Marion Wade

 

Some Links and Reading

• If you are sensitive or feel differently to those around you, you might recognise yourself in The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron


• To know more about how people can change within helping relationships you might be interested in The Brain That Changes Itself. Watch this video for general information about brain plasticity (27 mins).


• A General Theory of Love explains the mind-body nature of love and includes a chapter on emotional learning and how psychotherapy can help people change.


• If you want a better time, better communication with your committed partner get hold of a copy of Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson.


• If you would like help figuring out how to have good sex and relationships, listen to The Good Sex Project which is available wherever you get your podcasts. The Good Sex Project on Instagram.


• If you are interested in the science that might help your sex life, read Come as you are by Emily Nagoski.


• If overeating is getting you down, a place to start reading could be ‘Feeding the Hungry Heart’.


• If you think you or someone close to you might need help with an eating disorder you could call me or approach the free public health service: Central Region Eating Disorder Services (CREDS)



• Learn more about Transactional Analysis


• If you don’t want to have sex at all or not as much as your partner or you want sex more than your partner does, you might appreciate some ideas from Dr Rosie King or Dr Sandra Pertot:
  • Rosie King: 'Good Loving Great Sex'
  • Dr Sandra Pertot: 'Perfectly Normal'
  • Barry & Emily McCarthy: 'Sexual Awareness: Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality'


• If you are struggling with painful sex or can’t have penetrative sex some people find the following is very helpful: www.vaginismus.com


• Vulvodynia - information on a talking therapy for women and their partners who are dealing with persistent vulval pain


• If you would like to know more about male sexuality try:
  • Bernie Zilbergeld: The New Male Sexuality
  • A Man’s Guide To Health (1999) by Consumer’s Institute of New Zealand


• If you’re wondering if you might be a sex or pornography addict you could check out Wendy & Larry Maltz’s site: HealthySex.com


• If you want to know more about whether you have a sex obsession/compulsion you could approach Wellington Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

 

If you are feeling in need of support, such as someone to talk to, at any hour of the day or night, in Wellington, you could contact:

1737 - call or text for free
1737.org.nz

Samaritans 04 473 9739 or 0800 726 666
samaritans.org.nz

If you need an urgent mental health assessment and treatment ring Capital & Coast DHB, Te Haika (Mental Health Contact Centre)  0800 745 477  

www.mhaids.health.nz/our-services/do-you-or-does-someone-you-know-need-help-now/