resources
Disclaimer: These links are for educational purposes only. Please note that any resources I recommend are based on my own personal experience and are not intended to be used as clinical, professional, or treatment recommendations.
crisis + hotlines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
Call or text: 988
Crisis Text Line:
crisistextline.org
Text HOME to 741741
Now Matters Now:
nowmattersnow.org/help-now
Free skills and resources for those in crisis.
Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network (RAINN):
Call 800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
Call 800-799-SAFE (7233)
National Eating Disorder Helpline:
Call 800-931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration:
800-662-HELP (4357)
LGTBQ+ Youth Support Hotline (The Trevor Project):
Call 866-488-7386 or text START to 678678
Disaster Distress Helpline:
Call or text 800-985-5990
Veterans Live Chat:
www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat
Text 838255
Warmline.org for peer support (not in active crisis)
Undocuhealth Initiative for resources for undocumented folks
211.org or dial 211 to receive referrals for various services
books
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Dr. Nicole LePera
Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Mind and Body in Minutes by Jennifer L. Taitz, PsyD
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love by Jessica Baum, LMHC
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine and Rachel S.F. Heller
Psychopath Free: Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People by Jackson MacKenzie
Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer
Note: Some of these resources may include affiliate links through either the Amazon Affiliate Program or another affiliate program, depending on the resource. Should you decide to purchase a linked product, I may receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I will only list resources that I truly recommend.