SB's Favorite Self-Care Resources

Finch — Self-Care Pet App

• • Take care of your virtual pet by taking care of yourself. Gentle, gamified self-care that many clients find surprisingly effective.

Visible — Invisible Illness Symptom Tracker

• • Wearable-connected app for tracking symptoms of POTS, EDS, autoimmune illness, fatigue, and brain fog. Helps make invisible symptoms legible — to yourself and to providers.

Calm — Mindfulness, Sleep & Stress

• • Extensive library of meditations, breathing exercises, sleep stories, and music. Lots of free content; their Sleep Stories with celebrity narrators are a particular favorite.

Insight Timer — Free Meditation & Sleep

• • One of the most generous free libraries of guided meditations out there — thousands of tracks with no paywall required. Great for folx who found Calm's subscription out of reach.

OneMind PsyberGuide — Mental Health App Reviews

• • Expert reviews of mental health apps — helpful for sorting evidence-based tools from the noise.

Sunsama — Mindful Task & Time Management

• • Time blocking and task management designed with ND brains in mind. Integrates well with other tools. Has a free trial — ask us for our referral link for an extended trial.

Libby — Free eBooks & Audiobooks via Your Library Card

• • Free access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines using your local library card. Self-care doesn't have to cost anything.

Dr. Kieran's Relaxation Practices — YouTube Playlist

• • Dr. Kieran's collection of favorite guided relaxation and mindfulness practices. 

Vox - 8 ways to zone out and relax that don’t involve being on your phone

• Great suggestions (and explanations) around why even these small shifts help create sustainable self care

Happier with Gretchen Rubin (Podcast)

• • Accessible, practical conversations about building habits and finding happiness — without the moralizing. Good for people who want real-life strategies, not inspiration porn.

The Anti-Planner by Dani Donovan (Book)

• • A productivity workbook designed for ADHD brains and chronically overwhelmed people — playful, non-judgmental, and built around real life rather than idealized productivity.

DBT Self Help — Skills Reference

• • A free, clean reference for core DBT skills including distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. Great companion reading between sessions.

Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

• • The home of the Mindful Self-Compassion program developed by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer. Offers guided practices, a course finder, and free resources for building self-compassion skills — one of the most evidence-based approaches to emotional wellbeing.

Self-Compassion — Kristin Neff, PhD

• • Dr. Neff's own site, with free guided meditations, research summaries, and exercises for developing self-compassion. An excellent, practical, non-fluffy resource.

Greater Good Science Center — UC Berkeley

• • Science-based insights on happiness, compassion, and human flourishing. Their articles, videos, and practices are grounded in research and genuinely accessible — not just inspiration content.

Guided Meditations — Dr. Rabia Subhani

• • SB's colleague Dr. Rabia has recorded compassionate body scans and breathing meditations available for free on her resources page. Warm, unhurried, and grounded in mindfulness and self-compassion practice.

Northstar — Mindfulness for BIPOC Communities

• • A mindfulness app created by and for BIPOC communities, with content that centers lived experience rather than a one-size-fits-all wellness framework.