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Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255)
Self-harm | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Sexual Assault Hotline: Available 24 hours
1-800-656-4673
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
Anxiety Disorders and Anxiety Attacks - HelpGuide.org
Grounding Techniques: 30 Techniques for Anxiety, PTSD, and More
Tips for Coping with Morning Anxiety | Wake Forest University
How Does Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Improve Mental Health?
Does Alcohol Help Anxiety? Understand the Risks
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Disordered Eating: Signs, Risks, and Treatment
How Eating Disorders Affect the Mind and Body and How Anorexia Treatment Can Help
Perfectionism in People With Eating Disorders
What Is Compulsive Overeating?
Why Some Men Are Reluctant to Open Up About Eating Disorders
Binge-eating disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Binge Eating: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
What is Bulimia: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Effects of Bulimia on the Body
Anorexia Nervosa: Diagnostic Criteria, Symptoms, Causes
The Link Between Trauma and Binge Eating
Eating Away The Pain: Trauma and Binge Eating
Why Trauma Can Lead to Addiction | Psychology Today
What Does Eating Disorder Recovery Look Like? | HealthyPlace
Grief
5 Stages of Grief After Facing A Loss
How the Five Stages of Grief Can Help Process a Loss
Disenfranchised Grief: Definition, Causes, Impact, and Coping
64 Examples of Disenfranchised Grief - Whats your Grief
How To Cope With 'Disenfranchised Grief' : Life Kit : NPR
The Grief Of Abortion - The Grief Recovery Method
Grief After Abortion: healing from unspoken loss - What’s your Grief
Helping patients cope with COVID-19 grief
How 'The Grieving Brain' learns from love and loss | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
Grieving Brain' sheds light on process, but doesn't speed healing | Lifestyle | postguam.com
Neurodivergent
Neurodivergent: What It Is, Symptoms & Types
What Is Asperger Syndrome? | Autism Speaks
Asperger's in adults: Signs and symptoms
Adults with Asperger’s: How they struggle, how they thrive | Edward-Elmhurst Health
Mild Autism in Adults and Children: Symptoms & Support
Autism and Emotions: Helping Your Child Cope
Tic disorders: Causes, types, and diagnosis
Concerns & Conditions of Tourette Syndrome | CDC
What is ADHD: Overview and More
ADHD and Anger: What’s the Link?
What to Know If Your Spouse or Partner Has ADHD
ADHD and Its Effect in Marriage
ADHD and Dyslexia: Living Well With a Double Diagnosis
Self-exploration and Growth
50 Positive What-If Questions to Ask Yourself
25 Daily Affirmations to Improve Your Mental Health
Living In The Moment: 7 Tips for Being More Present | Psych Central
What is Self-Love and Why Is It So Important?
The 6 Stages of Behavior Change
Create a "Safe Space" For Yourself
How to Recognize and Cope With an Identity Crisis
The Toxic Effects of Negative Self-Talk
7 Ways to Overcome Toxic Self-Criticism | Psychology Today
The dangerous downsides of perfectionism - BBC Future
The Fear of Success Can Sabotage Your Life Goals | Psychology Today
The Essential Guide to Defense Mechanisms | Psychology Today
Avoidance Coping and Why it Creates Additional Stress
I Can't Connect With People': Why You Might Feel This Way
Loneliness: Causes and Health Consequences
3 Ways Stress Makes Your Mind and Body Sick
Stress Management - Strategies, Prevention, and More
People pleaser: Definition, signs, risks, and how to stop
8 Ways to Stop Being a People-Pleaser
Setting Boundaries for Mental Health: Why It's Important
How to Handle Unwanted Advice by Setting Boundaries
How to Love Yourself More: 33 Tips to Regain Self-Love
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Stress Relief
Passive-Aggressive Behavior: Definition, Examples, Tips
Additional information
Mental health / Physical health
The Mental Health of People with Disabilities | CDC
Disability and Health Healthy Living | CDC
The Unique Body Image Challenges Related to Disability
Crohn’s Disease
Mental health and Crohns/IBD - YouTube
Treating Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis flare | GI Society - YouTube
Depression and Anxiety | Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Alzheimer’s/ Dementia
Alzheimer's & Dementia | Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's & Dementia Daily Care | Alzheimer's Association
Alcohol Dependance
How to Control Your Alcohol Intake
What's Really Driving You to Drink?
Bipolar Disorder: All You Need to Know | Psych Central
Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: Conditions and Reasoning
OCD - Symptoms, Treatment, and More
Borderline Personality Disorder - Symptoms and More
Psychopath: Definition, Signs, vs. Sociopath
What Happens to Siblings of Psychopaths? | Psychology Today
Family Issues
How to Navigate Difficult Relationships With Your Family
How to Handle Unresolved Conflict at Family Gatherings
Signs of Emotional Abuse From Parents
Emotionally Unavailable Parent I Psych Central
4 Ways Childhood Invalidation Can Damage Adult Relationships | Psychology Today
Parents Who Psychologically Abuse their Adult Children
Stronger for the Breaks - How to Heal from a Toxic Parent - Hey Sigmund
Meditations clients recommended
Guided Meditation For Stress and Anxiety - YouTube
10 Min Guided Meditation for Depression - YouTube
Meditation for Anxiety - Yoga With Adriene - YouTube
7 Min Meditation to Start Your Day | Yoga With Adriene - YouTube
10 MIN *Meditation For Anxiety & Fear | Create Your Own Reality - YouTube
Welcome to Mindful Peace Journey - Less Anxiety, Better Sleep, More Joy! - YouTube
Welcome to Mindful Peace Journey - Less Anxiety, Better Sleep, More Joy! - YouTube
Relationships
Polyamorous Relationships: How It Works | Psych Central
Codependency: How to Recognize the Signs
Toxic Relationships: Signs, Types, and How to Cope
What is Gaslighting? | Confronting the Emotional Abuse
11 Red Flags of Gaslighting in a Relationship | Psychology Today
How Bad Relationships Affect Your Health
How Poor Communication Causes Stress
How Boundaries in Relationships Can Affect Stress Levels
Trauma Bonding: Definition, Signs, and Ways to Cope
Why the First Year of Marriage Is So Important
6 Common Marriage Problems and Solutions
Marriage Problems After Kids Are Born
Making the Decision to End Your Marriage
4 Stages of Divorce and Separation
When and Why Should I Apologize?
The Many Benefits of Forgiveness
Domestic Abuse: Types, Causes, and Impact
Why It Can Be Hard to Leave an Abusive Relationship
How to Identify Financial Abuse in a Relationship
How Important Is Sex in a Relationship?Characteristics of Sex Addiction
Stages in Life
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development
Perimenopause: Age, Stages, Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
Perimenopause: Symptoms, Treatments, Weight Gain, and More
Male menopause: Myth or reality? - Mayo Clinic
Postpartum PTSD: Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Postpartum Depression: Signs and Symptoms
Postpartum depression may last for years | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Trauma / PTSD
What Is Trauma? Effects, Causes, Types, and How to Heal
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):
Complex PTSD: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Abandonment Trauma: Signs, Causes, and Healing
Relational Trauma: Effect on Relationships, Signs, Healing
Age Regression: Trauma, Coping Mechanisms, and Therapy
Sexual Assault PTSD: Symptoms, Other Effects, and Treatments
Trauma-Related Guilt in People With PTSD
The Relationship Between PTSD and Shame
Why Trauma Can Lead to Addiction | Psychology Today
Dissociation: Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Dissociative Disorders | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Surviving Trauma: Dissociation is a Miracle
Grounding Techniques: 30 Techniques for Anxiety, PTSD, and More
Repressed Feelings, EMDR Trauma Therapy & Your Health