Identity-Related Resources

The Mines Counseling Center is committed to serving and supporting all of our students.
We have created this resource list for those looking for additional support based on their identities.
We recognize that this list is not exhaustive, and we will continue to update and revise periodically as needed.

 

Please note: The resources included here are not endorsed by the Mines Counseling Center, nor is the Mines Counseling Center responsible for the content or quality of services provided by these resources. 

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1770 Elm Street, 2nd floor Golden, CO 80401
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:45 pm
counseling@mines.edu
303-273-3377

Books

  • I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi
  • Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
  • Hunger by Roxane Gay
  • The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
  • Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
  • Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
  • Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia by Stephanie Covington Armstrong
  • Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling by Anita Johnston
  • Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community by Laura Erickson-Schroth
  • Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
  • What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
  • Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
  • The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker
  • Aspergirls by Rudy Simone
  • Self-Care for Autistic People by Dr. Megan Neff
  • The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang
  • The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese Singh
  • Heavy by Kiese Laymon
  • Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
  • A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Sari Solden, Michelle Frank, & Ellen Littman
  • Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans by Jenny T. Wang, PhD
  • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong