Resources

Understanding your experience and finding new ways to manage and change are important in the recovery process.  These links are provided to assist you with this process.

Relaxation and Mindfulness

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation  is a useful skill you can practice to help reduce anxiety and stress.  This link contains information and downloads
• Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity and without judgement.  It is a useful way of managing distressing thoughts and emotions.

Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Alcohol Consumption – information  here
• Drugs and the Brain – Information here in the form of a game

Anxiety and Panic

• Anxiety and Panic – here
• Useful videos  here
• Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS)  here

Thoughts and Feelings

• Five Basic Emotions  here
• Unhelpful thinking styles can be found here

Sleep

• Sleep and Circadian Rhythms  BBC site

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Cognitive Processing Therapy

• What is PTSD?
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Resources

• Circle of security – website and animation
• Newborn Behaviour Observation (video)
• Tuning into your newborn baby’s behaviour (video)
• Matresence TED Talk (video)