Resources
Below are a wide variety of resources that you may find interesting or helpful on your own journey. Some books, videos, and links contain trauma-related materials and discussions, it is important to choose materials that add to your wellness, rather than cause more distress.
24/7 Crisis Resources / Helplines
- Talk Suicide - National Suicide Crisis Line - 1-833-456-4566 
- York Region Crisis Line - 1 855 310-COPE (2673) 
- CONNEX - Mental health, addiction & gambling resources - 1-866 -531-2600 
- National Residential School Crisis Line - 1-866-925-4419 
- Hope for Wellness Indigenous Help Line - 1-855-242-3310 
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline - 1-866-863-0511 
- LGBTQ Youthline Ontario - 647-694-4275 
- Trans Lifeline - 877-330-6366 
- Good2Talk Helpline - 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 
- Kids Help Phone - 1-800-668-6868 
- Kids Help Phone Texting Line - Text CONNECT to 686868 
Websites
- Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Directory - https://www.aa.org/find-aa 
- Anxiety Canada - https://www.anxietycanada.com/ 
- BounceBack - Free CBT Resources - https://bouncebackontario.ca/ 
- Connex Ontario (Addiction, Mental Health & Gambling Resources) - https://www.connexontario.ca/en-ca/ 
- Eating Disorder Programs (Toronto + Online) - https://sheenasplace.org/online-groups/ 
- Grief Support - 
- Meditation - Free - https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/#guided-meditations 
- Mental Health Resources & Education - https://mdsc.ca/ 
- Ontario Mental Health & Addictions Resources - https://www.ontario.ca/page/mental-health-services 
- SMART Recovery - https://www.smartrecovery.org/ 
- Suicide Support - https://talksuicide.ca/ 
- Trauma Information & Resources - http://www.trauma-pages.com/ 
Books
- Anxiety / Depression - Maybe you should talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb 
- Mind Over Mood - Dennis Greenberger 
- Wisdom of Anxiety - Sheryl Paul 
 
- Emotional Regulation - Calming the Emotional Storm - Sheri Van Dijk 
- Dialectical Behavioural Skills Workbook - Matthew McKay 
- DBT Made Simple - Sheri Van Dijk 
 
- Grief - Bearing the Unbearable - Joanne Cacciatore 
- Grief is Love - Marisa Renee Lee 
- Grieving is Loving - Joanne Cacciatore 
- It’s Okay that You’re Not Okay - Megan Devine 
- Welcome to the Grief Club - Janine Kwoh 
 
- Mindfulness - Wherever you go, you are - Jon Kabat-Zinn 
- Journey to the Heart - Melody Beattie 
 
- Substance Use - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Maté 
- Eight Step recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction - Valerie Mason-John & Dr. Paramabandhu Groves 
- Trauma & The 12 Steps - Jamie Marich 
 
- Trauma - Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. Gibson 
- Attached - Amir Levine 
- Complex PTSD Workbook - Arielle Schwartz 
- Dissociation Made Simple - Jamie Marich 
- It Didn’t Start with You - Mark Wolynn 
- The Myth of Normal - Gabor Maté 
- No Bad Parts - Richard Schwartz 
- The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk 
- What my Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Stephanie Food 
- Wisdom of your Body - Hillary McBridge 
- 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery - Babetta Rothschild 
 
- 2SLGTBQIA+ Wellness - Beyond the Gender Binary - Alok Vaid-Menon 
- Gender Queer - Maia Kobabe 
- The Queer Mental Health Workbook - Dr.Brendan J Dunlop 
- The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook - Anneliese A. Singh 
 
