Resources

Many people find that they enjoy and benefit from doing work outside of our sessions. I may recommend particular readings, podcasts, music, videos, and movies as I get to know you and your needs. This is a list of some of my favorite resources that many of my clients have benefited from exploring.  At the bottom of the page you will also find information on local meditation communities as well as social issues that are important to me.

Books

Podcasts

  • Tara Brach: Tara Brach is a leading western teacher of Buddhist (mindfulness) meditation, emotional healing, and spiritual awakening.

  • Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us : Join researcher and #1 New York Times best-selling author Brené Brown as she unpacks and explores the ideas, stories, experiences, books, films, and music that reflect the universal experiences of being human, from the bravest moments to the most brokenhearted.

  • https://www.happinesslab.fm/: You might think more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations would make you happy. You’re dead wrong. In "The Happiness Lab" podcast, Yale professor Dr Laurie Santos will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will forever alter the way you think about happiness.

  • The Anxiety Coaches Podcast: The Anxiety Coaches Podcast is a relaxing and inspiring show bringing you lifestyle changes to calm your nervous system and help you heal Anxiety, Panic and PTSD for life!

  • Sleep With Me: Are you up all night tossing and turning? "Sleep With Me" is the podcast that puts you to sleep using boredom superpowers. Kind of like a bedtime story for grownups, just interesting enough for you to forget your problems but boring enough to put you to sleep.

  • https://therapistuncensored.com/: We have fun translating the complex relational sciences and psychology into understandable and practical tools that can give you the power you need to uncover your best self.

  • http://www.yg2d.com/thepodcast: You’re Going To Die is a creatively conscious mortality podcast for a 501(3) nonprofit bringing diverse communities creatively into the conversation of death and dying, inspiring life by unabashedly sourcing our shared mortality.

Videos

The RAIN of Self-Compassion - Tara Brach (12/16/2015) This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and introduces a guided meditation based on a new version of the acronym RAIN that awakens self-compassion and de-conditions the suffering of being at war with ourselves.
This talk was given at a local TEDxSnoIsleLibraries event and produced independently of the TED Conferences. Sarri Gilman has found that clear boundaries enhance relationships and the quality of life. Sarri is author of "Transform Your Boundaries," which she based on insights gleaned from decades of experience as a marriage and family therapist.
Lissa Rankin, MD is an OB/GYN physician, author, keynote speaker, consultant to health care visionaries, professional artist, and founder of the women's health and wellness community OwningPink.com. Discouraged by the broken, patriarchal health care system, she left her medical practice in 2007 only to realize that you can quit your job, but you can't quit your calling.
http://www.ted.com Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case.
For 10 minutes, do nothing but breathe. Clear your head, meditate, be free of worries for ten whole minutes
"The Colors of Feelings" is an experimental dreamlike video rocking us smoothly through circular moves. It is also an analogy of feelings such as anger, love, sadness and joy ; they mix and eventually ease. The visual compositions have been created out of paint, oil, milk, honey and cinnamon. SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ART PROGRAM https://www.facebook.com/SydneyKidsArt The Colors Of Feelings on Discovery Channel https://vimeo.com/139934834 http://www.discovery.ca/ EXHIBITION: The space of the universe. Moscow, Bolshoy Afanasievskiy pereulok It will last from 9 september till 9 October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------- Music: Max Richter - Lost in space www.maxrichtermusic.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Canon 24-105L + Macro lenses ---------------------------------------------------------- www.thomas-blanchard.com ---------------------------------------------------------- -SPI0N- http://www.spi0n.com/the-colors-of-feelings/ -COLOSSAL- http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/color-of-feelings-liquid-video/ -PETAPIXEL- http://petapixel.com/2015/08/14/the-colors-of-feelings-uses-colorful-liquids-to-show-the-emotions-swirling-inside-us/ -HUFFINGTON POST- http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2015/08/13/video-zen-couleur--melange-debarasser-tension_n_7980914.html -THE CREATORS PROJECT- http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/watch-a-colorful-short-film-made-from-paint-milk-and-honey -TWISTED SIFTER- http://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-color-of-feelings-by-thomas-blanchard/ -FUBIZ- http://www.fubiz.net/tv/the-colors-of-feelings/ -LA BOITE VERTE- http://www.laboiteverte.fr/des-couleurs-qui-flottent-et-tournent/ -DEVOUR- http://devour.com/video/the-colors-of-feelings/ -UPSOCL- http://www.upsocl.com/creatividad/en-un-asombroso-video-experimental-plasmo-el-color-de-nuestros-sentimientos/?utm_source=Portada&utm_medium=Pagina&utm_campaign=links -DESIGN YOU TRUST- http://designyoutrust.com/2015/09/paint-oil-milk-and-honey-mix-in-this-surreal-macro-video-of-swirling-liquids-by-thomas-blanchard/ -MASHKULTURE- http://mashkulture.net/2015/08/12/the-colors-of-feelings -BOING BOING- http://boingboing.net/2015/08/12/watch-this-psychedelic-video-o.html -DEATH AND TAXES- http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/259372/this-trippy-video-of-paint-mixing-will-induce-a-drug-trip/ -SPLOID GIZMODO- http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-mesmerizing-colors-of-paint-swirling-around-togethe-1723668436 -LAUGHING SQUID- http://laughingsquid.com/the-colors-of-feelings-a-short-film-that-uses-varying-hues-of-textured-paint-to-visually-represent-emotions/ -MASHABLE- http://mashable.com/2015/08/13/thomas-blanchard-video/ -UPWORTHY- http://www.upworthy.com/what-color-is-love-an-artist-used-milk-and-paint-to-make-a-beautiful-guess? -GIZMODO JAPON- http://www.gizmodo.jp/2015/08/post_17995.html -HYPEBEAST- http://hypebeast.com/2015/8/the-colors-of-feelings-by-thomas-blanchard -DESIGNTAXI- http://designtaxi.com/news/378749/Watch-Calming-Colorful-Concoction-Of-Paint-Oil-Milk-Honey-Swirling-Together/ -UPROXX- http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/08/color-of-feelings/ -METRO- http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/13/this-hypnotic-video-of-swirling-paint-colours-is-strangely-soothing-5340913/ -THE PLUS PAPER- http://www.thepluspaper.com/2015/08/23/feel-the-colours/ -FEATURE SHOOT- http://www.featureshoot.com/2015/10/photographer-uses-paint-oil-honey-and-milk-to-bring-human-emotions-to-life/

APPS

Local Resources

Community Resources compiled by the Multnomah County Library - https://multcolib.org/community-resources

Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon - https://www.adrcoforegon.org/consumersite/

Free food available in Portland - https://pdxmealmap.com/