Resources
The Resources listed below have been helpful to myself in my own process as well as recommended by other professionals. In many cases, my long-time clients have given me input on what has been most helpful to them. If you have a resource that has been instrumental in your journey and would like it added to the list - please send me a text or email.
Phone Apps
Headspace
Breathe
Calm
PTSD Coach
ACT companion
Insight Timer
Virtual Hope Box
Sanvello
Rise up
Websites
PodCasts
Hidden Brain
Good Life Project
Insights at the Edge
Unlocking Us
We Can Do Hard Things
Local Organizations
Durangosaso.org – sexual assault services - (970) 247-5400
Alternative Horizons – domestic violence resources - (970) 247-9619
Axis Health System 24-hour Emergency Crisis Line – (970) 259-5245
National Organizations
www.nida.nih.gov – National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.samhsa.gov – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.naadac.org – NAADAC the Association for Addiction Professionals
www.nami.org – National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.dora.state.co.us – Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
www.sacc.cc – Society of Addiction Counselors of Colorado
https://www.socialworkers.org/ – National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Suicide Hotline – (800) 273-8255
Recommended Books
Depression, Anxiety, Trauma
The Illustrated Happiness Trap (Harris)
Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem, (Sorenson)
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (Forsyth & Eifert)
The Body Keeps the Score (Van der Kolk)
Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (Levine)
What Happen to You? (Winfrey, Perry)
Retrain Your Brain (Gillihan)
Mind over Mood (Greenberger, Padesky, Beck)
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (Carnegie)
Personal Growth
When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chodran)
Radical Acceptance (Brach)
The Happiness Project (Rubin)
The Four Agreements (Ruiz)
The Alchemist (Coehlo)
Atomic Habits (Clear)
Man's Search for Meaning (Frankl)
Daring Greatly (Brown)
Loving What is (Katie)
Wherever You Go There You Are (Zinn)
The Miracle of Mindfulness (Hanh)
The Power of Habit (Duhigg)
Grief
It's OK that You're Not OK (Devine)
Bearing the Unbearable (Cacciatore)
The Wild Edge of Sorrow (Welder, Lerner)
The Grieving Brain (O'Connor)
The Art of Losing It (Keevil)
Couples/Relationships
The 5 Love Languages (Chapman)
7 Principles for Making Marriage Work (Gottman)
ACT with Love (Harris)
CoDependent No More (Beatty)
ACT on Life, Not on Anger (Eifert, McKay, Forsyth, Hayes)
Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult,
but not more difficult than remaining in a situation,
which is not nurturing to the whole woman.
Maya Angelou