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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.

Anxiety

Caregiving

Chronic Illnesses

Depression

Grief and Loss

Relationships

Life Transitions

Trauma

Chronic Pain

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​

Where Should We Begin

Relationships

Chronic Illnesses
Anxiety
Trauma
Relationships
Chronic Pain
Life Transitions
Depression
Grief and Loss
Caregivers

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