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A no platitudes guide to moving through another lockdown 😃😬

A blunt, no-platitudes guide for surviving lockdown number 6 So you are stuck in another lockdown and feeling like it's groundhog day? We spoke to psychiatrist and executive director of the youth mental health facility Orygen, Professor Patrick McGorry, and came up with a toolkit to help you navigate Victoria's sixth lockdown.

If you ever need some uplifting watch this!

Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds A group of older adults living alone, join a group of lively 4-year-olds in an intergenerational play school for learning, connection and friendship.

This is awesome!

The Wisdom of Trauma - Dr. Gabor Maté Announcing the release of the documentary THE WISDOM OF TRAUMA, now four years in the making by directors and producers Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo from Science and Nonduality (SAND). Join us the week of June 8–14 for the world premiere. Film synopsis One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental ...

This is awesome!

The Wisdom of Trauma - Dr. Gabor Maté Announcing the release of the documentary THE WISDOM OF TRAUMA, now four years in the making by directors and producers Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo from Science and Nonduality (SAND). Join us the week of June 8–14 for the world premiere. Film synopsis One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental ...

Day after day in my line of work I see the impact of emotional immature or emotionally abusive parents. In some cases the damage is as bad as physical or sexual abuse.
Parents: we know you are doing the best you can and it's not your fault. There is heaps of help out there, just ask!

'Her father is acting like a four-year-old': The long-term damage caused by emotionally immature parents How would you describe your parents? Nobody's perfect, of course, but some parents leave more of a mark than others.

Finally some recognition in national media that mental health issues arise often due to social and environmental factors!

Prevention, not cure: ‘We can’t just approach mental health from the disease end’ Much of Australia’s mental ill-health could be avoided if rather than focus on the system, we fix societal factors that lead to distress

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/100064168

We reviewed 300 studies to see why ADHD is rising. Here's what we found We always hear that ADHD is on the rise, but what exactly is behind that rise? Luise Kazda explains.

Listen to the kids!!!

Georgia says if she had just one person love her, it would have reduced a lot of her crime Former repeat offender Georgia* says she pleaded with schools to enrol her, and felt safest behind the walls of detention during her years in and out of Childrens Court more than 50 times. She says Queensland's proposed "war on kids" wouldn't have changed her offending.

Listen to the kids!!!

Georgia says if she had just one person love her, it would have reduced a lot of her crime Former repeat offender Georgia* says she pleaded with schools to enrol her, and felt safest behind the walls of detention during her years in and out of Childrens Court more than 50 times. She says Queensland's proposed "war on kids" wouldn't have changed her offending.

Highly recommended! Starting in February.

Introductory course – School of Practical Philosophy Brisbane This life changing course in mindfulness and practical philosophy gives you tools to access the wisdom you hold within; a new way to see the world, life and its meaning. It asks, what holds me back? What sets me free? Who am I? It gives you practical ways to explore the answers.

Especially for parents on the return to school:

Students returning to school are facing a daunting year. Here's how you can support your children Catherine is heading back to the classroom for year 12, but admits she is nervous after seeing the havoc COVID wrought on last year — "Are we going to cop it the way the 2020 year 12s did?"