“The land knows you, even when you are lost.” -Robin Wall Kimmerer
The resources shared here are for your curiosity and not intended as therapeutic or professional advice. These resources present different views on different subjects. I may or may not fully agree with everything shared in every resource I have shared, and I have found helpful content in each. Please also be aware and mindful, not every resource may be meant for you and not every resource may fit your views or values. Some resources may contain language or concepts that are slightly dated and my intention is not to include resources or orientations that are harming, I hope I have vetted these well in my memory or knowledge of them and I may have missed something. Also, some of these resources contain difficult content and/or may be triggering. Be gentle and listening of yourself in your experiences of them. These resources are intended solely to offer some wisdoms I have learned from, others have found helpful, or may be interesting to your healing journey.
Books
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The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, LMFT
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
Journal of Radical Permission by adrienne maree brown & Sonya Renee Taylor
Care Work Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
For Indigenous Eyes Only: A Decolonization Handbook Ed. By Waziyatawin and Michael Yellow Bird
The Altar Within: A Radical Devotional Guide to Liberate the Divine Self by Juliet Diaz
Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community by Malidoma Patrice Somé
Buddha in Redface by Eduardo Duran, PhD
The Promise of the Fifth Sun by Dr. Jorge Partida
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Dr. Joy Degruy
Recovering Your Sacredness by Jerry Tello
Pause Rest Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change by Octavia Raheem
Trauma Informed Yoga Affirmation Card Deck by Zahabiyah Yamasaki
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and Teachings of Plants
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez, PhD
Fleshing the Spirit: Spirituality and Activism in Chicana, Latina, and Indigenous Women’s Lives Ed. by Elisa Facio and Irene Lara
Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices
We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transformative Justice by Mariame Kaba
The Revolution Starts at Home, ed. by Jai Dulani, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Body is Not an Apology, 2nd Ed. (book and workbook) by Sonya Renee Taylor
All About Love by bell hooks
Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements Ed. by Walidah Imarisha
Borderlands: La Frontera the New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa
Life of the Indigenous Mind: Vine Deloria Jr. and the Birth of the Red Power Movement
Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger by Lama Rod Owens
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation by angel Kyodo Williams and Lama Rod Owens
Black Meditation: Ten Practices for Self-care, Mindfulness and Self-Determination by David
Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing on Planet Earth by Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color ed. by Cherrí Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
Recognizing Each Other – Adoptees of Color Mia Mingus Video
Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh
You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh
Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans by Jenny Wang
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong
The Curanderx Toolkit: Reclaiming Ancestral Latinx Plant Medicine and Rituals for Healing by Alava Garcia Swiecicki
The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism by Karen M. Rose
Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movment Ed. By Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem, MSW
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A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation by Jacoby Ballard
Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Non-Binary Voices, Ed. Freiya Benson
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves Ed. by Laura Erikson-Schroth
The Trans Self-Care Workbook by Theo Lorenz
The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook by Anneliese A. Singh
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
Continuum by Chella Man
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation by Eli Clare
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature Ed. by Qwo-Li Driskill
Claiming the B in LGBT: Illuminating the Bisexual Narrative
Ace Voices: What it Means to be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace by Eris Young
What Racial, Disability and LGBTQ Justice Have in Common, by Kay Ulanday Barrett
Trans Power by Juno Roche
Queer Sex: A Trans and Non-Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure and Relationships by Juno Roche
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Skin, Tooth and Bone: The Basis of the Movement is Out People, A Disability Justice Primer by Sins Invalid
Disability Visibility Ed. By Alice Wong
The Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong
Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare
All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism by edited by Lydia X. Z. Brown, E. Ashkenazy, & Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu
Autistic Hoya blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown
The Squeaky Wheelchair blog by Kathleen Downes
Claiming Disability by Simi Linton
Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
Decarcerating Disability: Deistitutionalization and Prison Abolition by Liat Ben-Moshe
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD
All Our Families: Disability Lineage and the Future of Kinship by Jennifer Natalya Fink
We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices From Radical Mental Health Ed. By L.D. Green and Kelechi Ubozoh
Leaving Evidence Blog by Mia Mingus
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities
Sins Invalid – Disability Justice performance projects (website)
Throw Away the Master’s Tools: Liberating Ourselves from the Pathology Paradigm by Nick Walker, PhD
Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms and Definitions by Nick Walker, PhD
The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation by Doris Fleischer and Frieda Zames
Don't Call Me Inspirational: A Disabled Feminist Talks Back by Harilyn Rousso
Kindling: Writings on the Body by Aurora Levins Morales
Stacey Park Milbern and the Practice of Disability Justice
Loud Hands: Autistic People Speaking by Julia Bascom
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
The Art of Giving and Receiving: The Wheel of Consent by Betty Martin, D.C.
Living in Liberation: Boundary Setting, Self Care, and Social Change by Cristien Storm
Empowered Boundaries by Cristien Storm
How to UnF*ck Your Boundaries by Faith G. Harper
How to Talk About Sex (and Consent) From the Kink Community, NPR (2019)
Yes, No, Maybe So: A Sexual Inventory (Consent) Stocklist, Scarlet Teen
A Worksheet to Help You Talk with Partners About Sex, Autostraddle
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The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Atlas of the Human Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke
Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, PhD
Radical Self-Acceptance by Tara Brach
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff, PhD
How to Be Nice to Yourself: The Everyday Guide to Self-Compassion by Laura Silberstein-Tirch, PsyD
Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
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Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing & Liberation
The Body is Not an Apology, 2nd Ed. (book and workbook) by Sonya Renee Taylor
Health At Every Size by Lindo Bacon
Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World by Lindo Bacon
Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight by Lindo Bacon
10-minute Stretching: Simple Exercises to Build Flexibility into Your Daily Routine by Hilery Hutchinson
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Gail Parker, PhD
Yoga for Everyone by Dianne Bondy
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Real World MIndfulness for Beginners: Navigate Daily Life One Practice at a Time by Sharon Salzberg
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Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies by Renee Linklater
Trauma Informed Yoga Affirmation Card Deck by Zahabiyah Yamasaki
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem, MSW
The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice by Staci K. Haines
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris
Trauma & Memory by Peter Levine
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Dr. Joy Degruy
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook by Arielle Schwartz
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Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart by Steven Levine
Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature by Kathleen Dean Moore
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community by Malidoma Patrice Somé
The Gift of Grief by Dr. M. Ajita Robinson
On Grief & Grieving: Finding Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler
The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor
Grieving While Black: An Anti-racist Take on Oppression and Sorrow by Breeshia Wade
Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day by Ty Alexander
Your Grief, Your Way by Shelby Forsythia
F**k Death by Steve Case
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Pain is Really Strange by Steve Haines
How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard
How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness by Toni Bernhard
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino
Wherever You Are Is Where I Want To Be: Crip Solidarity by Mia Mingus
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering by Melanie Thernstrom
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Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern
Not the Price of Admission: Healthy Relationships After Childhood Trauma by Laura S. Brown, PhD
Your Turn to Care: Surviving the Aging and Death of Adults that Harmed You by Laura S. Brown, PhD
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love by Janet W. Hardy
How to Talk About Sex (and Consent) From the Kink Community, NPR (2019)
Yes, No, Maybe So: A Sexual Inventory Stocklist, Scarleteen
A Worksheet to Help You Talk with Partners About Sex, Autostraddle
Other Resources
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Community Resources
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If you are in crisis and in King County, Washington please call the King County Crisis Clinic (24 hours) at (206) 461-3222
If you are having thoughts about harming yourself or others call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline toll free at 1-800-273-8255 or go HERE
Trans Lifeline (peer support hotline) 877-565-8860
If you are in crisis but not in danger you can call the Crisis Connections 24-hour Crisis Line at 866-427-4747 or go visit their website HERE
Crisis Text Line (text START to chat with a live person 24/7) text to: 741741
To get connected to emergency and local resources Call 211 or visit their website HERE
If you are feeling unsafe or unwell in a way that is impacting your ability to make decisions for safety go to your nearest emergency department or you can also call 911 and ask for the Mobile Crisis Team.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger 911 may be the best option.
ALGEE – How to Respond in Crisis and Non-Crisis Situations (Mental Health First Aid)
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Good Therapy
Open Path Therapy Collective - Reduced Rate Therapy
MEND Seattle
Multicultural Counselors Washington
Mosaic Counseling Collective
Interconnections Healing Center
Have Heart Wellness and Healing
Seattle Counseling Services
NAMI BIPOC Resources
Consejo Counseling
Seattle Indian Health Board
Therapy for Black Girls
Peaceful Soul Healing
Ingersoll Mental Health Providers List
PNW Sex Therapy Collective
Latinx Therapy
Inclusive Therapists
Washington Therapy Fund – Funds for Therapy for BIPOC Folks
Washington Therapy Fund -Locate a Black Provider
Washington State BIPOC Therapist Referral List & Mental Health Resources
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Empower Youth Network – Youth Mental Health First Aid description
Teen Link Helpline
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Free Tax Help – Provided by United Way of King County
Housing eviction help – Multiple Languages
Rental Assistance – Resource List
Utility Assistance
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API Chaya Additional – Resources
Domestic Violence Hopeline
Gender-Based Violence – Resource List