
Mental Health Resources
Between sessions and need some additional support? Interested in learning more about yourself and your experiences? Here is a list of some of Laura’s favourite books and podcasts. If none of these are for you, please feel free to ask for other suggestions.

Laura's Library
Trauma
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The Body Keeps Score – Bessel A. Van Kolk
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents –Lindsay C. Gibson
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Origins of You – Vienna Pharaon
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It Didn’t Start With You – Mark Wolynn
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Emotional Inheritance – Galit Atlas
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The Myth of Normal – Dr. Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté
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What My Bones Know – Stephanie Foo
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Was it Even Abuse? – Emma Rose Byham

Perinatal Mental Health and Parenthood
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Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be – Becky Kennedy
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Not Your Mother’s Postpartum Book – Caitlin Slavens and Chelsea Bodie
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Matrescence – Lucy Jones
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Beyond the Blues – Shoshana S. Bennett and Pec Indman
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Impossible Parenting: Creating a New Culture of Mental Health for Parents – Olivia Scobie
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Raising a Secure Child – Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Ben Powell

General Mental Health
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace – Nedra Glover Tawwab
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Drama Free – Nedra Glover Tawwab
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Untamed – Glennon Doyle
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Atlas of Emotions – Brene Brown
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Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown

Podcasts
We Can Do Hard Things – Glennon Doyle
MomWell – Erica Djossa
Calling Home – Whitney Goodman
This Keeps Happening – Vienna Pharaon

If you are in crisis, please use the supports below
Victim Services of Waterloo Region
Provides immediate crisis intervention, emotional support and referrals to individuals affected by crime and tragic circumstances.
During Business Hours: (519) 585-2363
After Hours: (519) 570-5143
Here 24/7
Here 24/7 is the local crisis telephone hotline and mobile crisis service.
Call: 1-844-437-3247
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
Provides immediate crisis support and intervention for all genders who have experienced sexual violence as a child or adult.
Call: 519-741-8633
988
High-quality, evidence-based, equitable suicide prevention and crisis support for everyone in Canada. Available 24/7 for calls and texts in English and French.
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Call: 988
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centre – St. Mary’s Hospital
Accessed through the Emergency Department of St. Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario or Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, Ontario.