RESOURCES
Praise Astaroth! If you're here, it's because you've seen "The Cult of Astaroth" and are curious about the resources we mentioned at the end of the show, and in the programme. Below you will find a lot of resources that you can use, some free, some not, to help you on your journey.
WEBSITES
CENTRE FOR CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS
This is a great website. It's operated by the Australian government and was a site my own therapist recommended. There are a number of workshop series that you can download and do yourself, at home, in your own time. It includes support for depression, self-compassion, sleep issues, body issues, assertiveness, bipolar, and so many other areas.
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/looking-after-yourself
NHS PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9
This questionnaire is usually given by doctors and health professionals to determine if you have symptoms of depression, and to what degree you have them. It is a useful first step in exploring how your mental health is affecting you.
https://patient.info/doctor/mental-health/phq-9
SEE ME SCOTLAND
A website supported by the Scottish Government, helping to tackle stigma and discrimination against those facing mental health concerns.
https://www.seemescotland.org/
BEATING THE BLUES
An online service offering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
https://www.beatingtheblues.co.uk/
HEALTH IN MIND
Offering online resources and other types of support. Based in Scotland, the online resources are available to anyone visiting the site.
https://health-in-mind.org.uk/how-we-can-help/resources/
TOGETHERALL
An online community offering support to those facing mental health issues.
https://togetherall.com/en-gb/
GRIEFCHAT
An organisation offering support to those dealing with bereavement.
ANDY'S MAN CLUB
A popular group meetup for men who are struggling. As per their website: Our mission, put simply, is to prevent other families from going through the heartache and grief caused by suicide, by encouraging men to speak openly about their issues.
APPS
INSIGHT TIMER
A meditation app, that also offers a website offering advice on better sleep, destressing, and grounding techniques among others.
FINCH
This is a fun digital pet app where you raise your own "birb". The app encourages numerous aspects of self care such as compassion, emergency first aid for mental health, positivity, breathing exercises, daily goals, challenges, you can even get your pet a pet.
CALM
One of the most popular mindfulness apps available. Offering short daily sessions of mindfullness and meditation.
FOREST
An app designed to help with motivation and tackle procrastination.
BOOKS
THE COMPASSIONATE MIND - PAUL GILBERT
The Compassionate Mind explains the evolutionary and social reasons why our brains react so readily to threats - and reveals how our brains are also hardwired to respond to kindness and compassion.
59 SECONDS - RICHARD WISEMAN
Psychologist Richard Wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems. From job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem, personal and professional success may be less than a minute away . . .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/59-Seconds-Think-little-change/dp/0330511602
SELF COMPASSION: THE PROVEN POWER OF BEING KIND TO YOURSELF - KRISTIN NEFF
Kristin Neff PhD, is a professor in educational psychology, and the world's expert on self-compassion. A pioneer who established self-compassion as a field of study, Kristin offers a powerful solution for combating negativity and insecurity - the symptoms of living in a high-pressure world.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Compassion-Kristin-Neff/dp/1444738178
WHY IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT TRAUMA - CHARLIE WEBSTER
Broadcaster and abuse survivor Charlie Webster uses her own lived experience alongside advice from experts to create a companion for trauma survivors – a book that will help, explain, understand and navigate the impact of trauma on our lives.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Its-Talk-About-Trauma/dp/1801293023
THE WORKS OF JAMES NORBURY
James Norbury is a visual artist and author who writes and illustrates beautiful books influenced by Buddhist ideas that have a lot of overlap with much of what is talked about in the other resources, but offers it through gorgeous artwork, and the popular adventures of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/118198/james-norbury