Healing Tools and Resources | Guides, Articles, and Practices for Anxiety/Trauma Recovery & Emotional Well-Being

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Self Compassion | How Would You Treat a Friend
Cultivate Inner Peace and Joy | Dr. Kristin Neff

LGBTQ+

Supporting Black LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health | The Trevor Project
Self-Care Guide & Resources for LGBTQ+ Young People

Shame, Self-Criticism & Self-Compassion

Reflecting on Self-Criticism
The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown
Recognizing Shame: Disconnected to Connected | Brené Brown
Self Compassion Exercises

Mindfulness & Meditations

Coping Skills for Anxiety
Relaxation Techniques
Guided Meditation | Tara Brach
Loving Kindness Meditation
Mindfulness Exercises
Soften, Soothe, Allow: Working with Emotions in the Body

Trauma & CPTSD

Common Reactions to Trauma
Circle of Capacity | Kathy Malchiodi
Trauma and the Brain

Religious Trauma

Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love

Podcasts & Books

Dealing and Emotionally Immature People (and Parents) | Dr. Lindsay Gibson
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies | Resmaa Menakem
Radical Compassion: Tara Brach

Mental Health & Crisis Hotlines

988 Lifeline

  • Call/Text 988

Trans Lifeline

  • Call: 1-877-565-8860

The Trevor Project

  • Call: 1-866-488-7386

    Text: “TREVOR” to 1-202-304-1200

The LGBT National Hotline

  • Call: 1-888-843-4564

Thrive Lifeline

  • Call: 313-662-8209

Call Blackline

  • Call: 800-604-5841

Wildflower Alliance

  • Call: 888-407-4515

StrongHearts Native Helpline

  • Call: 844-762-8483