Resources

Hilma af Klint, The Swan, No. 17, Group IX SUW, 1915. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons 
Crisis Support

If you are in an immediate crisis and would prefer not to involve emergency responders, please call one of the following free warm or hotlines (compiled by Quest Carrizales). 

Wildflower Alliance
A hotline answered by a trained peer supporter who has their own first-hand experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, and/or other crises. This line does not collect personal information, perform assessment, or call the police.
Call: 888-407-4515
Mon - Thu: 4pm - 6pm PT
Fri - Sun: 4pm - 7pm PT

Call BlackLine
A hotline geared towards the Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native and Muslim community. They will not trace or send any type of intervention under any circumstances without consent.
Call or Text: 1-800-604-5841

LGBT National Help Center
Free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources for and by the LGBTQIA+ family community.
Hotline: 888-843-4564
Coming Out Support: 888-688-5428
Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743
Senior Hotline: 888-234-7243
Mon - Fri: 11 am - 8 pm PT
Sat: 9 am - 2 pm PT

Trans Lifeline (EN/SP)
A peer support and crisis hotline run by trans people for the trans, nonbinary, agender, and questioning community.
US: 1-877-565-8860
CA: 1-877-330-6366

Fireside Project
A psychedelic support line that provides non-clinical emotional support during and after psychedelic experiences.
Call or Text: 623-473-7433
11 am - 11 pm PT
Print

Clients occasionally request reading to deepen their exploration of a particular topic – the following are books I’ve recommended or found personally meaningful.

Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions - Gerald May

The Art of Loving - Erich Fromm

The Artists Way - Julia Cameron

Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future - Patty Krawec

Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment - Lenore Friedman & Susan Moon

Contemplative Prayer - Thomas Merton

Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening - Stephen & Ondrea Levine

Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma - Galit Atlas

Eternal Echoes - John O’Donohue

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies - Resmaa Menakem

The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise - Martín Prechtel

Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde

Understanding Our Mind - Thich Nhat Hanh

When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chödrön

The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief - Francis Weller

The Wisdom of a Broken Heart - Susan Piver