Resources
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress.
Call or Text 988
Go to https://988lifeline.org to chat
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) DuPage County
Providing support, advocacy, and education in order to improve the quality of life of individuals with mental illnesses and their families.
Call (630) 752-0066 to connect to mental health resources
Go to https://namidupage.org to learn more
Coping After Mass Violence
Coping with mass violence can be stressful. This article from offers insight into how to take care of yourself and others.
Mountain Meditation
I share this meditation with you as a gift of peace. The text is adapted from John Kabat-Zinn and invites a practice of becoming grounded and finding the still place that resides deep within.
YouTube Channel
At the Center for Vitality and Balance … We hold ground and create space to help you heal, grow and become. Dr. Sandra Carey takes time to hear your whole story and help create insight into how to release the pain of your current experience and move towards a more vital and balanced relationship with yourself, others, and the world around you.
Reflections on Healing, Growing, and Becoming
This e-book is a collection of various blogs and essays I have shared over the last five years. I culled some of my favorites and hope that they may serve as guidance and hope as you move forward on your journey.
With deepest gratitude and peace,
Sandra