I actually just answered this question for another person a few hours ago, so I've re-posted my reply in the hope that you will also find it useful:
Here's my original post:
I've found the MicroModeler introductory tutorials and videos on DSP and Filter Design to be very digestible with no math and lots of diagrams. I think it's good for developing an initial understanding of the concepts before digging into some of the heavier articles and books.
https://www.micromodeler.com/articles/IntroductionToDSP
The MicroModeler web-based Digital Filter IDE is also graphical, pretty easy to use and lets you interact with and visualize things like filters, poles and zeros, z-planes, transfer functions, filter structures etc and make it a much easier to understand the concepts you are studying. You can use it to try out some of the ideas from the other resources you are reading.
https://www.micromodeler.com
I own a handful of books and have considered buying many more. Ones that I think would be helpful for new students are:
Digital Signal Processing 101 by Michael Parker. It's relatively thin (295 pages), well explained and you can read it quickly.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856179214
I also found "Understanding Digital Signal Processing" by Richard Llyons to be extremely good at explaining many of the more difficult concepts in very clear terms.
https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Digital-Signal-Processing-3rd/dp/0137027419
I don't personally own "Digital Filters for Everyone" by Rusty Allred, but I'm thinking about it. From the amazon preview, it seems pretty well explained, so it might also be worth a look.
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Filters-Everyone-Rusty-Allred/dp/1481084739
Hope some of this helps (and it's Ok to post the same answer twice).