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Coming Soon: A New Edition of Note to self – Reflecting on life’s choices
Coming Soon: A New Edition of Note to self – Reflecting on life’s choices
15 August 2025

Innovative Resources is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of a new edition of Note to self, a beautifully reimagined card set that has been helping people navigate life’s challenges for more than 15 years.... 

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Teacher Wellbeing Cards are here!
Teacher Wellbeing Cards are here!
15 August 2025

Our much-awaited Teacher Wellbeing Cards have hit the shelves! And not before time. A recent 2023 national survey of 4000 teachers by the Black Dog Institute in Australia found that poor ‘teacher mental health... 

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What is moral injury? And why do I need to know about it?
What is moral injury? And why do I need to know about it?
15 August 2025

Just the other day, I was talking to a social worker who was trying to access support for a person experiencing a serious mental health crisis. She’d tried different programs within her service (which... 

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Talking to kids about grief and loss
Talking to kids about grief and loss
28 May 2025

Shelly Skinner is the Founder and CEO of Lionheart Camp for Kids. As a Social Worker whose own mother died when she was a young adult, Shelly is committed to building a community where grief... 

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Coming soon! A brand new, fully-illustrated edition of the much-loved Note to Self
Coming soon! A brand new, fully-illustrated edition of the much-loved Note to Self
6 May 2025

We all need reminders sometimes that, even when things feel overwhelming or out-of-control, we always have choices. We can choose how we interpret a situation, what we choose to focus on, the things we... 

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Finding hope and connection in the midst of grief
Finding hope and connection in the midst of grief
2 May 2025

‘…whether we lose a person, or whether we lose a place, or whether we lose some ’thing’ that’s important to us, it’s normal for us to need an extended period of emotion or reaction... 

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A crisis in wellbeing for educators – what does the research say?
A crisis in wellbeing for educators – what does the research say?
2 May 2025

Wherever you turn these days, there seems to be reports of teachers leaving the education system in droves. And things seem to have become significantly worse over the past few years. A 2023 national... 

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Neurodivergent-friendly means everyone benefits
Neurodivergent-friendly means everyone benefits
10 February 2025

Nick Avery is the CEO of South West Autism Network (SWAN) in Bussleton, Western Australia, a not-for-profit organisation that grew out of a very real need for families in regional areas to have access... 

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Teacher Wellbeing cards coming soon!
Teacher Wellbeing cards coming soon!
10 February 2025

Are you an educator looking for a better work-life balance? Are you feeling exhausted or overwhelmed in your teaching role and looking for ways to improve your energy levels and sense of connection? Do... 

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It’s not personal, it’s political – diet culture, body image and mental health
It’s not personal, it’s political – diet culture, body image and mental health
6 February 2025

Every New Year’s Eve, millions of people make resolutions related to losing weight or changing their body shape. In fact, losing weight is one of the most common new year’s resolutions, along with eating... 

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The Languages of Apology
The Languages of Apology
22 January 2025

Have you ever said sorry to someone, and yet you know they have not experienced your apology as authentic? Somehow your sincere apology did not land. This may be more likely to happen when... 

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the right to be a child
the right to be a child
16 January 2025

If you ask people to describe the role that children play in the world, you will get a range of responses, which may include things like, ‘They are the future’, ‘They are the reason... 

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