resources
BOOKS I RECOMMEND
if you want to learn more about…
attachment
Anxiously Attached, Jessica Baum, LMHC
Running on Empty, Dr. Jonice Webb
Secure Love, Julie Menanno, LMFT
Polysecure, Jessica Fern
TRAUMA
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk
What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo
The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog, Dr. Bruce D. Perry
Trauma Stewardship, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
SEX
Come As You Are, Emily Nagoski, PhD
Ace, Angela Chen
Sex Talks, Vanessa Marin, LMFT and Xander Marin
Somatic Regulation
Anchored, Deb Dana
grief
It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine
Grief is Love, Marisa Renee Lee
Welcome to the Grief Club, Janine Kwoh
Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner
Hello Grief, Alessandra Olanow
The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
Poetry by Sara Rian, LMFT
STRESS
Burnout, Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski
trust
Why Won’t You Apologize?, Dr. Harriet Lerner
THINKING PATTERNS
Think Again, Adam Grant
Parenting
Good Inside, Dr. Becky Kennedy
Expecting Better, Emily Oster
Cribsheet, Emily Oster
Matrescence, Lucy Jones
Emotions
Atlas of Emotions, Dr. Brene Brown
Emotional Agility, Dr. Susan David
Permission to Feel, Marc Brackett, PhD
INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA
The Origins of You, Vienna Pharaon, MFT
It Didn’t Start With You, Mark Wolynn, PhD
Emotional Inheritance, Galit Atlas PhD
Break the Cycle, Dr. Mariel Burque
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsay Gibson, PhD
friendship
Platonic, Marisa G. Frankco, PhD
body-image
The Body Is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor
Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison
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National Crisis Text Support Line (https://www.crisistextline.org/): Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the US to receive 24/7 support from a trained Crisis Counselor via text messages.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255) (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Treatments
Transgender Suicide Hotline: 877-565-8860
The Trevor Project Hotline: 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning—LGBTQ—young people under 25 (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/) Phone: 1.866.488.7386 Text: START to 678-678
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 (http://www.ndvh.org/)
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN): 800-656-HOPE (http://www.rainn.org/)
HIV/AIDS Resources at AIDS Project Los Angeles: 213-201-1600 (http://www.apla.org)
QTPoC/LGBTQIA Resources at LA LGBT Center: 323-993-7400
Gender Justice LA: 323-960-9279 or 24-hr Info: 323-860-5801 (http://www.genderjusticela.org)
SAMHSA National Helpline: 800-662-4357. 24/7 information service for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service also provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups and community-based organizations (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline).
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