Resources

I love to read! So here are some of my favorite books that I recommend. I highly encourage you to check them out from your local library or buy them from a locally owned bookstore:

Trauma:​

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents — by  Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD 
  • The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture — by Gabor Maté 
  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies — by Resmaa Menakem 
  • What Happened to You : Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing — by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
  • It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle — by Mark Wolynn

Coping:

  • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times — by Pema Chödrön
  • Man’s Search for Meaning — by Viktor Frankl
  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle — by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
  • Laziness Does Not Exist — by Devon Price 
  • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself — by Kristin Neff 
  • Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness — by Sharon Salzberg

Relationships:​

  • Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy — by Jessica Fern 
  • Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship — by Stan Tatkin and Harville Hendrix
  • Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–and Keep–Friends — by Marisa G. Franco PhD

Addressing Racism and Assimilation:

  • Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power — by Ijeoma Oluo
  • So You Want to Talk About Race — by Ijeoma Oluo
  • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor — by Layla Saad 
  • How to Be an Antiracist — by Ibram X. Kendi
  • White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better — by Regina Jackson (Author), Saira Rao
  • You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation — by Julissa Arce
  • For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color — by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

Grief:

  •  Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss — by Gina Moffa
  • Podcast: Good Mourning

Helpful phone numbers:

  • Trevor Project — supporting LGBTQ+ Young People: Text “Start” to 678-678
  • HopeLine Suicide Hotline: ​​​​​1-800-SUICIDE 
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255 
  • Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
  • Sexual Assault Hotline RAINN: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
  • Shelter Line (Maricopa County Only): 480-890-3039

  • 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233