by Jamie | Oct 22, 2022 | Resources
Here are five tips as a starter-guide to building your inner-confidence. We recommend that you have a read, and then chat through with a Support Person. 1. Accepting feelings as feelings. At the Retreat, we think about the person holistically; and understand how the...
by Jamie | Oct 22, 2022 | Resources
Using the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, you will purposefully take in the details of your surroundings using each of your senses. Strive to notice small details that your mind would usually tune out, such as distant sounds, or the texture of an ordinary object. What are 5...
by Jamie | Oct 22, 2022 | Resources
One of the opportunities available to people accessing Taranaki Retreat’s Outreach Programme is to have some coaching with our Life Coach Liz. Sometimes we feel stuck, or we may be up for making some changes/moving forward, tired of talking about the past...
by Jamie | Oct 22, 2022 | Resources
In this article, we’ve used D&A as short-hand to refer to drug & alcohol / substance use/abuse – knowing that not all of this will apply, but just to give as broad a picture as possible : Q. I am determined / my loved-one is determined to...
by Jamie | Oct 22, 2022 | Resources
Prepare-Enrich is the relationship support tool we use at Taranaki Retreat. It is an international brilliant scheme which has been used by literally millions. Here’s how it works : Both parties in the relationship complete an online survey about their...