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Resources

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Visualizations:

https://www.thetoolsbook.com/tools

Assessments:

Resiliency Quiz

Attachment Quiz

Loneliness Scale

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The following links provide information and resources that may be helpful to you on your mental health journey.

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES

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MEDITATION

Dhamma — free 10-day Vipassana meditation retreats

Liberate Meditation — meditation app designed specifically with POC in mind

Headspace — online guided meditation via website and/or app

Insight Timer — app and online community for meditation

Waking Up — app with meditation course by Sam Harris with lessons from great thinkers


ADDICTION RECOVER/SOBER LIVING
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health
https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment
https://www.smartrecovery.org/
https://www.nnjaa.org/
https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/need-help-with-a-drinking-problem
https://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/addictions.htm

DEPRESSION
https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression/Overview
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml

ANXIETY/STRESS MANAGEMENT
https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/emotional-intelligence-toolkit.htm

CHRONIC PAIN
https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/complementary/biobehavioral/5-coping-skills-every-chronic-pain-patient-needs
https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/chronic-pain
https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/depression/4-tips-help-cope-chronic-pain-and-depression

GRIEF AND LOSS
https://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/grief.htm

CRISIS HOTLINES
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
http://drughelpline.org/alcohol-hotline/
https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline
https://www.rainn.org/

SPECIAL NEED PARENTING
https://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/autism.htm
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/when-your-child-has-attention-deficit-disorder-adhd.htm
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/attention-deficit-disorder-adhd-in-children.htm

SELF-CARE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/parenting-family/family-caregiving.htm

MINDFULNESS
https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/
https://www.habitsforwellbeing.com/mindfulness-101-a-beginners-guide-to-mindfulness/

SLEEP HYGIENE
https://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/sleep.htm
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/cci/mental%20health%20professionals/sleep/sleep%20-%20information%20sheets/sleep%20information%20sheet%20-%2004%20-%20sleep%20hygiene.pdf

SMOKING CESSATION
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/how-to-quit-smoking.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/index.htm

GAMBLING ADDICTION
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/content/questions-answers-about-gamblers-anonymous
https://www.gam-anon.org/
https://www.gamtalk.org/
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm

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OTHER

Oprah’s 10 top reads for healing trauma

Rick Hanson, Ph.D Neuroscientist

Kelly Mahler

Peter Levine: Waking the Tiger, Sounds True Store
Bessel van der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Penny Parks: Rescuing the Inner Child
Beverly Engel: The Right to Innocence
Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)

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