RESOURCES
Safety and Connection
-Polyvagal Exercise for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana
-Becoming Safely Embodied by Deidre Fay, MSW
-Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using the Polyvagal Theory by Deborah Dana
-Befriending Your Nervous System-Audio
-The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate
-The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom
-Attached by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S.F. Heller, MA
Boundaries
The Boundaries Book by Melissa Urban
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend
Parenting
-Parenting with Presence by Susan Stiffelman, MFT
-The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
-Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel Seigel and Mary Harzell
-The Power of Showing Up: how Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
-Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of The Teenage Brain by Daniel Seigel, MD
-Trauma-Proofing Your Kids by Peter Levine and Maggie Kline
Emotions
Emotional Advantage
Bittersweet
Self-Compassion and Self-care
-Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, Book by Kristin Neff
-Radical Acceptance, Book by Tara Brach
-Permission To Feel by Marc Brackett
Grief
Responding to Stress
-The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living, Book by Russ Harris
-Stress Less, Live More: How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Can Help You Live a Busy Yet Balanced Life, Book by Richard Blonna
Crisis Resources
-Go to your local hospital emergency room
-Call 911 for assistance reaching resources
-Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline @ 1-800-273-8255
-Crisis Text Line- Text HOME to 741741
-Call the Trans Lifeline @ 1-877-565-8860
-United Way Supports by calling 211