Recommended Resources

Recommended Resources

Welcome to the Phenix Resource/Referral page!  We wanted to create a central database of providers and materials beneficial to our clients and friends.  Each of these resources are personally known to us or recommended by those we trust.  That said, we cannot guarantee your experience with any provider or resource listed here.  We expect that you will do your research and choose the best option for you – we simply provide a place to start!

 

Providers/Tools

Adoptee Care

Adoption trainings – adoptees and parents

A curated listing of resources from an adoptee social worker who specializes in this population.

Harlow’s Monkey – resources for transracial and intercountry adoptees

Apps

Daily Self-Care Reminders

Eating Disorder Recovery

Black Community Care

Black Zenmeditation resources for the black community

Database of Black women approved workplaces

GirlTREK – daily movement for black women

Racism Resources links from Harvard University including self care resources

Community Mental Health

Hope Centerfood pantry, job placement, counseling, immigration services, life solutions and thrift store in Orlando 

Mental Health Association of Central Florida – support groups both in person and online.  Free clinic for the uninsured.

My Parting Prescription for America – Dr Vivek Murthy’s treatise on building community

Connecting Tools

We’re not really strangersa fun party game

Unpack thata game for connecting deeper

Domestic Violence Support 

Stand Up Survivor Organization – Comprehensive support for survivors of domestic violence

Elder Care 

The conversation projectGuides for all the conversations you need to have regarding health care decisions, now and later

Financial Literacy

Crown Financialbiblical perspective

BravelyGoethical and effective money management strategies

General Mental Health Support 

NAMI (Greater Orlando)support and education for and from families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness

Wellness Recovery Action Planprocess and community for maintaining strong mental health

Holistic Health Care 

Care by SaimaOrlando acupuncture & Eastern medicine

Blossom Family ChiropracticSt Petersburg, specializing in maternal health, pregnancy and pediatrics

Cove ChiropracticPrenatal, pediatric, and family wellness with a focus on regulating your nervous system for optimal function

Lesline PittmanOrlando and virtual, RN (nurse) helping mothers regain their time and energy through yoga and meditation 

Indigenous & People-Of-Color Care 

A BIPOC guide to healing ourselvesa resource for addressing internalized racism and colorism

Blue Dove Foundationresources for Jewish mental health 

Institute for Muslim Mental HealthMental health resources for Muslim individuals 

Racism Resources links from Harvard University including self care resources

Law Firms

Baillargeon Law Firm – Family law, human trafficking, domestic violence in Orlando

Cathleen WinterFamily law, speaks Mandarin in addition to English in Orlando   

Neurodevelopmental Support 

3 C’s Therapy CenterSpeech Language Pathology services in Orlando, designed to improve self awareness & regulation, social awareness & interpersonal skills as well as life awareness & executive functioning.

The Stablesresidential program for adults with autism seeking to gain self awareness, acceptance, inner strength and life strategies to live a more independent life.

Post-Partum Care

Postpartum Peace of Mind – Holistic postpartum recovery: doula, lactation, health, fitness and nutrition support.

You Just Had A Baby Card Deck – reasonable self care strategies for new moms.

Psychiatrists

Dr Marcelline GirlieFlorida virtual practice 

Dr Richard Faulk – South Florida

Community Clinic – Central Florida

Racial Reconciliation/Ally Learning

How to be a bridge builder

Moving beyond basic diversity training

Training, courses and consulting in racial equity and anti-racism

Residential Treatment 

Center for Discovery – Eating disorder inpatient and outpatient programs for males and females

Pasadena Villa – All levels of psychiatric adult treatment from case management, to intensive outpatient, to partial hospitalization to full inpatient treatment

Renfrew Center – Eating disorder inpatient and outpatient programs.

Retreat Locations

These sites all offer directors or simply space for you to have your own private retreat:

San Pedro Center – in Winter Park, FL

Saint Leo Abbey – in St Leo, FL

The Well  – in Kissimmee, FL 

Spiritual Directors (Christian perspective):

Individuals who work with you directly to address spiritual concerns

Healing Care Centervirtual spiritual direction appointments as well as a variety of in-person retreat options (individual, marriage or group participation)

Sandra Valentine Ministres

Spiritual Health Resources (Christian perspective):

Center for Action and Contemplationthis page on their site, specifically addresses healing from church hurt/spiritual abuse

Deeper Walk International – Books, online courses, school of ministry, and events related to spiritual warfare

Sapphire Leadership Group – Tons of resources for tuning into, developing and nurturing your spirit

Shiloh Place Ministries – Resources for addressing the spiritual roots of emotional and relational struggles

Aslan’s Place – Powerful prayer ministry

Substance Abuse Treatment 

Drug and Alcohol Detox – Central Florida

Hazelden Foundation – In and outpatient holistic treatment for drug and alcohol addiction with locations across the country.

Hanley Center – In and outpatient progressive treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, located in South Florida

Suicide Prevention Training

Question/Persuade/Refer – FREE

Support Groups

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families – ACA provides a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.

Divorce Support – During the process and recovery after.  A supportive place where caring people come alongside you as you find healing from the pain of separation or divorce.

Grief Support – A friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through the grieving process.

NAMI Groups (Orlando) – Mental Health Support for Clients and/or Family Members (some groups are virtual)

Books

Come see our recommendations on Bookshop.org!  Everything is organized in our shop by topic.  You can browse our favorites there and if you choose to purchase, we receive a small commission.

We chose Bookshop because all profits go to local bookstores.  When you set up your account on Bookshop, you get to choose the bookstore you want to support.  They have already raised over $37 million!!  You get the convenience of online purchasing without killing independent bookstores that contribute literacy, community and author connections to our neighborhoods 🙂

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Podcasts

The BEMA Podcast

Excellent walk-through of the context of the Bible and the text itself, as well as surrounding history.  Start with episode 1.

Business Made Simple

by Donald Miller – growing and scaling your business.

Everything Happens for a reason

by Kate Bowler – dealing with life when it isn’t bright and shiny without resorting to toxic positivity.

Homecoming

A mental health podcast to facilitate your journey home to your authentic self by Dr Thema (2023 president of the American Psychological Association, a black woman and ordained elder in the AME church). 

Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker

Discussions which illustrate that there is still hope for humanity.

The Lazy Genius

Being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t.

The Place We Find Ourselves

by Adam Young – a counseling podcast covering many topics aligned with the way Phenix operates including attachment, spiritual warfare, owning your story, etc.

The Popcast

Hilarious commentary on pop culture

Professional Troublemaker

by Luvvie Ajayi Jones – Becoming a truth teller, change agent and trailblazer

Here’s where it gets interesting

Longtime government and law teacher Sharon McMahon helps us understand the non-partisan facts of how US government works.




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