“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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Real World MIndfulness for Beginners: Navigate Daily Life One Practice at a Time by Sharon Salzberg

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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

    Youth Mental Heal Guide

  • Free Tax Help – Provided by United Way of King County

    Housing eviction help – Multiple Languages

    Rental Assistance – Resource List

    Utility Assistance

  • API Chaya Additional – Resources

    Domestic Violence Hopeline

    Gender-Based Violence – Resource List