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Shaz517 years ago

GRATITUDE

What are you Grateful for ????Gratitudeis mindset, a way of life with endless benefits for you and those around youit is such a simple habit that can spark the most incredible postive outcomes.by embracing and expressing gratitude and letting it guild you

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CheerBear8 years ago

Thumbs up Thursday - Woohoo!

Here on the forum there is so much to celebrate! Every day people are overcoming challenges, working at goals and taking steps forward.This space has been created as a place to recognise these achievements, both of others and also for us to share our own.

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BAO5 days ago

Welcome New Members!

Welcome to this online mental health peer-to-peer space.It's great to have you join this community.You can start a discussion by clicking "Start new disucssion", or you can "Reply" to a post.Here is the link to our Community Guidelines to guide your posti

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littlemissme4 months ago

Upcoming Webinar // Navigating civvie healthcare with Dr Alex Labanov // Wednesday 11 November, 7-8pm

Leaving the ADF comes with a lot of change. Managing your own physical health and the healthcare system is often one of the most challenging parts to navigate.Without the structure of Defence, many veterans are left trying to piece together how the civili

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Taali4 weeks ago

Morning Greetings!

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Co-design & Research4 weeks ago

Community consultation invitation - support for Queensland fathers with young children

We want to know how we can better support fathers with young childrenSANE has been funded by the Queensland Mental Health Commission to provide specialist support to Queensland fathers with young children. As part of our planning, we would like to speak w

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TomBombadil2 months ago

We’ve been listening to your feedback about moderation decisions on the Forums.

Updates to our Forum Guidelines: We’ve heard your feedback about how our Forum guidelines are interpreted and applied. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we’ve reviewed the guidelines to make them clearer and easier to understand.We also

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littlemissme3 months ago

Please help us welcome new members to our Grief and Loss space

Hi Forumites,We're excited to share that, as part of Griefline's merger with SANE, we've just launched a dedicated Grief and Loss space here on SANE Forums.We've also moved discussions relating to grief and loss into this new space, making it easier for p

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c-user19994 months ago

Community Guideline Update: One Account per Person

Hey Forums Community,We wanted to share an update to our Community Guidelines: From now on, each member is asked to hold one Forums account. Running multiple identities on our Forums is not permitted. Here is the link to our Community Guidelines.This upda

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Chasingsunsetslast year

What has been your highlight today, no matter how big or small? Come share 🫶

Hi everyone! This is my first ever forum post so do hope it lands where it’s meant to 🤣 Most days, I like to find a highlight 😊. Usually, that means during a walk with my dog, I try to spot something different, something cool or something that brings

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Shaz5110 months ago

Our Gardens

Hello @TeaPositive @Ramman @Rana8 , @Determined @wermonastring @lil_green_clock @Junee @EJ , @ks @JR489 @HappyEmu @ForestBat @Farwaa123 @Cheekychick158 @Fullofhope79

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NightFury10 months ago

The Creative Writing Corner

"There is no greater power on this earth, than story," Libby Bray Why hello there! I've been discussing with @Jynx and @AuntGlow the fact that I used to write a lot as a child - pages and pages of imagination, and wonderous s

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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

What is love?

I have been thinking about this for a while and don't really know how to start it - so here goes....... How do you know if you're still 'in love' with your husband/partner? What is love and happiness in a marriage. I have been married almost 30 years and

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

depressed or lazy

Hi sane family, Do you ever wonder how hard to push yourself? How much to 'be kind' to yourself? 'Where 'self compassion' srarts & finishes etc.I have struggled with depression anxiety most my life and ebb back & forth in functioning. It really bu

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Career Chat // Career pathways // CLOSED

Welcome to Career Chat! Career Chat is run by @Debstar from Ostara Australia each Friday, kicking off at 10am AEST and running until 4pm AEST. It's an opporunity to share your experiences, ask questions and get tips on all things workplace

Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

SuperMum___Not | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Getting Support

Hello, I am a single mum with 3 teenage boys, 2 on the autism spectrum, all of us suffer anxiety and depression in some shape or form. My biggest issue is getting cost effective help. We get referrals to psychiatrists & psychologists but when you mult

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Yuki | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Partner won't seek help and seems to be getting worse and I don't know what to do

Hi, my partner of 4 years suffers from depression. He is taking meds to help it. When we first started dating I did not know he had depression, there were no signs at all...I did know though that he has had a very tough life...2 of his 3 child

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Simona | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

First time in MHU & scared

I want to go home so badly. I don't belong here. I can't distract and I'm not used to so many people. This is making my paranoia worse. I'm not good alone or amongst the other patients. I sit in front of nurses station and I told them I need to go home no

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

too much going on this week!

I am panicking about this week, i feel really physically week and shaky today, but i think its just that i'm letting myself get overwhelmed and I'm trying to break things down into manageable pieces. I have parent/tch interviews for three nights, a teleme

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

abc article

ABC article about mental health particularly in women and stereotypeshttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-02/lena-dunham-women-mental-illness-as-a-detour-not-destination/7288896 i dont know if that link will work or not though!oh well!LJ

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Tues, 26 April, 7pm AEST // Grief

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Tues, 26 April, 7pm AEST // Grief

Dealing with loss: Myths of Grief As carers grief and loss can come to the surface for many reasons: - A sense of loss of the life we thought we'd live - A sense of grief for what our loved ones are going through - A sense of loss for the life you

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