Helpful Links and Resources
Below you will find a frequently updated list of ideas, remedies and links to lead you to more information in the form of community and media resources and where to receive or offer support.
There are many reasons to feel fear in this present moment. For those of us who believe we are only as safe and liberated as the most vulnerable members of our community, the road ahead is long. But there are so many people and organizations working to build the kind of world I want to live in. Seeing their efforts and supporting them however I can brings me hope. I want to share that hope by listing some of the organizations and projects that reflect the fierce love and resistance that still exists in our world and local communities.
- Essential Oils
- Organizations for Liberation
- Books
- Podcasts
- Apps
- Seattle Mutual Aid Projects and Local Support
- Black Lives Matter
- Therapy and ADHD/AuDHD Resources
- Menopause and Perimenopause Resources
- Meditations
- Wheel of Consent
- Grief Resources
- Free Legal Resources
- Probiotics
- Local Practitioners
- Psychedelic Resources
Essential Oils
Essential oils are often used for their scent, but extracting the essence of the plant makes a powerful medicine. Used correctly, they can be very beneficial for many health issues.
Some of my favorites for immunity are eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree and lemon. Cinnamon bark and clove can be used when early stage illness involves a chill.
Essential oils can be inhaled via plastic essential oil inhalers, dropped into hot water and inhaled via the steam or diffused into a room with an essential oil diffuser. They can be applied to acupuncture points or diluted and applied to whole areas of the body. They can be added to salt and dissolved into bath water or a foot soak.
Fir, Pine and Spruce are some of my favorite oils for boosting the lungs.
To make your own anti-viral Thieves Oil and learn how it helps click here.
Essential oils – Clove, Cinnamon, Lemon
Eucalyptus Radiata, Peppermint, Fir, Cajeput
Diffuser
Plastic inhalers
Salt
Steam
Organizations for Liberation
Rooted Global Village: https://rootedglobalvillage.com/
Holistic Resistance – Staying Creative While Taking on the Impossible: https://www.holisticresistance.com/
Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation – Your North Star to Mental Wellness: https://borislhensonfoundation.org/about-blhf/
Social Change Map: https://www.socialchangemap.
The Intentionalist- supporting local small businesses https://intentionalist.com/
Books
Places to get books instead of supporting Amazon: Estelita’s Library, Charlie’s Queer Books, Thrift Books, Bookshop.org, Queer Liberation Library, Libby Library App, or check out these Black-owned Bookstores. And keep track of what you read on the Story Graph instead of Good Reads (which is owned by Amazon).
The Body Liberation Project: https://chrissyking.com/
What My Bones Know – A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma : https://www.stephaniefoo.me/
And amazing resources for CPTSD and beyond from Stephanie Foo: https://www.stephaniefoo.me/resources-1
What it Takes to Heal: https://prentishemphill.com/book
Love and Rage: https://www.lamarod.com/books
My Grandmother’s Hands: https://resmaa.com/merch/
End Emotional Outsourcing: https://beatrizalbina.com/
Polysecure – Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy: https://www.bookmoonbooks.com/item/SFijioZMgKuHZGMv-IGF0Q
Sensitive – The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677714/sensitive-by-jenn-granneman-and-andre-solo/
The Myth of Normal – Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture: https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/
Hurts So Good – The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leigh-cowart/hurts-so-good/9781541798021/?lens=publicaffairs
Wood Becomes Water – Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life – 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563676/wood-becomes-water-by-gail-reichstein-forewords-by-robert-rex-jessica-depete-lac-ms-and-florence-patsy-roth-lac-ms/
Help Yourself, A Guide to Gut Health: https://lindsaymaitlandhunt.com/help-yourself
Podcasts
Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/3uuNl7k4lUjk9UaSkjvf4W?si=231e0f6b1c754762
Resmaa Menakem — ‘Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KpRaOenBXFGm1p0jtrzm3?si=955d07cd7ed04d7b
Hanif Abdurraqib interview: https://open.spotify.com/
Ep 6: A Radical Anger with Lama Rod Owens (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DuUrpnPBVh5DN4Lg8xtVb?si=a02910d0f25a456f
Setting Yourself Free – Lama Rod Owens (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lUwva9J4asNY7AnzSN4mD?si=b7c8e5535ae045c7
The Emerald – Joshua Schrei (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1OwFblqZ7FIkLSW4rvbJEF?si=669fae6a2e1a4c6c
Fat Joy with Sophia Apostol (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/2vH2fD6wJGvh422wBkz5FQ?si=d5e0aa5dc52b49f0
The Language of Weigh Stigma with Ragen Chastain (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZaQdQCD0rc9vjQAWqVW2k?si=51d1ac97715b43fe
Swipe Fat – Alex Stewart & Nicci Nunez (Podcast on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/2JOr6P0AiGuURKnKsZP8xQ?si=1e171c40410340d8
Apps
ICEBlock – See Something, Tap Something: https://www.iceblock.app/
Suicide Safety Plan – Dealing with suicidal thoughts? A safety plan can help you cope and keep safe.: https://suicidesafetyplan.app/
No Thanks – Scan barcodes & search serial numbers: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bashsoftware.boycott&hl=en_US
Blapp – Black-owned businesses: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blapp.blapp&hl=en_US&pli=1
Black Lives Matter
Healthcare has always been inequitable and the people who need care the most have less access to it. Especially complementary medicine like acupuncture. I see the profound changes that acupuncture offers my patients. I wish everyone had access to regular treatment because everyone deserves it. Please know that I am doing what I can to reach populations that have not had access to the healing power of Chinese medicine. If you or someone you know from a marginalized community would benefit from acupuncture, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Support these Seattle-Based organizations that benefit Black lives:
Africatown Community Land Trust
Black Lives Matter Seattle on Facebook
Urban League Black Business Directory
Undoing White Supremacy:
Accessible Therapy
Beauty After Bruises – bringing light back into the eyes of childhood trauma survivors and those living with Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders: https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/
Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation – Your North Star to Mental Wellness: https://borislhensonfoundation.org/about-blhf/
Somatic Practitioners
Directory Member Listing – SEI Practitioner Directory: https://directory.traumahealing.org/
Rooted Birth Doula Services: https://www.bornrooted.com/
Somatic Therapy Coaching Psychedelic Integration: https://somaticwisdomcoach.com/
Seattle/King County Therapists of Color
Seattle/King County Therapists of Color – Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jIusv6pbmHM7dngoKLtHrlc83UojJmEOK1rHzEdHnHs/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Multicultural Counselors: https://www.multiculturalcounselors.org/
OCD Specialist:
Erjing Cui Counseling | OCD Specialist: https://www.erjingcuicounseling.com/
Relational Repair:
https://www.christabelmintahgalloway.com/workbook/p/the-relational-repair-playbook
ADHD & AuDHD Resources
Attention Deficit Disorder Association – Adult ADHD Test: https://add.org/adhd-test/
ADHD Life Coaching | ADHD Support for Adults, Parents & Educators | Sheila Henson – https://www.sheilahenson.com/
Support group for Black women and non-binary folx: https://www.adhdbabes.com/
Discover Expert ADHD & Neurodivergent Coaches | Friends of Sheila Henson – https://www.sheilahenson.com/friends
Scattered Minds – The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr. Gabor Maté: https://drgabormate.com/book/scattered-minds/
Divergent Mind – Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg: https://bookshop.org/p/books/divergent-mind-thriving-in-a-world-that-wasn-t-designed-for-you-jenara-nerenberg/7999624?ean=9780062876805&next=t
Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? – The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/magazine/adhd-medication-treatment-research.html
Autism and ADHD: https://www.adhdworks.info/ https://open.spotify.com/show/1dOCSxhUANjqBYMnbYHV69 https://www.storytel.com/tv/books/audhd-autism-adhd-complete-living-guide-practical-strategies-for-understanding-managing-and-thriving-11639276
Autism Resources: https://embrace-autism.com/
Prescribers
MoVin Behavioral Health, PLLC – Adolescent And Adult Psychiatry: https://www.movinbehavioralhealth.com/
Erin Kessler ‐ Mindful Therapy Group: https://mindfultherapygroup.com/find-a-provider/?providerId=4339273000000487347&providerName=erin-kessler&back=http%3A%2F%2Fmindfultherapygroup.com%2Ffind-a-provider%2F%3FproviderName%3Derin%2Bkessler
Alex Tan, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Seattle, WA, 98107 | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/alex-tan-seattle-wa/974650
Mutual Aid and Local Support
Seattle Mutual Aid Projects and local orgs to watch & support:
About Mutual Aid: https://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Mutual-Aid-Article-Social-Text-Final.pdf
Free, local meal services: https://www.colortherapy.us/resources
The Intentionalist- supporting local small businesses https://intentionalist.com/
South End Guides | Mutual Aid Groups in Seattle – https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2023/12/14/south-end-guides-mutual-aid-groups-in-seattle
NW Immigrant Rights Project: https://www.nwirp.org/
Emerald City Resource Guide: https://www.
Seattle Food Not Bombs – https://seattlefoodnotbombs.org/
Climate awareness: https://www.gotgreenseattle.org/
Central district housing: https://www.africatownlandtrust.org/
Black art and ownership: https://www.wanawari.org/
Dance: https://www.nwtapconnection.org/
Urban Farming: https://www.
Native Plants: https://www.wnps.org/
Black-Led Advocacy: https://kingcountyequitynow.
Social Justice Fund NW: https://socialjusticefund.org/
NW Community Bail Fund: https://www.nwcombailfund.org/
Media:
https://southseattleemerald.org/
https://www.whereweconverge.com/
Queer Support:
https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/
https://charliesqueerbooks.com/
Support for the original keepers of this land:
Feeding Families in Gaza:
Donate to Inara: https://inara.org/donate/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Donate to World Central Kitchen: https://donate.wck.org/give/499865?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#!/donation/checkout
Menopause and Perimenopause Resources
The Menopause Society – https://menopause.org/
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) – https://www.isswsh.org/
Oprah and Dr. Sharon Malone on Everything You Need to Know About Menopause – The Oprah Podcast | Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1d2JrdRDnfBrS2QhK6emv1?si=de1eb23bf8ae4929
#348 ‒ Women’s sexual health, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) | Rachel Rubin, M.D. – The Peter Attia Drive | Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xd6kRR7dmhPiotSa60Eav?si=3f4b53d75e0141dc
The Menopause Series – Episode 2 -TCM with Dr. Athene Eisenhardt L.Ac – The AlySphere Podcast | Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/5R5F7VzXzBzy1ZIUKFPPNv?si=191ace6ba33c4a06
What Fresh Hell Is This? by Heather Corinna | Hachette Book Group – https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/heather-corinna/what-fresh-hell-is-this/9780306874758/
Hormone Repair Manual a book by Lara Briden – Bookshop.org US – https://bookshop.org/p/books/hormone-repair-manual-every-woman-s-guide-to-healthy-hormones-after-40-lara-briden/16216560?ean=9780648352440&next=t
The New Menopause Book – The ‘Pause Life by Dr. Mary Claire Haver – https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-menopause-book
Hot and Bothered by Jancee Dunn: 9780593542569 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714293/hot-and-bothered-by-jancee-dunn/
Meditations
Somatic Meditations: https://www.
Guided Meditations to Promote Successful Surgery: https://healingworksfoundation.org/guided-imagery/guided-meditations-to-promote-successful-surgery/
Somatic meditations: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dNBpARk1noq8Ttfg7rFE5?si=6a1112aa1c09474e
Consent
Wheel of Consent | Art of Consent – https://www.artofconsent.co.uk/wheel-of-consent
Grief Resources
Journeying Through Grief Tending and Trauma with Cami – PUNK Therapy | Psychedelic Underground Neural Kindness | Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0bITaFlkQUedjql07OPmzR?si=35d2e6de1bee4990
Tending Grief Book – Camille Barton – https://camillesaparabarton.com/tending-grief-book/
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: The Sacred Work of Grief – https://www.francisweller.net/the-wild-edge-of-sorrow-the-sacred-work-of-grief.html
Saeed Jones: https://theweek.com/articles/
Free/Low-Cost Legal Resources
Northwest Justice Project – Combating Injustice • Strengthening Communities • Protecting Human Dignity: https://nwjustice.org/home
https://www.lavenderrightsproject.org/legal
Probiotics
Clinical Guide to Probiotic Products Available in USA – https://usprobioticguide.com/PBCAdultHealth.html?utm_source=adult_ind&utm_medium=civ&utm_campaign=USA_CHART
Seed • The Evolution of Probiotics – https://seed.com/
MegaSporeBiotic | Microbiome Labs – https://microbiomelabs.com/home/products/megasporebiotic/
Local Seattle (or virtual) Practitioners
Heartbeat House Website:
A multi-modal healing collective in Seattle, WA
Transformative Healthcare – Naturopathic Doctor Seattle | Seattle | Jill Corey ND: https://www.drjillcorey.com/
Mindful Nutrition Seattle | Nutrition counseling and coaching for eating disorders, stress eating, chronic dieting and health concerns: https://www.mindfulnutritionseattle.com/
One Connection Healthcare – Holistic health for all bodies: https://oneconnectionhealthcare.com/
Numena Nutrition – Heal Your Relationship with Food: https://www.numenanutrition.com/
Oodle Family Medicine – Direct Primary Care: https://www.oodlemd.com/
Meet Cynthia A in Seattle — Sunrise Nutrition: https://www.sunrise-nutrition.com/meet-cynthia-angulo
big fat pregnancy – We empower plus size individuals to embrace their pregnancy journey to parenthood: https://bigfatpregnancy.com/
Third Point Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork – Ease and stability at your body’s pace: https://www.thirdpointmassage.com/
New Leaf Nutrition | Eating Disorders in the PNW – https://new-leaf-nutrition.com/
Raven Bodywork – Unwind, Shift, And Heal: https://www.ravenbodywork.com/
Chiropractor Dr. Jeen Rooks https://rooseveltchiropractic.com/home-2/
Tranzend Massage https://tranzendseattle.com/
Rachel’s Relaxing Retreat Massage: https://
ND: https://oneconnectionhealthcare.com/eliza-hofkosh-hulburt
Free Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, posters and cool stickers: https://redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=ALWN9T3A3XY4MDMW
BMI-neutral gender affirming surgeons:
Gender Affirming Surgeon Guide: https://fedupcollective.org/gender-affirming-surgeon-guide
Psychedelic Health Consultation:
Dr. Erica Zelfand | Functional Medicine & Integrative Psychiatry | Online Appointments | Counseling | Psychedelic Consultation – https://ericazelfand.com/consult/
Dr. Jonathan Drew, MD, DTMH | Whole Systems Healthcare: https://wshcare.org/our%20team/dr-jonathan-drew-md-dtmh/
Psychedelic Resources
MDMA and the Inner Healer – Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories | Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6O2Ao5ymD08EY5MwJuW4n6?si=177bf27584904f3d
The Ecstasy of an Open Brain – Radiolab | Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6enPTfw0xxa8jhzcPkNBZk?si=239c3a4e423043e9
Can Psychedelics Help Me Love Myself? ~100 Psychedelic Sessions vs 10 Years of Abuse – Secret Wilderness | Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1B0lGyQoTaeLEdzjxbejCv?si=bb6b2ad3fb2c485d
Psychedelic Safety Flags: https://www.epicpsychedelic.com/living-docs/psychedelics-safety-flags
Microdosing: https://www.mushroomtao.com/blog-post/microdosing-protocols
The Fireside Project: https://firesideproject.org/
Zendo project: https://zendoproject.org/
DanceSafe – Promoting Health & Safety: https://dancesafe.org/
Order Free Naloxone Kits | OK I’m Ready: https://okimready.org/overdose/
Erowid Ketamine Vault: https://erowid.org/chemicals/ketamine/ketamine.shtml
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Ketamine vs MDMA vs Psilocybin – Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories | Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eULsRtKaz8BYGYgRRmbtw?si=lDqRbUiaRHaoB9u1pEc3Rg
Feeling Seen and Heard. Gillian is a very thoughtful and supportive practitioner who has a gentle and supportive way of listening to what it is you’re navigating and creating a treatment plan that is practical for you. I have received both cupping and acupuncture from her and I felt energized and as if I could move forward which meant a lot.”
– C.E.
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