I really enjoy being a facilitator. It’s always humbling to share the space with other people who bring their unique life experiences with them. It's also great to see participants so intent on listening, supporting and empathising with one another.
Read MoreAs a paramedic, we quickly learn that mental health emergencies do not discriminate. It can affect people of all ages and from all walks of life. In past years, there has been a dramatic increase in mental health awareness and positive changes to the way in which we approach it in the public, removing stigma’s and starting conversations.
Read MoreYou don’t have to tell someone everything straight away. You can just simply say, “I don’t want to talk about it right now, but I am really struggling at the moment.” This allows those close to you to know what is happening and starts to open the door.
Read MoreAnd yet, this was only a fleeting moment of success, once the euphoria of the presentation had passed, I was once again filled with a void. I began questioning my purpose, what the hell was I doing in the South of France?
Read More“And also stop trying to please others. In the end we only get this one life, so why waste it apologising for being who we are.”
Read More“I would say, just wait for what's ahead because you'll find yourself surrounded by love and acceptance, being a lesbian is f*cking liberating, and I love you”
Read More“it was so instilled to me, implicitly – it wasn’t explicitly – but it was this idea that ‘you can’t be gay, being gay is bad.”
Read MoreCurated by One Eighty ambassadors Ocean Alley, ADFTB raised money and awareness for One Eighty and Cerebral Palsy Alliance.
Read MoreThe Indigo Project designs toolkits help people dealing with Anxiety, Depression, Relationships and Stress.
Read MoreIf you’ve got a dream and you’re chasing that shit, those are the kind of people I surround myself with. Be the kid who decided to go for it.
Read MoreThanks to the support and enthusiasm of the community we had the biggest team in this years Pub2Pub!
Read MoreThe month of June is internationally recognised as Pride Month.
Read MoreI thought I knew what I wanted to do when I left school, but now I look back and I realise that I had no idea and I laugh about it.
Read MoreAt the end of the day no one really cares if you try something and it doesn’t work out, people will be way more stoked that you’re actually trying it in the first place.
Read MoreIf it excites you and challenges you at the same time, go for it. You don’t know until you try and nothing is ever concrete. You always have the option to shift with the times.
Read MoreI would say try not to think too far ahead. You’ve just come out of a lifetime of education. Just enjoy it, there’s no pressure. If there’s things that draw you in give it a go, but just try and have fun.
Read MoreI worried a lot about what everyone else thought. Whether they thought I was successful or talented; I never wanted to look like a failure.
Read MoreI’d let them know that they don’t have to know what they are going to do with their lives straight away
Read MoreIntroducing the leaving school series.
Read MoreI look back now and regret not getting help sooner, my counsellor broke down my negative thought processes and made me realise that I was encapsulated in a world that I was making up. My anxiety began to fade and my happiness slowly returned.
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