Resources

Holding Shame Tenderly in Your Healing Workbook

In the following pages, we will discuss the connection between trauma and shame and provide exercises for managing shame in your healing journey. Shame can isolate us, hurt our self-worth, and slow down healing. Our goal is to bring comfort if shame is familiar to you.


Resources

Affordable Therapy Network (Link)
A Community Of Therapists Offering Low Cost & Sliding Scale Therapy Across Canada

Perinatal Wellbeing Ontario (Link)
Supports for Prenatal/Postnatal Mental Health

Anti-Black Racism & Mental Health Resources (PDF)

Mindfulness App for Sleep, Anxiety, and Stress (Link)
Insight Timer is the worlds largest free meditation app

Yoga with Adriene  (Link – YouTube)
Our mission is to connect as many people as possible through high-quality free yoga videos. We welcome all levels, all bodies, all genders, all souls!

Self-Compassion Audio and Self-Guided Exercises (Link)

Worksheets offered by Nedra Tawwab (Link)
Free worksheets to download and share

6 Self-Help Sessions from Valley Centre for Counselling (Link)
Evidence-based tools to help beat anxiety and low mood

Crisis Resources

COAST Hamilton: (Link)
Support for Mental Health Crisis in Hamilton

Barrett Centre for Crisis Support (Link)

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: (Link)
24/7 phone & text support.

Good2Talk: (Link)
24/7 phone, text, & Facebook Messenger support for post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia.

Kids Help Phone: (Link)
24/7 phone, text, & Facebook Messenger support for kids, teens, and young adults.

Gerstein Crisis Centre: (Link)
24/7 telephone support, in-person mobile crisis team, and access to short-term crisis beds.

LGBT Youthline: (Link) 
Please note this is not a 24/7 service. Peer support is available by phone, text, and chat on Sunday-Friday, from 4:00-9:30 pm.

Trans Lifeline: (Link)
24/7 peer support hotline, run by trans people, for trans and questioning people.

First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: (Link)
24/7 phone and chat support to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.

Assaulted Women’s Helpline: (Link)
24/7 phone and TTY crisis line to all women in Ontario who have experienced any type of abuse.

SACHA: (Link)
Support for survivors of sexual assault