988 – You Matter, Help is Available

If you're in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can also CALL OR TEXT 988, the Lifeline (in the U.S.) at any time, 24/7/365, to speak to someone and get support.

Learn more:  https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/

LGBTQIA+ It Gets Better Project https://itgetsbetter.org/

Bipolar Disorder

Learn more: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness https://a.co/d/74AWcO9

Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for You and Your Loved Ones https://a.co/d/9QMDFrg

Blindness, Witnessed. 

Learn more: https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mental-Health-Issue-BriefF.pdf

There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness https://a.co/d/dtxnlqF

Borderline Personality Disorder (a.k.a. Emotional Dysregulation Disorder)

Learn more: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder

Dialectical Behavior Therapy to the Rescue: Tackle Your Borderline Personality Disorder Using DBT Skills https://a.co/d/abgJSaq

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder. Free at https://www.academia.edu/44019341/Stop_walking_on_eggshells

Complex PTSD ~ Relational (Intergenerational) Trauma

Learn more: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24881-cptsd-complex-ptsd

Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation. https://a.co/d/aI7kA8u

The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole https://a.co/d/31kopNL

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve https://a.co/d/d7EqdGO

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole https://a.co/d/6PF4JGz

Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation https://a.co/d/exKT6qf

Domestic Violence & Human Rights

Learn more: https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/

No Visible Bruises: What we don’t know about domestic violence can kill us. https://a.co/d/3WrMQFn

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD (4 Books in 1): Workbook and Guide to Overcome Trauma, Toxic Relationships, ... and Recover from Unhealthy Relationships) https://a.co/d/deX1Z6O

It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People https://a.co/d/bKm87yN

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve https://a.co/d/d7EqdGO

Fight Right (for couples)

Learn more: The Gottman Institute | A research-based approach to relationships & a free app: Gottman Card Decks App - Couples | The Gottman Institute

Fight Right https://a.co/d/dKEtJeD

Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections https://a.co/d/d9mkcgM

The 5 Love Languages Discover Your Love Language® - The 5 Love Languages®

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, https://a.co/d/a3lqi9x

Generalized Anxiety: When Worry Gets Out of Control

Learn more: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad#part_6113

Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry. https://a.co/d/9q9G0aH 
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters, and How to Harness It. https://a.co/d/dWxfUZX

Memory Matters: Memories are Emotional (Depression)

Learn more:  https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/why-are-memories-attached-emotions-so-strong

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain https://a.co/d/iMXOsN3

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain https://a.co/d/eGCr5cy

Memory Matters: My Grandfather’s Ghost (Dementia)

Learn more:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352013

The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide... https://a.co/d/e2AiiMe

The Dementia Caregiver's Survival Guide: An 11-Step Plan to Understand the Disease and How To Cope with Financial Challenges, Patient Aggression, and Depression Without Guilt, Overwhelm, or Burnout https://a.co/d/9fOWykI

Navigating the Dementia Journey: A Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Supporting, and Living With Dementia https://a.co/d/dJ6I0jp

The Memory Box: A Book About Grief Hardcover – Picture Book https://a.co/d/7WITG3y

Mental Health: Behind Bars

Learn more: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/03/mental-heath-inmates

Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration https://a.co/d/7hhYtna

A Mind-Shift: From Prison to Healing: A Guide of Post Incarceration Syndrome in Women https://a.co/d/cNp2Iq8

Houses of Healing : A Prisoner's Guide to Inner Power and Freedom https://a.co/d/cIlkM8E

Neurodivergent

Learn more:  https://www.washington.edu/doit/what-do-%E2%80%9Cneurodiverse%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cneurodivergent%E2%80%9D-mean

Art is Art: Collaborating with Neurodiverse Artists at Creativity Explored. https://a.co/d/iG7kJL4

The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD: Cultivate Self-Compassion, Live Authentically, and Be Your Own Advocate (The Social Justice Handbook Series) https://a.co/d/9lF0qPC (pre-order, July 1 release date)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Learn more:  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (nih.gov)

The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD (2^nd edition): A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions… https://a.co/d/dJHu2zg 
 When a Family Member Has OCD: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Skills… https://a.co/d/bGAzXRJ

Standing Up to OCD Workbook for Kids: 40 Activities… https://a.co/d/1UhR2Jh

Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents https://a.co/d/6VXQ9lU (free audio book with Amazon Prime membership)

Play (Parenting)

Learn more: https://drdansiegel.com/the-power-of-showing-up-handouts/, https://drdansiegel.com/books/ 

A themed list of story books for children https://maistorybook.com/category/themedbookcollections/

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind https://a.co/d/inVXsv5

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind https://a.co/d/7OFI3J3

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk https://a.co/d/iHZ0FHo

Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids... https://a.co/d/9jigt0V

Practicing Self-Compassion 

Learn more: https://self-compassion.org/what-is-self-compassion/#what-is-self-compassion

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself https://a.co/d/bh4LEdx

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking https://a.co/d/4PoUOjK

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Learn more:  https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd

What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. https://a.co/d/04ReqDW

The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole https://a.co/d/31kopNL

Rise & Shine (LGBTQIA+)

Learn more:

The Center (NYC): https://gaycenter.org/community/lgbtq/

LGBTQIA Resource Center (UC Davis): https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/

It Gets Better Project (empowering youth): www.itgetsbetter.org

The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids: A Guide to Exploring Who You Are https://a.co/d/ay8gxYA

Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children https://a.co/d/7hma2rD (this was free on Amazon Prime Audible at last check)

It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living https://a.co/d/eXjLcrQ (this was free on Amazon Prime Audible at last check)

The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) https://a.co/d/9TM70Q2

Schizophrenia (a type of psychosis)

Learn more:  https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia

The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness. https://a.co/d/cRIpPVb
 I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment https://a.co/d/23IboKE

Substance Use & Abuse (Steals Your Dreams)

Learn more: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/substance-use-and-mental-health & SAMHSA resources for families at https://www.samhsa.gov/families

The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping with Grief, Stress, Anger That Trigger Addictive Behaviors. https://a.co/d/5xAqELt

Addiction in the Family: Helping Families Navigate Challenges, Emotions, and Recovery https://a.co/d/iI1QyRR