Referrals & Resources

Here is a short and incomplete list of books I found to be helpful in my work to heal and learn:

Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright

Self-Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness Using IFS, A Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy By Jay Early

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Tapping the Might Mind: Simple Solutions for Stress, Conflict and Pain by Robin Bilazarian

Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works by Pepper Schwartz, PhD.

Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt

Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss by Jennifer Ashton

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

We’re All Doing Time by Bo Lozoff

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

For a comedic take on mental health struggles, any of Samantha Irby’s books.

The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by Dr. John Gottman

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through Five Stages of Loss by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers and Feelers by Melody Godfred

Dear Diaspora by Susan Nguyen

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Here are a few excellent meditations:

Short/Manageable list of meditations in many languages: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations

Additional helpful meditations shared with me:

https://soundcloud.com/ucsdmindfulness/10-min-wisdom-meditation-by-steve-hickman?in=ucsdmindfulness/sets/seated-meditation

https://jackkornfield.com/ep-133-training-the-inner-child/

Excellent and free Meditation App: https://insighttimer.com/

Tapping: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTappingSolutionChannel

Yoga Nidra meditation for sleep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9chHovre6Q&t=56s

Yoga with Adriene

https://www.youtube.com/c/yogawithadriene

If you need a therapist sooner than I am available to work with you, please contact Alondra Jones (above) or check with the therapists and practices below:

Orlesa Poole: https: https://psychotherapyformoms.com/

The Sanchez Center: https://www.sanchezcenter.com/

Larada Counseling Services: https://laradacounseling.com/

Advanced Behavioral Health: https://www.abhmaryland.com/

Willow Oak Therapy: https://willowoaktherapy.com/

A Matter of Psychology: https://www.amatterofpsychology.com/

Jessica Blake Hawke: https://www.togetherwethrivetherapy.com/

If you are looking for neuropsychological testing:

Dr. Reji Abilash: https://www.healwellmind.com/

If you’re looking for a South Asian therapist: https://southasiantherapists.org

If you’re looking for an African American or Black therapist: https://blacktherapistsrock.com/

If you’re looking for an Armenian therapist: https://www.aamhawest.org/

The best directory to filter for insurance and different languages spoken is Psychology Today’s directory: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

If you are looking to psychiatric care (western Medicine):

Dr. Tai Ajani: https://www.mindbodypinnaclehealth.com/