Written by a team of best-selling authors, this card series is designed to enhance mental health and well-being by acknowledging that ‘it’s good to talk’. It encourages discussion about specific areas such as: resilience, mindfulness, anxiety, anger & aggression, social skills and problem solving. Each set covers five carefully chosen topics, with ten thought-provoking cards per topic.
These discussion cards explore five areas concerning loss and grief:
- Coping with grief
- Engaging in mindful self-care
- Mourning loss
- Finding meaning from my loss
- Move forward
The discussions generated with these cards will help users to: understand grief and the grieving process; practise mindful self-care; accept the reality of the loss; tell their stories of loss and grief; explore the things and people that give them a sense of meaning; hold onto the memories of their loss while at the same time moving forward with their life; learn ways to be able to find joy again and so much more.
Use these cards with a wide range of groups and clients to:
- Ask non-threatening questions
- Encourage reflection leading to insight and modification of thoughts, feelings and actions
- Consider a scenario, quote or sentence on a particular card
- Allow participants to explore their effectiveness by rating themselves
in a variety of critical life skills - Encourage lively discussion and open conversation in a group
- Encourage group collaboration
in answering difficult questions - Allow participants to explore important attitudes and personal experiences in a safe setting
- Introduce activities and establish the perfect basis for writing diaries, creative expression, games, slogans, board activities, technology and other techniques.
For use with groups and individuals aged 12 and up. Includes a booklet full of ideas for using the cards.
50 Cards and booklet