Links & Resources
- Addiction
- AddictionResource.net
- Addiction Resource Center
- Addiction and Attention Deficit Disorder
- Addiction and Denial
- Addiction and Disabilities
- Addiction and Sleep
- Addiction Group - Addiction Resources
- Addiction in Older Adults
- Addiction Therapy
- Addictive Behaviors: Beyond Drugs and Alcohol
- Addictive Personality: How I Made it My Healthiest Trait
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Alcohol and Anxiety
- Alcohol and Meditation
- Alcohol Rehab Help
- Alcohol Self Assessment (take this test if you are curious about your drinking)
- Alcohol Treatment.net
- Alcohol and sleep
- AlAnon (for family members of alcoholics)
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Alcoholism and Suicide Risk
- All Treatment (a resource for finding treatment centers)
- Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
- Building a Support System When You Have a Drug Addiction
- Can A DNA Test Predict Addiction?
- Cardiac Effects of Illegal Drugs
- CheckUp & Choices - evaluate your drinking
- College Substance Abuse Statistics
- Co-Occuring Disorders (Mental health and substance abuse)
- Coping With Grief After the Loss of a Loved One to Addiction
- Dangers of Study Drugs in College
- Depression and Addiction
- Division On Addictions - an organization helping vulnerable individuals locate treatment options
- Drinking Alone
- Drugged Driving including marijuana
- Depression and Addiction Guide
- Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occurring Disorders)
- Effects of Drug Addiction on Oral Health
- ETOH Abuse and Addiction
- Exercise helps Addiction
- Genes and Addiction
- Heroin - Addiction & Rehab Resources
- Heroin Withdrawal
- Hip Sobriety
- How to Pay for Addiction Treatment
- Interactive Map of Drug Overdose Deaths
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
- Northeast Addictions Treatment Center - Massachusetts based but has other resources as well
- Opioid Epidemic & Opioid Help
- Practicing Mindfulness in Addiction Recovery
- Problematic Video Gaming
- QuitNet (smoking cessation website)
- Recognizing Addiction
- RecoveryAudio - A list of AA speakers and tapes
- Recovery groups
- Refuge Recovery
- Rehab Centers
- Running & Addictions
- Seeking Safety from Trauma, Addictions or both
- Signs of Addiction
- Sleep and Addiction
- Sober Sis 21 Day Reset
- Society of Addiction Psychology
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Intergroup Association (resource for local AA meetings)
- Spiritual Path of Recovery
- Staging an Intervention
- Substance Abuse and Cannabils Usage: Supporting and Affirming the LGBTQ Community and Youth
- Substance Abuse in College
- Talking to Teens About Drugs and Alcohol: A Guide for Parents
- Tapering Off Alcohol
- Teen Opioid Addiction Guide
- Understanding Addiction: How Addiction Hijacks the Brain
- Understanding types of Addiction
- Anxieties (self assessment)
- Anxiety
- Alcohol and Anxiety
- Breathing Exercises: 4-7-8 by Dr Andrew Weil
- How My Anxiety Affects My Relationship
- Is My Anxiety Normal?
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- The MindTrails Project
- Phobias & travel anxiety
- Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief
- Stress and Health
- Stress and Health
- Stress Leave or taking a break from work
- 9 mindfulness exercises to help manage COVID stress
- COVID Long Haulers
- COVID-19 Resources for Older Adults
- Has Bruce Patterson Cracked Long COVID?
- Immune-Based Prediction of COVID-19 Severity and Chronicity Decoded Using Machine Learning - Research Article
- Senior Guide to Mental Health During COVID-19
- 6 Things to Know About Child Depression
- The American Association of Suicidology has extensive online resources
- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has extensive online resources
- Coping with Depression at Work
- Depression and Addiction Guide
- What causes depression?
- Happier Day By Day: ADD & Depression
- Depression and Addiction
- Depression or Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
- Depression Bipolar Support Alliance - has resources on its website as well as local support groups
- Differences Between Sadness and Clinical Depression
- Ethnic Suicide Rates in the United States
- I've lost someone - resources for people who have lost someone to suicide
- How to Help Your Depressed Teenager
- Mesothelioma and Depression
- Mesothelioma Prognosis
- Post Partum Depression
- Suicide Resources - How to stay safe and find treatment
- Suicide Prevention
- Addiction and Disabilities
- Assisted Living opportunities for people with disabilities
- Caring For a Disabled Senior
- Cerebral Palsy Guidance is an educational support website dedicated to providing parents with detailed information on the complex condition of cerebral palsy.
- Home improvements for people with disabilities
- What is Medicare? - An easy-to-understand guide to Medicare
- Cardiac Effects of Illegal Drugs
- College Substance Abuse Statistics
- Dangers of Study Drugs in College
- Heroin - Addiction & Rehab Resources
- Information about Street Drugs
- Opioid Epidemic & Opioid Help
- Study Drug Risks in College
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Talking to Teens About Drugs and Alcohol: A Guide for Parents
- 7 Types of Mental Health Therapy
- American Psychological Association
- How to Become a Psychologist
- Behavioral Science Evidence Hub
- Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occurring Disorders)
- EDReferral.com
- EMDR International Association
- For People With Mental Health Problems - resources
- IFS Institute - Internal Family Systems
- Master's Degrees in Psychology
- Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
- MentalHealth.gov
- Minorities Mental Health Awareness Month (July)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Pennsylvania Psychlogical Association
- Philadelphia Area Group Psychotherapy
- Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists
- Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine monitored health and nutrition advice
- PsychCentral.com
- PsychHub Mental Wellbeing Resource Hub
- Psychology Can Help
- The Psychology Show (helpful videos by Dr. Mattu)
- Psychology Today
- Eating Disorder Resources - The Renfrew Center
- Science Based Medicine - a critical review of the science behind treatments
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Talking Therapies
- Termination: ending therapy
- Therapist vs. Psychologist
- Unlearn Your Pain
- 9 mindfulness exercises to help manage COVID stress
- Alcohol and Meditation
- Awakening Compassion - a meditation
- A Bridge to Daily Life - a meditation
- Breathing Videos - MrJamesNestor
- Circadian Rhythms: Understanding to improve your health
- Coherent Breathing - an easy to learn mindfulness breathing technique
- Creating space for Meditation
- Creating a Home Meditation Space
- Designing a Meditation Space at home
- Find Your Breath and Lead
- Free Mindfulness
- Gratefulness.org
- Guide On The Benefits Of Meditation
- Heart of Gold Meditation
- How to Design a Room for Meditation
- The International Focusing Institute
- "Just Breathe", a video about mindfulness
- Jon Kabat-Zinn - Guided Mindfulness Meditations
- Kelee Foundation
- Learn the "BASICS" of Insight Meditation
- Learning Focusing: The Classic Six Steps
- A List of the Best Breathing Exercises to Feel Calm, Alive & Relaxed
- Loving-Kindness for Yourself and Others - a meditation
- Mindful (magazine website)
- Mindful Noggin - digital mindfulness courses
- Mindfully curb cravings
- Mindfulness Daily with Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield
- What is Mindfulness?
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
- Mindfulness Meditations - Ron Segal & UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Resource Center
- MBSR Audio & Video Exercises
- Muse, a meditation device that I may be able to loan you to try for meditation and relaxation
- Practicing Mindfulness in Addiction Recovery
- Who Am I? - a meditation
- Wim Hof Method (a method to strengthen your body to stress via breathing)
- ConsumerLab (a resource to research supplements)
- Drug Dangers
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Nutritional solutions to Alzheimer’s Dementia
- Plant Powered Doctor including links to nutritional solutions to mental illness
- Plant based medicine
- Science Based Medicine - a critical review of the science behind treatments
- Worst Pills, Best Pills (a website to understand supplements and medicines)
- The Attic Youth Center in Philly
- A Guide for Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse Students
- DignityUSA: Celebrating the wholeness and holiness of LGBTQI Catholics
- Folx - New Discourses
- Gender Neutral Language List
- Glossary of Bias Terms
- How Discrimination Affects the LGBTQ+ Population
- How to Support LGBTQ-Owned Small Businesses
- The Importance of Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth
- The LGBTQ+ Community and Addiction
- LGBT Mortgage Lending Bias
- LGBT Scholarships
- A LGBTQ Resource List by GLAAD
- The National Center for Young People with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression - aka SOGIE
- Mazoni Center for LGBTQ health
- Nursing Home Abuse & the LGBT Community
- PFLAG, which provides resources and is the "extended family of the LGBTQ community," according to their website
- Resources for LGBTQ Students
- SAGE, a foundation supporting LGBT+ elders
- Substance Abuse and Cannabils Usage: Supporting and Affirming the LGBTQ Community and Youth
- The Trevor Project, a great resource for LGBT youth
- Anti-Racism Resources - A Google Doc serving as a resource for white people to deepen/start anti-racism work.
- Ethnic Suicide Rates in the United States
- Glossary of Bias Terms
- Justice in June - A Google Doc with a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies to the black community.
- 30 Day Rehab Programs
- Choosing the Right Rehab Facility
- Detox Local: Drug Detox Centers & Alcohol Withdrawal Help
- Division On Addictions - an organization helping vulnerable individuals locate treatment options
- Family Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization
- Heroin - Addiction & Rehab Resources
- How to Pay for Addiction Treatment
- Inpatient Rehab - Rehab search tool
- PA Inpatient Drug Rehab Facilities
- Rehab Cost
- Rebuilding finances after rehab
- Refuge Recovery
- Rehab Centers
- Rehab Resources & Local PA Rehabs
- Recovery groups
- Rehab and Medicaid: The Ultimate Guide to Medicaid Addiction Treatment
- Rehab Locator
- Spiritual Path of Recovery
- 36 Questions to Bring You Closer Together
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Coping With Grief After the Loss of a Loved One to Addiction
- Discussing a Loved One’s Mental Health
- Dr. Sue Johnson - YouTube channel with content focused on relationships
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- Esther Perel - Your Guide to Relational Intelligence
- A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors
- Helping a Family Member or Friend with Addiction
- How My Anxiety Affects My Relationships
- How to Help Your Depressed Teenager
- It's Not About The Nail - funny video about communication
- I've lost someone - resources for people who have lost someone to suicide
- Love Sense: from Infant to Adult - YouTube video about key responses in love relationships from Dr. Sue Johnson
- Narcissistic Parents
- Relationships in Recovery
- Supporting vs Enabling
- Talking to siblings about mental illness
- Talking to Teens About Drugs and Alcohol: A Guide for Parents
- 6 Self-Care Tips to Take Care of Your Mental Health
- 10 Ways Employers Can Encourage a Healthy Work-Life Balance
- 134 activities to add to your self-care plan
- Atomic Habits: How to break bad habits & develop healthier routines
- Authentic Happiness
- Breathing Exercises: 4-7-8 by Dr Andrew Weil
- Delco Kettlebells, an excellent local strength gym in Swarthmore
- Dr. Naiman - Transforming Sleep and Dreams
- Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: A Guide to Healthy Eating by Walter C. Willett, M.D.
- Exercise helps Addiction
- Exercise is the answer for all that ails you - article
- Exercise & Mental Health
- Find stress relief with these 7 science-backed strategies
- Methods to Fall Asleep - For Insomniacs
- Fitness Trackers aid recovery
- Healthy living article - 50 suggestions for a better life
- Here are the 50 Best Journaling Prompts You Will Ever Read or Need
- Hobbies to help your head
- Just How Much Time Do We Spend on Our Phones?
- Lifestyle Medicine: Maximizing diet and lifestyle to enhance health and wellbeing
- Phedippidations (a podcast website for runners)
- The Nutrition Source: A Harvard resource providing nutrition information
- Plant Powered Doctor including links to nutritional solutions to mental illness
- Rich Roll: Website of a podcaster, endurance athlete, vegan, and inspirational guy
- Strategies for Self-Care - YouTube Channel
- Swim Back to Health: The Guide to Aquatic Therapy for Recovering Addicts
- Thanks! By Robert Emmons (book about gratitude)
- Wim Hof Method (a method to strengthen your body to stress via breathing)
- Addiction and Sleep
- Bedroom & sleep
- Circadian Rhythms: Understanding to improve your health
- How Sleep Impacts Muscle Recovery and Risk of Injury
- The Importance of Sleep
- Making Sense of Your Sleep Tracker
- SleepAllies
- Sleep and Addiction
- Sleep and Anxiety
- Sleep Foundation
- Sleep and Grief
- Sleep Hygiene
- Sleep and Stress
- Sleep therapies without medication
- AMAZE - age appropriate sex-ed and puberty videos
- Bullying Resources
- College Substance Abuse Statistics
- Dangers of Study Drugs in College
- Stop Bullying
- Home safety for Teens
- How to Help Your Depressed Teenager
- LGBT Scholarships
- Parenting teens: when they need professional help
- Resources for LGBTQ Students
- School Shooting resources (I am so incredibly sorry to even have to include them)
- Study Drug Risks in College
- Substance Abuse in College
- Talking to Teens About Drugs and Alcohol: A Guide for Parents
- Teen Opioid Addiction Guide
- Teen Sexual Assault: Information for Parents
- The Trevor Project, a great resource for LGBT youth
- EMDR International Association
- A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors
- Helpful Resources for Veterans
- International Society for the study of Trauma and Dissociation
- I've lost someone - resources for people who have lost someone to suicide
- Loving kindness meditation helps PTSD
- Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services
- School Shooting resources (I am so incredibly sorry to even have to include them)
- Seeking Safety from Trauma, Addictions or both
- Sexual Assault Resources
- Veteran’s Resources
- 5 Signs of Common Mental Health Conditions
- ADHD and Substance Abuse
- AlzheimerSupport.com
- AMAZE - age appropriate sex-ed and puberty videos
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
- Anorexia & meal planning
- About Assisted Living
- Heart of Gold Meditation
- How Can I Pay for Assisted Living?
- Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
- Blood Alcohol Calculator
- Breast Cancer & Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Classical Chinese Medicine
- Community Chiropractic Center
- COVID-19 Resources for Older Adults
- Crush the Stigma
- Diagnos-Techs Labratory
- Emetophobia Help
- Financial Assistance for Single Mothers
- Free Grants for Felons
- Grants for Seniors
- Great Plains Laboratory
- Guide to Choosing a Trade Career for Returning Service Members
- Health News Review - a retired site to critique hype about health in the media
- Internet Safety Guide For Seniors
- Lung Cancer Center
- Lung Cancer in the Military
- Memory Care Facilities - find dementia and Alzheimer's facilities near you
- Mesothelioma & Mental Health
- Military Friendly College Guide
- Monastic Interreligious Dialogue
- Narcissistic Parents
- National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine - National Insitutes of Health
- National Qigong Association
- Natural Eye Care
- Neuroscience Lab
- Night Prayer From the Office of the Dead: Monastic Mystery Book Series and Brother Bernard Seif at Their Best
- Nutritional solutions to Alzheimer’s Dementia
- O*NET OnLine: A career exploration and job analysis tool
- Pastoral Medical Association
- Plant Powered Doctor including links to nutritional solutions to mental illness
- Post Partum Depression
- ProThera Nutraceuticals
- The Psychology Show (helpful videos by Dr. Mattu)
- Qigong Institute
- Qi Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness
- Recovery groups
- Retirement Homes Near Me
- Rich Roll: Website of a podcaster, endurance athlete, vegan, and inspirational guy
- Scholarships for Veterans
- School Shooting resources (I am so incredibly sorry to even have to include them)
- Senior Guidance
- Senior Guide to Mental Health During COVID-19
- Serenity Music
- Shrink Rap Radio
- Spectracell Lab
- Stress and Health
- Suicide Prevention
- Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation
- Unconscious Bias
- Veteran’s Resources
- VisionCenter has vision resources
- FreeGrantsforVeterans, a website which helps low-income vets find free grants
- VIA Institute on Character
- Whistleblower Info has fraud resources
- Yelling: does it work?
- Zero Suicides
- ZRT Laboratory
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Addiction Group - addiction resources
A Guide to Teen Opioid Addiction
Al-Anon - for family members of alcoholics
Alcohol And Drug Abuse In College
Alcohol Self-Assessment Test - take this test if you are curious about your drinking
All Treatment - a resource for finding treatment centers
Anxiety and Alcohol: Does Drinking Cause Anxiety & Panic Attacks?
Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
Building a Support System When You Have a Drug Addiction
CheckUp & Choices - evaluate your drinking
Co-occurring: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Coping With Grief Following The Death Of An Addicted Loved One
Division On Addictions - an organization helping vulnerable individuals locate treatment options
Does Addiction Run In Families?
Drug & Alcohol Addiction Support Groups
Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occurring Disorders)
Effects of Drug Addiction on Oral Health
Effects of Illegal Drugs on the Heart
Exercise and Addiction Recovery
Genetics and Epigenetics of Addiction
Inpatient Rehab for Opioid Addiction
Interactive Map of Drug Overdose Deaths
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcoholism
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
Northeast Addictions Treatment Center - Massachusetts based but has other resources as well
Practicing Mindfulness In Addiction Recovery
Process Addictions Beyond Alcohol and Drugs
Recognizing an Addiction Problem
Recovery Audio - a list of AA speakers and tapes
Seeking Safety - for trauma, addictions, or both
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
Society of Addiction Psychology
South Eastern Pennsylvania Intergroup Association of AA - a resource for local AA meetings
Substance Abuse and Cannabis Usage: Supporting and Affirming the LGBTQ Community and Youth
Talking to Teens About Drugs and Alcohol
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6 Ways to Cope With the Fear of Traveling
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Breathing Exercises: Three To Try
How My Anxiety Affects My Relationships
Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief
Stress Leave: How To Take Time Off Work For Stress
Test for Symptoms of Anxiety, Panic, OCD and Phobias - self-assessment
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Other local clinicians to consider:
CBT Center for Anxiety and OCD
Cognizant Behavioral Health (psychiatrists for medication)
Cynthia Conan (484) 885-3968
Michele Hyman, PsyD
Lauren Klosser, M.Ed, LPC
George Ledakis, PhD (Brandywine Neuropsych Associates)
David Moran (610) 357-3609
Clinicians of Color (search tool)
Some apps to consider: (some free, some require a subscription)
Psyberguide, curated list of therapy apps
Chronic Pain Relief (hypnosis)
Curable (chronic pain)
JKZ Series (mindfulness apps)
Loona (sleep app)
Moodnotes (iPhone and Apple Watch only)
Oak (for Apple)
Pzizz (for sleep)
A list of apps and article for relaxation
VA Mindfulness Coach
Here is a video about a concerning trend in social media.
On a much lighter note, here's a comic (and profane) parody meditation video to lighten your day.
Please Note: Dr. Milbourne is not responsible for the content, claims or representations of the listed sites.
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