Helpful Resources
Emergency & Crisis Support:
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Call, Text or Chat 988
Crisis Textline - Text CONNECT to 741741
Trans Lifeline – 877-565-8860
The Trevor Project (LGBTQIA youth)
Chicago 311 – Local crisis and city services
ER / Nearest Hospital – For urgent mental health emergencies
Chicago-Based Community Resources:
Howard Brown Health – LGBTQIA+ healthcare
The Night Ministry – Housing and outreach support
Center on Halsted – LGBTQIA+ community services
Chicago Recovery Alliance – Harm reduction
Between Friends - Domestic Violence Support
CARES Crisis Line – 24/7 line for IL residents
Sana Healing Collective - Psychedelic therapies
Books & Workbooks:
The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Podcasts:
The Neurodivergent Woman - “Accessible mental health education about neurodivergence.”
Therapist Uncensored - “Interpersonal neurobiology, attachment and relationships.”
Maintenance Phase - “Debunk the junk science behind health and wellness fads.”