St Luke's Innovative Resources publishes seriously optimistic card packs, books, stickers, posters and other resources that can change people's lives.

We also stock a range of books and resources for , counsellors, , therapists and other human service workers.

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Storycatching

A story is a way both of seeing the world and experiencing the world. When you hear a story, you can find yourself in that story.

Joseph Bruchac

Native American Storyteller

Storycatching is a set of 80 full-colour cards for people of all ages. The story prompts on each card are designed to promote personal reflection and the importance of shared experience through the art of storytelling.

Upcoming training

Sydney: June 23-24

Adelaide: July 7-11

Bendigo: Oct 13-15

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About Us

At St Luke's Innovative Resources, we have been inventing life-changing materials for over two decades. Our inventions are monstly books and card packs - not machines or gadgets. Sometimes we call them artifacts because, like all good inventions, they are simply ideas given a tangible form.

Our inventions are largely made of paper and while the ideas may come from anywhere in the world, they are designed purposefully for those people who value and desire change. We hope that our books and card sets invite people to:

> Re-imagine new (and better!) futures

> Reflect on who they are - their values, hope and dreams - with a focus on identifying their strengths

> Build conversations with others in ways that words alone may not.

At Innovative Resources we like to call our inventions 'seriously optimistic': our aim is to build optimism and we are serious in our intent. More about us...

Lost in Normality

Have you ever had the feeling that you didn't measure up, didn't quite make the grade? Perhaps you felt 'not good enough', inadequate, or not worth as much as others? Maybe it was just a sense that you weren't as 'together' as you would have liked, or you just dropped the bundle.

Narrative therapist, Jane Hutton, and artist, Kate Knapp, explore these feelings in Lost in Normality, a set of 36 cards with a 20-page booklet, that are all about understanding personal failure and finding the value in it.

Each card in Lost in Normality features one of Kate's unique and soulful illustrations on the front and a set of questions and a statement on the back, to open up conversations about 'normality' in our own experiences and cultures.

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Caring...and other highwire acts

There are hundreds of thousands of people across Australia who care for someone with a mental illness. caring is a delicate balancing actr like no other.

But how many of us really know the carers' stories?

Caring...and other highwire acts gives carers in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, Australia, a voice; a chance to tell their stories honestly and anonymously. While the stories in this book are drawn from one region, they are also the stories of many families from many places.

The power of silenced stories in people's lives and the value of sharing those stories has been well-documented by narrative therapists. To put it simply, the stories we share can reshape and add meaning to our lives. John Holton  

Published by Innovative Resources. Compiled and edited by John Holton. Softcover, 100 pages. AUD$19.95

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