Resources
Below are a wide variety of resources that you may find interesting or helpful on your own journey. Some books, videos, and links contain trauma-related materials and discussions, it is important to choose materials that add to your wellness, rather than cause more distress.
24/7 Crisis Resources / Helplines
Talk Suicide - National Suicide Crisis Line - 1-833-456-4566
York Region Crisis Line - 1 855 310-COPE (2673)
CONNEX - Mental health, addiction & gambling resources - 1-866 -531-2600
National Residential School Crisis Line - 1-866-925-4419
Hope for Wellness Indigenous Help Line - 1-855-242-3310
Assaulted Women’s Helpline - 1-866-863-0511
LGBTQ Youthline Ontario - 647-694-4275
Trans Lifeline - 877-330-6366
Good2Talk Helpline - 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
Kids Help Phone - 1-800-668-6868
Kids Help Phone Texting Line - Text CONNECT to 686868
Websites
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Directory - https://www.aa.org/find-aa
Anxiety Canada - https://www.anxietycanada.com/
BounceBack - Free CBT Resources - https://bouncebackontario.ca/
Connex Ontario (Addiction, Mental Health & Gambling Resources) - https://www.connexontario.ca/en-ca/
Eating Disorder Programs (Toronto + Online) - https://sheenasplace.org/online-groups/
Grief Support -
Meditation - Free - https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/#guided-meditations
Mental Health Resources & Education - https://mdsc.ca/
Ontario Mental Health & Addictions Resources - https://www.ontario.ca/page/mental-health-services
SMART Recovery - https://www.smartrecovery.org/
Suicide Support - https://talksuicide.ca/
Trauma Information & Resources - http://www.trauma-pages.com/
Books
Anxiety / Depression
Maybe you should talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb
Mind Over Mood - Dennis Greenberger
Wisdom of Anxiety - Sheryl Paul
Emotional Regulation
Calming the Emotional Storm - Sheri Van Dijk
Dialectical Behavioural Skills Workbook - Matthew McKay
DBT Made Simple - Sheri Van Dijk
Grief
Bearing the Unbearable - Joanne Cacciatore
Grief is Love - Marisa Renee Lee
Grieving is Loving - Joanne Cacciatore
It’s Okay that You’re Not Okay - Megan Devine
Welcome to the Grief Club - Janine Kwoh
Mindfulness
Wherever you go, you are - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Journey to the Heart - Melody Beattie
Substance Use
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Maté
Eight Step recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction - Valerie Mason-John & Dr. Paramabandhu Groves
Trauma & The 12 Steps - Jamie Marich
Trauma
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. Gibson
Attached - Amir Levine
Complex PTSD Workbook - Arielle Schwartz
Dissociation Made Simple - Jamie Marich
It Didn’t Start with You - Mark Wolynn
The Myth of Normal - Gabor Maté
No Bad Parts - Richard Schwartz
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk
What my Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Stephanie Food
Wisdom of your Body - Hillary McBridge
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery - Babetta Rothschild
2SLGTBQIA+ Wellness
Beyond the Gender Binary - Alok Vaid-Menon
Gender Queer - Maia Kobabe
The Queer Mental Health Workbook - Dr.Brendan J Dunlop
The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook - Anneliese A. Singh