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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 information for parents and families, counsellors, resources and links for teachers and schools, therapists and other human service workers.

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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.

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

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Featured resources

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

Symbols cardsThere 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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CARD PACKS: Angels with Attitude, THE BEARS, Cars 'R' Us, Change by Design, DEEP SPEAK, Everyday Goddess, GROWING WELL, I Can Monsters, INSIDE OUT, Koala Company, MATES TRAITS, Name the Frame, OPTIMISM BOOSTERS, Our Scrapbook of Strengths, REFLEXIONS, Shadows, SIGNPOSTS, Sometimes Magic, STONES... HAVE FEELINGS TOO!, Strength Cards, STRENGTH CARDS FOR KIDS, VIEWS FROM THE VERANDAH, Wonderful You

BOOKS AND PICTURE BOOKS: Communities of Hope, Doorways, THE HARVEYS, Jelly Bean's Secret, Kids' Skills, NoNo the Little Seal, ROSY AND JACK, Seven Dying Australians, Storm in a Teacup, THE STRENGTHS APPROACH, The Wrong Stone

MORE: STICKERS, Kits and Other Treasures, Our Value Packs

SOME TOP ITEMS FROM OUR SHELF LIST (not published by us): The Art of Conversation, PHOTOLANGUAGE KIT , Mood Dudes, LOST IN NORMALITY, Straight Talk Game & Manual, MEMORY GARDEN, It's Just Different Now, PERFECT CALM, Secret Girl's Business, IN CONTROL, Anger Management

St Luke's Innovative Resources publishes and stocks a wide range of strengths-based, solution-focused materials and offers workshops to showcase their use.

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