RESOURCES


BOOKS I RECOMMEND

ADDICTION RECOVERY

  • Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita A. Johnston, PhD

  • Cracked by Dr. Drew Pinsky

  • Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

CHRONIC ILLNESS

  • The Alchemy of Illness by Kat Duff

COUPLES  

  • Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch

  • How to Be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo

FAMILY ISSUES

  • Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Seigel and Mary Hartzell

  • The Myth of the Bad Mother by Jane Swigart

  • The Courage to Raise Good Men by Olga Silverstien and Beth Rashbaum

SEXUAL MINORITIES

  • Another Mother Tongue by Judy Grahn

  • True Selves by Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley 

TRANSITIONS

  • When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron 

  • Embracing Fear by Thom Rutledge

  • Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck

 

LOCAL WEBSITES I RECOMMEND

Addiction Recovery/Alcoholics Anonymous Portland Area

www.pdxaa.com

 

Multnomah County Mental Health Crisis Line

www.multco.us/mhas/mental-health-crisis-intervention

 

Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays in Portland

www.pflagpdx.org

 

Portland Women's Crisis Line

www.pwcl.org

 

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety 

www.babybluesconnection.org

 

Sexual Assault Resource Center 24 Hour Crisis Line

www.sarcoregon.org

 

Transgender Support at the Q Center

www.pdxqcenter.org/programs/transgender/