Who's who in the zoo: Meet the moderators

Howdy howdy!

I'm CherryBomb, the Online Community Engagement Specialist at SANE Australia. I work very closely with @NikNik on the Forums.

I am an animal and general creature lover, including humans. If you happen to read my posts regularly, you may pick up on how much I love dogs. I think my profile pic sums me up pretty well. Not that I put my foot in my mouth, so to speak, but I like to have a laugh.

I love my job here on the Forums. I think there are great benefits in being able to tell your story, and hear others' who have been through something similar. There's stigma surrounding MI, and while I think it's a large task to overcome, I believe that coming on the Forums, and sharing your story can help challenge perceptions that people (including ourselves and others) have of MI.

OK, here goes...

So I"m Hobbit. I am one of the moderators on these forums. Some would say my profile pic looks a lot like me in the real world. I am essentially a musician and write songs.

I work at Mental Health Carers ARAFMI and obviously on here as well. I also run a group for people at risk of homelessness in my local area.

I guess the reason I do what I do is that I have had an extremely "eventful" life and the fact that I have come out of it with so many experiences makes me very grateful indeed. So nowadays, I am really passionate about helping others wherever I can.I believe if we can all just have 'a friend' here and there, the world would be a better place.

I have had my own experiences of mental health, and that's why I love to give messages of hope and comfort to you guys.

My favourite food at the moment is peanut butter and golden syrup sandwiches. Try it, honestly!!

PS - I know Nik, and she looks A LOT like her profile pic!! (happy and brigt that is...)

Is that enough or should I say more??

Hobbit.

A big call out to all our other mods

@-karma- @Baboo @Chuck @Mudrunner @Mojo @Yogi @Bert @Durango @Archie

Don't forget to introduce yourself here & over in the Lived Experience forum here

Hi ya, it's Karma, I am also one of the forum moderators.

I work for Mind, a community mental health service, which is predominately a Victorian service, but also has services in South Australia. Ten years later, I still enjoy the connections and the relationships that come from the position, and see the forums as an extension of this work, that is both new and exciting.

I love searching in opp shop for treasures, the thrill is in the search. I also love British crime shows like silent witness and waking the dead. I also enjoy autobiographies, at the moment i am reading the story of the last Australian woman to be hanged, who was accused of poisioning her 2 dead husbands, interesting, (set in the 1888's).

Food...at the moment snacking on fresh dates, sachet white hot chocolate, and organic 70% + dark chocolate. A seeds and nut mix toasted is my latest addition to a salads, and feels incomplete without it. My avatar... can I say Hobbit is much better looking than the profile they post!

See you about the place

Karma

Hi everyone,

I will be here until 2pm and look forward to reading your post

Cheers,

Sky

Hello all,

I just wanted to pop in and introduce myself.

I am one of the new moderators here on the SANE forums. It is an absolute pleasure to be here, and I look forward to being a part of the 'SANE forum magic' that lay within this space....

Happy Posting....!

Hi I'm Imagine75, a new moderator to the forums. I have worked for Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland since 2011 in the Personal Helpers and Mentors programs (PHaMs). I have 2 young children, 2 dogs and I enjoy camping and fishing, doing the puzzles in weekly magazines, my favourite authors are Patricia Cornwall, Torey Hayden and Tess Gerritsen. My background is childcare; working in that industry for over 15years, then after completing Diplomas in Social Care, Counselling and Psychology I introduced myself to the world of mental health in the UK by working for a community mental health team for 4 years aligning myself with the strengths based recovery model of service delivery. Well that's a snippet of information about me, happy moderating.

Hi Everyone,

I'm special_K which is both my sane moderator name and also my rock star alias (looong story). I am new as a moderator and this is my first solo shift. I work for Mental Illness Fellowship QLD for the Personal Helpers and Mentors program. When I'm not working I like hanging out with my 2 cats (which apparently is a safe number away from old cat lady status) and also my fiancee. I love the colour red and I love Paris-alas ours is a long distance relationship as I have not been as yet. I will admit here and only here that my favourite TV show is once upon a time. I think what I like the most about it is the premise that fairy tales are true and we can all have our happy ending. It's lovely to meet you all as we embark on this new adventure together

Hi all,

I’m Rhythm, one of the new moderators on the sane forums.

A little about me as my name might suggest, I love music; dancing and singing these are some of my passions. I firmly believe in the motto, ‘live to your own beat’.

I like a big variety of music genres, any music that you can boogie too really in particular.

Have a great desire to help others, and like talking to people about their stories, can’t wait to ‘see’ you all

Stay Groovy,

Rhythm

Hi everyone,

My name is Mosaic and I’m one of the new Forum moderators!

A little about me – I love food, cooking, travel, music, gardening and animals… especially cats!!!

Most of all, I am intrinsically fascinated by people. I call it a privilege that in my line of work, I get to hear the amazing stories of those who live with mental illness. I look forward to coming alongside you all on the Forums, as we journey this life together!

Look forward to ‘seeing’ you all around on the Forums!

Stay cool!

- Mosaic