Fortunately there's so much great information, support and products available these days. With all of the virtual and phone in options available today help is literally at your fingertips. Here's a list of helpful books, support groups, hotlines and tools. Bottom line: do your due diligence, what works for one person may or may not work for another. When it comes to self help groups I encourage you to try a few different meetings before deciding whether a program is for you or not.
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Self Help, Recovery Support & Spiritual Community
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Al-Anon
- Alcoholic Anonymous
- Co-dependent’s Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Overeaters Anonymous
- The Trevor Project: Saving Young LGBTQ Lives
- Way of the Rose a diverse, inclusive & international community dedicated to the forgotten earth wisdom of the rosary…and to the Lady, by any name you like to call Her
Tapping/EFT & Energy Healing
- EFT International Trainings & Workshops (The largest non-profit organization on the planet dedicated exclusively to promoting, educating and upholding impeccable standards for EFT/Tapping)
- EFT International, The Science and Research Behind EFT Tapping
- EFT Instruction with Jen
- Directory of EFT Training, Workshops, Seminars & Teleclasses
- Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
- Gary Craig (originator of EFT)
Articles and Blog Posts
- Cells That Read Minds Sandra Blakeslee
- Fearful Memories Passed Down to Mouse Descendants Ewen Callaway
- The Spoon Theory Christine Miserandino
- Mirror Neurons Giacomo Rizzolatti
- Study of Holocaust survivors finds trauma passed on to children’s genes Helen Thomson
Inspiring or Compelling Movies or Series
- Netflix Original Brené Brown: The Call To Courage
- Netflix Original The OA (Beautiful dark and compelling series about resilience and spirit, Not for kids)
- Netflix Original Sense8 (Imagine a pod of empaths who can swap bodies and minds NSFW)
- Netflix Original The Haunting of Hill House (Powerful psychological horror/ghost story showing the consequences of denial)
- Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth (Classic and Amazing)
- Heal (Great Documentary about Alternative Healing)
- Under Our Skin (Documentary on Lyme disease)
- Cloud Atlas (The soul's journey, love, reincarnation and karma)
- The Matrix (What's real & what's illusion)
- Avatar (The power of nature to survive and transform)
- Inception (Dreams within dreams within dreams SO GOOD)
- What Dreams May Come (Beautiful, poetic, grief and love)
- The Fountain (GORGEOUS film about loss, love, reincarnation and redemption)
- Photographing Fairies (magical and mysterious)
- Amazon Prime Good Omens (a great irreverent romp with an Angel and Demon who are BFFs)
Food Glorious Food
- The Men Who Made Us Fat Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 COMPELLING Documentary about the Perfect Storm of circumstances that have resulted in an epidemic of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer in the last 50 years. WORTH watching.
- My Big Fat Diet Canadian doctor Jay Wortman and an entire town of First Nation people go back to eating the way they used to: A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food. Watch how they transform their bodies and their health with no additional exercise or calorie counting.
- Sugar Blues the book that started it all (and my first exposure to the concept that sugar is not my friend)
- GAPS Diet a foundation for gut healing that restores physical and psychological wellbeing. Buy the book The GAPS Diet
- The Autoimmune Paleo Diet this takes GAPS concepts and adapts them to be especially helpful for mitigating AutoImmune issues.
- When releasing weight seems next to impossible HCG 2.0 – Don't Starve, Eat Smart and Lose: A Modern Adaptation of the Traditional HCG Diet A revolutionary approach to dieting that helps you to reboot your system and eliminate weight by using the body's hormonal system to work in your favor.
- Inside Out Wellness Homeopathic HCG Superior Quality HCG Patches, Drops & Pellets and Supplements to support you on your HCG journey. ALSO check out Curb appetite suppressant patches which you can use with or without the more rigorous HCG protocol.
- Slim & Sassy DoTerra Essential Oil Blend Promotes healthy metabolism & helps manage hunger cravings
- To Eat or Not To Eat: The Empath’s Dilemma an Interview with Shannon Plummer (Part 1) a candid interview about eating disorders, rules and dogmatic diets and honoring our body's needs.
- Why Sugar is Lethal for Empaths: An Interview with Shannon Plummer (Part 2) LISTEN to this interview if you've ever struggled with sugar cravings or the Sugar Blues.
Skip the grocery store
- Beat the Sugar Blues My personal tried and true natural alternatives to sugar
- Rock Your Bulletproof Coffee Instead of starting the day with sugary carbs, I start mine with a frothy cup of decaf loaded with good fats and protein. This keeps me going for HOURS and doesn't cause blood sugar crashes by lunchtime. Includes links to my FAVORITE decaf by Dean's Beans
- Fat is the Bomb! While a high fat diet is not for everyone, I've found that most of the Empaths I've met do better with less carbs and good fats that feed our brains and help us to feel satiated. Where sugary treats set us up for cravings and a vicious cycle of blood sugar spikes and crashes, fat burns steadily and lasts!Inspiring or Compelling Movies or Series
- Misfits Market Delivery Service: Get organic fruits & vegetables, wild caught, free range, grass-fed meat, fish and poultry and other groceries regularly delivered to your front door. Use this link and save $30 on your first order.
- Thrive Market Delivery Service: food, body care and household products to meet your unique dietary and environmental needs. Order favorite name brands or thrive brand products and save. Use this link to save 25% off on your first order.
Empath Emergency Kit tools and resources
Healy: a palm sized device that broadcasts individualized microcurrent frequencies designed to harmonize your bioenergetic field.