Resources to support your journey

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Safety & Support

Talk of suicide and signs of deep depression should always be taken seriously.  This page offers a comprehensive guide to supporting and navigating this process.

Online test: Beyond Blue

This test is designed to help you determine the extent of the sadness or anxiety you are experiencing, supporting directions on the best next steps to take. I am certainly available to support you with healing and building resilience, however this can take a little time; so if you feel you are in currently in crisis please reach out to a loved one as soon as possible or access immediate professional support at one of the number listed resources under "Help Lines" 

Help Lines:  Beyond Blue comprehensive list of National Helplines

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/national-help-lines-and-websites

Understanding Depression

If you are experiencing or supporting someone currently suffering from depression, the following information can be a great support as it can often be tricky to explain.  Having loved ones accept and validate the experience of depression is immensely helpful to the recovery process.

Tears to Triumph by Marianne Williamson

A beautifully written book exploring some deeper contributing factors to depression.  Marianne explores the idea that true healing and transcendence can only come when we finally face our pain and wrestle with what it has to teach us. Written with warm compassion and profound wisdom, Tears to Triumph offers a powerful way forward through the pain, to a deeper awareness of our feelings, our lives, and our true selves. 

Fantastic meditation app for kids:

This free app has some lovely guided meditations that will support growing nervous systems and enhancing mindfulness.

Centre for Nonviolent Communication

NVC is a simple 4 step process, that transforms the way we relate inwardly and to others.  We learn how to more deeply understand and take responsibility for our experience; communicate this experience in a way that is more likely to be heard by another; and speak up for our needs in a way that empowers and frees our relationships.

Youtube Channel: Relationships Alive

This is a fantastic and very comprehensive channel and also a podcast covering the latest tips on how to have a thriving, healthy relationship.

Mankind Project Australia

Supporting the growth and connections of healthy masculine development and community.

Youtube Channel: Inner Integration

This channel is by a wonderful woman (Meredith Miller) who has herself recovered from relational abuse.  She breaks down both the confusing cycles that occur in toxic relationships and tips for recovery.

Book: "In Sheep's Clothing"

This book is excellent for gaining an understanding of the confusing tactics and dynamics abusers adopt making unravelling the mind games and breaking the cycle much easier to navigate.

In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with ... - Goodreads