Resources
We’ve put together a list of some of our favourite resources that can be used by almost everybody. Let us know what you think about our list or tell us your favourites!
Note: We are not affiliated with any of these resources; we’re only sharing this information with the hope that it can help someone out, in the here-and-now.
Apps.
Guided meditations: Smiling Mind | Calm | Headspace
Task management & Productivity: Todoist | Forest | Trello | Productive - Habit Tracker | Habitica
Mental health: MindShift or MoodMission (CBT-based) | ACT Companion (ACT-based) | Daylio (mood tracking) | Shine (racially-inclusive) | PTSD Coach
Posters & Info.
The Healthy Mind Platter - Learn if you are engaging in these 7 activities most days to optimise wellbeing and productivity.
Clinical Center for Interventions - Info, worksheets, strategies, and tips for a WIDE range of common challenges.
Psychology Topics - Info about many psychology topics, disorders, and individual differences across the lifespan.
Big Life Journal | Growth mindset posters & tips for parents and kids (free & paid resources).
Podcasts & Talks.
Big Life Kids | A podcast for children that teaches growth mindset strategies and shares inspirational stories about overcoming real challenges.
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain | A powerful talk for parents of teens to learn neuroscientific ways for promoting compassion, kindness, resilience, and well-being in our personal lives, relationships, and communities.
Good Mood Clinic | Provides advice on a broad range of relationship and mental health issues through a schema therapy lens.
The Imperfect Podcast | Resilience Project members chat with guests, who share their struggles and imperfections, that teach valuable lessons.
Books.
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris | Teaches skills and strategies scientifically proven to create real change.
The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegal | Parenting tips informed by the neuroscience of brain development during childhood.
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown | Encourages self-acceptance, rather than doing what you “should” do to impress others.
Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping With Events in the News by Dawn Huebner | Guides young people (6-12 years) and their carers through tough conversations about national and international tragedies.
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