Resources
For 24/7 crisis or emergency mental health care call the Travis County hotline at (512) 472-HELP (4357) or Visit Psychiatric Emergency Services, 1165 Airport Blvd, Second Floor, Austin 78702
For 24/7 emergency assistance with domestic violence or abuse contact SAFE Alliance at (512) 267-SAFE (7233)
Recommended Reading
Attachment
Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love by Robert Karen, Ph.D.
Trauma and Addiction
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Mate, M.D.
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, M.D.
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harrie, M.D.
Bipolar Disorder
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Aging
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents and Ourselves by Jane Gross
Cancer/Illness
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
Mindfulness
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.