Crisis Text Line – Mental Health Support
Crisis Text Line is a global nonprofit organization providing free and confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by texting HOME to 741741.
Crisis Text Line
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Resources
Tending the Ground: Resources to Support your Inner Work
Crisis and Support
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
A 24/7 free and confidential support line for individuals in distress. Dial 988 for assistance in the USA.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Offers 24/7 support via phone (1-800-273-8255) or online chat for those in crisis.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Veterans Crisis Line (USA)
Provides 24/7 confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones. Call 988 then press 1 or text to 838255.
Veterans Crisis Line
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International Crisis Resources
A comprehensive list of international crisis resources for mental health and emotional well-being.
International Crisis Resources
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The Trevor Project for LGBTQ
A crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ youth. Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678
The Trevor Project for LGBTQ
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Trans Lifeline
A hotline offering emotional and financial support to transgender individuals in crisis. Call 877-565-8860
Trans Lifeline
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National Domestic Violence Hotline (USA)
Provides 24/7 support for those experiencing domestic violence. Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text “START” to 88788
National Domestic Violence Hotline
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SAMHSA National Helpline
A free, confidential, multilingual, crisis support service providing information and referrals for mental health and substance use disorders. Call or text 1-800-985-5990
SAMHSA National Helpline
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Mental Health America (MHA)
Offers resources and support for mental health challenges, including tools to find help locally.
Mental Health America
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Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion
Psychedelic Crisis and Support
Fireside Project Psychedelic Peer Support Line
Provides free, confidential peer support for individuals navigating challenging psychedelic experiences. Call or text 623-473-7433 during 11 a to 11 p PT
Fireside Psychedelic Peer Support
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Coming Home Project (Challenging Psychedelic Experiences)
Research project and newsletter focused on supporting individuals with challenging psychedelic experiences.
Challenging Experiences Project
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Shine Collective
A survivor-led movement offering mental health support to individuals affected by harm in psychedelic spaces or altered states practices.
Shine Collective
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Psychedelics in Recovery (12-Step Fellowship)
A community using psychedelics as part of recovery from addiction while following a 12-step framework.
Psychedelics in Recovery
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Purity Test Kits: Quantitative Harm Reduction Test Kits
Be Safe and Test Your Substances for Potency. Know how strong they are. A must for safe dosing! Also, make sure you know that the substances you have, are the actual substances they are supposed to be. Know what you are taking!
Purity Test Kits
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MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)
The original non-profit advancing psychedelic-assisted therapies through research, education, and advocacy. Lots of information and resources are here.
MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)
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Beckley Foundation
The Beckley Foundation is dedicated to global drug policy reform and scientific research into psychoactive substances.
Beckley Foundation
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Erowid
An extensive resource on psychoactive substances, including effects, risks, and user experiences.
Erowid Center
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Dr. Ben Malcolm, PharmD, MPH, Spirit Pharmacist
Explore Psychedelic Pharmacology and Drug Interactions with Free Courses and Downloadable Resources by Dr. Ben Malcolm.
Spirit Pharmacist
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No one who achieves success does so without the help of others
Trauma-Informed Resources and Support
Bessell van der Kolk: Overcome Trauma with Yoga
Great 5 minute video with a description of trauma in sensory oriented experiential terms that is very lucid and pithy.
Overcome Trauma
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Peter Levine Explains How the Body Stores Trauma
In this 3 minute video, Dr. Peter Levine, developer of Somatic Experiencing, talks about how trauma is stored in the body.
How the Body Stores Trauma
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Authenticity vs. Attachment with Gabor Maté
In this beautiful 4 minute video, Gabor Maté, M.D. discusses the conflict children and adults often face staying true to their authenticity while potentially jeopardizing their important relationships.
Authenticity vs. Attachment
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Trauma and the nervous system: a polyvagal perspective
This excellent 9 minute video is a basic introduction to a Polyvagal view of how trauma and chronic stress affect our nervous system.
Trauma and the nervous system
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How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction with Gabor Maté
In this powerful talk, Gabor Maté explains how addiction is not a choice or genetic flaw, but a response to early childhood trauma and disconnection.
How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Addiction
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Is Addiction a Choice? Big Questions with Gabor Maté
In this 13 minute video, Gabor Maté challenges the belief that addiction is a choice, explaining its roots in childhood trauma and disconnection from the self.
Is addiction a choice?
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best
Philosophy, Consciousness, and Non-Duality
Alan Watts: The Present Moment
A powerful and thought-provoking 13 minute commentary about the present moment. Anything by Alan Watts is wonderful and well worth your time.
Alan Watts: The Present Moment
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Who Are You? – Alan Watts: The Illusion Of Thoughts
A provocative and eye-opening 9 minute commentary by Alan Watts on the illusion of thoughts and the real you.
The Illusion of Thoughts
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Alan Watts: Just Let Go
A brilliant 9 minute discussion about how “Pleasure in its fullness can not be experienced when one is grasping it” This also applies to healing.
Just Let Go
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Alan Watts: Life is NOT a Journey
In this enlightening 4 minute video, Alan Watts challenges the conventional perception of life as a journey with a destination.
Life is NOT a Journey
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Alan Watts & Eckhart Tolle – What Lies Beyond The Mind
This 16 minute collaborative video delves into the nature of consciousness and the limitations of the mind.
What Lies Beyond The Mind
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All we need is to be. We’re told to have a plan A and a plan B. But all we really need is Plan Be. Plan be here now.