Resources
I often enjoy learning and discovering new resources to enhance my support techniques. Below, you can find a curated collection of resources from various media, including websites, quotes, biographies, books, movies, and more. Some are from the vast world of the web, while others are from my personal favourite medium: books!
Biographies
The Happiest Refugee – Anh Do Rob Riley: An Aboriginal Leader’s Quest for Justice by Quentin Beresford Family Outing – by Chastity Bono Mao’s Last Dancer – by Li Cunxin Dear Fatty – by Dawn French Breaking the Surface –
Books and Movies
Books and related links Anger Taking Charge of Anger – 6 Steps to Asserting yourself without losing control – W. Robert Nay See also the “Refrigerator Quotes”: No. 2 – The Two Wolves – A Cherokee Fable and No. 3
LGBTI Resources
Articles by me Why we still need Pride events (27th June 2025) LinkedIn Book Review: “Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling” by Layla McCay. Subtitled: “How LGBTQ+ people can thrive and succeed at work” (2nd June 2025) Letter to the Editor of
Misc Resources
COVID-19 Beyond Blue – https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/ The Black Dog Institute also has a collection of resources on Coronavirus: Anxiety, Stress & Wellbeing Head to Health – https://headtohealth.gov.au/covid-19-support/covid-19 Mindspot – https://mindspot.org.au/coronavirus The VIA Institute on Character (which I often recommend to clients,)
Refrigerator Quotes
In the book Using Biographical and Historical Grief Narratives With the Bereaving (by Harold Ivan Smith, published by Routledge Mental Health) there is reference to the idea of “Refrigerator Quotes” where the author asks “… grievers to put the quotation
Websites
Website Links Alcohol and Drug Information Service Andrology Australia – What every man needs to know ARBOR – Support for People Bereaved by Suicide Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement American Psychological Association (APA) Australian Men’s Shed Association Australian Psychological
