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Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

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Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Living in smaller communities can be aligned with so many wonderful things. You might be near nature, enjoy the comfort of familiar faces or perhaps relish in more down time.

On occasion, living within smaller communities can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, especially for young Australians. This Topic Tuesday our Community Manager @Former-Member will facilitate an engaged and open conversation around some of the peaks and troughs of life within smaller communities as we work through mental health symptoms.

*NB This event originally featured a special guest, due to external circumstance this event will now be facilitated by the Forums Community Manager.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Hey there @Sim1 I am so sorry to hear that people retreat like that. It's pretty incredible how scared people are of dealing with a very real, a very vulnerable part of life.

And this is something that many people experience, it's a shame parts of society have not caught up. Please know that within this virtual community, we hear you. We definitely would like to honour your grief and your cotinuing bond with your son. Thank you for sharing And well done on the advocacy!

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Sim1Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Thank you heaps 💞

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Gosh that is frustrating @BlueBay How far do people tend to travel?

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BlueBaySenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

My son travels over an hour for uni. @Former-Member

For work anywhere from 1/2 to an hour for better job opportunities.

My d worked in a shopping centre that was over an hour to get to wirk. Then on way home it would take longer because if traffic. She was in a specialised area and no jobs around our town. It makes it hard.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Thank you for sharing this @BlueBay It's a perspective shift, well done on your family for persisting.

Alrighty crew moving onto Q3!

There’s always strategies when it comes to our mental health and re-connecting with our needs. What are some ways of connecting with like-minded peers in regional areas?

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BlueBaySenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member Looking at community centres and see what they offer eg medutstion, yoga etc

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Sim1Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

I put up notices on community boards. I didn't get any response. The internet gives anonymity & people definitely respond when they have that.

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Sim1Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

I like the idea of yoga classes x

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Love this @Sim1 and @BlueBay Yoga classes are so lovely as it encompasses so many wonderful things for our mental health, as well as gentle social connection. It's also a practice that tends to encourage openness and vulnerability 🙂 Lovely.

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Sim1Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Sit by the river counting ducks. I'm doing that tomorrow with another lady. We're both in the same situation so no pressure to talk. Just something new

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