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Welcome to my Resources page! I greatly appreciate to have you explore this carefully curated collection. My aim is to provide you with valuable insights and tools to deepen your understanding of psychology, trauma, mindfulness, and holistic living. Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge or find practical ways to enhance your daily life, these resources are designed to be accessible and supportive.
As someone deeply committed to growth and healing, I am passionate about empowering individuals. Through these resources, I hope to assist you in developing new perspectives and skills to address and integrate the experiences that challenge you.
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HEALING FROM WITHIN
"Healing from Within with Jon Kabat-Zinn" is a powerful exploration into the intersection of mindfulness and health, spearheaded by one of the pioneers in the field of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Jon Kabat-Zinn, with his extensive background in mindfulness practice and its application in clinical settings, offers insightful guidance on how individuals can harness the power of mindfulness to enhance their health and well-being.
The program captures the essence and principles of mindfulness, teaching participants how to live more fully in the present moment, reduce stress, and manage pain and illness more effectively. Kabat-Zinn's approach is practical and accessible, making it suitable for both beginners and those already familiar with mindfulness practice. He emphasises the importance of developing a regular mindfulness practice, providing clear instructions and exercises that can be integrated into daily life.
One of the strengths of "Healing from Within" is Kabat-Zinn's ability to blend scientific insight with compassionate wisdom. He draws on his vast experience working with patients in the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School to illustrate how mindfulness can lead to profound changes in individuals' lives. The program is not just about managing physical symptoms but also about fostering a deeper sense of connection with oneself and the world.
In summary, "Healing from Within with Jon Kabat-Zinn" is a transformative program that offers valuable insights and tools for anyone looking to improve their health and quality of life through mindfulness. It stands out for its grounded approach, the credibility of its creator, and its potential to bring about significant, positive changes in individuals' mental, emotional, and physical health.
COMPASSIONATE LIVING
RELATIONSHIPS *** COUPLES
George Taylor. A Path for Couples.
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts. Gary Chapman
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. Sue Johnson
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert. John Gottman and Nan Silver
Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships. Sue Johnson
The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships. Susan Piver
Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation.
The Five Buddha Families. Tsony
Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again. Kevin Townley
How to Be an Adult in Relationships. The Five Keys to Mindful Loving. David Richo
Attached. The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love. Amir Levine. Rachel S. F. Heller
The Courage to Stay: How to Heal From an Affair and Save Your Marriage. Kathy Nickerson PhD
The Divorce Remedy: The Proven 7-Step Program for Saving Your Marriage. Michele Weiner Davis.
DOCUMENTARIES
You can find these movies and documentaries on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, or you can rent or purchase them on websites such as Google Play, YouTube, and Vimeo. In addition to these movies and documentaries, there are also many books, articles, and online courses that explore mindfulness and compassion. You might want to check out resources such as the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley (https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/), which offers a wide range of articles, videos, and other resources on mindfulness, compassion, and related topics.
DID - DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER
GRIEF
Grieving MindfullyA Compassionate And Spiritual Guide To Coping With Loss. Sameet M Kumar, PhD
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. (Sogyal Rinpoche | Patrick Gaffney)
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. (Bronnie Ware)
INSIGHT MEDITATION
KIDS
James Baraz: Awakening Joy for Kids
Lee-Anne Gray: Self-Compassion for Teens: 129 Activities & Practices to Cultivate Kindness
Susan Kaiser Greenland: The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate
Christopher Willard and Wendy O’Leary: Breathing Makes It Better: A Book for Sad Days, Mad Days, Glad Days, and All the Feelings In-Between
Meditation for Kids. 40 Activities to Manage Emotions, Ease Anxiety, and Stay Focused. Tejal V. Patel
Good Night Body: Finding Calm from Head to Toe. Britney Winn Lee (Author)| Borghild Fallberg(Illustrator)
The Family Experience of PDA: An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance. Eliza Fricker
MINDFULNESS - BASED PROGRAMS
MB STRESS REDUCTION | MB COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR LIFE | MB COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION | M SELF-COMPASSION
The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress. (John Teasdale | Mark Williams | Zindel Segal)
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive. (Kristin Neff | Christopher Germer)
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World. (Mark Williams | Danny Penman)
Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World. (Mark Williams | Danny Penman)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Clinical Manual and Guide. (Melissa A. Day)
Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer: Gently Turning Towards. Trish Bartley
“I hope you are reading this out of curiosity to see what Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, facilitated by a Clinical Psychologist and Accredited Mindfulness Practitioner, looks like from a "participants" perspective. Also, if you should embark on it? It's OK; I always have a lot of questions too! I have one answer for you, though. Definitely do it! If you want, you can save yourself reading the following 15 pages and jump right into the course! If you choose to stay, well thank you, that means a lot! It is the most crucial decision I have made in the last ten years. But before I get too far ahead of myself, I need to take you back to where you possibly are right now! I pray that is not the situation you are facing, but nevertheless, this could be the personal perspective you are looking for that cannot be read in a textbook on how MBCT works. Why am I writing this? I approach things with healthy scepticism, and I wager that I am not alone in this. Anxiety and Depression demand that I know chapter and verse about a situation I am walking into. I wish I had something akin to a testimonial like this to read before I started! I knew absolutely nothing about Mindfulness. Therefore, I could not grasp a hold of the content. It was entirely foreign to me. Luckily, I chose to be obedient to a professional who almost insisted that I do this course. Thank goodness he had my back and knew me well enough to press! ...“
MINDFUL LIVING
Ellen Hendriksen: How to Be Yourself. (Social Anxiety)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. (Susan Cain)
Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again. (Kevin Townley)
Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself. (Mark Epstein)
Mindfulness. Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology. (Christina Feldman | Willem Kuyken)
Why Mindfulness is not Enough. Unlocking Compassion with Equanimity. (Joey Weber)
Equanimity. The Diary of a CEO in Crisis. (Simon Leslie)
The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your. (Lynn Rossy)
MINDFULNESS and NEURODIVERGENCY
ADDitude - Free Download: Kid-Friendly Mindful Meditation Exercises, LINK
How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still: Neurodivergent Meditation Hacks for Autistic & ADHD Folks
Mindfullyadd.com - (to access all of their resources, you have to be a member though)
How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still: Neurodivergent Meditation Hacks for Autistic & ADHD Folks.
All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum. Kathy Hoopmann
Get in Flow (website)
How to ADHD. An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain. Jessica McCabe
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. Gabor Maté
Laziness Does Not Exist. (Devon Price Ph.D.)
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. (Steve Silberman)
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood. (Edward M. Hallowell M.D.| John J. Ratey M.D.)
What's The Relationship Between Pathological Demand Avoidance and ADHD? Website PsychCentral
Living with ADHD - Very Well Mind
VERY WELL MIND - lots of resources -LINK
Parenting a child with ADHD - CHADD -LINK
Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook). Mark Bertin MD
Child Assessment/Evaluation -LINK
ADHD Foundation - you can register to access all information -LINK
ADHD Melbourne FB -LINK
Lidia Zylowska M.D. Integrative Psychiatry, Adult ADHD Care & Mindfulness Training.
The Family ADHD Solution and Mindful Parenting for ADHD, by Mark Bertin, MD
Your Defiant Child and Your Defiant Teen, by Russell Barkley, PhD
More Attention, Less Deficit, by Ari Tuckman, PsyD
Making the Grade With ADD: A Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College With Attention Deficit Disorder, by Stephanie Sarkis, PhD
Chadd Educator’s Manual on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, M.S., editor
Understanding Girls with ADHD, by Patricia Quinn, Ellen Littman, Kathleen Nadeau
Russell Barkley, PhD - YouTube Channel
Russell Barkley, PhD - Website
'In my own mental health journey I discovered mindfulness, and it was one of the first things that ever really helped me with anxiety. …I think it’s so important to adapt mindfulness from its original ways of being taught for neurodiverse groups. There are certain things autistic people bring to the table that aren’t compatible with the ways mindfulness is being presented. Mindfulness teachers use a lot of metaphors and abstract language that some autistic people struggle with. Some of the sensory exercises pose huge problems for autistic people.'
Daniel Share-Strom
Advisor | CAMH Mindfulness Research Program
(watch his TED Talk 'dear society' below)
MENOPAUSE
PARENTING - BIRTHING - POSTNATAL - PREGNANCY - IVF
It Starts with the Egg. The Science of Egg Quality for Fertility, Miscarriage, and IVF. Rebecca Fett
Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child. Shauna Shapiro | Chris White
Shanker Self-Reg Chronicles: Restoring Resilience. Stuart Shanker, Anne Showalter & Susan Hopkin (coming in Spring 2024)
Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook). Mark Bertin MD
PARTS - IFS - EGO STATES
Self-Led: Living a Connected Life With Yourself and With Others An Application of Internal Family Systems. Seth Kopald PhD
Parts of Me: A Teen's Guide to Exploring the Inner World with Internal Family Systems. Calandra Balfour
Parts Of Me: A Kids Guide To Internal Family Systems: A Kids Guide To Understanding Internal Family Systems. (September 2023). Angela M Carter
The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession. (Robert Falconer)
Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt (PB): An Internal Family Systems Perspective. (Martha Sweezy | Richard C. Schwartz)
INSIGHT. (Book) Michael Pasterski
PODCASTS
POLYVAGAL THEORY - The Science of Connection
RESEARCH | NEUROSCIENCE
Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict Management. Judith Rafferty
National Centre for Complementary and integrative Health - Meditation and Mindfulness - what you need to know [Link]
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YOGA - TRAUMA - SENSITIVE
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