Too often, the cliches and stigmas of mental illness breed ignorance. That ignorance can lead to a lack of empathy and compassion toward people living every day with mental illness. Part of our mission at Sanctuary Centers is to foster a better understanding of mental illness and the struggles it causes. Understanding begins the path to learning and growth. If you are in need, we hope that the information below with help you feel understood and supported. If you are simply here to learn, we hope you walk away with a little more empathy after reading these resources.

Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Janelle M. Caponigro, MA ~ “Bipolar Disorder…helps readers process their diagnosis, decide who to tell, and discover the treatments and lifestyle changes that can help manage their symptoms. This book offers hope and support for the newly diagnosed without overwhelming them with extraneous information.”

Manic: a memoir

Terri Cheney ~ “In explosive bursts of prose that mirror the devastating mania and extreme despair of [bipolar disorder] Cheney describes her roller-coaster existence with shocking honesty, giving brilliant voice to the previously unarticulated madness she endured.”

The Center Cannot Hold

Elyn R. Saks –  Saks “is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness.” […]

Too often, the cliches and stigmas of mental illness breed ignorance. That ignorance can lead to a lack of empathy and compassion toward people living every day with mental illness. Part of our mission at Sanctuary Centers is to foster a better understanding of mental illness and the struggles it causes. Understanding begins the path to learning and growth. If you are in need, we hope that the information below with help you feel understood and supported. If you are simply here to learn, we hope you walk away with a little more empathy after reading these resources.

Understanding Mental Illness

 

Learning About Specific Treatments Implemented at Sanctuary Centers

  • What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)? An easy to understand overview of DBT provided by Behavioral Tech, an organization created by DBT’s founder Dr. Marsha Linehan.
  • The Evidence of EMDR Experts on the therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), including EMDR founder Dr. Francine Shapiro, provides some useful insight into the practice of EMDR and how it helps with trauma, anxiety, addiction, and other conditions.
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction An article that explores what MBSR is and how it helps disrupt our habitual reactions to stress that may result in poor choices or behaviors that may add to current issues such as depression, anxiety, or chronic pain.
  • Psychological Flexibility: How Love Turns Pain into Purpose A Tedx talk (video) given by Dr. Steven Hayes, the founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), that addresses the initial step in ACT–accepting your experience in a loving way so that you can then choose a meaningful next step and take action.
  • Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Holds Promise For Treating Addiction A HuffPost article that provides an easy to understand overview of MBRP, a treatment approach that targets the root of addiction.

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