Recommended reads, tools, courses and resources:
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Stephanie Somatics - 30 Days to Embodiment Course
“A Somatic Approach to Changing Your Future, and Rewriting Your Past. Join Stephanie for 30 days and learn how to be with your body, and emotions, in the way you've always needed. Your body can be your friend, your safe place, and your guide.” Includes videos, worksheets, education, and journal prompts.
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ACT Your Way to the Life You Love
LMFT, LPCC Allison Stepka’s comprehensive guide designed to help individuals understand the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and use the tools to navigate a life of meaning and purpose. With a combination of psychoeducation, exercises, and worksheets, this workbook helps foster personal growth and psychological flexibility.
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Hack Your Nervous System Card Deck
“Created by Licensed Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor, Brianna Rose. 8 years of Mind-Body study and practice inspired her to design products that could easily and effectively share powerful and transformative coping practices with the masses.” - Hackyournervoussystem.org
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Skid Row Artists Alliance
The Skid Row Arts Alliance is a consortium of artist-driven arts organizations, comprised of people living and working in Skid Row, working to create art and community in Skid Row. The purpose of Skid Row Arts Alliance is to knit the fabric of the Skid Row neighborhood through the creation of community wide arts projects. These projects bring together individuals living and working in Skid Row, including people not previously connected to community groups and services. The aim of the Alliance is to represent, amplify and celebrate the voices of the Skid Row community.
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DOODLES WITHOUT BORDERS
“Local arts organizing. En route to collective liberation one arts hour at a time with an Armenian touch, in aka LA's Skid Row neighborhood and beyond.“ “dwb is the online home and container for independent and autonomous projects and initiatives led, co-led, or facilitated by Hayk Makhmuryan. Hayk’s work is largely focused on equitable access to arts, cultural, and social spaces as a fundamental human right and collective responsibility.”
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WVN FILM ARCHIVE
Women’s Voices Now uses film to drive positive social change that advances girls’ and women’s rights globally. Check out their online archive and watch hundreds of films about women’s rights issues.
Recommended Reads
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel van der Kolk
Power, Resistance and Liberation in Therapy with Survivors of Trauma: To Have our hearts Broken - Taiwo Afuape
The Audacity to be You - Dr. Brad Reedy
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma with the Internal Family Systems Model - Richard Schwartz
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma - Peter Levine
Depression, a Public Feeling - Ann Cvetkovich
Psychedelic Integration: Psychotherapy for Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness - Marc Aixalá
The Choice: Embrace the Possible - Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer
The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible - Charles Eisenstein
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
The Heart of the Buddhas Teachings - Thich Nhat Hanh
Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Resources
Somatic Resources, Healing & Somatic Psychotherapy
Psychedelics, Entheogens and Plant Medicines
Crisis
Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 or calling (800) 273-8255 (24/7). or chat online
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health at (800) 854-7771 (24/7)
RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline & Website
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
Fireside Project - free and immediate psychedelic peer support. 1 (623) 473-7433
California Society of Clinical Social Work
MISC
ESA Registration | Emotional Support Animal Certification | NSAR- https://www.nsarco.com/esa-registration-and-your-legal-rights.html