A Mind 2 Play Therapy

28/08/2025

https://www.roadpeace.org/volunteer-blog-august/

In this August edition, we reflect on the powerful work our volunteers have done, share their voices, and look ahead to...

13/08/2025

For anyone navigating the pain of loss, Edith Eger’s The Choice and The Gift offer profound wisdom and gentle encouragement. They don’t promise to take away grief, but they invite you to hold it with compassion, and remind you that meaning and love can still be found even in the hardest seasons.

10/08/2025

Grief books for kids:

I Can't Believe They're Gone: A kid's grief book that hugs, helps, and gives hope by Karen Brough

The Invisible String: 1
by Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Through A Childs Eyes: Explaining death, organ donation, cremation, burial and cemeteries to young children using terminology they can understand by Karen A. Longstreth

The Burst Balloon: Helping Children Understand Grief and Loss
by Cher Louise Jones

04/08/2025

Nothing has helped me more with my mental health and meltdowns than realising that things out of my control, are out of my control.

Finding my centre of control has not only helped me with my anger, but also my overwhelming empathy levels that often lead to Autistic burnout.

Join us on the Neurodivergent Experience podcast, with our in house therapist Ashley Bentley as we delve into self care and understanding what taking control of our lives really means.

To listen for FREE, click the link in the comments section below

04/08/2025

"Bluey," the Australian children's show, is a global phenomenon. But how did a cartoon for kids become a smash hit with adults, too? Sarina Petersen, who studies social psychology, explains how "Bluey" keeps viewers of all ages hooked with a unique blend of humor, authenticity and nostalgia.

02/07/2025

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01/05/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=G-zKZ-tpG18

Eckhart Tolle challenges our usual ideas about personal growth and happiness in this video. He reveals why living more like animals - simply and in the prese...

19/03/2025

A youtube video I have found useful for parents and young people to explain the fight/flight and freeze response:

The "fight or flight response" is our body's automatic and primitive, inborn response that prepares the body to "fight" or "flee" from perceived attack, harm...

17/03/2025

I was amazed at the amount of rage that is involved in the grief process, talking it through has helped a lot but I needed something that would allow me to vent some of that anger in a safe and contained way. My 2 daughters and I visited a smash room in Shoeburyness, https://www.angrysmash.com/, permission to get destructive without causing harm was such a cathartic experience.

Angry Smash Ltd is a rage room experience where people can take out their frustrations by smashing everyday objects in a safe environment. Book now for an for a new and exciting alternative to anger management.

12/03/2025

I often look for resources that support my personal development, it occurred to me today that maybe others would find some of these useful to, today is a tedex talk about emotional mastery given by Dr Joan Rosenberg.

What often blocks people from feeling capable in life and from having greater success with finances, health or relationships is how they handle unpleasant fe...

11/03/2025