Resources

Guided Meditations

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Meditation: How To Sit

Basics of Compassionate Meditation

ADDICTION RESOURCES

• Smoking: How it Primes the Brain for Addiction

• Drugs, Brains & Behavior: The Science of Addiction

• Drug Rehab Information

• Understanding Drugs of Abuse

• Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know

• This is Your Brain on Marijuana

• MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly) Facts

• Teenage Drug Abuse and Setting Limits

• CRAFT Training for Parents

• Gabor Mate on Addiction

• How Alcohol Negatively Impacts Sleep
• Sleep Problems Associated With Addiction and Recovery
• Non-Drug Therapies for Sleep Disorders

ANGER

SCAN Fact Sheet

ATTACHMENT IN PARENTING

• What is my attachment Style?

• Attachment Style Quiz

• Attachment & Parenting Styles Influences on Adult Relationships

• Impact of Family Issues on Teens

BULLYING

• 8 Keys to End Bullying

• What is Cyber-Bullying?

• A Parent’s Guide To Cyberbullying

• A Parent’s Guide to  Bullying

COMMUNICATION

• How to Influence Your Teen, Part I

• How to Influence Your Teen, Part II

• How to Practice NVC

• The Basics of NVC (Video)

• Communication With Your Teen

• Family Check Up – Communication Tips

• Encouraging Your Teen

• How to Negotiate Conflicts & Resolve Issues

• Setting Limits

• Supervising Your Teen

• Conflict Resources & Videos 
• Different Methods of Communication

MOOD DISORDERS

• Getting Started

SELF-CARE FOR PARENTS

• What Makes a Happy Parent?

• The Power of Self-Care: A Gift for the Entire Family

• Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids

• Greater Good in Action

SETTING LIMITS & INIDIVIDUATION

• How to Set Boundaries

• Your Child is Not Your “Friend”

• Connect & Redirect Cheatsheet

SEX & SEXUALITY

• How to Talk to Kids About Sex

• Helping Your Teen Wait to Have Sex

• Helping Your Sexually Active Teen Be Safe

• Parenting LGBT & Questioning Kids

• Sex, the Internet & Texting

• The Center for Latino Adolescent & Family Health

• Talk With Your Kids

• Advocates for Youth

• How to Talk to Your Children About Developing Healthy Relationships

TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT DRUGS

• Family Check-Up: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse

• What’s Dinner Got to Do With It

• When Parents Talk to Their Kids About Prescription Drugs

TRAUMA

• Parent’s Guide to Trauma

UNDERSTANDING TEENS

• Brainstorm: The Power & Purpose of the Teen Brain

• Parent’s Guide to Understanding the Teen Years

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

ADD/ADHD

• ADHD & Comorbid Substance Use Disorder

• Parenting Kids with ADHD

ANXIETY

• Anxiety & Teens

BIPOLAR

• WEBMD TV: Bipolar Disorder

• Bipolar Disorder in Children & Teens

• What Bipolar Really Feels Like

• Cutting & Self-Harm

DEPRESSION

• Teen Depression

• The Mindful Way Through Depression

• Evidence Depression isn’t in Your Head

• Talking to Parents About Depression

SUICIDE

• Facebook Suicide Report

• Suicide Safety Plan Template

GENERAL

• National Institute of Mental Health 

• Tips for Parenting with Mental Illness

• MentalHealth.gov

• Memory Reconsolidation

FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

Maryville Mental Health Resources Page

Non-Traditional Student: Health & Wellness

MINDFULNESS RESOURCES            

THE BODY

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  MBSR – Yoga Video 1

• MBSR – Yoga Video 2

• 10 Points Practice

• Yoga Nidra (For Insomnia)

• MBSR 20 Min Body Scan

• MBSR 45 Min Body Scan

• MBSR Mindful Movement

• Sleep Body Scan

• Observing Thoughts

LIVING

• 9 Attitudes of Mindfulness

• Mindfulness-Bases Stress Reduction

• ON BEING Audio

• Mindful Eating Animation

• Mindfulness at Work

• Real Happiness at Work

• Radical Acceptance

• Working with Emotions

• UCLA Mindfulness Podcast

PARENTING

• Mindful Parent Podcast

• Calmer Parents Podcast

• Dr. Siegel Parenting Videos

• 12 Mindful Exercises

• Letting Go of Expectations

• Mindful Parenting Resources

• Still Quiet Place

• GoZen Anxiety Relief (Kids)

• Sitting Like a Frog

SELF COMPASSION

• Self-Compassion Break

• Soothing Self-Touch

• How Do I Care for Myself?

• Compassion Letter

• Sense & Savor Walk

• Labeling Emotions

• Emotions in the Body

• Soften, Soothe, Allow

• Forgiveness

• Poetry of Self-Compassion

• David Whyte Audio: Poems

• Guided Self-Compassion Audios

RELAPSE PREVENTION & SUPPORT

• Free US Drug Rehab Prevention Book

• HeadSpace Free Mindfulness APP

• How to Create a Relapse Prevention Plan

• Relapse Prevention Planning

 SELF-ESTEEM

• How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem

• Love Yourself, Accept Yourself, Forgive Yourself

• Self-love is Not a Crime: Learning to Love Yourself

• Body Image & Self Esteem

• A Guy’s Guide to Body Image

WORKING WITH EMOTIONS

• Dealing with Anger

• This is What it is Like to Have a Panic Attack

SEXUAL HEALTH

• Sexual Health