Resources

Provided for your education on mental health, physical health, and diversity
Mental Health Resources
Books

Note: I have read many of these resources. Others have been recommended, and a few just look interesting. I cannot vouch for their content or whether you’ll find them of value. However, I hope you’ll at least find some of them interesting and even helpful.

  • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
    Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
  • The Power of Vulnerability
    Brene Brown, Ph.D.
  • Feeling Good; Feeling Good Handbook
    David Burns, MD
  • Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate & Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss
    Sameet M. Kumar, Ph.D.
  • Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the heart of a Buddha
    Tara Brach, Ph.D.
  • Wherever You Go, There You Are
    Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, & Body in the Healing of Trauma
    Bessel van der Kolk, MD
  • Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, & Wisdom
    Rick Hanson with Richard Mendius, MD
  • The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
    Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.
  • The Unquiet Mind A Memoir of Moods and Madness
    Kay Redfield Jamison
  • Flourish
    Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D.
  • Peace is Every Step
    Thich Nhat Hahn
  • Walking Tiger: Healing Trauma
    Peter Levine, Ph.D.
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    Maya Angelou, Ph.D.

Diversity Resources
Books

Note: I have read some of these resources. Others have been recommended, and a few just look interesting. I cannot vouch for their content or whether you’ll find them of value. However, I hope you’ll find some of them interesting and, perhaps, some even illuminating.

  • Sister Outsider: Essays & Speeches
    Audre Lorde
  • How to Be an Anti-Racist
    Ibram X Kendi, Ph.D.
  • 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Find Love
    Joe Kort, Ph.D.
  • Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism, Second Edition
    Rosalind S. Chou and Joe R. Feagin
  • White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
    Robin Diangelo, Ph.D.
  • An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
    Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Ph.D.
  • Antisemitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present
    Marvin Perry & Fredrick M. Schweitzer
  • Microaggressions in Everyday Life
    Derald Sue Wing and Lisa Spanierman
  • Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee
    Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche/Choctaw) & Robert Allen Warrior (Osage)
  • Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to Present
    Harriet A. Washington, M.A.
  • Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans (Revised)
    Ronald Takai

Physical Health Resources
Books, Videos, and Useful Websites

Note: I have read or am familiar with some of these resources. Others have been recommended, and a few just look interesting. I cannot vouch for their content or whether you’ll find them of value. However, I hope that you’ll find some of them interesting and even helpful.

  • The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night Sleep
    Lawrence Epstein & Steven Mardon
  • Explain Pain, 2nd Edition
    David Butler, Ph.D. & Lorimer Moseley, Ph.D.
  • The Strengths-Based Workbook for Stress Relief: A Character Strengths Approach to Finding Calm in the Chaos of Daily Life
    Ryan Niemiec, Psy.D.
  • Battling Over Birth: Black Women and Maternal Health Care Crisis
    Oparah, Arega, Hudson, Jones, and Oseguera
  • Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today
    Sanjay Gupta, M.D.
  • Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When You Can’t Take It Any More
    William Polonsky, Ph.D.
  • The Power of Exercise: Enjoy the Benefits of Exercise, Get (and Stay) Motivated, Make Exercise a habit, and stop Making Excuses!
    Kim Essex
  • Keep Sharp: How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age
    Sanjay Gupta, M.D.
  • Health First: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide
    Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard
  • National Institute of Health (NIH)
    National Institute of Health (NIH)
    https://www.nih.gov
  • National Cancer Institute: Comprehensive Cancer Information
    National Cancer Institute: Comprehensive Cancer Information
    https://www.cancer.gov
  • American Diabetes Association
    American Diabetes Association
    https://www.diabetes.org