Dr. Helen Jun’s curated collection of books, tools, and mental health referrals that can complement individual therapy or provide additional pathways to care.
Books & Reading
Dr. Jun’s Book List by Topic
Complex Trauma
“Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving” by Pete Walker
“Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” by Lindsay Gibson
“It Didn’t Start with You” by Mark Wolynn
Neurodivergence
“Unmasking Autism” by Devon Price
“Taking Charge of Adult ADHD” by Russell Barkley
“Succeeding with Adult ADHD” by Abigail Levrini
Religious Trauma
“When Religion Hurts You” by Laura Anderson
“Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving their Religion” by Marlene Winell
“Cultish” by Amanda Montell
“You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelica Christianity” by Jamie Lee Finch
Race x Trauma
“My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies” by Resmaa Menakem
“Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation” by David Eng & Shinhee Han
“I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika Sanchez
Asian & Asian American Experiences
“Permission to Come Home” by Jenny Wang
“Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter” by Van Cao and Harlan Van Cao
“The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers“ by Bhanu Kapil
“The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Polyamory
“Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, & Consensual Nonmonogamy” by Jessica Fern
Online Educational Reading
Responsible Homeschooling: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org
BITE Model for Cult Survivors: https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model-pdf-download
Borderline Personality Disorder Education: https://emotionsmatterbpd.org
OCD Education: https://iocdf.org
Self-Guided Tools
Guided Self-Compassion: https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-practices
Progressive Muscle Relaxation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ-i1BVLawc
Feelings Wheel: https://feelingswheel.app
Additional Therapy Support
Search engine for in-person therapists in your area: https://www.therapyden.com
Affordable, sliding-scale therapy: https://openpathcollective.org
Grief Support Group (Los Angeles, New York, virtual): https://www.ourhouse-grief.org
Borderline Personality Disorder Peer Support Group: https://emotionsmatterbpd.org/peer-support-groups-information
Other Support Groups: https://www.heypeers.com
Crisis Support
National Suicide & Crisis Hotline: Text or call 988
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ young people): Call 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: Call 877-565-8860
National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-SAFE (7233)