Resources
Here you’ll find more resources for your health and wellbeing.
Medication Management
April Kua, FNP, CARN-AP, PMHNP has the telepsychiatry practice of “Kua Mana’o Kokua LLC” and is able to see clients remotely on all Hawai’i islands.
You can email April directly HERE or click below for more information. Let April know we sent you!
Lomilomi Hawaiian Massage
Malama Honua Massage Therapy
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SCP Hotel in Hilo, Hawai’i is a family-owned business of a husband & wife team of massage therapists. You can schedule an individual or couples massage.
Bernadette & Randy are not only very skilled at their craft, they are warm & generous souls who do an amazing job at making this experience one of the most relaxing ones you will ever have.
Click HERE to purchase a gift certificate, or if you’d like to make an appointment call 808-935-0821 or click the button below to book an appointment online!
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The Hotline provides the following services:
-Crisis intervention.
-Domestic violence education.
-Safety planning.
-Directly connecting callers to Service Providers such as local shelters.
-Referrals to agencies that provide assistance for legal, economic self-sufficiency, sexual assault, elder abuse, children’s and other related services.
The Apollo® Wearable device
The Apollo® wearable doesn’t track your stress and heart rate variability (HRV), it actively improves it. Utilizing low frequency sound waves felt as soothing vibrations, the Apollo wearable was developed by neuroscientists and physicians for better sleep, recovery, stress relief, and focus.
In a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial, the Apollo wearable increased HRV by 11%. It is also shown to reduce stress and anxiety by 40% on average, lower heart rate by 4%, help your body recover from physical injury 10% faster, improve concentration and focus by 25%, and get 19% deeper sleep.
“The Power of Vulnerability”
by Brené Brown, Ph.D.
Brené Brown, Ph.D. studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
Those of us who have experienced psychological trauma, such as emotional abuse, often have a nervous system that is stuck in survival mode (fight or flight). The ideas in this TED Talk can help us teach our nervous systems to trust, love, and be vulnerable once again.
“Listening to Shame”
by Brené Brown, Ph.D.
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
Coming out of abusive relationships (with caregivers, romantic partners, friendships…) we are often left feeling like we are not good enough, not smart enough, etc., or even feeling like we are “too much” in some ways (such as feeling like a burden to others). This is shame. And it’s never helpful.
“How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime”
by Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician, and former Surgeon General of California, Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.
This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.
“Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong”
by Johann Hari
What really causes addiction with everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it?
Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do, and if there might be a better way.
As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.