Throughout the years I have sought out, and people have shared with me, loads of resources that aid me in all areas of my life. They range from books to websites to podcasts and more. These resources have helped me in recovery, helped me discover myself and stay true to myself, helped ground me and find a Higher Power, and helped me get through some of the darkest times in my life. I hope you can find inspiration in these resources as much as I have. And if you have some you would like to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
If you’re in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, please call the National Crisis Hotline:
988
If you are having an emergency and are in need of life saving assistance, please call emergency services:
911
If you believe that someone else is in danger of suicide and you have their contact information, contact your local law enforcement for immediate help. You can also encourage the person to contact a suicide prevention hotline using the information above.
Blogs
New Roads (Recovery / Mental Health)
The 12 Steps and Zen Kohan (Recovery / Spirituality)
Fifth Precept Sangha (Recovery / Spirituality)
Sober Courage (Recovery)
The Mental Elf (Mental Health)
Bipolar Me (Mental Health)
Tiny Buddha (Spirituality)
Lion’s Roar (Spirituality)
Bodhisattva Road (Spirituality)
The Existential Buddhist (Spirituality)
Good Men Project (Queerness)
GLAAD (Queerness)
Books
Narcotics Anonymous (Recovery)
Refuge Recovery (Recovery / Spirituality)
Recovery Dharma (Recovery / Spirituality)
The 12 Step Buddhist (Recovery / Spirituality)
Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions, Russell Brand (Recovery)
GUTS, Kristen Johnston (Recovery)
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Sons Addiction, David Sheff (Recovery)
The War Within My Mind, John Poehler (Mental Health)
Lost Marbles: Insight Into My Life With Bipolar Disorder, Natasha Tracy (Mental Health)
Madness: A Bipolar Life, Marya Hornbacher (Mental Health)
Idiots Guide to Buddhism, Gary Gach (Spirituality)
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation, Thic Naht Hahn (Spirituality)
On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual, Merle Miller (Queerness)
Queer Intentions, Amelia Abraham (Queerness)
The New Masculinity, Alex Manley (Queerness)
Podcasts
Talking Addiction and Recovery (Recovery)
The Addicted Mind (Recovery)
The Bipolar B!tch (Mental Health)
This is Bipolar (Mental Health)
Buddhist Geeks (Spirituality)
The Imperfect Buddhist (Spirituality)
LGBTQ&A (Queerness)
Music
Recovery (Recovery)
Bipolar Playlist: Aggressive (Mental Health)
Bipolar Playlist: Depressive (Mental Health)
Bipolar Playlist: Manic (Mental Health)
Bipolar Playlist: Zoned (Mental Health)
Meditation (Spirituality)
Pride (Queerness)
Movies
Each link directs you to a website that shows current streaming services that offer each movie.
A Star is Born (Recovery / Mental Health)
Flight (Recovery)
Clean and Sober (Recovery)
Smashed (Recovery)
28 Days (Recovery)
Silver Linings Playbook (Mental Health)
Girl Interrupted (Mental Health)
A Beautiful Mind (Mental Health)
Black Swan (Mental Health)
The Last DAlai Lama? (Spirituality)
The Buddha (Spirituality)
The Times of Harvey Milk (Queerness)
The Death and Life of Martha P Johnson (Queerness)
Pieces of Us (Queerness)
Before Stonewall (Queerness)
Programs
Narcotics Anonymous (Recovery)
Refuge Recovery (Recovery / Spirituality)
Al-Anon (Recovery)
Nami (Mental Health)
If you have any resources that help you in different areas of your life that aren’t listed above, please reach out to me so I can check them out and possibly add them here.