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Understanding DGBI
Executive Frame™
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Understanding DGBI
A plain-language start: what a gut–brain condition is, and why symptoms are real.
EF Health resources
Practical support for the gut–brain connection.
Clear, evidence-informed resources for patients, whānau and clinicians.
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What brings you here today?
Choose one — we'll open the library to a small, relevant set. Widen from there whenever you like.
Featured · free
A few good places to begin.
Free to read, download and share — no account or purchase.
Self-assessment
Gut–Brain Capacity Check
Executive Frame™
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Gut–Brain Capacity Check
A short, private self-assessment to orient you to the right support.
Free toolkit
EF Health Starter Toolkit
Executive Frame™
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EF Health Starter Toolkit
A short bundle of first practices — something helpful in hand from day one.
The library
Everything, when you want it.
Eighteen resources for patients, whānau and clinicians — searchable and filterable. It's all here when you're ready; no need to take it in at once.
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Understanding disorders of gut–brain interaction
A plain-language introduction to DGBI — what it is, why symptoms are real, and how gut and brain talk to each other.
When the gut is on high alert: symptom hypervigilance
Why close attention to symptoms can amplify them — and gentle ways to turn the volume down.
Settling the nervous system: regulation basics
Simple, evidence-based ways to steady the body's stress response so the gut can settle.
Food-related anxiety and eating with more ease
When eating becomes stressful, this sheet explains why — and offers practical first steps toward a calmer relationship with food.
What psychological support actually involves
What to expect from working with a psychologist for a gut–brain condition — demystified, without jargon.
For clinicians
Introducing the gut–brain approach (for referrers)
A one-page primer clinicians can use to explain psychologically-informed DGBI care to patients at the point of referral.
FAQs for patients & whānau
Straightforward answers to the questions people most often ask before starting — self-referral, what happens first, and what it costs.
Referrals & pathways explained
How referrals reach us, the difference between the group, individual and self-paced pathways, and how people are matched.
For clinicians
Questions for clinicians (referrer FAQs)
For GPs, gastroenterologists and allied health: who is suitable, how to refer, expected turnaround, and what patients receive.
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EF Health Starter Toolkit
A short bundle of the most useful practices to begin with — something helpful in hand from day one, no account needed.
S.H.F.T.™ Protocol Card
A pocket-sized regulate-and-respond sequence — Stop, Hold, Focus, Take Action — with a practice log to build the habit.
C³ Loop™ daily practice
A three-minute daily reset — Centre, Clarify, Choose — to carry the programme between sessions.
Zone Check-In (Green · Yellow · Red)
A simple weekly grid for noticing capacity and catching a flare early, before it takes over.
Gut–Brain Capacity Check
A short, interactive self-assessment that helps orient you to the right level of support. Educational, not a diagnosis.
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The EF Health Tool Library (18 tools)
The full set of gut–brain tools organised by phase, with space to make three of them your own.
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The EF Health Workbook
The complete self-guided companion to the gut–brain programme — psychoeducation, practices and reflection in one place.
What is a DGBI? (short explainer)
A calm four-minute video introduction to gut–brain conditions — ideal to watch with family or before a first appointment.
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EF Health Self-Paced Programme
The full gut–brain programme as an online course — seven modules in video, written and audio, at your own pace.
Adult workshops — patient information
What to expect from the EF Health adult workshops — format, focus and how to take part.
Assessment workshop — group patient guide
Your guide to the group assessment workshop — what happens, and how it helps.
Gut Sense workshop
An introduction to Gut Sense — the half-day workshop that delivers EF Health Foundations.
Paediatric caregiver workshops — information
For caregivers: what the paediatric workshops cover and how to support your child.
Paediatric workshops — caregiver programme
The caregiver programme accompanying the paediatric workshops, session by session.
The EF Health client journey
A simple map of the EF Health journey — from first contact to review and next steps.
Bloated and baffled
Why bloating happens, when it matters, and what actually helps — in plain language.
The great gut mix-up: IBS or SIBO?
How IBS and SIBO differ, how they overlap, and what that means for you.
The tiny tenants: your microbiome
What the gut microbiome is, what it does, and why it matters for gut–brain health.
You're not imagining it: the gut–brain link
The science of the gut–brain connection — why symptoms are real, not ‘in your head’.
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Information sheets are free to download, print and share with patients and whānau — no account or purchase required. This library grows over time; if something you need isn't here yet, get in touch.
Good to know
Who is this for?
Patients living with a gut–brain condition, the whānau and family supporting them, and the clinicians who refer. Free information sheets and tools are open to everyone; the workbooks and programme are there when you want to go deeper.
How do I choose a resource?
Pick what best describes you at the top of the page, or search and filter here by type, audience and stage. There's no wrong order.
What happens after this?
Reading is usually the first step, not the last. Each resource links on to the natural next one — a tool, the Capacity Check, or a way to get in touch. When you're ready, the library leads into intake, the programme, a referral or an enquiry.
How are resources organised?
By the same loop the programme uses. Centre resources settle the nervous system, Clarify resources build understanding, and Choose resources support behaviour and re-engagement. Colour and labelling carry that structure through the whole library.
When you're ready
Reading is often the first step.
When a resource opens a question, we're here — start with an enquiry, or see how the programme works.
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