Crisis Hotlines
National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 273-TALK
San Francisco Crisis Hotline (415) 781-0500
Trans Life Line (877) 565-8860
HIV Nightline (415) 434-2437
Drug Line 415 /362-3400
Relapse Line 415 /834-1144
You can also Call 911 in any Psychiatric Emergency
Reading List
Relationships, Intimacy, and Sex
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Intimacy & Desire by Dr. David Schnarch
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More Than Two by Eve Rickert
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Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver
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Where Should We Begin: A Game of Stories by Esther Perel
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Polysecure by Jessica Fern
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Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Marie Brown
Mindfulness and Meditation
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Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
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When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
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Meditation Now or Never by Steve Hagen
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Dancing With Life by Phillip Moffit
Trauma
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Joy DeGruy
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My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
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The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
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No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
Chronic Illness, Neurodivergence and the Body
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The Long Covid Survival Guide by Fiona Lowenstein
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This is Not What I Ordered podcast by Lauren Selfridge
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The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Body Neutrality: The liberating practice of accepting your body exactly as it is by Ayla Freitas Ghibaudy
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Neuroqueer Heresies by Nick Walker
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Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
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Crip Kinship: The Disability justice and art activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai
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The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
Borderline Personality Disorder
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The Buddha and the Borderline by Kiera Van Gelder
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Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul Mason and Randy Kreger
Gender Identity
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Trans Teen Survival Guide by Owl and Fox Fisher
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My Trans Life (youtube channel)
Grief
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The Courage to Grieve by Judy Tatelbaum
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Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore
Harm Reduction
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Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Drugs by The Icarus Project
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Over the Influence by Pat Denning
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In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
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Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz
Sex Work
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Thriving in Sex Work and accompanying workbook by Lola Davina
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Sex Work Matters by Melissa Hope Ditmore
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Revolting Prostitutes by Molly Smith and Juno Mac
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Coming Out Like A Pornstar by Jiz Lee
Family Dynamics
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The Family Crucible by Augustus Napier and Carl Whitaker
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It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn