@CrazyChick, @MDT , @Faith-and-Hope , @BPDSurvivor

@hanami

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Thankyou @Shaz51 !!!

Thank you @hanami and @Shaz51 💖

Happy National Volunteer week to all who volunteer and to my fellow-CGs @Faith-and-Hope @MDT @Shaz51 @Judi9877 @outlander @Snowie @Boo13 @Eve7 @Zoe7 @HenryX @Anastasia @maddison @NatureLover @pinklollipop15 @wellwellwellnez @AussieRecharger @jem80 @Aniela @ShiningStar

Do you volunteer? Yes, to the capacity that I am

able.

Have you volunteered in the past? Yes, I’ve always volunteered right back from my primary school days, but being a CG with SANE Australia is my first volunteering role in MH.

And what is the best thing about being a volunteer? You get so much more in return than you first bargained for! The connection you develop really keeps you going.

Looking forward to hearing from you all,

BPDSurvivor

I echo your sentiments @BPDSurvivor , thank you for the tag 💜

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@hanami wrote:

Helping others in the form of volunteering is actually one of the ways psychologists recommend to help us maintain wellbeing.

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Thanks for this, @hanami , as I knew volunteering did me good but didn't know it was actually recommended by psychologists.

Do you volunteer?

Yes, here and elsewhere.

Have you volunteered in the past?

Yes, when I was a young adult I volunteered teaching English to migrants for a few years.

And what is the best thing about being a volunteer?

I think the sense of being useful and needed.

Hey @NatureLover

I used to help teach English to Japanese exchange students. I loved it! It was so much fun and we had many hilarious moments trying to working out what each of us was trying to say.

hanami 💮

Hi @hanami @Shaz51 @Daisydreamer @tyme @Former-Member @Paperdaisy @Snowie @BPDSurvivor @jem80 @CrazyChick @Faith-and-Hope @outlander @Zoe7 @Boo13 @maddison @pinklollipop15 @Aniela @NatureLover @ShiningStar @wellwellwellnez @AussieRecharger @HenryX and all CGs and SANE staff here. Happy Volunteer week everyone!

In regards to my volunteer activities, this role as a Community Guide is my first role in mental health but I have volunteered in the past with me wanting to get back into doing some more to get some work experience in different areas so I can hopefully get a casual or part time job later on. That’s the aim at least! I’m going through some confusing times in relation to what I want in my life right now so volunteering is a way of doing something and keeping myself active in the community and preventing boredom which I really struggle with, especially mentally.

It feels good doing volunteer work here at SANE Australia as I’m constantly learning new things about myself and others which is what I like about volunteer work. It’s challenging at times but equally enjoyable as well.

That’s all from me!

Judi9877☺️💐🌻

We're glad to have you & all the amazing CGs on board with us @Judi9877! You all have such wonderful presences here on the Forums, all in your own unique ways, and it's a pleasure to witness you do what you do!

I wish you all the very best in that journey of figuring out what you want and what will be right for you @Judi9877. I also wanted to mention that it is possible for volunteer to lead to paid- in much of my early career, I'd start off volunteer and end up in a paid role of some kind 😊 All the very best with it all.