Blokes Need to Bond: Men’s Health Week 2021
By: Michael Crooks
It is crucial for men to remain connected to their close network of family and friends, particularly during the pandemic. Read more
Tag Archive for: mental health
Need Better Relationships? It Could Be You, Says Dating and Marriage Counsellor Debra Fileta
By: Laura Bennett
When your mind wanders, what thoughts do you arrive at? There are many things that can fill our mind, but for many of us the relationships we have with friends and family, and even our own sense of wellbeing, can take up a lot of headspace. Read more
10 Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Having Good Mental Health
By: Akos Balogh
For most of my life, I’ve been blessed with good physical and mental health. Read more
Getting Off The Merri-Go-Round Of Your Thoughts
By: Danni Synot
I don’t know about you, but sometimes life gets so full on it can almost make you as dizzy as a ride at the carnival. Read more
Sleep Deprivation and Teens
By: Collett Smart
The Parenting Question this week is from Judy, on Sleep Deprivation: “How much sleep do our teens need?”
It has been said that we have a chronically sleep deprived generation. Read more
Surviving Suicide, Jazz Thornton’s New Film ‘The Girl on the Bridge’
By: Laura Bennett
Understanding the mindset of someone who wants to end their own life is a hard thing for those who have never struggled with mental illness. Read more
Mental Health Consequences of Hard Border Closures on FIFO Children
In March 2020 Western Australia shut its borders. While there may be well-meaning policies behind the border closures, there’s no escaping the fact that this decision has irrevocably changed people’s lives – especially for fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) families. Read more
“Mental Illness is Not a Sin Issue. I Watched My Husband Run to God in His Pain,” Widow-Turned-Author Kayla Stoecklein
By: Laura Bennett
In 2018, author Kayla Stoecklein’s husband tragically took his own life – shocking the Christian community around the world. Andrew Stoecklein was only 30 years old, a father of three and a well-known US pastor. Christians were uncertain of how to handle suicide happening to such a vibrant faith leader. Read more