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Evidence & Resources

Evidence-based practices for managing stress and burnout:

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn’t self-care) | TED

Evidence on mindfulness/meditation:

APA on Mindfulness Meditation

Why Mindfulness is a Superpower: An Animation

Using mindfulness to manage chronic pain:

Harvard Health Publishing on using your mind to control pain

Episode of Awake in the World Podcast – In this episode, Michael Stone provides evidence that our culture lacks the resources to effectively deal with pain, both physical and emotional; for example, medication management for pain is only effective in 30% of patients. The good news is, there are other, more sustainable and effective methods of managing pain.

Working with addictive patterns:

Gabor Mate – How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction

Tara Brach on Desire and Addiction

Evidence on EMDR and explanations of how it works:

National Care for PTSD on EMDR

The School of Life: The Secrets of EMDR and how it can help you

Resources on ethical non-monogamy (ENM):

Books: Polysecure, More Than Two, Opening Up, The Ethical Slut, The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy

Resources on sex and intimacy:

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Cornell Health on Sensate Focus

Books: She Comes First, Come as You Are, Wired for Love

Resources for insomnia:

Sleep Stories on the Calm app. The app is free for those with Kaiser or United Healthcare.

Sleep Hypnosis

LGBTQ+ resources:

Books: Am I Trans Enough? By Alo Johnston

All the little things | Panti | TEDxDublin

Affordable therapy:

California Institute of Integral Studies Practicum Clinics (Sliding Scale)

Liberation Institute (Sliding Scale)

Grateful Heart Therapy (Affordable Psychotherapy)