LOCAL RESOURCES

• ​Acupuncture:      www.UrbanAcupunctureChicago.com
• Neighborhood Parents Network (NPN):  www.NPNParents.org
• Chicago Women's Health Center (CWHC)​: www.ChicagoWomensHealthCenter.org
• Reiki: Michelle Garcia at  "Hands on Healing Chi" www.HandsOnHealingChi.com
• Second Act - Mastectomy Products & Wigs:  www.SecondActChicago.com
• Yoga​:  www.GaneshaYogaChicago.com  &  www.CorePowerYoga.com

MEDITATIONS

• Fragrant Heart: www.FragrantHeart.com
• Tara Brach Meditations:  www.tarabrach.com/audioarchives-guided-meditations.html
• UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center: www.marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22

PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

• American Assocaition of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT): www.AAMFT.org
• Studio For Change: www.ICanFlourish.com
• PREPARE/ENRICH Relationship Assessment: www.Prepare-Enrich.com
• ​The Family Institute at Northwestern University: ​www.Family-Institute.org 

WEB

• Awkward Family Photos:  (it's good to laugh!)  www.AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com 
• BlueCross/BlueShield Insurance: (check your own insurance coverage)  www.BCBS.com
• Brene Brown "Vulnerability" on TED Talks: http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html 
• Post Secret: (you're not alone)  www.Postecret.com
• ​Suicide Prevention Hotline:  Call #1-800-272-TALK (8255) & www.SuicidePreventionLifeline.org 
  

BOOKS (Alpha order by title)

• ​Beginning To Heal: A First Book for Men & Women Who Were Sexually Abused As Children​ - By  Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
  
• Calling in 'The One' - By Katherine Woodward Thomas
• Hold Me Tight: Your Guide to the Most Successful Approach to Building Loving Relationships - By Sue Johnson
• I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression - By Terrence Real
• If the Buddha Dated, If the Buddha Got Stuck & Ifthe Buddha Married - Books by Charlotte Kasl
• Internal Family Systems - Various books on this topic listed below under "Internal Family Systems" section...
  
• It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing-Up with Addiction As Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults​ - By Claudia Black, PhD
  
• Radical Self-Acceptance - By Tara Brach, PhD
  
• The 7 Principals of Making Marriage Work - By John M. Gottman & Nan Silver
• Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage - By John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman & Joan Declair
• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind​ - By Daniel J. Siegel
• You Can Heal Yourself - By Louise Hay

CHICAGO

• Art Institute of Chicago: www.ArtIC.edu
• Chicago Humanities Festival:  www.ChicagoHumanities.org
• Green City Market​: www.GreenCityMarket.org
• Movies In The Park:​  www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/movies
• Public Transportation: www.TransitChicago.com
• Second City: www.SecondCity.com

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CISC)

• Communities in Schools of Chicago (CISC): www.ChicagoCIS.org 

INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS)

• Center for Self Leadership:  www.SelfLeadership..org
• Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model: Book by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD
  
• The Spirt-Led Life: Christianity & The Internal Family System: Book by Mary K. Steege & Richard C. Schwartz, PhD
• You Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Book by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD

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