Resources
Crisis Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 OR Dial 988
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
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TransLifeline, suicide hotline for Trans folks
877-565-8860
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The Trevor Project, suicide hotline for LGBTQIA+ folks
(866) 488-7386
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General Resources
Dial 211
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National Alliance on Mental Illness Orange County Warm Line (for emotional support)
714-991-6412
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Books
BOOKS ABOUT TRAUMA
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy by Francine Shapiro, PhD
What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay Gibson
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BOOKS ABOUT DBT
I Hate You - Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman, MD and Hal Straus
The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating by Kiera Van Gelder
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OTHER BOOKS
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - And Keep - Love by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S. F. Heller, MA
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer
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Websites
Information about DBT:
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Information on EMDR International Association:
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NAMIOC, Includes Peer Support Groups, Family Support Groups and a Warmline for emotional support:
National Alliance on Mental Illness, OC Chapter
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Information about LGBTQ services/resources in Orange County:
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Podcasts
Podcast about studies on happiness:
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Podcast about meditation and mindfulness:
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Podcast about meditation and philosophical ideas:
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Podcast about therapy by a therapist: