Resources
Tools & support for your mental health journey
A curated collection of resources I trust — for crisis support, daily wellbeing, deeper reading, and finding the right therapist for you.
Crisis Support
If you need help right now
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 anytime, 24/7. Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
988lifeline.org →Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. Available 24/7 via text message.
crisistextline.org →NAMI Helpline
The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline offers information, referrals, and support. Call 1-800-950-6264.
nami.org/help →Apps
Tools for your daily life
Headspace
Guided meditation and mindfulness exercises for stress, sleep, and anxiety. Simple enough for beginners.
headspace.com →Insight Timer
A free library of thousands of guided meditations, sleep sounds, and breathing exercises.
insighttimer.com →Daylio
A simple mood and journal tracker that helps you spot patterns in how you feel over time — no writing required.
daylio.net →Books
Worth reading
The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
A landmark book on how trauma shapes the body and mind, and the many paths toward healing.
Set Boundaries, Find Peace — Nedra Tawwab
A practical, compassionate guide to understanding what boundaries are, why they matter, and how to actually set them.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay C. Gibson
Helps you recognize the impact of growing up with emotionally unavailable parents and begin to heal those wounds.
Untamed — Glennon Doyle
A memoir about breaking free from who the world expects you to be and finding your own truth.
Podcasts
For your commute or quiet moments
Therapy for Black Girls
Hosted by Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, this podcast makes mental health topics accessible and relevant for women of color.
therapyforblackgirls.com →The Happiness Lab — Dr. Laurie Santos
Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos explores the science of happiness and what actually makes us feel better.
happinesslab.fm →Where Should We Begin? — Esther Perel
Real couples share their stories in real therapy sessions with renowned relationship therapist Esther Perel.
estherperel.com/podcast →Unlocking Us — Brené Brown
Conversations about the experiences that make us human — vulnerability, courage, shame, and connection.
brenebrown.com/podcasts →Let's Connect
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