Mental Health Resources
There are so many great mental health resources out there. Some of my favourite books, podcasts and help sheets are listed below in hopes to provide you with a more holistic approach to your health. Click on a topic to see related resources.
BOOKS
How to Be Sick by Toni Bernhard​
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Brain Storms by Jon Palfreman
The New Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book by Dr. J. Eric Ahlskog
Mind Over Medicine by Lissa Rankin
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PODCASTS​
This is Not What I Ordered
Chronically Chilled
Parkinson's Life​
Chronic Illnesses
BOOKS
It's Not Always Depression by Hilary Jacobs Hendel
I Don't Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real
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PODCASTS​
The Brain Warriors
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Dark Place
Depression
BOOKS​
The Conscious Caregiver by Linda Abbit
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
My Two Elaines by Martin Schreiber and Cathy Breitenbucher
Caregivers
BOOKS
Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff​
The Polyvagal Theory Workbook for Trauma by Arielle Schwartz
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkIn an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine
The Trauma Spectrum by Robert C Scaer
Waking The Tiger by Peter Levine
Who is Wellness For by Fariha Róisín
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PODCASTS​
Mental Illness Happy Hour
The One You Feed
Stuck Not Broken
Other People's Problems
Trauma
BOOKS
The Way Out by Alan Gordan
Unlearn Your Pain by Dr. Howard Schubiner
Living Beyond Your Pain by ​Joanne Dahl and Tobias Lundgren
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PODCASTS
Tell Me About Your Pain
Don't Think of the White Bear​
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APPs
Curable
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Chronic Pain
BOOKS​
When the Body Says No: The Hidden Cost of Stress by Gabor Maté
Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Why Zebras Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky​
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PODCASTS​
Anxiety Slayer(TM)
The Overwhelmed Brain
The Anxiety Coaches
Anxiety and Stress
BOOKS​
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller and Michael Lerner
It's OK not to be OK by Megan Devine
Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman
I Can't Stop Crying by John Martin and Frank Ferris
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PODCASTS
Grief Encounters
Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Grief & Loss
BOOKS​
Live Your Truth by Kamal Ravikant
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Living Like You Mean It by Ronald Frederick
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PODCASTS​​
All in the Mind
Say Why to Drugs
The Friend Zone
Life Transitions
BOOKS
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy​
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver
Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
Living Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg and Deepak Chopra
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PODCASTS​
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