Resources
Recommended online resources and books.
Urgent Care
Suicide Hotline: 1 800 784 2433 or 833 456 4566
BC Crisis Line: 604 310 6789 or visit website: https://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/
Kids Help Phone: 1 800 668 6868
WAVAW Empowering Women: http://www.bwcs.org
VGH urgent mental health care – Access & Assessment Clinic: https://www.vch.ca/en/location-service/access-and-assessment-centre-aac-vancouver-general-hospital
Collaborative Recovery
Smart Recovery: https://www.vch.ca/en/service/smart-recovery
Al-Anon: https://www.bcyukon-al-anon.org/
Narcotics Anonymous: https://bcrna.ca/
Gambler Anonymous: https://gamblersanonymous.org/ga/?q=address/canada-british-columbia
Anxiety
Addiction is Addiction by Raju Hajela, Sue Newton and Paige Abbott
The Worry Trick: How your Brain Tricks you into Expecting the Worst and what you can do about it by Danielle Carbonell
Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind: How to stop the cycle of Anxiety, Fear and Worry by Jennifer Shannon, LMFT
Mind over Mood by Christine Padesky
The Lies we Tell Ourselves by Jon Frederickson
Emma Cameron’s Body Check-in: Emotional Regulation; Grounding Techniques
Centre for Clinical Interventions – Self Help workbooks & psychoeducation on anxiety, depression, & disordered eating
Depression
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Feeling Good by Dr. David Burns
Relationships
The Science of Trust by John Gottman
The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
Hold me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Mating in Captivity by Ester Perel
Boundaries
Set Boundaries. Find Peace by Nedra Glover
Self-Esteem
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Confidence Code by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman
Trauma
What Happened to You? By Bruce Perry
Grief and Loss
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
The Courage to Grieve by Judy Tatelbaum
Necessary Losses by Judith Viorst
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
MAiD Activity Book by Canadian Virtual Hospice
Mindfulness
Wherever you go, there you are by Jon Kabat Zinn
Coming to your Senses by Jon Kabat Zinn
Peace is every Step by Thich That Hanh