Emergency or Crisis Resources

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Here are other crisis resources that may help if you are experiencing extreme emotional distress and I am not available:

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline : Visit https://988lifeline.org/ or call 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Chat: Visit https://chat.988lifeline.org/ to chat with crisis centers around the U.S.
Suicide and Crisis Text Line: Send a text to 988
Love is Respect: Visit www.loveisrespect.org/, text “LOVEIS” to 22522, or call 1-866-331-9474 to talk with a peer advocate to prevent and end abusive relationships

Resources & Product Recommendations for Families

Here are some of my favorite books and products that I occasionally recommend to families. This list is a work in progress. Please note that I do not have any personal or professional connections to these products and I do not receive any profit or incentives for recommending these items.

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents

By Tamar E. Chansky

A Boy and a Bear: The Children's Relaxation Book

By Lori Lite

The Hyena Who Lost Her Laugh

By Jessica Lamb-Shapiro

Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" -- and Parents Say "Way to Go"

By John S. March MD MPH

The inspiration for "Just Breathe" first came about a little over a year ago when I overheard my then 5-year-old son talking with his friend about how emotions affect different regions of the brain, and how to calm down by taking deep breaths - all things they were beginning to learn in Kindergarten at their new school, Citizens of the World Charter School, in Mar Vista, CA.