Resources
Some local Seacoast and national support resources that may be helpful to you or a loved one.
NH Rapid Response Access Point
/ 988 Lifeline
Free and confidential 24/7 suicide and crisis hotline.
Call: 988 or (833) 710-6477
Crisis Hotlines
Network of gender-affirming providers and resources in New Hampshire.
Free evening phone support from peers. No appointment or referral needed. Open 5pm - 10pm, daily.
Call: (603) 427-6966 or
(800) 809-6262
Free civil legal help with housing, domestic violence and family law, and public benefits for people with low income and adults 60+.
Apply through 603 Legal Aid:
(800) 639-5290
New Hampshire's disability rights advocates. Free legal help with discrimination, accommodations, education, employment, and healthcare access.
Call: (603) 228-0432
Free resources for anyone affected by domestic abuse, sexual violence, or stalking.
Call: (603) 994-SAFE (7233)
Support and recovery for people with substance use challenges and affected loved ones.
Call: 211
Free groceries in a supermarket-style pantry in Portsmouth, plus mobile markets, meals for kids, gardening classes, and more.
Call: (603) 436-0641
Shelter in Portsmouth, NH for individuals and families.
Call: 211 or (866) 444-4211
Community Resource Network Directory
Directory of agencies and services across Rockingham, Strafford, and lower York counties, from housing and food to transportation and peer support.
Mental health support services for people of all ages living in the eastern half of Rockingham County.
Call: (603) 431-6703
Alcoholics Anonymous of Coastal New Hampshire
Alcoholics Anonymous meeting times and locations across the Seacoast, in person and online.
Wildflower Alliance Online Support Groups
Wildflower Alliance directory of online peer-to-peer support groups.
Recommendations & Further Learning
Here are some articles, books, and other things, relevant to my work and approach. Whether or not we’re able to work together, these are aligned works that I want to spread the word about and think will be helpful to others.
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![Book cover titled "Madness & Oppression: Paths to Personal Transformation & Collective Liberation" featuring cartoon-style illustrations of two women, one with a hijab and the other with curly silver hair, sitting on a floor against a gradient background.]()
Madness & Oppression
A Mad Maps Guide by The Icarus Project
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![Book cover with a bright yellow background and large red and pink text. The title reads, 'Love in a F*cked-Up World' by Dean Spade, author of Mutual Aid.]()
Love in a F*cked Up World
By Dean Spade
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![Book cover titled 'Neuroqueer Heresies' with a purple background, featuring an illustration of a butterfly with a brain as its body.]()
Neuroqueer Heresies
By Nick Walker
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![Author Sherry Turkle and Kelly Hayes.]()
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
Kelly Hayes talks with Sherry Turkle about what our increasing reliance on chatbots is costing us
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![Book cover titled 'The F Word: Vikki Reynolds on the Politics of Forgiveness,' conducted by Natasha Sanders-Kay.]()
The F Word:
Vikki Reynolds on The Politics of Forgiveness
Interview Conducted By Natasha Sanders-Kay
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![A digital illustration of two geodes with blue crystals inside, set against a black background. Above them is a quote by Mariame Kaba: 'When something can't be fixed, then the question is what can we build instead?']()
The Struggle is Permanent:
Keep Fighting
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![Book cover titled "Come As You Are" by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. with a pink background featuring a zipper opening to reveal a red interior, and a yellow circle indicating "Revised and Updated."]()
Come As You Are:
The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
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![Book cover with yellow background and large overlapping circles, the title 'Polysecure' in bold black text, subtitle 'Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy' in blue, author Jessica Fern's name in black, and a foreword credit in smaller blue font.]()
Polysecure:
Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy
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![Book cover titled "Conflict Is Not Abuse" by Sarah Schulman with a colorful abstract background resembling a sky with clouds in pastel hues.]()
Conflict is Not Abuse:
Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair
By Sarah Schulman -
![Book cover for "The Wisdom of Anxiety" by Sheryl Paul, features a background with green leaves and orange text.]()
The Wisdom of Anxiety:
How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal
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![Book cover titled "No Bad Parts" by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, with a foreword by Alanis Morissette. The cover features abstract line art of a human face and hands, with colorful background shapes. The subtitle reads "Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with THE INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS MODEL."]()
No Bad Parts:
Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
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![Book cover titled 'Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror' by Judith L. Herman, MD, with a torn, abstract collage and graffiti-like text reading 'When will this stop?']()
Trauma and Recovery
By Judith Lewis Herman, MD
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![Book cover titled "Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship" by Terrence Real, with colorful watercolor large letters "US" and a green circle indicating it is a New York Times bestseller.]()
Us:
Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
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![Book cover of "How to Be Perfect" by Michael Schur, with a blue sky background, clouds, and a yellow vertical stripe on the right side.]()
How to Be Perfect:
The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
By Michael Schur -
![Book cover for 'The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning' by Samhita Mukhopadhyay, with quote from Rebecca Traister.]()
The Myth of Making It:
A Workplace Reckoning
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![An open book with pink and white flowers blooming from its pages, set against a pink background. Text below reads 'Organizing My Thoughts'.]()
Managing Overwhelm Amid Trump's Chaos
By Kelly Hayes
