Resources
Here you'll find resources I recommend. These will be added to on a regular basis.
Trusted Professionals
Holistic Medical Doctor: Dr Helen Smith
Specialises in Hormone replacement therapy/balancing using bio dentical hormones. http://www.aucklandholisticcentre.co.nz
Massage Therapist
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programme
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is an eight week evidenced based experiential course which invites you to engage on a physical, emotional and intellectual level. It offers a programme of mindfulness meditation training, which is practical and transformative. The programme was established by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in the USA and has been widely researched over the past 30 years showing many positive effects.
Research indicates that the majority people who complete the course report:
Lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression
Reductions in pain levels and an enhanced ability to cope with chronic pain
Greater energy and enthusiasm for life
An ability to cope more effectively with short and long term situations
http://www.mindfulnessauckland.co.nz/
Headspace.com
Meditation has been shown to help people stress less, focus more and even sleep better. Headspace is meditation made simple. We'll teach you the life-changing skills of meditation and mindfulness in just a few minutes a day.
https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app
Calm.com
#1 App for Mindfulness and Meditation. Calm brings clarity, joy and peace to your daily life. Join the millions experiencing the life-changing benefits of meditation and mindfulness. www.calm.com
CALM - Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind.
All of us want to have a happy life. No one wakes up in the morning thinking "I hope I will be miserable today". Many of us think that happiness is dependent on external situations like possessions, status and pleasures. Though these things can be good, often the satisfaction they bring is short term. http://www.calm.auckland.ac.nz/
Imago Couples Workshop
Imago Couples workshop: http://www.imago.org.nz/couples-workshops/
Topics
The Mindful Way Through Depression
If you’ve ever struggled with depression, take heart. Mindfulness, a simple yet powerful way of paying attention to your most difficult emotions and life experiences, can help you break the cycle of chronic unhappiness once and for all. More.
Controlling our thoughts
Eckhart Tolle: http://www.eckharttolle.com/
Drugs and Alcohol
Alcohol Anonymous
Al-Anon
Community Alcohol and Drug Service
Buddhist Recovery Network
Books I have recommended
Books by Harville Hendrix on Imago
Welcome to the Relationship Revolution! Making Marriage Simple is the accessible, essential road map to building a strong marriage in the modern world.
The Artist's Way (revised)
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron provides a twelve-week course that guides you through the process of recovering your creative self. It aims to dispel the 'I'm not talented enough' conditioning that holds many people back and helps you to unleash your own inner artist.
Invisible Wounds: a Self-help Guide for New Zealand Women in Destructive Relationships
This compassionate and practical self-help guide has helped thousands of New Zealand women to identify verbal and emotional abuse in destructive relationships, and to make changes.
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life? In the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages, you’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide.
Womens Bookshop
Our purpose has always been to promote women's writing and to provide books reflecting women's diverse lives and interests. We also have lots of men customers and we welcome them. In recent years we have become one of New Zealand’s leading specialists in therapy and counselling books.
EMDR- Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing
Here are a couple of You tube clips that has a good explanation about how EMDR works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhsA5iB8NEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnY60xO8534
Ted Talks of Interest
Brené Brown: Listening to Shame
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame/
Brené Brown: The Power of Vunerability
Brené Brown studies human connection - our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability
Brene Brown: The Anatomy of Trust
Ruby Wax in conversation with a Neuroscientist, a Monk & Louise Chunn
CONTACT SAM MITCHELL
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Phone: 021 08122 113
Email: sam@yourfocus.co.nz
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P O Box 3904
Auckland 1140
New Zealand
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