Resources
These resources aren’t a replacement for therapy but can help between sessions or while you look for care.
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About Trauma:
The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk
What Happened to You? – Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay C. Gibson
What My Bones Know – Stephanie Foo
Educated – Tara Westlake
About OCD:
OCDaniel - Wesley King (fiction)
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts - Sally M. Winston & Martin N. Seif
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD - Jon Hershfield & Tom Corboy
About Mindfulness and Wisdom:
The Mindful Self-compassion Workbook - Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down - Haenim Sunim
The Road Less Travelled - Scott Peck
Fierce Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff
About Relationships:
Hold Me Tight- Sue Johnson
The Dance of Anger - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Connection - Harriet Lerner
About Racism and Identity:
Kinda Korean - Jean Kim
The Sun Does Shine - Anthony Ray Hinton
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
Restaurant Kid - Rachel Phan
About Grief & Illness:
Crying in H-Mart - Michelle Zauner
When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
Between Two Kingdoms - Suleika Jaouad
About ADHD:
Succeeding With Adult ADHD - Abigail L. Levrini
About Motherhood:
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood - Lucy Jones
What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood - Alexandra Sacks & Catherine Birndorf
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Self-Compassion
https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-practices/#guided-practices
OCD
https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=thompson-centre-anxiety-disorder-patient-hub
Anxiety
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/
Sleep
https://mysleepwell.ca/insomnia/
Other
https://www.ontarioshores.ca/resources-support/online-resources-and-tools
https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/guides-and-publications/community-resource-sheets
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If you’re in crisis or feel unsafe, please seek immediate support.
911 or your local Emergency Department
Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357
Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200