Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself - by Nedra Glover Tawwab (she has a great instagram feed if that’s your jam)

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again - by Johann Hari

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment - by David Emerson

The Body Keeps the Score - by Bessel Van Der Kolk

Inside Eyes: Healing Sexual Trauma with Psychedelics and Entheogen -a podcast by Laura Mae Northrup

Eight Dates - by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman

Polyamory: A Clinical Toolkit for Therapists (and Their Clients) - by Martha Kauppi, LMFT

Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy - by Jessica Fern

You Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships - by Richard Schwartz

OMGYes.com An interactive online course about sexual pleasure, primarily focused on cis-women and people assigned female at birth.

Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski - I personally found most of this book really boring, but I’ve heard it’s helpful for a lot of people for learning about the science of sex.

The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended - by Sheila Wray Regoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky. **Disclaimer: the authors of this book are evangelical Christians who take a stance that sex ought only to be within heterosexual marriage, so it is obviously not for everyone. I include this book on this list because the focus of the book is unpacking how so much of popular evangelical Christian literature on sex encourages or normalized sex that is unenjoyable, painful, and abusive. The authors argue that “Biblical sex” ought to be consensual and enjoyable for all involved. If you’re still within the church and received any sex messaging within the church during the 80’s onward, this book may help you dismantle abusive teachings without having to also dismiss your faith.

Tiny Lantern - Queer-affirming and anti-carceral suicide intervention zine and webinar (both free)

The Trevor Project - 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Bottom Lines, Top Dollars - a podcast made by queer, anti-capitalist finance professionals about money and surviving capitalism.

Listening First Yoga - Marysa LaRowe -individual and group trauma sensitive yoga - queer-affirming and non-religious

GetFit615 - anti-diet kettlebell gym on Music Row

Encircle Acupuncture - affordable community acupuncture in East Nashville and Bellevue

Turnip Green Creative Reuse - pay-what-you-want craft supply thrift store (they accept donations, too!)

Radical Healership: how to build a values-driven healing practice in a profit-driven world - by Laura Mae Northrup - absolutely fantastic

Building Your Ideal Private Practice: A Guide for Therapists and Other Healing Professionals- by Lynn Grodzki

Profit First - Mike Michalowicz - a simple budgeting system

SessionsHealth - Queer-affirming, affordable records & scheduling system

Private Practice Skills - free videos and blogs, and low-cost courses, for starting and running a private practice

Licensure Hours Tracking Spreadsheet - a free way to track your hours and see your progress toward licensure

Kneeling Chairs have been a game-changer for me in terms of being able to physically sit with clients for hours at a time. I use a Sleekform at my office and a generic wheelie one like this at my home office. I bought both second-hand.

I facilitate a monthly peer private practice support group - email me for details