Resources and Downloads
Resources
Online resources, fact sheets, activities, guided meditations and thought-provoking podcast episodes our team have featured on. Free for you to download and access.
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Self-Care Resource Kit
This was designed for use with the Self-Care Starter Kit, available for purchase from the shop. However, is free to access and may give you some ideas on how to think about and implement self-care.
Guided Mindfulness Meditation - Audio Download
This track compliments the Self-Care Starter Kit, available for purchase from the shop. Free for general use.
Self-Care Planner
Read our blog post here to see how you can receive this popular resource for free and how to develop your own self-care plan.
Our Self-Care Planner is designed to help you think about what you need daily, weekly, and monthly to look after your mental health and wellbeing.
Podcast Ep: Healing the Unmet Needs of Our Younger Selves
This Complex Life
Have you ever had a reaction that felt bigger than the situation? In this episode of This Compex Life, Tammie and Marie talk about how our unmet childhood needs show up in adult life, relationships, and emotional reactions. Click the icon to access the episode via spotify. Click here to access Tammie’s blog.
Podcast Ep: Rethinking Who You Are After Having Kids with Bronte Taylor
This Complex Life
Bronte joins Marie Vakakis about what it really feels like to lose and rebuild parts of yourself after becoming a parent. The conversation spans how motherhood can bring joy and pride while also bringing grief, disorientation and a sense of invisibility. Bronte shares her own experience, the concept of matrescence, and why mums often feel guilty when they try to meet their own needs.
Click the icon to listen via spotify.
Schema Therapy Journal Prompts
Take a mindful moment to check in with yourself.
This Schema Therapy Journal Prompt is designed to gently guide reflection, helping you notice your feelings, connect with your schemas (beliefs) and modes (parts), and give voice to your healthy self. Use it as a supportive tool on your journey towards self-understanding.
Therapist Matching Guide
Starting therapy? Use this guide to find your therapist match – because the right therapist makes all the difference.
Fact Sheet: Positive Psychology
This fact-sheet provides information on Positive Psychology and how to apply it to your life.
Fact Sheet: Self-Care
This fact-sheet provides information on Self-Care and how to apply it to your life.
Gratitude Resource Kit
This gratitude resource and toolkit is designed to provide you with a wide range of ways to practice and implement gratitude in your life. Inspired by the powerful research within the field of Positive Psychology, explore how a gratitude practice can enhance your mental and emotional health.
Guided Self-Compassion Mindfulness Meditation
Access our Self-Compassion Mindfulness Meditation on You-Tube via the link below.
Non-Negotiables Planner
Our Non negotiables Planner is designed to help new parents in the early stages of postpartum think about what you need daily, weekly and monthly to look after your mental health and wellbeing. Read our blog post here to see how to develop your own non-negotiables plan
Podcast Ep: Birth Trauma, Matrescence, and Mental Health: A Conversation on the Motherwhelm
The Motherwhelm
Have you experienced birth trauma and feel like no one understands? Or that there is no space for you to speak about it without comments being made like “at least your baby is healthy”? These often well-meaning comments can leave a new mother feeling isolated and dismissed.
Listen to Bronte, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, EMDR and Motherstudies Practitioner and Ali Heppell, Postpartum Doula, speak with Bronwyn from the Motherwhelm Podcast speak about birth trauma, matrecence and mental health. Click the the icon to listen via spotify. Learn more via Bronte’s blog here.
Navigating The Shifts In Motherhood
Becoming a mother changes everything – not just your daily routine, but your sense of self. This transition isn’t just about learning how to mother: the activities of changing nappies or navigating sleep routines and feeding. It’s Matrescence. Read our blog to explore further what this means.
To help you navigate this transition, download our free journal prompt sheet by clicking the icon above.
EMDR 6 Core Skills Worksheet
In EMDR therapy, 6 core skills support effective processing. These skills help you develop your “inner observer,” staying grounded and connected throughout the process. Access this worksheet to start developing these core skills.
To learn more about why these core skills are so essential, check out our blog – How to know you are ready for an EMDR Immersion here.
Attachment Style Quiz
Attachment styles are the ways we’ve learnt to stay emotionally safe, connected and soothed in relationships.
They begin early, usually shaped by how our caregivers responded (or weren’t able to respond) to our emotional needs.
These beliefs quietly shape how we relate – in friendships, romantic relationships, workplaces, and even in how we parent or care for others.
To learn more about attachment styles and why its helpful to understand your attachment style read our blog here.
If you are curious to learn which attachment style you lean towards click the icon to access our Attachment Style Quiz.
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