Need to talk - Here are some phone numbers....

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   (800) 273-8255 or Espanol (800) 628-9454

Peer Warmline Connection of Sonoma County (707) 565-4466

Sonoma County 24-Hour Crisis Line  (800) 746-8181 or (707) 576-8181

Institute on Aging Friendship Line  (800) 871-0016

Community Helpline Statewide California (877) 541-2525

The Trevor Lifeline (866) 488-7386

National Youth Crisis Line (800) 488-4663

National Veterans Crisis Line (800) 273-8255 press 1

A few books you might find helpful

Care of the Soul: A Guide For Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life, Thomas Moore, HarperPerennial, NY, 1992.

Spirit Medicine. Hank Wessleman and Jill Kuykendall, Hay House, Inc, Carlsbad, CA: . 2004.

The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book, Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen Publishing, San Rafael, CA. 1997.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, Boston, 1997.

"What's Love Got To Do With It?"

In this book chapter my dear friend Pamela Chao and I explore what it is to form an inter-racial alliance that supports each other's growth while challenging unacknowledged privileges and assumptions. It appeared in a book titled: Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation, edited by Karen L. Dace, and published by Routledge in 2012. This article is a draft version of the final article and is used with permission. "What's Love Got To Do With It"