Category: Resources

  • Sober Living

    A profile of an upscale, gay sober living house in the NYT:  Avoiding the Undertow of Temptation. “A critically important component of recovery for people is a sense of community, not isolation,” said Robert J. Lindsey, president and chief executive of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. In sober share houses, the people…

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  • Mindful Meditations

    As posted by the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA.  Nice, quick, lo-fi doses of calm and awareness. 5 minute Breathing Meditation 12 minute Breath, Sound, Body Meditation 19 minute Complete Meditation Instructions 7 minute Meditation for Working with Difficulties 9:30 minute Loving Kindness Meditation 3 minute short Body and Sound meditation. 3 minute short Loving Kindness…

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  • Free CBT in L.A.

    A free CBT clinic launches this Sunday at SCCC.  The flyer: FREE Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Consultation Clinic The Southern California Counseling Center5615 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019(323) 937-1344 Come receive a one-time FREE CBT consultation and education from experienced mental health counselors! CBT is a highly effective type of mental health treatment…

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  • Free Mental Health Help for Vets

    Give an Hour connects vets with therapists who donate time each week. A collection of profiles of the organization is linked here.  The mission is simple: GAH is dedicated to meeting the mental health needs of the troops and families affected by the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We provide counseling to individuals, couples and families,…

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  • Guided Meditation Page

    Alongside lots of other downloadable/streamable stuff at audiodharma.com, here’s a page of Guided Meditations (also downloadable and streamable). Lots to choose from–different approaches, different voices, different lengths, from 5 minutes to 50.

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