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ResourceYourself, 43 Minchinton Street, Caloundra (2026)

20/02/2026

When your inner critic shows up, pause and gently ask:
👉 What might this part of me be trying to protect?

No fixing.
No forcing positivity.
Just curiosity and kindness.

Self-compassion isn’t about letting go of responsibility —
it’s about creating enough safety to grow.

18/02/2026

So, what is DDP? Most of us have heard of Dr Dan Hughes and the notion of PACE but have a look at this visual and the information below to understand what the foundational theory and elements are of the Model.

Dyadic Developmental Practise (DDP) is a relational, trauma-informed approach that helps children feel safe, understood, and supported. It draws on attachment, child development, neurobiology, intersubjectivity, and relational trauma theory to guide therapeutic work.

Key therapeutic elements include:
PACE – Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy: Create a safe, attuned, and joyful space for connection.
Co-regulation of affect - the adult leads the regulation.
Rupture and repair – addressing challenges and rebuilding trust.
Talk For / Talk About & Storytelling – helping children co-create meaning from experiences.
Follow-Lead-Follow – attuning, guiding, and then returning to attunement.
Affective / Reflective Dialogue – seeing and saying emotions to help children process feeling safely.

These elements work together to create secure, attuned relationships, promote healing from trauma, and support healthy child development. DDP is a way of being with all parts of the system that supports children to build trust, safety, and resilience. 💛

16/02/2026

When you feel flat, overwhelmed, snappy, or disconnected, it’s easy to assume you’re failing —
not coping well enough, not trying hard enough, not doing enough.

But often, this isn’t about motivation or capability.
It’s about a nervous system doing exactly what it’s designed to do — protect you.

Through a polyvagal lens, we understand that our nervous system moves up and down a ladder throughout the day. At times we feel connected, present, and engaged. At other times, when stress or threat is sensed, we may shift into fight, flight, shutdown, or collapse.

None of these states are signs of weakness.
They are adaptive responses.

Whether you’re a professional supporting others, a parent navigating daily demands, or someone carrying a lot quietly — safety comes before change, before insight, before problem-solving and before self-improvement.

✨ Regulation before reflection.
✨ Connection before correction.

When we gently support the nervous system back toward safety, capacity returns.
Curiosity becomes possible.
Compassion softens the inner critic.

This is where healing begins 🌿

If you’d like to explore this further, the Polyvagal Card Deck created by Deb Dana is a beautiful, accessible resource to support understanding and regulation

11/02/2026

This week, in our therapy and supervision spaces, a theme has quietly but consistently emerged.

Again and again, we’ve heard the voice of the inner critic — showing up for professionals, parents, mums, dads, carers, and those simply trying to hold everything together.

Your inner critic often speaks the language of survival.

For many people, self-criticism developed as a way to stay safe, stay connected, or stay in control — often in times when support, safety, or understanding were limited.

But what once helped us survive can, over time, block rest, care, and joy.

At Resource Yourself, we don’t try to silence the inner critic.
We listen with curiosity, soften with compassion, and support what’s sitting underneath.

Because self-care isn’t indulgent.
It’s reparative.

And you are worthy of it. 💛

05/02/2026

✨ It’s Friday… and the nervous systems know it ✨

If today feels a little louder, wigglier, slower, or sillier than usual — you’re not imagining it.

Children are tired.
Parents are running on snacks and goodwill.
Professionals are holding on until just one more coffee ☕

From a therapeutic lens: nothing is “going wrong.”
This is just Friday energy — when regulation is low and the need for connection is high.

So today, we’re prescribing:
✔️ Nervous system resets
✔️ Extra patience
✔️ A dash of humour
✔️ Lower expectations
✔️ And maybe an early night for everyone

If all you do today is laugh once, connect once, or make it to the finish line — that absolutely counts as success.

Happy Friday from Resource Yourself 💛

03/02/2026

✨ Connection Starts Within ✨

Before we can truly connect with others — our children, our partners, our colleagues — we first need to connect with ourselves.

In DDP, we know that regulation comes before relationship. When we pause, notice our own feelings, and tend to our nervous system, we create the safety that connection grows from.

For parents, this might look like a steady breath before responding to a child.
For professionals, a moment of grounding between sessions or meetings.
For colleagues, checking in with yourself before checking in with each other.

Self-connection isn’t selfish — it’s foundational.
It allows us to show up with curiosity instead of judgement, empathy instead of urgency, and presence instead of reactivity.

Today, consider this your gentle reminder:
When you care for yourself first, you create space to connect more deeply with those around you. 💛

01/02/2026

✨Today is Physical Disability Awareness Day✨

Today we pause to recognise, celebrate and honour people living with physical disability — their resilience, creativity, contributions, and the everyday ways they shape community, culture, work, care and connection. 🌟

Physical disability comes in many forms, and this day reminds us that inclusion isn’t just about access — it’s about belonging, respect, and being seen. 💛

Whether it’s welcoming accessible movement, celebrating diverse abilities in work and play, or simply making space for voices too often unheard — every step towards genuine inclusion matters.

Let’s take a moment to:
💬 Appreciate the strengths, talents, and stories of people with physical disability
🤝 Reflect on how we each can build more supportive, accessible spaces
🌈 Celebrate creative possibilities — because everyone deserves a place where they can thrive.

29/01/2026

✨ Gratitude After Week One ✨

Whether you’ve returned to school as a parent or carer or stepped back into classrooms and services as a teacher or professional, the first week back can carry a lot.

It’s often about surviving — navigating routines, emotions, expectations, lunches, drop-offs, meetings, and long days.

This week let’s pause and notice something different.
Not just that we made it through… but the ways we may have thrived.

Gratitude helps shift us into connection — with ourselves and with each other. It invites curiosity, softness, and meaning after big transitions.

You might reflect on:
🌱 A moment of connection with your child, student, or colleague
🌱 A brave step taken — even a small one
🌱 A moment of regulation, repair, or calm where it might once have been hard

In DDP, we know that noticing what’s going well strengthens safety and resilience. Gratitude doesn’t ignore the hard — it helps us hold it alongside hope.

Today, take a moment to name one thing you’re grateful for from the first week back.
And if you’d like, share it below — connection grows when we reflect together. 💛

27/01/2026

✨ Giving Space This Week ✨

As schools settle back in and routines begin to take shape again, this week is a reminder that everyone is adjusting — often more on the inside than we see on the outside.

Parents and carers, holding logistics and big feelings, while trying to stay regulated and connected.
Children, finding their feet in new classrooms, new expectations, and new relationships.

Teachers and professionals, bringing intention, care, and emotional energy into each day.

From a DDP lens, transitions invite us to lead with PACE — Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy.
To slow things down.
To stay curious rather than reactive.
To offer connection before correction.

Let’s give a little extra space and grace — to others, and to ourselves. Transitions can be tender, even when they’re familiar.

Here’s to gentle check-ins, shared regulation, and trusting that with safety and connection, we’ll all find our way back in our own time. 💛

26/01/2026

✨ Commencing 2026 – Limited Availability ✨

At Resource Yourself, we offer therapeutic and coaching spaces designed to support individuals and families navigating complexity, change, and life transitions. As we move into 2026, we have a small number of spaces available.

🌿 Our areas of practice include:

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
An attachment-focused, relational therapy supporting children and families impacted by developmental trauma. DDP creates a safe and supportive space for emotional connection, healing, and repair between caregivers and children.
This approach is particularly supportive for foster care, adoption, reunification, and families experiencing attachment-related challenges.

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) & Narrative Therapies
We integrate ACT, EFT and Narrative approaches to support individuals, parents, couples, and families to develop psychological flexibility, strengthen emotional bonds, and reshape the stories that may be holding them stuck. These approaches support meaning-making, emotional safety, and connection while honouring lived experience and identity.

Our work recognises the profound impact early life relationships have on the brain, body, and relational patterns across the lifespan. We support clients to build safety, emotional regulation, and a felt sense of connection and trust. Through strengthening emotional attunement and relational security, we support families and couples to move toward healing, joy, and greater satisfaction in life.

Each therapeutic journey is thoughtfully tailored to meet the unique needs of those we support — whether working with a child and caregiver, parents, couples, or individuals and is always trauma and attachment informed.

📍 Sunshine Coast
📩 Enquiries welcome

21/01/2026

📣 Calling all DDP Level 1 & 2 trained Practitioners! 📣
Our 2026Australian DDP Supervision Groups are now underway — and we’d love for you to join us.

These small, reflective groups are designed to deepen your DDP practice, build relational confidence, and keep you anchored in the core principles of DDP and the PACE attitude. It’s a space to share challenges, celebrate the wins, and stay connected to the heart of the work.

We currently have groups running on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, with options available for teams seeking tailored supervision for staff who’ve completed Level 1 or 2 training.

✨ Stay nourished, supported, and seen in your practice — because we all do better when we’re held in connection.

📩 Get in touch to express interest or find the right fit for your schedule.

20/01/2026

Transitions have a way of making things louder — emotionally and relationally.

As families move back into school and work routines, we’re not just adjusting diaries — we’re asking nervous systems to shift.

More meltdowns. More clinginess. More push-back.
During times of change, behaviour often escalates — not because children are being difficult, but because something inside them is needing support.

And this isn’t just true for children. Transitions are hard for adults too. You may notice less patience, more fatigue, or a sense of being behind before things have even begun. This doesn’t mean you’re failing — it means your nervous system is adjusting as well.

During these moments, children need both hands of parenting.

🤲 One hand offers nurture, empathy and attunement:
“I can see this is hard.”
“It makes sense you’re feeling unsettled.”

✋ The other offers structure, rhythm and reassurance:
“This is the plan.”
“I’ve got you.”

You don’t need to be perfectly regulated to support your child through change — just willing to pause, repair and reconnect.

As your family moves through this transition, gently reflect:
• What feels hardest right now?
• Where is connection most needed?
• What can wait?

There’s no prize for doing transitions perfectly — only for staying connected while moving through them.
Behaviour during transitions is often a request for safety, not defiance.

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