Mental Health Counseling Resources

The pandemic suspended us in a collective state of ambiguous grief and anticipatory anxiety. We are trying to pick up the pieces of our life while it is still being shaken up. It is on-going and stressful in ways that can make us feel helpless. Be gentle with yourself. Check your expectations. Make room for play. And ask for help. 

Your Surge Capacity is Depleted.

Do you Have Zoom Apnea? 

Pandemic Flux Syndrome

For a free "symptom checker," basic guide to anxiety and depression, and mental health resources for students check out:  https://childmind.org/

Resources:

Legal Advocacy for Kids and Families

Cyberbullying Prevention

Online Harassment

Money Stress and Mental Health

Recommended reads for parents: 

• "How parents shape their children's mental health"
• Untangled and Under Pressure by Lisa Damour 
• Lost at School by Ross Greene
• Girls & Sex by Peggy Orenstein 
• The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary

(AND it is 100% treatable with the right combination of therapies) 

Check out the American Psychological Association for current research on how recovery is within your reach. 

The Depression Project offers daily strategies and supportive messages - for free! 

Wildflower Alliance offers peer support groups for mindfulness, suicidal throughts, and more. 

If you are in a current state of crisis, please text "help" to 741-741. 

Body compassion (or body neutrality, if compassion feels too scary of a leap), is absolutely possible! If you are interested in learning how to think critically about  assumed moral and cultural values attached to body size, discover the joy in movement, and/or develop flexibility around food, here are some great resources. 

Health at Every Size

Be Nourished

MEDA

Body Image Facts

https://positivepsychology.com/

A Meditation for Growing Peace by Kristen 

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