In a world that’s only just beginning to value mental health as much as physical wellbeing, the question isn’t whether you should be ready to help someone — it’s how. Whether you’re a mate checking in on a friend, a manager leading a team or a community member who...
In a world where mental health challenges touch nearly every family, workplace, and community, empathy alone isn’t always enough. The desire to help a mate, a colleague, or even a stranger through a rough patch is admirable — but without the right tools and knowledge,...
When you think of essential life skills, what springs to mind? Driving a car, learning to swim, and knowing how to cook? These are all important, no doubt — but in today’s world, one skill is quietly rising through the ranks: Mental Health First Aid. At Your First Aid...
Change is a constant in life, an inevitable part of our personal and professional journeys. Whether it’s a new job, a move to a different city, or a shift in our personal circumstances, change can arrive unexpectedly and in many forms. While some people embrace it...
For most of human history, neurological disorders have been misunderstood, mistreated or simply ignored. In fact, it wasn’t until 1998 that Australian sociologist Judy Singer first coined the term neurodiversity. The concept suggests that no two minds are exactly...
Bullying is a behaviour many of us expect to leave behind in the schoolyard. We may think of it as occurring at a certain stage of adolescent development, part of our early group identification where we define ourselves by the people we want to be like versus the...
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a program run in Australia (with similar programs all over the world) that considers mental health problems in the same way as physical emergencies. The course teaches participants to become Mental Health First Aiders, qualified...
Growing up is difficult. Our previously-held assumptions are tested as our brains develop towards maturity. We begin experimenting with new social groups, world views and self-expression. The space between adulthood and childhood is a ‘passing of the torch’ as the...
There’s a new term in the lexicon of mental health that’s currently attracting a lot of attention. ‘Psychosocial’ refers to the combined influence of individual psychological factors and social environment — an influence which determines how ‘psychologically healthy’...
Stress is a powerful force in our lives. It may feel unmanageable and completely overwhelming when we’re undergoing it. Stress can even lead to physical sensations, such as headaches, low energy, digestive issues, shaking, chest pain, insomnia, etc. But in most...
