Resources:

  • Crisis Connections: King County’s 24-hour crisis line: 988.

  • Washington Warm Line: a peer support help line for people living with emotional and mental health challenges. 1-877-500-9276.

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.  Helpline: 1-800-950-6242.

  • Resolve.org The National Infertility Association.

Books:

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Wild Edge of Grief by Francis Weller

Loving-Kindness The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg

When Things Fall Apart Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

The Explosive Child by Ross Greene

Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-being by Linda Graham

 

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