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https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1448-busting-five-myths-regarding-obesity-and-mental-illness

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5829fe2ee4b057e23e31481f?timestamp=1480342698579

I came across this little animation at  thisiscolossal.com  ,a wondeful site promoting the combination of art, imagination, science and engineering. " Swedish animator and sculptor Alexander Uner runs a popular You Tube channel where he shares sculpting and animation tutorials " I am inspired !

www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-flux/201608/8-common-traits-the-toxic-people-in-your-life?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost

                                                         Change 'Woman' for 'John' Thanks for your support Svetlana. Live your Bliss Mairead

http://www.mindful.org/vacations-meditation-heal-body-mind/ This will be me on one month's time, lazing in the warmth of Darwin in the wet season. I plan to stare at the night sky and watch the sheet lightning flash across to vastness of the heavens. I will have many more holidays now that all 7 children are finished school and able to care for themselves, particularly after reading this article. It has been 15 years since my last trip with my husband and I am looking forward to it immensely. Live your Bliss Mairead

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/10/avoiding-temptation-is-easier-than-exercising-self-control.html?mid=facebook_scienceofus&utm_content=buffer5866f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://gowiththat.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/apologies-in-trauma-recovery/

https://www.ted.com/playlists/4/what_makes_you_happy

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201611/5-signs-youre-giving-negative-people-too-much-power?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/between-therapy-sessions-3-handy-coping-skills-for-trauma-0305154

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113247-kangaroo-bone-nose-piercing-is-oldest-bone-jewellery-ever-found/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&utm_term=Autofeed&cmpid=SOC%7cNSNS%7c2016-Echobox#link_time=1479466680

https://www.sane.org/media-centre/the-sane-blog/1923-boundary-setting-and-mental-illness

http://www.innercanvas.com/2013/06/06/art-invitation-explore-informs-present/

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/pure-pureland.html Ref: Kobayashi, T 2007, Use of Origami for Children with Traumatic Experiences , in Brooke, S, The Use of Creative Therapies with Secual Abuse Survivors, pg: 102 - 120  

http://stigmafighters.com/how-long-does-it-take-your-body-to-physically-heal-from-addiction/

http://dianepooleheller.com/workshops/attachment-styles/ Honouring Children’s Rights

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience Perception is key to resilience: Do you conceptualize an event as traumatic, or as a chance to learn and grow? ILLUSTRATION BY GIZEM VURAL

http://www.mindful.org/calming-rush-panic-body/

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/10/18/o.end.of.life/

I am in the midst of a fibromyalgia relapse, struggling every day to put one foot in front of the other and feeling exhausted before I go to sleep and just as exhausted on waking. I have had this conditions for almost 20 years and know that although things are tough at the moment, I will recover again. Recovery has never meant that I feel any better than about 80% but over the years I have learned and developed my own strategies to cope and live a fulfilling life. My greatest saviour is creativity, no matter how small the process. Having the ability to create a new focus can block the pain and fatigue of FM allowing a break in the distress created by this long term illness. Writing this blog, creating art, searching for inspiring images on the internet and listening to music relieve my pain and relax my distressed mind. Now that my children are grown I now can rest when required. This was very difficult to manage when my parental responsibilities were high. I learned to prioritise, ...

Millions of people,adults and children, from all around the world are subjected to conflict in their environments due to war. In Australia it is tradition that on this day we stop for one minute of silence at eleven o'clock to remember those who have fallen in times of conflict. I would just like to remind us all at this time that for many people, war is not a distant memory or an experience only witnessed on the television or movie screens.  War is real in present day for millions of refugees asylum seekers, returned soldiers and families and survivors of devastating confrontation. They may be remembering or even re-living their own personal trauma every second of the day. If you find that a co-worker, neighbour or friend does not wish to participate in the minutes silence, rather than see it as an insult to those who have fallen, be curious about what may be going on for them. Have they or someone that they know suffered while serving their country in some way? Were their ...

http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2016/10/07/cultural-healing-indigenous-art-therapy

Web site:  http://www.artoflifewithmairead.com/ Face Book:  https://www.facebook.com/counselling.art.therapy/ Art of Life Counselling Live Your Bliss Mairead

http://usatodayhss.com/2015/creativity-just-as-important-as-math-and-science

https://rolandbal.com/trauma-and-ptsd-exhaustion-fatigue-and-tiredness/

http://www.mindful.org/are-you-happy/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/freeing-yourself-from-overwhelm/

http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/why-crafting-is-good-for-mental-health

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/tarot/fl/A-Brief-History-of-Tarot.htm

http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/19/9-things-people-who-live-with-an-invisible-illness-want-you-to-know-6200557/

https://lonerwolf.com/psychic-attack/?utm_source=LonerWolf&utm_campaign=fab3b62226-november_01_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4b168bb5ac-fab3b62226-95816777&mc_cid=fab3b62226&mc_eid=58a5d4934c