In Crisis?
Call 911 for any medical emergency
Call or text 988 to contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline which provides 24/7, free, and confidential support for people in distress - you can also start a chat from their website
Some self-care practices I find supportive
Laughter (Comedians were my therapists long before I knew about therapy and even science says it really is good medicine!)
I find Music wonderfully supportive for a multitude of reasons (many listed in the link)
Photography supports me in taking a moment to find beauty in the world (in addition to the other reasons found in the link)
Reading poetry like The Journey, by Mary Oliver
A few books that have impacted both myself and my work
I have added links to publishers where I can. There may be cheaper options out there. They’ve been listed alphabetically by title:
Awe, by Dacher Keltner
Between The World And Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coats
Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson
The Discovery Of Being, by Rollo May
F**K Death, by Steve Case
The Heart of Couple Therapy, by Ellen F. Wachtel
The Heart of Trauma, by Bonnie Badenoch
How Emotions Are Made, by Lisa Feldman Barrett
How to Know A Person, by David Brooks
I Don’t Want to Talk About It, by Terrence Real
I Heard There Was A Secret Chord, by Daniel Levitin
Incognito: The Secret Lives Of The Brain, by David Eagleman
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid, by George S. Everly & Jeffrey M. Lating
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach
The Joyous Cosmology, by Alan Watts
Love Sense, by Dr. Sue Johnson
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl
The Mud People, by Laney Mackenna Mark
Music and Mind, by Renée Fleming
The Paradox of Power and Weakness, by George Kunz
Psychedelic Healing, by Neal Goldsmith, Ph.D.
The Secret Chief Revealed, by Myron J. Stolaroff
The Tools, by Phil Stutz & Barry Michaels
Why Does The World Exist?, by Jim Holt
More on Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Overview of Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
~15 minute TEDx Talk called "Why Things Hurt” given by an Australian neuroscientist on pain
Podcast: Tell Me About Your Pain
Discussion Forum for Pain Recovery that goes through an entire Pain Recovery curriculum day by day
Scientific Study: Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Chronic Back Pain
Books on PRT: