Links to resources, research, organisations and teachers: 

A book about teenage brains from a neurodevelopment perspective
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teenage-Brain-Neuroscientists-Survival-Adolescents/dp/0007448317/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=teenage+brain&qid=1620246640&sr=8-1

Great book for teenagers themselves as well as the adults around them  - easy to read and empowering
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blame-My-Brain-Amazing-Revealed/dp/1406346934/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=teenage+brain&qid=1620246697&sr=8-3

Great book on the power and purpose of the teenage brain
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brainstorm-power-purpose-teenage-brain/dp/1922247456/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZGLUFE8F4NYG&dchild=1&keywords=brainstorm+dan+siegel&qid=1620247479&sprefix=brainstorm%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1

A great book about the importance of parents connection to their teenage children with fantastic ideas.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hold-Your-Kids-Parents-Matter/dp/178504219X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10SLB3VYELQBH&dchild=1&keywords=hold+onto+your+kids&qid=1620246738&sprefix=hold+onto%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1

A practical read about child trauma and how it impacts children
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simple-Guide-Child-Trauma-Guides/dp/1785921363/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AZF6RRDYL5A2&dchild=1&keywords=the+simple+guide+to+child+trauma&qid=1620246836&sprefix=simple+child+trauma%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-1

For girls and people identifying as female: 

Info and training for supporting girls into teenage years-
https://www.ritesforgirls.com/

‘Raising Girls in the 21st century’  by Steve Biddulph

‘Girl Up’ by Laura Bates

‘How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk’ by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

https://www.maisiehill.com/ ( Period Power book and work)

https://www.drnorthrup.com/celebrating-a-girls-first-period/

‘Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood’ by Lisa Damour

‘The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence’ 
by Rachel Simmons

​‘Get Out of My Life: The bestselling guide to living with teenagers’ by Suzanne Franks, Tony Wolf

‘Blame My Brain: the Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed’ by Nicola Morgan
​
wildwise.co.uk/youth-details/wild-time-programme-for-girls-1417-yrs-2021/6/0/0

sacredwomansacredworld.org/

For boys- people who identify as male
Boys to men,
Boys To Men ( US based) 
​http://boystomen.org/the-epidemic/

Journey Man UK ( UK based)
journeymanuk.org/

A Band Of Brothers, supporting young male offenders.
http://abandofbrothers.org.uk/about-us/the-problem/

Steve Biddulph- Raising Boys
thefatheringproject.org/fathering-channel/podcast-steve-biddulph-boys/

All genders:

Based in Sussex - https:
//www.circleofliferediscovery.com/

Based in New Zealand:
https://www.tracks.net.nz/tides/

Based in Devon:
wildwise.co.uk/

Based in Oregon, US.
rvmentoring.org/

For all parents/ carers:

https://www.handinhandparenting.org/

Steve Biddulph
www.stevebiddulph.com/Site_1/Home.html
​

Websites and info on Trauma Informed Practice 

Child Trauma Academy - loads of online learning resources about trauma
https://www.childtrauma.org/

Harvard Centre on the Developing Child - brilliant research about the impact of early years on the rest of life,
great collection of videos
https://developingchild.harvard.edu/

Daniel Siegel talking about the teenage brain  - a long video but quicker than reading the book!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH-BO1rJXbQ

Poly Vagal Theory- Debs Dana
https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/

 Dr. Gabor Maté’s approaches working with addiction, stress and trauma
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUXVXD4m_4o

Brene Brown- Empathy vs Sympathy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZWf2_2L2v8
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-shame-and-accountability/

Organisations who offer therapeutic support and guidance:
Mental health: 
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Self harming in children and young people
http://www.harmless.org.uk/

Teenage depression
http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/dlp/depression-information/teen-depression/


Sex Ed
Sexperience — hosted by Channel 4’s Am I Normal?
The Wheel Of Consent - Betty Martin
bettymartin.org/videos/

For Adults-Inspirational Teachers and organisations:

Contemporary initiation experience for women
womeninpoweruk.com/

Contemporary initiation experience for men- 
mankindproject.org/

Embercombe:
embercombe.org/the-journey/

Shadow work trainers John and Nicola Kurk
 www.goldenopportunities.org.uk/

The Red Tent 
redtentdirectory.com/

www.celebrationofbeing.co.uk/

https://leanin.org/

Pippa Bondy:
waysofcouncil.net/

Sharon Blackie:
sharonblackie.net/

 Michael Meade - Mosaic Voices.
www.mosaicvoices.org/

Jon Young- The Art of Mentoring 
www.jonyoung.online/
www.goodreads.com/book/show/40861126-the-art-of-mentoring-coyote-teaching

www.changeinnature.org/​

Bayo Akomolafe
bayoakomolafe.net/

Tara Brach: 
www.tarabrach.com/

Pat Mccabe
 www.patmccabe.net/

Lyla June 
www.lylajune.com/

Denise Rowe:
www.earthdances.co.uk/

Holiday Philips 
www.holidayphillips.com/

Mary Ann Clements
​maryannclements.com

A link to a  Radio 4 programme about talking to children about the Climate Crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4qbx44zlPcHLjRkXbZybMqy/how-do-you-talk-to-children-and-young-people-about-climate-change

Articles on Co liberation and belonging
https://otheringandbelonging.org/evolutionary-roadmap-belonging-co-liberation/