Resources
Crisis Support
988 - Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
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National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
The Alameda County Crisis Hotline 1-800-309-2131
The San Francisco Crisis Hotline at: 415-781-0500
Berkeley Mobile Response 510-981-5900
Alameda County Mobile Crisis 510-891-5600
Oakland Mental Health First - call or text (510) 999-9641
8pm–8am Fridays & Saturdays
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Sexual Violence & Intimate Partner Violence
24 HR. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1−800−799−SAFE(7233)
Bay Area Women Against Rape - 24 Hour Hotline
(510) 345-1056
LBGTQ+
The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Recovery
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Al-Anon - For Families & Friends of Alcoholics
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ACA - Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families
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Books
Trauma:
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
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What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Social Justice:
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Pleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown
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Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
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All About Love by bell hooks
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Revolutionary Love by Valerie Kaur
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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
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The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
Communication, Relationships, & Sexuality:
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Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
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Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
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The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
Mindfulness & Spirituality:
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Peace is Every Step by Thích Nhat Hanh
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This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us by Cole Arthur Riley
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Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Dr. Qing Li
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal,
Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Self-Help
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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
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Daring Greatly : How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
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The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson, PsyD
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Meditation Apps
Insight Timer
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Calm