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Anxiety and Depression

Alternative Online Counseling

Get counselling online. I haven't tried this site but I find their concept an interesting one.

They say "Your relationship with others is based on your relationship with yourself. Our services remove what holds you back in your personal and spiritual growth. Get the help you need, right here, right now."

Alzheimers Treatment

Details on care for, management of, and diagnosis of Alzheimers dementia, including 10 tips to increase your memory.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Tests for panic attacks or anxiety, plus relevant information.

Anxiety/Panic Attack Resource Site

Information on many aspects of anxiety including medications, links to many resources and more

Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health.

AUSEINET - This has an important collection of significant articles and media reports on aspects of mental health, depression, getting your mind around winter, men's suicide rates, happiness ... all sorts. It is very well presented and easy to acess the information.

Beyond Blue

Outstanding Australian service and site for people with depression - up-to-date, sensitive and easy to use. Aimed at stopping depression and suicide in men and women, of all ages, and in rural and city areas. Not sure if you are depressed? This site will help you find out. Wanting help and you are a man in a rural area - read this site ...

Compassionate Friends of Western Australia

An international peer led group for families that have had a son or daughter die, sister or brother die, or a grandchild that has died. Has some excellent resources and articles on grief.

Depression Net

An extensive resource on depression with articles, poems, research, medical input and a whole heap of help, by people who have had experience of depression - Australian based.

Lifeline

Lifeline offers a free 24 hour telephone counselling service on 13 11 14 if you are feeling depressed, lonely, suicidal, or need help in any way. Visit their website to find help or to learn how you can help others.

Living with stigma

Blogs on living with mental illness such as anxiety and depression and how to gain confidence to manage the stigma.

Loneliness

A whole website devoted to the subject of loneliness with descriptions of what it is, personal explanations and strategies to dissolve or manage the emotion. Good to have it acknowledged on its own.

Mental Health

Lots of resources on all facets of mental health including anxiety, depression, ADD, sleeplessness, eating problems, abuse, and more ...

Panic and Anxiety Hub

Brilliant resource. Information, stories, research ... everything ... on recovery from panic and anxiety; and it’s Australian.

Post Traumatic Stress in War Veterans

A major campaign to help military veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. You can download a free resource guide for families of PTSD casualties.

Reach Out! Youth Suicide Prevention Service.

Between 25,000 - 45,000 young people in Australia (15 - 24 yrs) try to kill themselves each year. This site is to help you stay alive. People do care about you - find them on Reach Out.

SMHAI - Suicide and Mental Health Association International

SMHAI's main goal is to prevent suicidal behavior and to relieve its effects on all who maybe affected by it. They provide much information on various different mental health problems. I found some really useful information on the relationship between anger and depression on the site. It also includes some online tests for depression, anxiety, bipolar and stress.

StressManagement.Com

Details and advice for helping with depression, panic, compulsive obsessional disorder, stress and other similar issues.

The Anxiety Panic internet resource

Comprehensive description of anxiety problems and what to do about them, plus many links.

Body Language Expert

An extensive list of articles on body language. UK based.

Communication Institute for Online Scholarship

A huge array of resources on Communication, communication research, articles, even a quiz - the lot!

ArtKids

Not only does this site help you find ways to develop confidence in children, but it has an most amazing collection of art work based on Kids paintings ... imagine your child's painting becoming a piece of art - how good would he/she feel?

Better Self Esteem

Ideas on self esteem from the University of Texas. They give 3 steps to improve it: Step 1: Rebut the Inner Critic; Step 2: Practice Self-Nurturing; Step 3: Get Help from Others.

Butterfly Mastery: The beautiful way to transform your life.

Here are some ideas from Katharine Dever to help you have the confidence and the skills to be at your best and to help you manage your emotions in a positive way.

Helping Women Build Self-esteem

Selfesteem4women.com can help women with self-esteem building, overcoming jealousy, dealing with loneliness, stress relief, assertiveness training and many more issues that can cause so many of us to doubt our self-worth. Take the Ultimate Self-esteem Test or Modern Woman's Stress Test to obtain a free personalized eReport today!

Improving Self-Esteem

A free information package of 9 modules by the Centre for Clinical Interventions.
Module 1: What Is Low Self-Esteem
Module 2: How Low Self-Esteem Develops
Module 3: How Low Self-Esteem Is Maintained
Module 4: Biased Expectations
Module 5: Negative Self-Evaluations
Module 6: Accepting Yourself
Module 7: Adjusting Rules & Assumptions
Module 8: Developing Balanced Core Beliefs
Module 9: Healthy Self-Esteem.

Life Energy Coaching

Confidence can be stopped from developing by negative mind states and negative experiences from the past. This is the website of Murray Ansell and colleagues in Southern California, and he describes how a Life Energy Management process can release negative consciousness. Murray says, "Life Energy Management can be used to transform one's health, relationships, or finances, or can give you a complete Life Energy Makeover, which reveals one's Soul energies, being all aspects of unconditional love."

One Inspired Dude: Join me on a journey into the heart of transformation and impossible dreams!

This guy has lots of dreams and he is determined to follow them AND achieve them. It may inspire you to clarify your own dreams. He has a a great U-tube video on his site - but make sure you wait for the end.

ReSource Magazine: A passion for potential - yours!

This UK magazine oozes with confidence to inspire you. Its regular 64 pages are packed with a wide range of new, stimulating and inspiring stories to help you reach your personal potential. They have contributions from many different and well-known people.

Self Esteem Advisory Service

A self-esteem advisory service for parents and educators with tips on a variety of ways to build your child's self esteem, deal with bullying, etc.

Self-Doubt, Handicaps, and Hard Work

An interesting article on how we use self-doubt to handicap ourselves and how self-doubt is related to over-achievement. By Professor Robert M. Arkin - Ohio State University

Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence & Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test

Find out about the work of THE pioneers in Emotional Intelligence research: Mayer, Salovey and Caruso; and about their tests of emotional intelligence, including the MSCEIT. Their work in the area is far more exact and precise than many media and popular press articles would have you suppose and they cut through a lot of the exaggerated claims being made by some others. Go and read the source! I think it is fascinating work and their precision adds to it.

BBC's Happiness Formula

A collection of some up-to-date ideas, research and surveys into happiness and how to find it. For the general public so easy to read.

C J Wolfe

Information on emotional intelligence including an annotated biblography by John Mayer, and audio samples of Chuck Wolfe talking about the 4 dimensions of EI from the Mayer Salovey model.

EI Manager

An EI website run by David Caruso and Peter Salovey.

EQ Institute

A generous website on EI. Goes back to the origins of Emotional Intellience research and the work of John D Mayer and Peter Salovey, the people to first use the phrase and those responsible for much of the scientific research into it, but who have not attracted most of the media attention. The site is not without its controversies and other people in the EI field are heavily scrutinised which may or may not be to your liking.

Fast Company

Anecdotal stories from business where EI has made a difference, including work done by American Express in training its people to sell life insurance. Those given just 12 hours of EI training sold more than those who weren't. Also details work done with the US airforce.

Genos EI

Full details of the Australian Genos Emotional Intelligence model (formerly called the SUEIT), developed at Swinburne University in Melbourne. There is now a Genos self-report measure and a Genos 360 measure. Rachel is an accredited consultant for Genos.

Hay Group

A consortium using Daniel Goleman's work and EI assessments. Goleman made EI popular in the press. Some members of the scientific community have expressed concerns that some of his claims about the value of EI are exaggerated and not based on scientifically verifiable research. I leave you to decide!

Howard Gardner

Howard Gardner was one of the first people to challenge the assumption that IQ was the whole story on intelligence. Here you can download free articles of his, including his 2003, "Multiple Intelligences After Twenty Years." Also provides extensive lists of his publications and a brief biography.

John (Jack) Mayer's Emotional Intelligence Site

John (Jack) Mayer and Peter Salovey are the researchers who originally coined the phrase "Emotional Intelligence" and who instigated and do the reseacrch in the area. Go to the source to get the facts. This is an extensive website that will answer many questions on EI from one of the original and key researchers in the area.

Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience

If you want some scientific papers on affect and emotion and their neurological correlates try this website. It provides a fairly complete list of articles by the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, from present day back to the 1970s - and you can download most of them for free.

MHS

Information on different Emotional Intelligence assessments including the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) which is an ability-based measure assessing a person's capacity for reasoning with emotional information, and the BarOn Emotional Quotient-Inventory, (BarOn EQ-i®).

Moodware

This site is not about emotional intelligence but includes three quizzes by David Caruso and John Mayer, top EI people. If you like quizzes this is for you! There are ones on empathy, sociability (which they call interviewing) and vocabulary. The refreshing thing about this site is that you can give them feedback; and your results analysis is quite extensive and not the usual rating score of average or above average or 1-10.

Paul Ekman

A world authority on emotions and especially the recognition of emotions through facial expression.

The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning

This isn't an Emotional Intelligence website but rather a site that encourages the education of school children in emotional intelligence, social behaviour AND academic knowledge.

The Ripple Effect

"The Ripple Effect: How you can make a difference to the world every day" is an inspirational book of quotes and short stories to help you maintain optimism and motivation. Rest assured you can make a difference in the world. 50% of all the money paid goes to charity too. Tony Ryan, the author, lives by his word. Great presents.

True North Leadership

True North Leadership, Inc. is an executive and organizational development firm providing innovative team building programs utilizing Emotional Intelligence leadership (EI) tools and practices.

True North Leadership

Executive leadership training programs focusing on emotional intelligence, USA based.

William Bridges - Coping with transitions

This is not an "Emotional Intelligence" site. What it does though is give information into coping with change. We all face change in our lives and his ideas can help people cope with it in an emotionally intelligent way. He has books for sale and some free material.

*** Feldenkrais

If you want to know what Feldenkrais is - we explain it here for you.

Australian Feldenkrais Guild

Find out about the Feldenkrais Method in Australia. Rachel is a Feldenkrais practitioner, this will help you find other practitioners near you in Australia.

Body and Brain

Renate Prandl's intelligent movement website - a Feldenkrais practitioner and sportswoman in Singapore who travels extensively.

Bones For Life with Ruthy Alon

A leading Feldenkrais practitioner in Israel has developed a significant programme for building up healthy bones and overcoming osteoporosis. She has now trained other Feldenkrais practitioners in her methods including many of us in Perth and Australia.

Feldenkrais in motion

Another leading Australian site on Feldenkrais - the site of Feldenkrais practitioner, David Mendes. He answers many questions about Feldenkrais including, "Who can benefit from Feldenkrais?" "How does Feldenkrais differ?" and "How does Feldenkrais work?"

Feldenkrais in Norway

This page is the web page of Feldenkrais practitioner Hans Holter Solhjellin. It is in Norwegian, but, it has a video on it, explaining the method in English.

Feldenkrais In Sarasota

Includes details of CDs of workshops in the Feldenkrais Method by Alan Questel plus some brief articles and details of his professional training programme in Sarasota, USA. He also runs one in Adelaide Australia.

Feldenkrais in the UK

Find your nearest Feldenkrais practitioner, classes or workshops in the UK.

Feldenkrais Melbourne

The website of Feldenkrais Practitioner Tahnee Woolf. She provides classes in Victoria Australia. Her by-line is: Move easily - Breathe Freely - Live without pain!

Feldenkrais Resources

A key retailer for purchasing Feldenkrais audio awareness-through-movement lessons, video tapes and books. For beginners, experienced public and practitioners. USA based but will ship world-wide.

International Feldenkrais Federation

Includes a biography of Moshe Feldenkrais, practitioner organisations around the world, bibliography and more.

Leya Aum's website

A wide range of Feldenkrais awareness-through-movement lessons available on tape and on-line, plus some interesting reading. Leya is a USA practitioner.

Move Well - Feel Well

Feldenkrais tapes and information by leading USA Feldenkrais practitioner, Eileen Bach-y-Rita. The tapes are designed to help you move and feel well by using the Feldenkrais Method at home. Rachel uses the tapes and finds them very helpful and clear.

New Zealand Feldenkrais Guild

Find out your nearest Feldenkrais Practitioner in New Zealand.

North American Feldenkrais Guild

Some excellent information on Feldenkrais plus some on-line sample Awareness-Through-Movement lessons plus some useful articles from the SenseAbility magazine ... and find your nearest Feldenkrais Practitioner in USA

Peter Dawson's NLP, Integrated Learning, and Feldenkrais

Bubbling with information on Neuro-Linguistic Programming, the Feldenkrais Method, Learning and Health. Rachel has personally received superior NLP sessions from Peter Dawson which changed her life. He also includes ways to fine tune your golf, fine tune your body and personal pain management. He is one of Australia's TOP NLP experts.

Ralph Strauch's Feldenkrais-Somatic Options

Information, lessons, books, and tapes on the Feldenkrais Method, includes "The Reality Illusion", "Low Stress Computing", and a movement lesson to do at your computer. USA Feldenkrais practitioner.

Semiophysics

Excellent articles by Denis Leri, a top Feldenkrais Trainer on the Feldenkrais Method plus details of his training programmes in the USA.

SENSEmethod

Feldenkrais for your horse, dog, cat, or yourself. Mary Debono originated the SENSE Method after a life-long pursuit of improving animals' comfort, well-being, and performance. It's a natural approach to enhancing the movement and joy of animals and their people.

The Feldenkrais® Center of Houston

Houston Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education, classes in Awareness Through Movement, Functional Integration lessons, corporate workshops and retreats, gentle exercise, performance improvement, self-development. Not sure what Feldenkrais is? Take a look at the superb video on this site to show you. There are also some free sample lessons for you to try without needing to leave home!

Gihan Perera First Step Communications

This is our web designer - we think he's great! His website is a bundle of valuable information to help you leverage your business.

Pro-Copy Media Group

This professional group produce all our CDs for us - we've found them so good to work with.

The Corporate Tool-box

The Corporate Tool-box is a place of bountiful resources, E-books, CDs and books by experienced and leading trainers and professional speakers of many years success ... (including products by Rachel). It is a great resource of online training resources for speakers, trainers, HR managers and businesses.

"Arguably The World's Most Useful Gift Catalogue"

TEAR Australia can help you with your Christmas shopping. Buy a goat for a friend, a water well for your family and send it to people in very poor Third World communities. Your family and friends will also get their own personal gift certificate to know what happened to their goats!

Ethnic Supplies: Promoting Independence for African Women

African handicrafts enable poverty stricken women to lift themselves out of poverty. Ethnic supplies aim is to enable them to bring their products to the market, i.e. to you.

World Vision Australia

World Vision provides valuable assistance to many people in poverty - if you worry about where your money goes here you can sponsor an individual child, and you will be able to write to them and hear back from them, have their photos, get their progress reports and know that your money really does good. It costs as little as $1.00 a day and makes a huge difference. You'd have to give up very little to give up $1.00 a day. Rachel sponsors 4 children and loves it.

16 Types.Com

MBTI books to buy, articles to read and a research centre on the 16 types. USA based.

ACER Press

Sells many MBTI books and resources relevant to our team building and MBTI/personality courses - an Australian supplier. You might need some patience to find the MBTI materials but they are there! Go to column on left, click "search for products" and type in "MBTI".

Australian Institute of Type Development

A key resource of MBTI trainings, books and materials - Australian based. Sells the books that are relevant to our "team building" and "MBTI personality" courses.

Australian Psychologist's Press

A key resource of MBTI trainings, books and materials - Australian based. Sells the books that are relevant to our "team building" and "MBTI personality" courses.

Canadian Association of Psychological Type

Canadian Association of Psychological Type.

CAPT

Centre for Applications of Pyschological Type. Based in Florida USA it provides resources, books and trainings on the MBTI world-wide. Access them through this informative website.

International Association of Psychological Type

Contacts on the Associations of Psychological Type around the world and information on type research.

Keirsey Four Temperaments

Keirsey's 4 personality types relate to the Myers Briggs 16 personality types. I think his descriptions of the Myers Briggs Types in his book "Please Understand Me" are some of the best around.

Know Your Type

Assessment of your MBTI type available on line - for a fee. And some audio clips describing the types. Caution - I think your best chance of getting your right type is when you have someone with you who knows type really well and can help you validate your type. In my experience using the results of the assessment alone does not always give you the correct type. Just one preference out can make a big difference.

Otto Kroeger Associates

MBTI Specialists and trainers in USA, author of several books including "16 Ways to Love Your Lover". I think this is one of the best introductory books on type and personal relationships.

Peter Geyer

A fountain of knowledge on the MBTI - Peter is an INTP who provides MBTI accreditation programmes, trainings and consultations throughout Australia. He is based in Victoria, Australia.

The Personality Page

Gives descriptions of each type, plus explanations of the MBTI, and you can complete a questionnaire for a small amount.

Type Logic

Lots of details on each of the 16 personality types and you can even subscribe to a mailing list specifically for your own type!

Type Times - APT newsletter - Canada

An online free newsletter on the MBTI. Type Times is published quarterly by Association for Psychological Type, Canada.

ABC 720

This ABC radio website has a whole heap of radio interviews on it covering a vast array of topics with many fascinating people.

Australian Newspapers online

National Library of Australia's comprehensive listing of, plus links to, all Australian newspapers with a website.

Perth Suburban Newspapers - Independent ones

A list of the 5 independent local newspapers in Perth WA

Radio Here

Details of all the radio stations in Western Australia including those without website addresses.

Regional WA media contacts

Media contacts for regional Western Australia including television, newspapers and radio which have websites.

Regional Western Australian Newspapers

Details of the regional newspapers throughout Western Australia, which includes the South West Newspapers.

WA Community Newspaper Group

Contacts to all the community newspapers in Perth metro area.

Abhayagiri

Useful article on insight meditation and a programme of meditation retreats and teachings in the USA.

Amaravati

Meditation retreats and classes in South of England with links to other centres.

Bodhinyanarama

Meditation teachings in New Zealand.

Buddhist Society of WA

Provides FREE meditation classes for beginners and experienced meditators in Western Australia (Nollamara, Armadale); runs meditation retreats and CDs you can download for free on meditation and free articles on meditation from senior Buddhist masters.

Dharma Seed

Meditation instruction on audio and/or video tapes to learn and guide your practice of meditation. Plus books on meditation. By world leaders in meditation including Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg.

International Meditation Centre

Weekend and 10 day meditation retreats held in the beautiful surrounds of Mahogany Creek on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia.

Kevin Hume Meditation

Here is the site of a meditation teacher in Sydney with excellent credentials and experience ...

Metta Foundation

Their site says: "It is the mission of the Metta Foundation to foster the convergence of wisdom born of traditional meditative stillness and compassion born of human encounter. In a non-sectarian manner, and with Buddhist thought and practice as our principal background, we offer teachings, conduct research, and develop service programs that enhance clarity, loving presence and mutuality between people and the world around them."

Reverend Stan's Meditation CDs

A host of meditation CDs by Rev Stan, a minister of the Unity Spiritual Center in Westlake, Ohio. They cover many different situations: relaxation, spirituality, weight loss and more.

Wildmind Buddhist Meditation

Wildmind is a resource of information on meditation for a contemporary western society. It has online courses in meditation and explains the key principles in an easy to understand way. Interesting!

Bernard Carney

Want a superb professional singer who can really entertain you, write songs especially for your event, or to get you all singing along. Try this singer-songwriter, Bernard Carney ... I admit I am a big fan of his!

FRED SARKARI Motivational Speaker on Leadership for Life

Fred is a Canadian motivational speaker and author, who also provides "Leadership for Life" workshops and seminars internationally. Here is one of his quotes that inspires me: "The Top 5% are successful because they follow through, whereas the remaining 95% just get excited."

Goldbass Records

Want a DJ for an event in Western Australia: corporate functions, weddings, expos, or other special events? Then check out this website of Adrian Makarov. He's got some great testimonials and lots of experience.

Jack Yuen - Coaching For Balance

A speaker based in New South Wales, Australia, whose philosphy is "Judgement based on limited knowledge will apply the brakes to your personal and business growth." Interesting ideas ...

Jon Doust

This brilliant comedian does stand up comedy, yarn spinning and much more. Find out more about him here.

Julian Campbell - Leadership for growth

Julian is a well known Australian corporate speaker with a super big penguin .... and is a "Business Wizard" and author, catalyst for change and regular radio show host.

National Speakers Association of Australia

The professional association for professional speakers in Australia. You can find many superb speakers here. Also, if you want to become a professional speaker or get known as a great speaker in Australia this is a great group to join. There are chapters in each state.

Richard Hill

Richard works in the area of stress management and personal development. He is a practicing counsellor/psychotherapist, a speaker, a trainer and an author. He is a specialist in the dynamics of human behaviour, communication and the mind. You'll also find some of the pages from his book, How the 'real world' Is Driving Us Crazy!

Great public speaking

A comprehensive site of Tom Antion. This is his blog which contains lots of public speaking tips

Presentation Helper

This UK based website helps with presentations and speeches and includes some free clip art and power-points for you to use. It includes help with wedding speeches, corporate speeches and speeches for other events too. They even include some speeches you can copy - such as for the Groom and Father of the Bride.

The Public Speakers’ Page

This website of the University of Hawai'i Maui Community College Speech Department includes masses of practical steps on public speaking. I was particularly pleased to see their suggestions on researching the audience - an aspect many speakers forget to do.

The public speaking blog

Dynamic ideas, young, interesting, energetic on public speaking - overcoming "death by power-point" and more ...

Blogs about marriage

A comprehensive site with blogs about lots of topics on marriage.

Marriage and Relationship Educators Australia

Information on marriage/relationship enrichment, pre-marriage couple's education - education to boost relationships. Lists practitioners throughout Australia plus an article on "How Not To Take Things Personally" in relationships by Rachel Green.

News for Two

News for Two is a review of hand-picked news and articles related to marriage-relationship troubles & problems providing self-help tips and advices.

Deep Sound Sleep

Gives advice on ways to overcome physical, mental and emotional causes of insomnia, including advice on foods to eat and avoid, and sells relaxation tapes to aid sleep.

Sleep Better without Drugs

An Australian self-help programme of 3 tapes and a book which claims an 83% success rate in overcoming people's sleep disorders. We haven't tried it - let us know the results you get if you do.

Sleep Disorders Guide

A comprehensive information guide about sleep disorders. Descriptions, symptoms, causes, treatments of various sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia, snoring, restless legs and narcolepsy. Please note, I am not necessarily supporting the products they advertise on this site - it is included as it has some useful information.

Sleep Net

Take tests to find out how well you are sleeping, read information on sleep and sleep problems, and explore the many links to other sleep sites.

Soothing Spaces

This website of Amanda Kenton has lots of ideas to help you sleep - just the title "Soothing Spaces" makes me relax! And, it also has advice on how to use Feng Shui to turn your stress into success; and how to have balance and health in your life.

Sound Sleeping

An Australian website full of information on all kinds of sleeping disorders. It contains many articles covering a wide range of sleep related topics such as, "What is Rapid Eye Movement(REM)?", "What is Circadian Rhythm?", "How Serious is Persistent Insomnia?", "Sleep and the Immune System", "What Is Lucid Dreaming?" "Teen sleep disorders" ... and plenty more.

Talk About Sleep

Lots of tips, information and research on sleep and sleep disorders.

American Institute of Stress

Dedicated to Advancing the Understanding of: The Role of Stress in Health and Illness The Nature and Importance of Mind-Body Relationships Our Inherent and Immense Potential for Self-Healing

Kill Stress

Find out about stress. This site defines what stress is, how to test for it, how to control it, and how to get rid of it! Lots of articles including ones on confidence and stress treatments and hypnosis.

Mind Tools

A UK site which has lots of articles on it around the issues of stress management, time management, job stress, keeping a stress diary, performance planning, memory improvement, creative thinking and so on. They also sell products - I have no experience of these but the articles are free!

Stress symptoms

Information about coping with stress and mental health. Overview of stress and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Hitched

A comprehensive UK wedding site with a difference - it has a more casual concept of what is possible as well as covering traditional weddings. On their speeches page they have lots of advice plus actual speeches that readers have sent in from their own weddings. Some of them are very funny.

Presentation Helper

A UK site that gives help with wedding speeches - including speeches you can copy.

True Bride

True Bride, the 'Good Wedding Guide' & ‘home to the Bride of the Year Competition’, provides Australian couples with many wedding planning tools. It has comprehensive wedding directories including thousands of 'rated' wedding suppliers; plus a bridal registry, information on honeymoons, plus wedding stories, features, tips and advice ... and some beautiful photographs

Wedding Central

A very comprehensive wedding directory of Australian services divided into different states. Their wedding speeches pages include sample speeches for the father of the bride, the groom, the bride and the best man.

Wedding Watch

Wedding Watch covers all aspects of weddings for the needs of the bride, including wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses and tips on all sorts of useful information.

Weddings Only

A very large and full Australian Directory of wedding related articles, products and services.

Cheryl Edwardes - INSPIRING WOMEN

Cheryl Edwardes has successfully been in public life for many years. She has been a highly regarded member of the Western Australian State Parliament and State Cabinet, and a lawyer, while also being a wife and mother. She is now offering leadership and career workshops, coaching and mentoring for women who want to succeed.

Rural, Remote and Regional Women’s Network

Excellent articles for women everywhere. Inspirational stories including "Debbie's Day"; creative jobs, living in the country ... Resourceful and free. West Australian.

Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites

An incredibly comprehensive collection of resources on women with over 500 women's websites listed.