Resources

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind,
  and Body in  Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

  • If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, text or call 988.
  • If you or someone you know needs to talk to someone right now, text HOME to 741-741 or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for a free confidential conversation with a trained counselor 24/7. 
  • If there is a medical emergency or if there is immediate danger of harm, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Explain that you need support for a mental health crisis. 


Organizations

National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI.org

National Institute for Mental Health

Nimh.nih.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA.gov


Communities for Recovery 
Communitiesforrecovery.org


Books

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Kay Redfield Jamison

Touched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
Kay Redfield Jamison

Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher

A Life on the Edge: Carrie Fisher
Sheila Weller

MDR: The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
Francine Shapiro and Margo Silk Forrest

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Andrew Solomon

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind,
  and Body in  Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

    The Book of Joy
    Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams

    From Survive to Thrive: 
    Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness
    Margaret S. Chisolm with John Hanc


    WILD 5 Wellness: Wellness Interventions for Life's Demands - Kickstart 30
    Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC; Rakesh Jain, MD, MPF

    When a Loved One Won't Seek Mental Health Treatment
    C. Alec Pollard, PhD; Melanie VanDyke, PhD;
    Gary Mitchell, LCSW; Heidi J. Pollard, RN, MSN;
    Gloria Mathis, Phd

    The Myth of Normal
    Gabor Maté

    The Gifts of Imperfection
    Brené Brown

    The Anxious Generation 
    Jonathan Haidt

    Reasons to Stay Alive 
    Matt Haig

    Mindfulness Scripts

    Mindfulness has been proven to be an essential skill for mental health. The mindfulness exercises that Valerie leads at the end of every episode are a popular element of the podcast. A selection of the exercises is below.

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