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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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BAO4 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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Shaz519 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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NightFury9 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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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Space and Connectedness in Relationships

I always loved the poem about marriage in "The Prophet" which ends with the image of two trees not being too close together becasue they need space to grow. Sometimes being close is seen as a "good" in relationships but can also mean overcrowding and ego

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PixieLove | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My Story

Hi there. I have been wanting to join a support group for many years and finally realised tonight that there would be something online lol. Last night I had a huge fight with my mother over the phone and I really need to let go. I may go

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Shame

This might just be the flip side of my thread on MadPride, but I felt motivated to start new thread on reading @Neb's post. I have felt many conflicting feelings about myself and my family. As one would in a complicated situation. It has taken a while to

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MillyMolly | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Another baby after PND

Just wondering if anyone has any words of wisdom to offer about having another baby after suffering from PND several years ago (only thinking about it at this atage). How did you approach it and did it all happen again? I have no idea what sort of healthc

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Gratitude

I feel a sense of appreciation for the efforts of mental health workers I have been involved with over almost 40 years.They have been private practitioners, public providers, vocational trainers, colleagues, DHS, medicos and non medicos. They have been fo

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Boundaries

This has probably been covered before, but can anyone reccomend me to sites or books on setting boundaries for my adult son probably living with MI. I have difficulty knowing what appropriate boundaries are. My tendency is to get people off the hook

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Just wondering about moderators etc

Are you trained.paid,have lived experience,or all of the above?I have appreciated input so far,but still not worked out how to get an image file from web into the sane site browser.I believe necessity is the mother of invention, so pics have been low on m

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therese | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Carers Employer says no to 8 week leave form

My son has been in an Adolescent health Unit due to a reaction to ADHD medication. His admission has been 9 weeks... I did have 5 weeks off work when it happened and I have asked work for 8 weeks off.. So we can bring him home and I can support him ie rec

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

hopeandsupport | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

OESTROGEN AND ANTIBODIES

I found out during mental health week that some people develop psychosis because of oestrogen levels and certain antibodies. i spoke to my gp about it but she said it is unlikely or a very small percentage. my daughter doesn't want to get a bl

Useful resourcesCreated 11 years ago

Linmerc | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

DO CARERS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HAPPY

Hi NikNikI just wanted to comment on your discussion topic of this week. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend due to family commitments.Of course carers deserve to be happy as does everyone else. I am a much more relaxed person when I take some time out

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