Art of Life Counselling

http://www.artshub.com.au/news-article/career-advice/audience-development/emma-clark-gratton/career-spotlight-art-therapist-252052

https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1865-managing-your-food-mood-and-weight-when-living-with-a-mental-illness

Powerful documentary featuring Bryan Post, Bruce Perry, M.D., Daniel Siegel M.D., Marti Glenn PhD and other renowned experts in the field of childhood trauma, attachment and bonding. This is a great way to share with friends, colleagues, and caregivers this new understanding of how trauma effects the development of the mind body system, and how it affects children's behaviors and social relationships. Honouring Children’s Rights

http://www.mindful.org/ed-halliwell-on-mindfulness/

https://singingoverthebones.org/2015/11/01/marrying-the-land-how-we-broke-the-ancient-bargain/

http://talentdevelop.com/5703/embracing-our-creative-abilities-and-inspirations-as-gifts/

http://intuitivecreativity.typepad.com/expressiveartinspirations/top-50-art-therapy-blogs.html This blog is again honoured by making it into another top 50 Art Therapy Blog listing. I can't wait to check out the work of the other contributors. It is wonderful to share a passion and have others embrace and enjoy it.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ending-addiction-good/201608/here-s-how-creative-arts-can-diminish-stress?utm_content=buffer2c8a2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer I notice a lack of black in this colour selection. I would say that in my experience, it is the pigment that many of my clients  tend to gravitate towards in our earliest counselling sessions.

http://kalw.org/post/philosophy-talk-your-brain-art#stream/0

http://www.mindful.org/what-stress-does-to-your-brain/

http://www.suepeasebanitt.com/five-questions-you-should-ask-your-new-trauma-therapist/

Harmony   Harmony on and within Mother Earth is all around us. We can hear harmonious sounds, taste harmonious flavours and see harmonious colours in everyday nature which may inspire man-made arts. With man’s constant search for knowledge and pursuit to explain the unexplained, mathematical law and the measured representation of beauty was calculated by the ancient Greeks producing the Golden Ratio. These calculations were the basis for the numerical representation of infinity, an unreachable approximation which validates the presence of the possible existence of a supreme number. The Golden Ratio stems from the Golden Rectangle which is a recurring occurrence in nature in the form of the Fibonacci Spiral; seen in flowers, snail shells, pinecones, and other parts of nature. The Golden Rectangle and Fibonacci Spiral are used in the crafting of musical instruments like cellos and violins. Intriguingly, the development of tones within musical scales are created using these sa...

https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1859-five-tips-to-help-a-loved-one-challenge-psychosis

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/how-to-find-your-soul-tribe-in-the-digital-age/

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/drawing-on-depression-to-write-graphic-novel/7734992

I have just sent copies of my book to three generous people who will be helping me make my project a reality. Svetlana, a professional editor and close friend, will be scrolling through the spelling, grammar and composition. Sonya and Rob for checking that aspects of my book are culturally competent due to the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Native American references. Patrick and Mary are my official Bullshit-ometers who, when reading my book, will make sure that I don't have too much counselling/medical jargon and that ultimately, my book is informative and entertaining. Here is another small offering to give you a taste of what is to come.  Balance Too much or not enough of one thing can kill you. Too much water and you drown, not enough and you dehydrate, too much sleep and your muscles can wither and die, not enough and your mind may cease to function as it is intended. This may also be said for those who take any form of knowledge with either too...

http://goodrelaxation.com/2013/12/art-therapy-can-help-brain/

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-11/body-mapping-anxiety-for-science-week/7715996

https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1856-tips-for-coping-with-the-effects-of-trauma

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/why-i-dont-use-the-word-forgiveness-in-trauma-therapy-0120164

http://www.mindful.org/how-the-brain-can-change-your-experience-of-pain/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/tsoku-maela-mental-illness-photos_us_57a0b78be4b0e2e15eb7377c

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