can cause severe physical symptoms. People with panic disorder regularly suffer from panic attacks. It can be hard to function in the face of this fear, but with the right diagnosis, treatment, and support, things can get better. Managing Panic Disorder explores what this condition is, who it affects, how and why it develops, how it can be managed or overcome, and how it affects people's lives.