Resources
Resources
Articles, BLOG POSTS & More
How Sensitive Are You To Rejection?
Karen Levine
The Gottman Institute
All of us can recall experiences of rejection, whether in our professional lives, social circles, or romantic relationships. For many, the initial disappointment fades quickly, managed through effective coping strategies. However, for some people, rejection can trigger an intense emotional reaction that feels disproportionate to the situation. This response can spiral into a cycle of hurt feelings, conflict, and negativity. In such cases, it might be more than just rejection sensitivity but Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) may be at play.
The pandemic forced a massive remote-work experiment. Now comes the hard part
Kathryn Vasel
CNN Business
It’s been one year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic and businesses started closing. CNN Business looks back on the pandemic’s impact on the global workforce and how things may have forever changed.
LOOKING FOR LOVE... IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES?
Grace Riddell, LICSW, LCSW-C, MEd.
Grace-Riddell.com
Are you a love addict? Is love your drug?
Understand and identify relationship patterns, considering the impact of attachment style. Learn more about the traits of a love addict.
Resource: The Stages of Coming Out
Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW
The Cass Model of Gay and Lesbian Identity Formation identifies the stages of coming out, a lifelong process of exploring one’s sexual orientation and Gay / Lesbian identity and sharing it with family, friends, co-workers and the world. As one of the most significant developmental processes in the lives of Gay and Lesbian people, it means recognizing, accepting, expressing and sharing ones’ sexual orientation with oneself and others.
Resource: Psychology TOols
Psychology Tools is a free to use website dedicated to providing psychology professionals, students, and the general public with transparent access to academically validated psychological assessment tools. The website strives to provide tests, questionnaires, and assessments in the most streamlined format possible, through a simple interface coupled with automatic scoring.
AUDIO & Video
PODCAST: It’s not about the sex
Episode 13: queer codependency
Andrew Susskind, LCSW, feat. Grace Riddell, LICSW and Barry McNinch, MS
On his podcast, It’s Not About the Sex, Andrew Susskind, LCSW, SEP, CGP, welcomes addiction and codependency specialists, Grace Riddell and Barry McNinch who practice in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. As queer-identified clinicians, they delve into an intergenerational discussion about Queer Codependency and the challenges and opportunities faced within the LGBTQI community.
CONVERSATION WITH ALANIS MORISSETTE
Alanis Morissette feat. Pia Mellody
The State of Affairs:
Rethinking Infidelity
Esther Perel
In this episode, Alanis talks with Pia Mellody about codependence and addiction recovery as well as parenting and creating functional relationships.
Books
Attached: the New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help you Find and Keep Love
Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel Heller, M.A.
BREAKING FREE OF CODEPENDENCE
Pia Mellody
DARING GREATLY: HOW THE COURAGE TO BE VULNERABLE TRANSFORMS THE WAY WE LIVE, LOVE, PARENT, AND LEAD
Brene Brown
FACING CODEPENDENCE
Pia Mellody
Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge and How to Heal When Things Go Wrong
Lauren D. Costine, Ph.D.
THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION: LET GO OF WHO YOU THINK YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE AND EMBRACE WHO YOU ARE
Brene Brown
Treating Out of Control Sexual Behavior: Rethinking Sex Addiction
Douglas Harvey-Braun
Conscious Lesbian Dating & Love: A Roadmap to Finding the RIght Partner and Creating the Relationship of your Dreams
Ruth L. Schwartz, Ph.D. and Michelle Murrain, Ph.D.