Resources

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Please feel free to use the following supports as a place to start with mental health resources. We acknowledge that each person is on a journey, and the sources listed below are not exhaustive or necessarily going to be supportive to all people, so we encourage engagement with these resources in a manner that works best for you and where you are at.

Suicide Crisis Helpline

988.ca

Child Abuse Prevention

childhelp.org

Intimate Partner Violence Platform

mhaven.ca

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

camh.ca

Eating Disorder Information Centre

nedic.ca

Canadian Mental Health Association

cmha.ca

A PLACE TO BEGIN

Book cover titled "Try Softer" by Aundi Kolber, with a background of soft layered colors and text promoting a fresh approach to mental health.
Book cover titled 'No Bad Parts' by Richard C. Schwartz. Features abstract line art of a face with colored shapes in orange, green, and mustard. Subtitle reads 'Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model.'
Book cover titled 'Strong Like Water' by Aundi Kolber, featuring abstract line art resembling flowing water patterns on a blue background.
A graphic illustration of a human head in blue with text inside and around it. The text includes phrases like 'Practical for Embodied Living,' 'Experiencing the Wisdom of Your Body,' and references to Hillary L. McBride, PhD.
Book cover titled 'The Wisdom of Your Body' by Hillary L. McBride, PhD, with a blue background and abstract illustrations.

TRAUMA

Book cover titled 'When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress' by Gabor Maté, MD, with a leaf illustration fading into yellow.
Book cover titled "The Myth of Normal" by Gabor Maté, MD, with Daniel Maté, discussing trauma, illness, healing, and toxic culture, featuring a colorful abstract portrait of a person's face.
Quote from Warren T. Wiat about the power of transforming ourselves to change the world, with the book title and author's name
Book cover for 'Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems Therapy' by Frank G. Anderson, MD, featuring a gradient background from blue to yellow with rays of light emanating from the center.

ADHD

Book cover titled 'Your Brain's Not Broken' with a blue and white background, subtitle 'Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD,' and the author's name, Tamara Rosier, PhD.
Book cover titled "How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain" by Jessica McCabe, with a blue background, yellow highlights, and a white cartoon brain illustration.
Book cover titled 'A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD' by Sari Solden and Michelle Frank, with a foreword by Ellen Littman. The cover features a stylized flower illustration with pastel colors and circular patterns.
Book cover for "Scattered Minds" by Gabor Maté, MD. The cover features a colorful explosion of paint with pink, orange, purple, and teal hues. The title is in bold black and white text, with a subtitle about attention deficit disorder.
Book cover titled 'The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps' with an illustration of a broken red heart.

RELATIONSHIPS

Book cover titled "Releasing Our Burdens" by Richard C. Schwartz and Thomas Hübl, featuring a colorful abstract design.
Cover of a book titled 'The Love Prescription' by John Gottman, PhD and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD. The cover is yellow with overlapping circles in red, white, and yellow. A red circle on the right indicates it is a New York Times bestseller. The subtitle reads '7 Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy'.
The book cover features a close-up of a dandelion seed with elongated filaments, against a dark background. Text on the cover highlights it as a New York Times bestseller with over 5 million copies sold. The title is 'Melody Beattie' and the subtitle, 'Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself,' is written in orange.
Book cover of 'The Let Them Theory' by Mel Robbins, with a green background and yellow dotted pattern, featuring bold black and white text.
Cover of a book titled 'Hold Me Tight' by Dr. Sue Johnson, featuring illustrations of three couples holding hands, with a quote from Barry McCarthy.

OCD

Cover of The OCD Workbook, Third Edition, by Bruce M. Hyman and Cherry Pedrick, featuring a light blue background with vertical stripes, an orange header, and an orange circular badge indicating it as the best-selling classic.
Book cover titled "Brain Lock," authored by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD with Beverly Beyette, celebrating its twentieth anniversary edition, promoting a four-step self-treatment method to change brain chemistry and free oneself from obsessive-compulsive behavior.

SPIRITUAL TRAUMA

Book cover titled "I Belong to Me" by Tia Livings, featuring an illustration of a woman with red hair, wearing a blue sleeveless dress, holding a yellow key.
Book cover titled 'Holy Hurt' by Hillary McBride, PhD, about understanding spiritual trauma and healing.

CAREERS

Book cover with a background of colorful mountains and sky, featuring the title 'The Second Mountain' by David Brooks and the subtitle 'The Quest for a Moral Life'.
Cover of a book titled 'Designing Your Life' by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, with a title subtitle 'How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life.' The cover has a stylized arrow design.

GRIEF

Book cover titled 'It's OK That You're Not OK' by Megan Devine, with subtitle 'Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand', and a foreword by Mark Nepo. The background features a plain wall with a wooden chair on the right side.
Book cover titled 'As Long As You Need' by J.S. Park, featuring swirling light trails against a dark background.

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