“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Coronavirus and your Mental Health
- https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/
- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-coronavirus-and-post-traumatic-growth/
Resilience
- Dr Lucy Horn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgk7nmI_nXI
- Brené Brown https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability
- NHS Resilience questionnaire https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/resiliencequestionnaire.pdf
Leading Authors
- Attachment: Jeremy Holmes, Alan Schore, Peter Fonagy
- Adverse Childhood Experiences : Donna Nakazawa
- Polyvagal theory : Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Stanley Rosenberg
- Resilience: Brené Brown, Linda Graham, Maya Angelou, Viktor Frankl, Martin Seligman
- Post traumatic growth : Richard Tedeschi, Stephen Joseph, Miriam Akhtar
- Trauma: Peter Levine, Pete Walker, Bessel van der Kolk, Judith Herman, Babette Rothschild
- Steve Haines : easy to digest graphic books on Anxiety (Anxiety is Really Strange) & Trauma (Trauma is Really Strange).
- Paul Wilson : Little Book of Calm (only £5)
Some useful websites
- MIND page on traumaTrauma Information Pages
- The Body Brain (Positive Psychology)
- Emergency Practices (Lynn Fraser)
- Stephen Porges polyvagal theory (video)
- Bessel van der Kolk interviewACES too high
- Chronic illness and stress
Domestic Abuse
- Ask for ANI in any Boots pharmacy (Assistance Needed Immediately) see BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-55660797
- Hand Signal for Help https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_for_Help
- The Freedom Programme https://www.freedomprogramme.co.uk
Helplines and sources of help:
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/
- Urgent advice Telephone 111
- Emergencies Telephone 999
- Samaritans Telephone 116 123 (available 24 hours a day, every day)
- MIND: Telephone 0300 123 3393 or Text 86463
Last Updated on 17th February 2021 by Jason