Stress management and Meditation techniques:

• University of Georgia relaxation exercises
• University of Texas Austin stress management exercises
• UCLA mindfulness exercises
• The Mindfulness Solution free meditations
• Free audio meditations with and without music 

Suicide Prevention hotlines:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-8255
• Lifeline crisis chat (an online chat format crisis support)  www.crisischat.org
• Suicide Prevention Resource Centerwww.sprc.org

Sexual Assault hotlines:

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)   www.rainn.org
• National Sexual Assault Hotline   800-656-HOPE
• In Athens, call The Cottage: (706) 353-1912 or (877) 363-1912
• If you are a student at UGA, call: 706-542-SAFE (7233) or 706-542-8690

Eating Disorders resources:

• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)  www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) http://www.anad.org/

Other self-care resources:

• Eating disorder books/resources:
  • Intuitive eating by Tribole and Resch
  • Body respect: What conventional health books get wrong, leave out, or just fail to understand about weight by Bacon
  • Life without Ed: How one woman declared independence from her eating disorder and how you can too by Scahefer and Rutledge
  • The body image workbook by Cash
  • Nothing to lose: A guide to sane living in a larger body by Erdman
  • Surviving an eating disorder: Strategies for family and friends by Siegel and Brisman
  • The beginner's guide to eating disorders recovery by Kolodny
  •  50 Body acceptance resolutions that don't involve dieting
• Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA by Walker
• Printable list of self care options: For when you're actually NOT okay 
• Brene Brown resources:
  • TED talks:
    • The power of vulnerability
    • Listening to shame
    • Anatomy of trust
  • Books:
    • Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of who you think you are supposed to be and embrace who you are
    • Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
    • Rising Strong: The reckoning, the rumble, the revolution
    • I thought it was just me (but it isn't): Making the journey from "What will people think?" to "I am enough"

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