Great Websites and Apps

Websites for practical tools, coping strategies, and support on a wide range of mental health concerns, visit:

  • Man Therapy – Offers interactive tools, articles, and skills for many mental health challenges.

  • Now Matters Now – Provides practical strategies and exercises to cope with stress, strong emotions, and difficult situations.

  • Calm With Kyle – Offers guided meditations and relaxation techniques to help reduce stress and boost mindfulness.

 

Mental Health & Coping Apps

  • MoodTools – Provides mood tracking, thought journals, and guided exercises for depression.

  • Calm – Offers guided meditation, sleep stories, and relaxation exercises for stress and mindfulness.

  • Headspace – Meditation, mindfulness, and sleep support with daily exercises.

  • SAM (Self-help for Anxiety Management) – Tools and exercises to help manage anxiety.

  • Insight Timer – Free guided meditations, music, and mindfulness practices.

  • Sleep Restore - Provides guided audio tools to support deep sleep and nervous system restoration.
  • Anxiety Release - Provides guided audio tools to help reduce anxiety and promote emotional regulation.
  • Overcoming Pain - Offers guided, brain-based tools to help reduce and manage chronic pain.
  • Calm and Confident - Provides guided audio tools to build calm, confidence, and emotional resilience.

  • Happify – Science-based activities and games to build resilience and positive habits.

  • SuperBetter – Gamified approach to improve mental resilience and overall wellbeing.

  • MyCompass (Black Dog Institute) – Free self-help tools for stress, anxiety, and depression. 

Recommended Books & Resources

Reading to support your wellbeing and personal growth.

Top Picks

These are great starting points for personal growth, trauma healing, and emotional wellbeing:

  • The Gifts of Imperfection – Brené Brown
    Learn to embrace vulnerability and live a wholehearted life.

  • The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
    Explore how trauma affects the body and mind, and approaches to healing.

  • Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach
    Combining mindfulness and self-compassion to ease suffering and cultivate self-love.

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
    Understand stress and learn how to complete the stress cycle for better wellbeing.

  • No Bad Parts – Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D.
    An introduction to Internal Family Systems therapy and parts work.

Emotional Wellness & Personal Growth

  • Atlas of the Heart – Brené Brown

  • Rising Strong – Brené Brown

  • The Highly Sensitive Person – Dr. Elaine N. Aron

  • Self-Compassion – Kristin Neff

  • Return to Centre – Patricia Morgan

  • Atomic Habits – James Clear

Trauma, Mind‑Body & Healing

  • When the Body Says No – Gabor Maté, M.D.

  • The Myth of Normal – Gabor Maté & Daniel Maté

  • Anchored – Deb Dana, LCSW

  • Waking the Tiger – Peter A. Levine

  • To Be Loved: A Memoir – A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation – Frank G. Anderson, M.D.

Neurodivergence & Psychological Perspectives

  • Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder – Gabor Maté, M.D.

  • Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity – Devon Price, Ph.D.

  • Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person’s Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically – Devon Price, Ph.D.
     

Disclaimer: The apps, websites, books, and tools listed on this page are provided for informational purposes only to support general wellbeing. We do not endorse, sponsor, or receive payment from any of these services. These websites and apps are not crisis services, but they provide valuable, accessible support anytime.

They are not a substitute for professional counselling, therapy, or medical care. If you are in Alberta and need professional support, consider contacting a counsellor, psychologist, or your primary health provider. For a mental health crisis or if you are in danger, visit our Crisis Support page or call 911.