Someone wise once said the best way to predict the future is to create it
AUDIO
The Oriented Mind
3 Rounds of ACE steps
When you are in an emotional storm and need to drop and anchor
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Jon Kabat Zinn
10 Min Guided Mindfulness meditation.
Great to help you to relax and come back into the present moment
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The Oriented Mind
10min Relaxation Session
For anxiety, stress, balance
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Headspace
10 Minute Relaxing Sleepcast
For Deep Sleep: Downriver from Sleep
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USEFUL TIPS
The Oriented Mind
ACE steps to drop an anchor when you are in an emotional storm such as challenging thoughts and feelings, panic attacks, flashbacks, chronic pain
Print it out, practise it when times are less challenging. Keep it in your wallet or somewhere so you can access it when you are in the middle of a storm
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The Oriented Mind
AWARE steps for Panic Attacks
Print it out and keep it in your wallet or somewhere so you can quickly and easily remind yourself of the steps
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The Oriented Mind
VUMU steps for checking the validity to your thoughts and feelings
Print it out and keep it in your wallet or somewhere so you can quickly and easily remind yourself of the steps so they become automatic
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YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Cathy Addis Yoga
Free yoga and mindfulness sessions
Simple yoga flows and mindfulness sessions
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The Happiness Trap
Evolution of the Human Mind
Dr Russ Harris, an acclaimed ACT trainer and author of The Happiness Trap
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Russ Harris Chessboard
This entertaining animation illustrates the internal struggles we have with our thoughts and feelings - and how to step out of them.
Written and narrated by Dr Russ Harris, an acclaimed ACT trainer and author of The Happiness Trap, this animation takes you through the classic ‘chessboard metaphor’, first described in the textbook ‘Acceptance & Commitment Therapy’, by Hayes, Strosahl, Wilson, 1999.
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Michael Yapko
How to recover from depression
Leading depression expert and clinical psychologist Dr Michael Yapko draws on research and shares his insights from 40 years of working with those suffering this common mental health issue. Learn the simple skills that research shows can help you or a loved one to recover - and even prevent depression occurring - in this heartwarming and uplifting speech for the Australian Psychological Society.
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Chris Voss
Mirroring. The hostage negotiator's mirroring. It's just the simple repetition of one to three words, one two three-ish words. Typically it's the last one to three words of what somebody said. But when you get good at mirroring, you could pick one to three words from anywhere in the conversation. The other person feels listened to. It tends to connect their thoughts in their head.
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Matthew Walker
How To Improve Your Sleep
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HEARTMATH YOUTUBE VIDEOS
HeartMath What is Coherence and Benefits
Quick explanation - what is coherence and how does it benefit us
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Heart Focussed Breathing
How to disrupt worry - step by step how to do Heart Focussed breathing
The HeartMath Institute blog
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Heart Coherence Technique
Create a coherent state in about a minute with the simple. Use Quick Coherence especially when you begin feeling a draining emotion such as frustration, irritation, anxiety or anger.
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Heart Coherence Technique
Covers heart focussed breathing and the heart coherence technique
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QUIZZES
Attachment Project
Do you know your
attachment style?
Discover how early childhood experiences with your parents impacts your ability to develop relationships as an adult
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Natural Mental Health
Resilience is your natural state
Discover your Resilience Type with the Resilience Quiz
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GREAT READS
Breaking the habit of being yourself By Dr. Joe Dispenza - How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Learned Optimism By Martin Seligman. - Learned Optimism shows us how to stop automatically assuming guilt, how to get out of the habit of seeing the direst possible implications in every setback, and how to be optimistic.
Man's Search For Meaning By Viktor E Frankl. - The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz. - A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
The Body Keeps the Score By Bessel Van Der Kolk. - Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma
Breaking the Patterns of Depression By Michael D Yapko
Feeling Great By David D Burns - The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety
The Happiness Trap by Dr Russ Harris. - Stop struggling, start living. Free yourself from depression, anxiety and insecurity, and instead build a rich and meaningful life, with the world's best-selling guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Palesky Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
Your Brain on Love by Stan Tatkin "Improve your brain, improve your relationships.
BOOKS
Bill O'Hanlon
A Lazy's Man's Guide to Success
A short breezy book about how to attain success, even if you are lazy, flaky, disorganized or perfectionistic.
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YOUR ANCHOR STONE
BANDED AGATE
Stability, Grounding, Soothing
It transforms negative energy into positive energy. Agate enhances mental function, improves concentration, enhances perception and analytical abilities. It is a soothing and calming gemstone that heals inner anger, anxiety and helps in the strengthening of relationships. Agate instills security and safety.
RAINBOW FLUORITE
Focus, Deflect EMF, Learning Rainbow
Fluorite displays multiple bands of varying hues of Fluorite. It is ideal for overall cleansing and repair of the auric field, and for activating and energising the chakras. It calms a chaotic mind and promotes freethinking, flexibility, and freedom of choice. It empowers one to verbalize their ideas and needs with confidence and to embrace self-sufficiency.
MOOKAITE
Nurturing, Shielding, Grounding.
Mookaite is a nurturing stone that supports and sustains during times of stress. It brings peace and a feeling of wholeness. Mookaite helps us with decision making, especially when we are having a difficult time. It encourages versatility and helps us to accept change. Mookaite provides us with emotional growth.
MOSS AGATE
Nature, Midwifery, Grounding.
Moss agate has an incredible connection to Mother Earth. It has balanced enduring energy and grounding ability, assisting with mental fatigue and to replenish focus. The vibration of this stone helps to lessen fear and stress and may aid you to attract nature spirits.