LGBTQIA+

Books

• Am I Trans Enough? by Alo Johnson
• Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
• Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
• Bi: the Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw
• The Book of Non-Binary Joy: Embracing the Power of You by Ben Pechey
• Gender Euphoria: Stories of Joy From Trans, Non-binary and Intersex
• Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight by Loren Olson

Websites

• HIV/STI testing and PrEP Education
• The Asexual Visibility & Education Network
• Trans Lifeline

Support Groups

• Trans WA Peer Support Group – free
• PFLAG Parent Support Groups – free
• Peer Seattle – free
• LGBTQ+ Youth Groups – free
• LGBTQ+ Group Therapy – accepts insurance

Other

• LGBTQ+ Crisis Hotline
• Trans Lifeline

Chronic Illness and Disability

Books

• The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O’Rourke
• Long Illness: A Practical Guide to Surviving, Healing, and Thriving by Meghan Jobson and Juliet Morgan
• The Body is a Doorway by Sophie Strand
• How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard
• When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness: Hope and Help for Those Providing Support by Tamara McClintock Greenberg
• Thriving in a Relationship When You Have Chronic Illness: Navigate Challenges and Keep Your Relationship Strong Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Lisa Gray
• The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
• Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
• Disability Intimacy edited by Alice Wong
• When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Mate
• Sitting Pretty: The View Fom My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig
• Being (Sick) Enough by Jessica Graham

Websites

• The Sick Times
• National Organization For Rare Disorders
• Celiac Disease Foundation
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Autoimmune Association

Support Groups

• Chronic Illness Conversations Spring 2026 – free
• Body Grief Support Group – sliding scale
• The Center for Chronic Illness Groups – free
• Disability Empowerment Center peer support groups – free
• Monthly Caregiver Wellness and Support Circle – free

Other

• To The Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness, and Meaning podcast
• Bearable symptom-tracking app – free
• Buoy electrolyte drops chronic illness discount program
• Leaving Evidence – disability justice blog by Mia Mingus

IBD and Gut Issues

Books

• The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health by Emeran Mayer
• What Doesn’t Kill You by Tessa Miller
• I Pooped My Pants by April Michelle Harris

Websites

• Crohns and Colitis Foundation
• Living with IBD
• IBD in Children
• Girls With Guts

Support Groups

• In-Person IBD Group in Spokane, WA – free
• Washington Virtual IBD Support Group – free
• North Sound Ostomy Group – free
• IBD Skills Group – CBT and Hypnosis

Other

• We Can’t Wait restroom-finder app – free
• Managing Flares and IBD Guide
• Plant-Based Colonoscopy Guide
• About IBD podcast

Somatics/Nervous System

Books

• My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
• Bodyfulness: Somatic Practices for Presence, Empowerment, and Waking Up in This Life by Christine Caldwell
• Healing Through the Vagus Nerve by Amanda Armstrong

Grief

Books

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
• In the Absense of the Ordinary by Francis Weller
• Tending Grief by Camille Sapara Barton

Support Groups

• Body Grief Support Group
• The Healing Center – free
• Good Grief Creative Arts Group
• Navigating Disenfranchised Grief

Other Favorites

Books

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
• The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
• All About Love by bell hooks
• Reclaiming Body Trust: Break Free from a Culture of Body Perfection, Disordered Eating and Other Traumas by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant
• No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the IFS Model by Richard Schwartz
• Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
• What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill

Other

• We Can Do Hard Things podcast