If you or the person you care for are in crisis, please call 911 or visit your hospital's emergency department.
Other help lines:
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre - 613-562-2333
Ottawa Victim Services - 613-238-2762
Sexual Assault Support Centre (24 hours) - 613-234-2266
Ottawa Hospital Mobile Crisis Team (Van) - 613-722-6914
Ottawa Distress Centre (24 hours) - 613-238-3311
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa - 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-877-377-7775
Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services: 613-724-4881
Mental Health Books
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It's Not Always Depression
By Hilary Jacobs Hendel
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The Healing Power of Emotions
By Diana Dosha, Daniel J. Sigel, and Marion F. Solomon
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No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness
By Richard Schwartz
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Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
By Susan McConnell
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment
By Amir Levine + Rachel S.F. Heller
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Wired For Love
By Stan Tatkin
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The Body Keeps the Score
By Bessel Van Der Kolk
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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors
By Janina Fisher
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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
By Pete Walker
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My Grandmother's Hands
By Resmaa Menakem
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What My Bones Know
By Stephanie Foo
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Living Like You Mean It
By Ronald J. Frederick
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The Gifts of Imperfection
By Brené Brown
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Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mod
By Aundi Kolber
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When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
By Gabor Maté
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Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
By Sue Johnson
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Shame: The Power of Caring
By Gershen Kaufman
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The Book of Forgiving
By Desmond Tutu, and the Reverend Mpho Tutu
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
By Don Miguel Ruiz
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
By Michael A. Singer
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Welcoming the Unwelcome
By Pema Chodron
Mental Health Apps
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Headspace
Work stress, sleep problems, relationship woes — we all deal with so much in our day-to-day lives.
Luckily, there’s Headspace. With guided lessons on mindfulness, sleep, and simply remembering to breathe, it’s the everyday app for feeling better.
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Calm
Find Your Calm — Our goal is to help you improve your health and happiness.
Whether it is to improve focus or sleep quality, incorporate more mindful movement, meditation, or reduce stress and anxiety, we got you.
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Insight Timer
#1 app for sleep, anxiety, and stress.
At Insight Timer, we believe everyone deserves access to free daily meditation practice. Which is why we publish the world's largest collection of free guided meditations, with over 130,000 titles.
Move Your Body
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Glo Yoga
Unlimited access to yoga, meditation, pilates, and fitness classes to help ground the mind and body.
Try free for 7 days - at the comfort of your own home or work.
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Yoga With Adriene
Access high-quality yoga classes with Adriene on Youtube! Do your best, be authentic, and FIND WHAT FEELS GOOD.
Welcoming all levels, all bodies, all genders, and all souls!
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Alo Moves
Whether you’re a complete beginner or you want to step up your routine, get the full studio experience at home with thousands of classes for body, mind, and spirit on Alo Moves. Start a free trial today!
Visit The Blog
Looking for actionable articles, strategies, or tools to boost mindfulness and keep your mental health in check? Visit my blog for more information — I write about a range of topics related to emotional well-being including anxiety, trauma, personal development, and relationship issues.
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