Art of Life Counselling

https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1783-busting-the-myths-about-grief

Death   "For centuries, artists produced 'memeto mori', works of art that would remind their viewers of death and usually featured a skull and hourglass.The point of these works wasn't to make people dispair but to help them use their thought of death to focus on the real priorities. Vivid reminders of mortality and the transient nature of life put our prosaic obsessions to question. When measured against the finality of death, the true insignificance of some of our worries is emphasised and we're given an opportunity to feel a little braver about what we really want to feel...." (The Book of Knowlege) Heavenly Bodies and Empire of Death by Artist Paul Koudounaris Is it the dread of the absence of life, the only state of being that most of us has ever known, that creates our angst around death or is it possibly the fear of the most allusive, the unknowing of what may lie ahead, that promotes the idea of life after death? Buddhist and Hindu rel

http://news.nationalpost.com/health/halloween-attractions-use-mental-illness-to-scare-us-and-advocates-say-it-must-stop?__lsa=2172-c191

https://themighty.com/2016/10/lack-of-motivation-of-a-symptom-of-depression-not-laziness/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/these-incredible-stories-remind-us-of-our-better-selves/

 This new story seems to have stirred up a great deal of anger on today's social media and I can understand why. It seems difficult for "normal" society to condone research that might appear to support a violent/sexual child perpetrator. It would seem that many seem to believe that to support a perpetrator is to go against a victim. Can it be possible to solve this most terrifying communal experience by showing compassion, empathy and support for all people involved in this most terrible crime? I  am a counsellor and I believe that people who have committed this and other crimes can change their behaviours under the right circumstances. Unfortunately,society fails us all. I was a victim of CSA from the age of 8 to 11 and although I still carry some deep and frightening scars, I also carry the hope that we might change as a society to create better parents and communities so that we stop producing the ongoing developmental torture that creates such crimes in the first plac

http://www.mindful.org/four-ways-overcome-self-defeating-thoughts/

http://www.mindful.org/touch-one-love/

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-19/race-to-save-indigenous-languages-as-they-fade-away/7946006?pfmredir=sm Stanley 'Gawurra' Gaykamangu knows seven Indigenous languages.

https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1717-supporting-someone-with-substance-abuse-and-mental-health-issues

http://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/life-coaching-vs.-psychotherapy-whats-the-real-difference

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/real-life/how-essential-is-it-to-disclose-a-mental-illness-to-someone-you-are-dating-20161014-gs2o4o.html http://www.psychguides.com/interact/love-and-mental-illness/ Original study By : PsychGuides.com

https://selfcarehaven.wordpress.com/2016/03/19/5-powerful-self-care-tips-for-abuse-and-trauma-survivors/

http://remezcla.com/culture/this-frida-kahlo-inspired-cartoon-will-get-you-through-hump-day/

http://www.mindful.org/let-go-ideal-role-model/

https://www.havoca.org/every-survivor-has-the-right-to-become-a-thriver/contact-us/

http://palliativecare.org.au/palliative-matters/what-to-say-and-do-when-someone-is-dying-tips-from-a-master-in-her-field/

There are a lot of myths and preconceived notions about race, gender, sexuallity, physical and mental health, body size and weight, social status, and a multitude of other life elements. As individuals we may be somewhat limited to different aspects of another person's life experience due to our lack of exposure. I am a middle class, white, educated, middle aged woman living in Australia. I have no idea what life is like to exist in the body of a middle class, black, educated, teenaged young man living in England for example. I can imagine what it may be like but I am limited by my exposure to such a person, concepts portrayed in the media and general conversation which I am exposed to in my limited social circle. If I was a person who did not question the perceptions and biases that I am exposed to, I may believe all that I have seen and heard, both positive and negative and take it as fact. Human nature often leads us to search for evidence to back up our ideas, so it is possible

http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/stuff/the-mens-room/2016/10-signs-of-depression-in-men/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/knowledge-democracy/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/obesely-speaking/201411/excessive-attention-seeking-and-drama-addiction

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/all-grown/201512/what-really-happens-in-therapy-session?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost

https://www.sane.org/mental-health-and-illness/facts-and-guides/fvm-treatment-and-recovery

http://gretchenschmelzer.com/blog-1/2015/3/1/rerun-man-thats-amazing-work-you-are-badass

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/art-isnt-just-good-for-the-mind-its-good-for-the-body-too_us_5683094ae4b0b958f65ab92a

http://www.mindful.org/brain-overload/

http://savor.jardinlabs.com/blog/2016/09/28/art-therapy/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/priscilla-frank

https://www.instagram.com/veryspecialkids/

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37562329

http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/06/attachment-theory-motherhood-c-v-r.html?mid=fb-share-thecut Honouring Children’s Rights

http://www.neuropsychotherapist.com/bwl-knowledge-base/the-limbic-system/

http://www.mindful.org/how-do-i-bring-more-mindfulness-into-my-life/

http://www.ljac.com.au/

http://theunboundedspirit.com/religion-spirituality/

http://www.littlethings.com/how-knitting-boosts-your-health/?utm_source=ftap&utm_campaign=healthy&utm_medium=Facebook