Mental Health Month #ShareYourOneThing 💙 Share the simple things that help your wellbeing

Hi there Forums Community 👋

Today is the first day of Mental Health Month!

While any time is a good time to talk about mental health, having a dedicated awareness month helps remind us that we are not alone, help is available if needed, and there are many things we can do to stay on top of our mental health – now and all year round.

You will see lots of discussions across the forums, within the mental health services you are connected to, and in the media... there are so many ways to get involved!

Join the Conversation and Take Action

To celebrate Mental Health Month, and the positive conversations and actions it can spark, SANE Australia is encouraging everyone to share the simple things that help make each day that bit easier or brighter using the hashtag #ShareYourOneThing.

Our Peer Ambassadors told us it’s the ‘little things’ and simple routines that help get through each day, particularly during lockdown – things like walking, running, sewing, cooking, singing, journaling or simply hugging loved ones, like our Patron, Osher Günsberg!

This is something we see here on the forums too in our Self Care Activities discussion on the Lived Experience Forum and Coping Toolbox on the Friends, Family and Carers Forum.

So we’re asking everyone to share their ‘one thing’ in the spirit that it might help others too.

There’s also science behind this; evidence shows that routines can really benefit our mental health, including increasing our motivation, reducing self-critical thinking, and helping create a sense of achievement.

So let’s get this conversation – and those ‘little things’ – started!

#ShareYourOneThing here on the forums!

We will be keeping this discussion going throughout the month, encouraging you to #ShareYourOneThing in this discussion!

How to get involved:

• Share your one thing in this discussion
• Tag others to invite them to join in and share their one thing
• "Support" posts of others that resonate with you, or to let members know they are heard
• Check out SANE’s Facebook and Instagram to join the conversation throughout October and see how other's are sharing their one thing
• If you are new to the SANE Forums, sign up and make your first post here

Throughout the month, we will posting discussions, activities, events and blogs here so you can join in this Mental Health Month!

Let’s take care of ourselves and each other this Mental Health Month, and remember – free, professional support is only a click or a call away with SANE!