• CADDAC’s chart of possible accommodations in post-secondary school

• CADDAC’s chart of possible accommodations in the workplace

• CADDAC’s ADHD in the workplace info document (helpful for employers)

• NAMI’s Working with ADHD: A guide for managers (American)

Push Off from Here by Laura McKowen is also available as an audiobook read by the author

She Recovers has a very welcoming online community for women (cis & trans) and non-binary folks comfortable in “women’s healing spaces.” They offer twice daily meetings (noon and 8 pm EST) and additional gatherings for specialty populations (LGBTQ+, health care practitioners, BIPOC, veterans, etc).

The co-founder of She Recovers, Dawn Nickel, has also written a book of mediations for each day of the calendar year: She Recovers Every Day.

If you are working with anger and resentment, Don’t Bite the Hook offers a Tibetan Buddhist approach from Pema Chödrön, while Thich Nhat Hanh offers a Vietnamese Buddhist lens in his book, Anger.

Dharma teacher Lama Rod Owens wrote a book called Love & Rage, spoke about it on Prentis Hemphill’s podcast, and created a self-led course.

The Nervous System Workbook by Deb Dana

When Things Fall Apart and Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chödrön

If you have anxiety related to romantic relationships, you might like Overthinking about You by Allison Raskin

Embrace Autism offers an important description of this self-report tool before sharing a link to the test. (NB: This is not a diagnostic tool!)

The Body is not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor is especially great as an audiobook read by the author. She also has an accompanying workbook. She speaks about the body and radical self-love in this podcast episode, too.

Reclaiming Body Trust by Hilary Kinavey

Burnout by Amelia & Emily Nagoski is well researched and approachable.

Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministry

Interpersonal communication is tough for pretty much everyone! I have found helpful guidance in Nonviolent Communication (NVC). The Centre for Nonviolent Communication is a hub for immersion experiences (training) around the world, however, Marshall Rosenberg’s book may be a more accessible place to start.

An IFS book for couples: You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For by Richard Schwartz

An EFT book for high-conflict couples: Help for High-Conflict Couples by Jennine Estes Powell & Jacqueline Wielick (This is available through the Toronto Public Library as an audiobook, too.)

An excellent guide to attachment and polyamory: Polysecure by Jessica Fern.

Shrimp Teeth is an impressive resource for queer and kinky polyamory/ethical non-monogamy. Sam, the founder, offers peer support sessions and more. Their impressive recommended reading list of polyam, relationships, sex, erotica, feminism and social justice titles can be found here.

Alison Lush is a Montreal-based professional organizer who I can highly recommend! She offers both individual and group services (accountability, body-doubling, etc.).

You might also check out Struggle Care with KC Davis and her book, How to Keep House While Drowning

I am a big fan of the podcast Wholehearted Loving.

Prentis Hemphill, co-founder of The Embodiment Institute, speaks about what can we choose to embody in this episode of their podcast. They also offer a self-guided Embodiment Basics course.

BodyTalk by Erica Hornthal is a workbook I’ve just started using myself, and so far, so good!

Additional titles:

Yoga Where You Are by Dianne Bondy & Kat Heagberg

Restorative Embodiment and Resilience by Alan Fogel

The Inner Life of Asanas by Swami Lalitananda

The Wisdom of your Body by Hillary McBride

Practices for Embodied Living by Hillary McBride

Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language by Swami Sivananda Radha

Vagus Nerve Deck by Melissa Romano

Breathe: 33 Simple Breathwork Practices by Shanila Sattar

The Practice of Embodying Emotions by Raja Selvam

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley

You may find the app How We Feel beneficial for daily or occasional use, particularly if you have trouble naming your emotions (or if they fluctuate a lot and you’re interested in tracking them).

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers a number of tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills is available in multiple formats.

CAMH offers DBT skills training groups to people in Toronto who are already working with their own therapist.

Polyvagal theory has become popular for strengthening our sense of safety and connection, both within ourselves and with others. I particularly like the Vagus Nerve Deck by Melissa Romano.

Acupressure for Emotional Healing by Michael Reed Gach & Beth Ann Henning

Linda Parmar’s Financial Sobriety School podcast

Finance for the People by Paco de Leon (American)

Paco’s podcast: Weird Finance

Drawing on Grief by Kate Sutton is a creative journal.

Other books on grief that may speak to you:

• Conscious Grieving by Claire Bidwell Smith (She also suggests many more resources here.)

• It’s Okay that you’re not Okay by Megan Devine

• Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go by Gina Moffa

I have an extensive list of journaling/reflection prompts here.

Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg

The Inner Life of Asanas by Swami Lalitananda

Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language by Swami Sivananda Radha

Also, take a look at other topics on this page for workbook suggestions

CADDRA’s guide to pharmaceutical treatments in Canada (October 2024)

The Insight Timer app is rich with guided meditations, whether you use the free version of the app or pay an annual fee for the extended version.

I particularly like the offerings of Sarah Blondin (especially if you are feeling depressed and needing a boost of self-compassion) and sound baths offered by Shawn Moore.

Plum Village, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh’s community, also has an app where you can listen to their podcast and guided mediations for free or by donation.

American psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach has many guided meditations on Soundcloud (although you can find her on other platforms, too). RAIN can be a particularly meaningful approach for finding acceptance when you are distressed.

Renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg also has a number of resources on her website.

Foods that Help with ADHD and Foods to Avoid offers a general nutritional overview.

One of my favourite family-friendly cookbooks is Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair. Another is I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To) by Ali Slagle.

I also have a couple of my own cookbooks — Get It Ripe which includes guidance on how to cook and bake and make sound nutritional choices, and Ripe from Around Here, which has more of an environmental angle. While there are a couple hundred wholesome and delicious recipes between the two books, please note that I am human and I have evolved since my late 20s when I wrote the books, so I no longer stand by all the opinions I offered at that time (namely that veganism is the most accessible diet — I know people can thrive with all sorts of approaches to nutrition, not just ones that are strictly plant-based).

I wonder if Impossible Parenting by by queer social worker Olivia Scobie might be up your alley?

If there was one book I would recommend broadly to parents, it might be Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell.

For parents of younger children, I recommend The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, which is also available as an audiobook narrated by the authors. There is also an accompanying workbook.

For school-age children, try Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Mate.

Tending to the Sacred by Ashley River Brant

Root & Ritual by Becca Piastrelli

The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile

There are many experiential ways to get to know yourself better. I’m pretty sure there isn’t any empirical evidence to prove that tarot can do amazing things for your mental health, however you may regard it as a spiritual practice or just a bit of fun.

Jessica Dore, MSW, has written Tarot for Change, which weaves various therapeutic modalities (ACT, DBT, MBSR, yoga, etc.) into her description of each card in the tarot deck. I often refer to it when I use my Modern Witch Tarot Deck which is features femme and non-binary characters. If I really want to get into rituals associated with the cards, I’ll also open up Modern Tarot, written by one of my favourite queer authors, Michelle Tea.

Another beautiful resource is The Gentle Tarot by Indigenous artist Mariza Aparicio-Tovar.

The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD by Jennifer Kemp and Monique Mitchelson is written in an accessible way and is evidence-based.

All Parts Welcome: The Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems Workbook by Sand C. Chang

The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris — there’s a 300-page book, an illustrated guide, and an online course!

The Science of Mindfulness & Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff & Shauna Shapiro is a recording of a weekend long workshop that offers a number of ways to explore this topic.

Jennifer Piercy puts me to sleep every time with this Yoga Nidra audio recording.

You might also feel supported to drift off with some binaural sleep music.

The atrocities of the world are harder to miss since we’ve gained broad access to the internet. Despair is a normal response, but we are not powerless to evoke change. Here are some wise and inspiring thinkers to help:

Do the Work: A guide to understanding power and creating change by Megan Pillow and Roxane Gay

Pleasure Activism, We Will Not Cancel Us, and Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown. Also take a listen to this podcast conversation with Prentis Hemphill on visioning the futures we can make possible.

What It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill

The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda V. Magee

There are so many great resources to better understand and work though your trauma. Here are a few resources that I have appreciated.

The Shadow Work Workbookby Jor-El Caraballo

What My Bones Know: a memoir by Stephanie Foo — this book is particularly fantastic as an audiobook as the author is a seriously skilled narrator, and you get to hear actual excerpts from sessions with her therapist.

Healing the Oppressed Body by Andrea Gutierrez-Glik

The Myth of Normal by Gabor and Daniel Mate

Arielle Schwartz has authored many books on trauma including:

• The Polyvagal Theory Workbook for Trauma

• A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD, and

• The Complex PTSD Workbook‍