Resources
Explore a range of resources that are commonly recommended to clients or that Nat has found useful themself.
LGBTQIA+ Resources
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Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (find on Thriftbooks)
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why it Matters by Schuyler Bailar (find on Bookshop.org)
The Gender Unicorn - a tool for gender education by Trans Student Education Network
TRANS: a discord server for Trans, Nonbinary, Agender, and Questioning people (13+) moderated by THRIVE.
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Just Us and Becoming Us - groups for LGBTQ high schoolers or middle schoolers at Oasis Center
The Spectrum Connection - a free peer support group for LGBTQIA+ autistic adults in Middle TN from Autism TN
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OutMemphis - LGBTQ+ organization
Uplift Fund - Microgrant for adults (18+) in Shelby, DeSoto, Crittenden, Tipton, or Fayette counties.
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Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen (find on Firestorm Books)
Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection (find on Firestorm Books)
Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J Brown (find on Firestorm Books)
Neurodivergence Resources
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The Spectrum Connection - a free peer support group for LGBTQIA+ autistic adults in Middle TN from Autism TN
Autism TN - local non-profit led by people with lived experience supporting
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Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills by Sony Jane Wise (find on author’s website)
We’re All Neurodiverse by Sony Jane Wise (find on Thriftbooks)
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Unmasking Autism by Devon Price (find on Bookshop.org)
The Spectrum Connection - a free peer support group for LGBTQIA+ autistic adults in Middle TN
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AKA pervasive drive for autonomy or pathological demand avoidance
Kristy Forbes - advocate and educator
PDA and low demand parenting article from Dr. Neff
Low Demand Parenting by Amanda Diekman (find on author’s website)
Miscellaneous Resources
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Circle of Security - a visual map of attachment to guide parents and caregivers
Polysecure by Jessica Fern (find on author’s website)
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Polysecure and Polywise by Jessica Fern (find on author’s website)
The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy by Lola Phoenix (find on Bookshop.org)
Non-Monogamy Help: Polyamory advice column and podcast by Lola Phoenix
Crisis Resources
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Contact: Chat available on website.
Website: https://thrivelifeline.org/
Hours: Thursday from 12:30 am - 6:30 am CT
Description: Non-carceral crisis, warmline, and group support, centering multiply marginalized communities.
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Contact: Call (888)-407-4515
Website: https://wildfloweralliance.org/
Hours: Monday - Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm CT; Friday - Sunday from 6 pm - 9 pm CT
Description: A peer support line (sometimes referred to as a ‘warmline’) is a private phone line that you can call to get support, ask about resources, connect with another person who can relate or has ‘been there’, or just talk. Our peer support line is answered by a trained peer supporter who has their own first-hand experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, and/or other interrupting challenges. This line does not collect personal information, perform assessment, or call crisis or the police.
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Contact: Text (401)-400-2905
Website: https://projectlets.org/crisis-support
Hours: Monday - Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm CT
Description: Anti-Carceral peer support services for urgent support with psychiatric incarceration/involuntary hospitalization. Services are for:
People at urgent risk of experiencing psychiatric incarceration
People who are currently being held against their will inside of psychiatric facilities
Friends, family members, and care team members supporting people experiencing psychiatric incarceration.
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Contact: Call or text (800)-604-5841
Website: https://www.callblackline.com/
Description: Call BlackLine provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. Call BlackLine prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). By us for us.
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Call: Call (888)-843-4564
Website: https://lgbthotline.org/
Hours: Monday - Friday from 1 pm - 10 pm CT; Saturday 11 am - 4 pm CT
Description: Here to serve the entire community by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs. We don’t call other suicide hotlines, 911, or rescue services on your behalf.
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Contact: Call (877)-565-8860
Website: https://translifeline.org/
Hours: Monday - Friday from 12 pm - 8 pm CT
Description: Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.
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Contact: Call (844)-762-8483
Website: https://strongheartshelpline.org/
Hours: 24/7/365
Description: StrongHearts Native Helpline is a safe, anonymous, and confidential domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering support and advocacy.
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Contact: Call or text 623-473-7433
Website: https://firesideproject.org/
Hours: Everyday 9 am - 9 pm CT
Description: Confidential and free emotional support during or after psychedelic experiences.
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Contact: Call or text (833)-852-6262
Website: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline
Hours: 24/7
Description: For people who are pregnant or just had a baby, partner or family of pregnant and postpartum people.
