Mental Wellness Resources

If You Are In Crisis: Neither Magdalena Piskorski nor the practice of Tethered Psychotherapy offer crisis services. If you are in crisis, please call 9-1-1 or visit your local emergency centre. 

Crisis Services & Helplines
Books & Community Services

Crisis Services & Helplines

If You Are In Crisis:

Neither Magdalena Piskorski nor the practice of Tethered Psychotherapy offer crisis services. If you are in crisis, please call 9-1-1 or visit your local emergency centre. 

  • COAST Crisis Line

    1-877-825-9011

  • Kids Help Phone

    1-800-668-6868 or text: 686868

  • First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line

    1-855-242-3310

  • Talk Suicide

    1 833 456-4566 or text 45645

  • Assaulted Women's Helpline

    416 863-0511 or toll-free: 1 866 863-0511

  • LGBT YouthLine

    1-800-268-9688 or text: 647-694-4275

  • Trans Lifeline

    1-877-330-6366

  • Additional Crisis Services & Helplines

    Halton Distress Centre: 905-877-1211
    Burlington - 905-681-1488
    Halton Hills/Milton: 905-877-1211 
    Hamilton: 905-561-5800
    Oakville: 905-849-4541 

Books & Community Services

    • The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, And Body In The Healing Of Trauma – Bessel Van Der Kolk (2015)

    • When The Body Says No: Gabor Mate (2004)

    • The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture - Gabor Mate (2022)

    • The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques For Overcoming Stress Symptoms – Mary Beth Williams, PhD., LCSW, CTS, and Soili Poijula, PhD. (2013, 2002)

    • https://sacha.ca/

    • The Dance Of Anger: A Woman’s Guide To Changing The Patterns Of Intimate Relationships Harriet Lerner, PhD. (2005, 1985)

    • Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger - Soraya Chemaly (2018)

    • Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think – Dennis Greenberger (1995)

    • Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving - Julia Samuel (2017)

    • The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments - Hadley Vlahos (2023)

    • It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand - Megan Devine (2017)

    • Finding Your Way Through Loss & Grief - Christine Hopfgarten (2021)

    • https://bereavedfamilies.net/

    • https://ourlossgrief.ca/

    • The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook - Matthew McKay (2019)

    • The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide - Alexander Chapman (2007)

    • Building a Life Worth Living - Marsha Linehan (2021)

    • Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder - Shari Manning (2011)

    • The High-Conflict Couple - Allan Fruzzetti (2006)

    • https://www.dbtvirtual.com/

    • The Five Keys To Mindful Communication – Susan Gillis Chapman (2012)

    • Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself - Nedra Glover Tawwab (2021)

    • You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It’s Important - Kate Murphy (2020)

    • Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think – Dennis Greenberger (1995)

    • All About Love: New Visions- bell hooks (1999)

    • More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory – Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert, Janet Hardy and Tatiana Gill (2014)

    • Open Deeply: A guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships - Kate Loree (2022)

    • The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide To Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures – Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy (2011)

    • Thriving in Non-Monogamy: An Ethical Slut’s Guide - Erin Davidson (2020)

    • The Jealousy Workbook: Exercises and Insights For Managing Open Relationships – Kathy Labriola (2013)

    • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations For A Lifetime Of Love – Dr. Sue Johnson (2008)

    • Mating In Captivity: Reconciling The Erotic and The Domestic – Esther Perel (2006)

    • Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy - Jessica Fern (2020)

    • Polywise: A Deeper Dive into Navigating Open Relationships - Jessica Fern (2023)

    • I’m OK - You’re OK - Thomas A. Harris (2004)

    • The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples - John A. Gottman (2011)

    • Broken Trust: Overcoming an Intimate Betrayal and Reclaiming Your Life - Tim Cole, Emily Duddleston (2017)

    • https://www.gottman.com/

    • https://www.fairplaylife.com/

    • Daring Greatly: How The Courage To Be Vulnerable Transforms The Way We Live, Love, Parent, And Lead – Brené Brown, PhD., LMSW (2012)

    • I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t): Making The Journey From ‘What Will People Think?’ To ‘I Am Enough’ – Brené Brown, PhD., LMSW (2007)

    • Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl (2006)

    • The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live and How You Can Change Them - Richard J. Davidson, Sharon Begley (2012)

    • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Pema Chodron (2000)

    • Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Romanticism and Agender Identity - Michael Paramo (2024)

    • Born Both - Hida Viloria (2017)

    • King, Warrior, Magician, Lover - Robert Moore, Douglas Gillette (1990)

    • Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcome Body Image Issues - Jessi Kneeland (2020)

    • Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life – Emily Nagoski, PhD. (2015)

    • Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships – Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá (2012) 

    • Want: 8 Steps to Recovering Desire, Passion, and Pleasure After Sexual Assault - Julie Peters (2019)

    • Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex - Mary Roach (2009)

What’s on my Bookshelf:

  • A motivational quote on a sunset background with trees, reading 'PEMA CHÖDRÖN — How we live is how we die.'

    How You Live is How You Die

    Rema Chodron

  • Book cover titled 'Embers' by Richard Wagamese, featuring a campfire with orange flames against a starry night sky.

    Embers

    Richard Wagamese

  • Book cover of 'Forest Euphoria' by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian featuring illustrations of a bird, mushrooms, and a snake.

    Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature

    Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

  • Book cover titled 'Bitter-Sweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole' by Susan Cain, with a blue abstract background and a red circle indicating she is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'Quiet.'

    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

    Susan Cain

  • Book titled 'The State of Affairs' by Esther Perel, with a red cover and a black band across the middle.

    The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity

    Esther Perel