Helpful Resources
Helplines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dial 988 for Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
https://988lifeline.org
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
https://www.crisistextline.org
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Helpline
Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or Text 62640
https://nami.org/help
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or Text START to 88788
https://www.thehotline.org
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline
Call 1-800-931-2237 or Text NEDA to 741741
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
https://www.rainn.org/resources
Book Recommendations
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller
(Discovering true self / Inner-child & healing from dysfunctional childhood)
The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner
(Discovering with true self / Christian spirituality and personal growth)
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
(Trauma / Understanding and healing from trauma)
Trauma-Proofing Your Kids by Peter Levine and Maggie Kline
(Parenting / Resiliency for kids)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
(Marriage / Relationships)
Unwanted by Jay Stringer
(Unwanted sexual behaviors / Addictions)
Why You Do The Things You Do by Time Clinton and Gary Sibcy
(Attachment styles / How we relate to ourselves and others)
Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
(Exploring healthy boundaries with others)
In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
(Addictions / Understanding and healing from addictions)
Not Just Friends by Shirley Glass
(Infidelity / Affairs)
