Recommended Books + Media

Books

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts by Sally Winston & Martin Self

Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon

The Depression Cure by Stephen Ilardi

Conscious Uncoupling by Katherine Woodward Thomas

 

Media

For relaxation + support in coping in the moment, try these apps: Calm, Headspace, Relax Melodies (each of these has free demos and in app purchases) and Breath2Relax or Virtual Hope Box (these are both completely free)

For parenting and couples resources, take a look at The Gottman Institute or download their free app: Gottman Card Decks

Resources for comprehensive and accurate sexuality information at SIECUS.org and transgender resources at TSER

Healthy community and resource for male gender roles at the Good Men Project

You can find a wide variety of general mental health topics and strategies to deal with disasters or crises at The American Psychological Association

Find support for people with mental illness and their families at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

 

Short Mental Health Videos

 
 

Brene Brown’s Power of Vulnerability

Brene Brown’s Listening to Shame

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Developing Full Body Listening

Understanding Procrastination

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