Mindfulness is good for anyone and the sooner you start I assume the easier it is to incorporate it into your life. Kidsmatter is a great resource for schools, professionals and families. Read more here.
Blog
Grief and loss
Managing grief – there is no right or wrong way to grieve. The Australian centre for grief and bereavement have created some resources about how we are all different in our responses to loss.
Book resource for the transgender community
A great book I borrowed from the library – “Trans Bodies, Trans Selves. A Resource for the Transgender Community” Edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth. Read more about this book on their website.
Conquering loneliness
Lots of us struggle with loneliness. This article has some practices to help conquer loneliness.
Relating to others
A story about Buddha and the snake on how best to express your anger. Hiss, not bite.
What is spirituality?
Its easy to think of religion as spirituality. This is a good page from ReachOut that defines both.
Belonging and feeling connected
An oldie but a goodie on Ted talks. Brene talks well about shame – she describes it simply as fear of disconnection. We are born wanting to connect with others.
Sexuality and mental health
Sound advice from young people themselves about sexuality and mental health in this Orygen article.
Self compassion and the art of saying no
Self compassion doesn’t seem to come easy at times and some people find it difficult all the time. I wonder if we believe we may not motivate ourselves if we are nicer to ourselves… hear what Kristen Nefe says about this in her podcast.
Helping an anxious child
These are some great tips in thinking about how we may be unhelpful as a parent in our seemingly helpful ways in this article.