Explore these selected resources to help you attain mental peace and harmony.
The links provided below have been selected by myself to offer that extra level of support when you need it, outside of your counselling sessions. From crisis contacts to keep you safe at the toughest of moments, to apps and extra reading both online and offline, let these resources guide you through difficult patches and help you improve your mental wellbeing.
If you have come across any reading materials, apps or podcasts that have been particularly helpful to you personally, we can discuss these during your counselling sessions as well.
Crisis / Emergency Contacts
Ambulance/Police 000
Beyond Blue (Mental Health) –
www.beyondblue.org.au
Alcoholics Anonymous –
aa.org.au
Samaritans –
thesamaritans.org.au
Understanding Alcoholism –
floridarehab.com/alcohol
Books
Some great books
Hold Me Tight: Dr Sue Johnson
Your guide to the most successful Approach to Building Loving Relationships
The 5 Love Languages: Gary Chapman
The Secret to Love that Lasts
Daring Greatly: Brene Brown
The courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live and love.
The Body keeps the Score: Bessel Van der Kolk
Trauma and Complex trauma and how it plays out in the body.
Mating in Captivity: Esther Perel
Unlocking erotic intelligence
Untamed: Glennon Doyle
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
Languages of Loss: Sasha Bates
A psychotherapist’s journey through grief
Love’s Executioner: Irvin Yalom
Tales of Psychotherapy
The Power of Now: Eckart Tolle
Being in the moment
Ikigai: Hector Garcia and Frances Miralles
The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
Apps & Podcasts
Some Great Apps & Podcasts
Apps
Headspace
Calm
Podcasts
Unlocking us – Brene Brown
Where should we begin – Esther Perel
Ten Percent Happier – Dan Harris
The School of Greatness – Lewis Howes
The Tony Robbins Podcast – Tony Robbins