Below is a collection of resources that can be both personally and professionally useful, depending on what you need.
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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT UK
www.maytree.org.uk
Face to face and over the phone support for people who are feeling suicidal.
www.samaritans.org
Samaritans offer 24/7 all year round support over the phone.
www.freshstartpsychotherapy.co.uk
Low cost counseling and psychotherapy services.
CCPE clinic
Self-referral counseling and psychotherapy services.
The Caravan
Free drop-in counseling service in central London.
NEURODIVERSITY
www.squarepeg.community
Amazing podcast for autistic adults by autistic adults, where autistic women, trans and non-binary people share their stories.
www.the-art-of-autism.com/females-and-aspergers-a-checklist
An unofficial list of female autistic traits.
www.momonthespectrum.life
Taylor creates deeply insightful content centred around her lived experience as a female diagnosed with autism as an adult.
www.paulmicallef.com.au
Paul offers insights into autism from his own lived experience as a male diagnosed as an adult. His ‘Autism From The Inside’ channel on YouTube is a great place to learn.
Understanding Autism
UK Government funded online course on ASD.
‘In My Language.’ YouTube. 2007
‘”Autism is a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think.’ C.L. Lynch. May 2019
‘How and why to be a neurodiversity-friendly SLP.’ The Informed SLP.
February 2021
LGBTQIA+
www.mermaidsuk.org.uk
Support for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families.
www.beaumontsociety.org.uk
Self-help body run by and for the transgender community.
www.pinktherapy.com
UK’s largest independent therapy organisation working with gender and sexual diversity individuals.
www.interactadvocates.org
Advocates for the human rights of children born with intersex traits.
MEN’S WORK, MASCULINITY
www.mankindprojectuki.org
Empowering men to live their true potential.
www.manenough.com
The Man Enough Podcast hosts leading edge conversations about ideas of masculinity in today’s world and their impact on men, women and humanity as a whole.
‘The Feminist in Cellblock Y.’ YouTube. April 2018
DIET CULTURE, BODY IMAGE, WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION
www.morethanabody.org
“Positive body image isn’t believing your body looks good, it’s knowing your body is good, regardless of how it looks.” Lindsay & Lexie Kite.
www.virgietovar.com
Virgie’s book ‘You Have the Right to Remain Fat’ nails the topic of diet culture and fatphobia.
FERTILITY FRAUD
‘The Lie That Made Me.’ Toronto Life. February 2022.
‘Our Father.’ Netflix. April 2022.
PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTH
www.kemibirthjoyjohnson.com
Kemi is the best starting point on everything connected to physiological birth. Her Instagram is an endless source of information on everything related to birth. She frequently links other excellent professionals in this field.
www.caerphillydoula.co.uk
Samantha’s Home Birth Support Group UK on Facebook is another wonderful place for learning and support on everything related to birth.
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE
www.nderf.org
The Near Death Experience Research Foundation has an extensive archive of records of NDEs from all over the world.
www.anitamoorjani.com
Anita’s NDE is one of the most remarkable known and medically recorded NDEs.
DEATH
‘Thoughts On Dying Well In A Death-Phobic Culture.’ Stephen Jenkinson. YouTube. February 2021
THE DIVINE
Some beautiful fellow human beings who live, work and teach aligned with the Divine.
Tosha Silver
Caroline Myss
James Finley
Mirabai Starr
GREAT CONVERSATIONS
www.stylelikeu.com
Radically honest, inclusive, authentic conversations about self-acceptance and being comfortable in your own skin.
www.simonsinek.com/podcast
‘A Bit of Optimism’ is a deeply touching inspiring podcast with amazing and wonderful guests. Simon’s books and talks are excellent too.
The Laverne Cox Show
Brilliantly hosted, relevant, inclusive conversations with fantastic guests.
We Can Do Hard Things
Honest conversations about life. All of it. As real as it gets. Glennon’s book ‘Untamed’ is also a must.