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Mental Health Resources


  • 📞 [988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline](https://988lifeline.org)

    Free 24/7 emotional support in the U.S.

    💬 [Crisis Text Line](https://www.crisistextline.org/)

    Text HOME to 741741 for free, confidential support anytime.

  • 🌐 [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists)

    Find a therapist by zip code, insurance, and specialty.

    🌀 [TherapyDen](https://www.therapyden.com/)

    Inclusive, identity-affirming therapist directory.

    🌱 [Inclusive Therapists](https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/)

    Specializes in culturally responsive mental health care.

  • [Polyvagal Theory in 2 Minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec3AUMDjtKQ)

    Quick explainer on how stress impacts your body and how to regulate.

    [Insight Timer](https://www.insighttimer.com)

    Free meditations, music, and breathwork for grounding.

    [Ziva Meditation](https://www.zivameditation.com)

    Science-based method combining mindfulness, breathwork, and manifesting.

    [SoulNests](https://soulnests.com)

    A soulful journaling and grounding app created by a fellow supporter of the Nourished Minds community. SoulNests offers beautiful prompts, emotional check-ins, and nervous system attunement tools to support you on your path.

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

    Somatic trauma healing and neuroscience behind PTSD and regulation.

    Passionate Marriage by Dr. David Schnarch

    Advanced relational intimacy, boundaries, and self-confrontation in long-term partnerships.

    The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest

    Internal resistance, self-sabotage, and personal transformation.

    The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

    Adlerian psychology + self-liberation from shame, social control, and people-pleasing.

    Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill

    A psychological and spiritual exploration of fear, conformity, and reclaiming creative power.

    Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson

    Understanding relational trauma and building boundaries with unavailable caregivers.

    It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn

    Ancestral trauma and inherited emotional patterns.

    Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin

    Neuroscience-backed relationship dynamics and attachment-based practices.

    No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz

    Internal Family Systems (IFS) explained in a grounded, compassionate voice.

    The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner

    Boundaries, assertiveness, and emotional honesty—especially in enmeshed systems.

    Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
    A compassionate, groundbreaking look at ADHD, rooted in childhood attachment and nervous system development.

    The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
    A powerful critique of modern society’s disconnection from our emotional and physiological needs

Below are trusted mental health, tools, hotlines, books, and directories to support your healing journey between sessions.  These are not substitutes for therapy, but can offer support, insight, and grounding when you need it.

This list is updated regularly. If there’s a resource you love and think I should include, feel free to reach out.

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These downloadable tools are designed to support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, boundary setting, and embodied healing. Feel free to use them personally or share with loved ones.

Free Worksheets & Healing Tools