Resources for Therapy and Polyvagal
Theory Education
Emergency Numbers
Life-threatening emergency: Dial or Text 911
Mental Health Emergency: Statewide Crisis Hotline number:
1-888-568-1112
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Crisis Text Option: Text home or hello to 741741
Sexual Assault Response Services: 1-800-871-7741
Domestic Violence 24 Hour Helpline: 1-800-537-6066
988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline FAQs
988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline - What You Need to Know
Mental Health and Addiction Emergency or Crisis?
Informative Trauma Resources:
About the Polyvagal Theory
Books
Elaine Aron - The Highly Sensitive Person
Glennon Doyle Melton – Untamed, Carry on Warrior, Love Warrior
Brene Brown – any and all, particularly The Gifts of Imperfection. Her website has many resources - https://brenebrown.com/
Tara Brach – Radical Compassion
Deb Dana – The Polyvagal Theory in Counseling, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection
Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic, Eat Pray Love, Committed
Ibram X. Kendi - How to Be Antiracist
Resmaa Menakem - My Grandmother’s Hands.
Don Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements
Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now, The New Earth
Bessel Van der Kolk – The Body Keeps the Score
Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry - What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Mark Wolynn - It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
John Townsend and Henry Cloud - Boundaries
Curt Thompson, M.D. - Anatomy of the Soul