USEFUL LINKS
- Evidence for Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: see Shedler 2011
- Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse: Blue Knot Foundation www.blueknot.org.au
- Australian Somatic Psychotherapy Association for details of other therapists (ASPA) www.somaticpsychotherapy.asn.au
- Australian College of Somatic Psychotherapy (ACSP) www.somaticpsychotherapy.com.au
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) www.pacfa.org.au
- Jeff Barlow, Psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer in Contemporary Somatic Psychotherapy www.somaticpsychotherapy.com.au
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
“I am sad” vs. “I feel sad” – Dan Siegel
Mindsight is the difference between saying “I am sad” and “I feel sad.” Similar as those two statements may seem, they are profoundly different. “I am sad” is a kind of limited self-definition. “I feel sad” suggests the ability to recognize and acknowledge a feeling, without being consumed by it. The focusing skills that are part of mindsight make it possible to see what is inside, to accept it, and in the accepting to let it go, and finally, to transform it.
www.drdansiegel.com/about/mindsight/
“Neuroscience research shows that 80 per cent of brain development occurs before age three, meaning educational interventions need to start two years before primary school.” ABC Lateline
Science is catching up with psychotherapy. Check out the ABC Lateline report (10minutes): www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012
Dare Change
Stress – Robert Sapolsky National Geographic Documentary Stanford University
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