For Mental Health Awareness Month, we asked members of our hypermobility community to share their experiences of mental health as part of their hypermobility journey. This week Julie reflects on [...]
Timing is important. While you’re busy doing something else; when you’re about to get on a 12-hour flight; when your head is full of other noise… not the best times to ask the extremely important [...]
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY AWARENESS POST: I will hold onto your hope for you Trigger warning: attempted suicide, mental illness Getting diagnosed with a chronic illness is never easy. [...]
Let’s face it, Christmas isn’t always joyful. I don’t think I had really ever grasped that until just over a decade ago, 2006 to be exact. There are lots of reasons why people struggle at [...]
Today is R U OK? Day in Australia (but can be implemented around the world). Today is about checking in with those around us, asking “R U OK?” and LISTENING to their response. [...]
MENTAL HEALTH WEBSITES & ONLINE PROGRAMS Mind Health Connect MindSpot MoodGym MyCompass The BRAVE Program (8-18 years) This Way Up Researchers from The University of Sydney [...]
It happens. It can happen to anyone. There really isn’t a stereotype of “people who have suicidal thoughts”. It could be you; it could be me, it could be your [...]
Today is R U OK? Day in Australia. A day where mental health and wellness is brought into the spotlight, and rightly so. So many people in Australia (and around the world) are affected by mental [...]