a few of my
favorite things
Books
ASDAH- Association for Size Diversity and Health- check for new recommended curriculum and updated book recommendations for 2022-2023!
The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food, by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame, by Janet Lansbury
Elevating Childcare: A Guide to Respectful Parenting, by Janet Lansbury
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, by Melody Beattie
The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency, by Melody Beattie
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle, by Mark Wolynn
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Podcasts
Unruffled- Respectful Parenting Support
The Birth Hour
Food Psych- Start with episode 127 as a guide!
Military family resources
Military OneSource: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/
Active duty service members, reservists & national guard, their families & more
D-STRESS Line: https://www.usmc-mccs.org/services/support/dstress-line/
For Active Duty Marines, Attached Navy Corpsmen, and their family members
1-877-476-7734 or live chat online
Navy Marine Corps Relief Society: https://www.nmcrs.org/
Mental Health
& Local
Resources:
The Center Family Services for LGBTQ families in San Diego area: families@thecentersd.org
https://thecentersd.org/family-services/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Postpartum Support International
American Institute of Stress- Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory
https://www.stress.org/holmes-rahe-stress-inventory