Resources

LGBTQIA+ Issues

National

• The Trevor Project

• GLBT National Youth Talkline

• Trans Lifeline

• Gender Expansive Kids & Co (GEKCO)

• Outcare Health Directory - directory of LGBTQIA+ affirming healthcare providers

• GALAP Provider Pledge - directory of providers willing to write gender-affirmation letters for free

Local to Indiana

• Gender Nexus

• Eskenazi’s Gender Health Program

• Indiana Youth Group

• The Damien Center

• Indiana Legal Services LGBT Project - help with name & gender marker changes

• Trans Solutions

Sex & Sexuality

National

• OMGYes

• Oh Joy Sex Toy

Pregnancy & Postpartum Care

National

• Planned Parenthood

• All Options

• Postpartum Support International (PSI)

  • Helpline

  • Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line

  • PSI Online Support Group Meetings

  • PSI Specialized Support

Local to Indiana

• PSI Local Support Coordinators

• Local. to the Midwest region: Midwest Access Coalition

Eating Disorders

NATIONAL

• National Eating Disorders Association Helpline

LOCAL

• Charis Center for Eating Disorders @ Riley Children’s Hospital

Substance Abuse

nATIONAL

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

• Al-Anon - support for families and friends of alcoholics & addicts

• Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

lOCAl to Indiana

• Be Well Crisis Helpline

• Overdose Lifeline - Naloxone Boxes & Fentanyl Test Strips available

Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

National

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Local to Indiana

• Aspire Crisis

• Be Well Crisis Helpline

• Community Health Network - Behavioral Health

• St. Vincent Stress Center

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

National

• Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

Local to Indiana

• Beacon of Hope Crisis Center

• The Julian Center

Books & Podcasts

Below I’ve listed some of my favorite podcasts and books that I’ve used to enhance my practice. I guarantee that I will quote at least one of these to you in our work together.

Books

• Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine

• Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson

• Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

  • Get Untamed: The Journal (How to Quit Pleasing & Start Living) by Glennon Doyle

• Odes to Lithium by Shira Erlichman

• Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by Dr. John Gottman & Nan Silver

• Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Drs. John & Julie Gottman, Doug Abrams, & Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams

• Love More, Fight Less: Communication Skills Every Couple Needs: A Relationship Workbook by Dr. Gina Senarighi

• Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

• The entire collected works of Dr. Brené Brown, including:

  • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

  • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

  • Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

  • Braving the Wilderness: The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

  • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

  • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

Podcasts

On Sex, Love, & Relationships

• Swoon: Love Lessons with Julie & Gina

• Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel

• Small Things Often from The Gottman Institute

• Curious Fox

• Remodeled Love

• Come As You Are by Dr. Emily Nagoski

• Committed

On LGBTQIA+ Identity

• Queery with Cameron Esposito

• Out Here in America

• PANTS with Kate Moennig & Leisha Hailey

On Fertility, Pregnancy, Post-Partum, & Parenting

• Two Doulas Talk

• The Balanced Parent Podcast with Dr. Laura Froyen

On Religious Trauma

• Holy/Hurt Podcast

General Advice & Life Lessons

• Dear Sugars with Cheryl Strayed & Steve Almond

• The Confessional with Nadia Bolz-Weber

• Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

• We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle, & Abby Wambach