Books on Trauma:

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents — by  Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD 

  • The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture — by Gabor Maté 

  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies — by Resmaa Menakem 

  • What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing — by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

  • It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle — by Mark Wolynn

Addressing Racism and Assimilation:

  • So You Want to Talk About Race — by Ijeoma Oluo

  • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor — by Layla Saad 

  • How to Be an Antiracist — by Ibram X. Kendi

  • White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better — by Regina Jackson (Author), Saira Rao

  • For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color — by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

DBT Books:

  • DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition.
    Marsha M. Linehan, 2014.

  • Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir 2020.
    Marsha M. Linehan, 2020.

  • DBT for Life: Skills to Transform the Way You Live.
    Diana Partington, 2024.

    For Parents:

  • Sitting Still Like A Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (And Their Parents).
    Eline Snel and Myla Kabat-Zinn. 2013. 

  • Zen Parent Made Easy: How to Teach Your Kids Discipline and Responsibility without Yelling and Power Struggles.
    Jenny Quinn. 2014.

  • Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions: DBT Skills to Help Your Teen Navigate Emotional and Behavioral Challenges.
    Pat Harvey and Britt Rathbone. 2015.

Helpful phone numbers:

  • HopeLine Suicide Hotline: ​​​​​1-800-SUICIDE 
  • Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
  • Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Text or call 988
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  • SAMHSA National Hotline 1-800-662-HELP
  • FindSupport.gov
  • FindTreatment.gov
  • Childhelp (1.800.4ACHILD) (Help for child abuse)
  • National Parent Helpline (1.855.4A.PARENT)
  • Veteran Crisis Line call 988 (press 1)
  • National Postpartum Support Warmline– 1-800-944-4PPD (4773)
  • American Cancer Society 24-Hour Hotline 1-800-227-2345
  • National Office on Women’s Health Hotline for Women’s Medical and Physical Issues 800-994-9662
  • National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or chat online at online.rainn.org
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
  • The Sex, Gender, and Relationships Hotline: 415-989-7374 and/or contact questions@sgrhotline.org
  • LGBT National Hotline – 1-888-843-4564
  • Trevor Line: 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678
  • GLBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564 or 1-800-246-7743 (for those age 25 and under)
  • Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
  • Desi LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians: 908-367-3374
  • Blackline: 1-800-604-5841
  • Thrive Lifeline: Text THRIVE to 313-662-8209
  • Sex Workers Outreach Project Community Support Line: 877-776-2004
  • National Human Trafficking Hotline (1.888.373.7888)
  • VictimConnect (live anonymous referrals and support for victims of crime) Call or Text*: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846)
  • Disaster Distress Hotline 1-800-985-5990