Thames Valley Contact Booklet
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BRAVE
Understanding the connection between Brain and Body
Resources: Square breathing. Youtube: Why breathing is important to manage anxiety? Body Posture (Amy Cuddy), Mindful body scan
Sitting with difficulty
Resources. Youtube: 3 step breathing mindfulness practice, linger sitting with difficulty mindfulness practice, radical acceptance, chessboard analogy, the worry tree. Poem: Rumi, The Guest House.
Self-Compassion
Resources: The 3 Circles of Emotional Regulation – why self-soothing is important. Poem: Whatever doesn’t service you.
Resilience
Resources: Resilience in the face of coercive control. Youtube: 3 secrets of resilient people, the mountain mindfulness practice
Nudging the brain to notice the positive
Resources: Pleasant event diary, 5 finger gratitude exercise. Youtube links: Safe space mindfulness practice, noticing calm mindfulness practice. Poem: Today was the absolute worst day ever.
Low mood
Resources: Exhaustion Funnel. Youtube: The black dog. Notes from ‘The Upward Spiral’.
Moving Forward: Values and Relationships
Resources: List of values. Youtube: introduction to values, markers of healthy and unhealthy relationships
Emotions
Resources: Emotion wheel, Common thinking styles, CBT hot cross bun model. Poem: Autobiography. YouTube: Function of emotions and Noticing every moment
Trauma
Resources: The arousal curve, 13 steps to mananging flashbacks