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RESOURCES

​Recommended Books:

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone                                            - Lori Gottlieb

  • The Gift of Therapy -  Irvin D. Yalom

  • Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough - Lori Gottlieb

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage work - John M. Gottman Ph.D

  • Be Happily Married: Even If Your Partner Won't Do a Thing - Abby Medcalf

  • Healing from Infidelity: The Divorce Busting Guide to Rebuilding Your Marriage After an Affair - Michele Weiner-David

  • The Gifts of Imperfection -  Brene Brown  

  • The Four Agreements: A practical Guide to Personal Freedom - Don Miguel Ruiz

  • The Drama of the Gifted Child - Alice Miller 

  • The Untethered Soul - Michael A. Singer

  • The Only Dance There Is - Ram Dass

  • Meeting Life - J. Krishnamurti  

  • On Relationships - J. Krishnamurti 

  • Toward a Meaningful Life (The Wisdom of the Rebbe) - Simon Jacobson 

 

   MINDFUL READING RESOURCES

  • Happiness is an Inside Job:  Practicing for a Joyful Life

  • Radical Acceptance:  Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

  • Five Good Minutes:  100 Morning Practices to Help You Stay Calm & Focused All Day Long 

  • Calming Your Anxious Mind:  How Mindfulness & Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, & Panic

  •  Zen Meditation in Plain English  

  •  Mindfulness in Plain English

  •  Full Catastrophe Living:  Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness 

  •  Wherever You Go, There You Are:  Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life 

  •  Coming to our Senses:  Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness 

  • The Mindful Way Through Depression:  Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness 

Links:

National Suicide Prevention:   Call or Text 988

Crisis Text line: Text HOME to 741741 to reach a crisis counselor

National Trans Lifeline:  877-565-8860

Monroe County Lifeline:  Call 211 or 585-275-5151 or TEXT 898-211 (available 24/7)

Rochester Community Mobile Crisis Team: Call 585-529-3721 

Willow Domestic Violence Center:  Call the 24-hour hotline at

585-222-SAFE (7233) or Text 585-348-SAFE (7233)

National Alliance on Mental Illness – Rochester

Mental Health Association of Rochester

National Institute of Mental Health

US National Library of Medicine

Anxiety & Depression Association of America

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Meditation Oasis

Partnership for prescription assistance

Rochester area AA Meetings list & Info

 

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