RESOURCES

Resources

Suicide prevention/24-hour crisis hotlines

Anonymous groups

Alcoholics Anonymous | www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Ala-non & Alateen | www.al-anon.alateen.org
Debtors Anonymous | www.Debtors Anonymous.org
Dual Recovery | www.draonline.org
Gamblers Anonymous | www.gamblersanonymous.org
Northern California Region of Narcotics Anonymous | www.norcalna.org
Nicotine Anonymous | www.nicotine-anonymous.org
Parents Anonymous | www.parentsanonymous.org

Parents/families 24-hour parental stress lines and resources

SF Talk line family support center   |   415.441.KIDS  | www.talklineforparents.org
PLFAG Parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays   | www.pflag.org
Our Family Coalition    | The gay and lesbian family and parenting support for the SF Bay Area   | www.ourfamily.org
TransYouth Family Allies Support for transgender children and their families   | www.imatyfa.org/resources/parents
Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN)   |   the nation’s oldest parent-led organization supporting families of traumatized children    | www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/
The National child traumatic stress network  |   coordinates national training and education on child's trauma    | www.nctsn.org/resources
Dr. Dan Siegel's website   |   on  the latest neuroscience research and parenting    | drdansiegel.com/resources

Low fee counseling centers

Earth Circle Counseling Center provides affordable and compassionate counseling in Alameda county.
Center for Somatic Psychotherapy is one of the counseling centers of the California Institute of Integral Studies, CSP provides low-fee therapy with interns and trainees In San Francisco. All interns and trainees are either currently enrolled or have graduated from the CIIS Somatics department.

Recommended books for individuals

The Book of Joy, by 14th Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Radical Acceptance: Embracing your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, by Tara Brach
Conscious Dreaming, by Robert Moss
When Things Fall Apart, Heart Advice for Difficult Times, by Pema Chodron
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brené Brown

Books on anxiety and stress

The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You, by Karla McLaren
The Feeling Good Handbook, by David D. Burns

Books for women

Women's Anatomy of Arousal, by Sherry Winston
Addiction to Perfection, by Marion Woodman
Aphrodite's Daughters: Women's Sexual Stories and the Journey of the Soul, by Jalaja Bonheim
Emergence of the Sensual Woman, Saida Desilets
A Woman's Worth, by Marianne Williamson

Books on relationships

How to Be an Adult in Relationships: the Five Keys to Mindful Loving, by David Richo
When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage Our Relationships, by David Richo
Calling in the One, by Katherine Woodward Thomas
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay in Or Get Out of Your Relationship, by Mira Kirshenbaum

Books on parenting

Your Self‑Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities, by Allison Johnson and Magda Gerber
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame, by Janet Julian
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child's Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
NurtureShock: New Thinking about Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Mindful Discipline: a Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, by Chris White and Shauna Shapiro
Trauma-Proofing your Kids: a Parent's Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience, by Peter A. Levine Ph.D and Maggie Kline
The Opposite of Worry:The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxieties and Fears, by Lawrence J.Cohen