“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
― Maya Angelou

  • Local to Cincinnati

    -Mobile Crisis Services: 513-584-5098

    -Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) for adults: 513-584-8577

    -Psychiatric Resource Intake Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital: 513-636-4124

    -Women Helping Women: 513-381-5610 (24/7 hotline for sexual assault, domestic violence & child abuse)

    -Mental Health Access Point (MHAP) for emergency housing, adult services, crisis interventions, etc.): 513-558-8888

    -Talbert House Crisis Hotline: 513-281-CARE (2273)

    -National Alliance on Mental Illness, Southwest Ohio: 513-351-3500 https://namiswoh.org/

    Nationally

    -National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 or text 988

    -National Eating Disorders Helpline: 800-931-2237 (call or text)

    -Eating Disorder Crisis Text Line: Text NEDA to 741741 (24/7)

    -National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

    -National Domestic Violence Text Line: Text “START” to 88788 to be connected with a crisis volunteer immediately (24-hour availability)

    -The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender National Hotline: 888-843-4564

    -The GLBT National Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743

    -Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

    -The Trevor Project Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth: 800-488-7386 (online chat available)

  • -Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle: Nagoski & Nagoski

    -Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead: Brené Brown

    -Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone: Brené Brown

    -Come as You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life: Emily Nagoski

    -Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind: Judson Brewer

    -Helping Your Anxious Teen: Positive Parenting Strategies to Help Your Teen Beat Anxiety, Stress, and Worry: Sheila Achar Josephs, PhD

  • -Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents: Lindsay C. Gibson

    -Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy: Lindsay C. Gibson

    -Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself: Nedra Glover Tawwab

    -Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love: Levine & Heller

    -Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live): Eve Rodksy

    -The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind: Siegel & Bryson

  • Associations:

    Alliance for Eating Disorders

    Academy for Eating Disorders

    National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders

    Books:

    -Sick Enough: Jennifer Gaudiani

    -Help Your Teen Beat an Eating Disorder: Daniel LeGrange & James Lock

    -Brave Girl Eating: Harriet Brown

    -Intuitive Eating (book and workbook): Elyse Resch & Evelyn Tribole

    -Anti-Diet: Christy Harrison

    -Wellness Trap: Christy Harrison

    -Life Without Ed & Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Jenni Schaefer

    -A Hunger So Wide and So Deep: Becky W. Thompson

    -Living with Your Body & Other Things You Hate: Emily Sandoz, PhD & Troy DuFrene

    -What We Don’t talk about When We Talk about Fat: Aubrey Gordon

    -Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation: Dalia Kinsey

    -Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia: Sabrina Strings

  • -The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D.

    -Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: Paul Conti

    -No Bad Parts: Richard Schwartz, PhD

    -You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For: Richard Schwartz, PhD

    -Toxic Positivity: Whitney Goodman

    -Small Wonders: Healing childhood trauma with EMDR: Joan Lovett

    -Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive: Siegel & Hartzell

    -When Sex Hurts: Understanding and Healing Pelvic Pain: Andrew Goldstein MD, Caroline Pukall, PhD

    -When Sex Isn't Good: Stories & Solutions of Women With Sexual Dysfunction: Sue Goldstein

    -The Sexual Healing Journey: Wendy Maltz

    -Sex, God, and the Conservative Church: Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy: Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD

    -The Complex PTSD Workbook: Arielle Schwartz, PhD

    -Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life: Jamie Marich, PhD

    -Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time: Laura Khoudari

    -My Grandmother’s Hands: Resmaa Menakem