Resources to help explore and understand what impacts on and what aids your mental health.
HELPLINES
Lifeline on 13 11 14
QLife(LGBTQIA Specific) on 1800 184 527
Beyondblue on 1300 224 63
WORKSHEETS
Trauma and Tolerance
This diagram illustrates the window of tolerance between hyper-arousal and hypo-arousal. Click here to download the diagram by NICABM.
Polyvagal system
This diagram illustrates what happens in our bodies systems when we are safe, in danger, or in our lives are threatened. Click here to download the diagram by Ruby Walker.
Emotions
Lists of emotions to help you identify and articulate how you are feeling. Click here to download the list by Susan David.
Affirming Response to Sexual Assault Disclosures Worksheet - SHIPS
My Safety Plan Worksheet - SHIPS (Download to enable editing)
Schemas & Sex work - by Rosie Pearton
MEDITATION
'Check In With Your Inner Child Meditation' by Dr Sarah Ashton (8 minutes).
Alan Watts meditation for anxiety (3 minutes)
The Smiling Mind Meditation App is aimed teaching people integral skills they need to thrive in life through mindfulness.
"The Joy of Forest Bathing" by Melanie Choukas-Bradley & Lieke van der Vorst
EATING DISORDER WEBSITES
https://butterfly.org.au/ - Support and resources for those living with an eating disorder or body image issue, and those who care for them.
https://insideoutinstitute.org.au - Australia’s national research and clinical excellence institute dedicated to improving the lives of people with eating disorders and those who care for them.
VIDEOS
The School of Life amongst other things is a YouTube channel. It is dedicated to exploring the great questions of emotional and psychological life.
@the.holistic.psychologist - Dr Nicole LePera’s account unpacks complex psychology concepts in simple, digestible ways. Her focus is on self-healing.
BOOKS
“The Happiness Trap” by Russ Harris
“Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors” by Janina Fisher
“The Body Remembers” by Babette Rothschild
“Fierce Self-Compassion” by Kristin Neff
"No Bad Parts" by Richard Schwartz
"Burnout" by Emily & Amelia Nagoski
"The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook" by Kristin Neff
"ADHD 2.0" by Edward Hallowell & John Ratey
PODCAST
Unlocking Us - Join researcher Brené Brown as she unpacks and explores the ideas, stories, experiences, books, films, and music that reflect the universal experiences of being human, from the bravest moments to the most brokenhearted.
BLOGS
How to Prioritise your Psychological Safety when 'Coming Out' - Grace Blucher, SHIPS Psychologist
Supporting a Partner who has Experienced Sexual Trauma - Grace Blucher, SHIPS Psychologist
Anxious Attachment: What can healing in a relationship look like for you? - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Avoidant Attachment: What can healing in a relationship look like for you? - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Fearful/Disorganised Attachment: What can healing in a relationship look like for you? - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Lets Talk about Schemas - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Self-Sacrificing Schema - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Abandonment Schema - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Unrelenting Standards Schema - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Defectiveness Schema - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Entitlement Schema - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
How To Become a Sex Therapist - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
Reasons why someone might not report sexual assault - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
ADHD & Relationships - Javiera Dastres, SHIPS Senior Psychologist
How to support a partner with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Dr Sarah Ashton, Director & Founder of Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)