Mind-Life

30/07/2025

We have your drive home from work podcast sorted! Check out the Mind-Life Mayhem podcast series! Get to know how Mind-Life started, why it started and why we should be using it in our Help Providing and Help Seeking lives. If you are a support worker or thinking about entering the support network, this is a series that will help you on your journey:

https://youtu.be/pdSr565DP1Y

"On the ROLE of OTHERS"https://www.mind-life.org.au/Episode One of podcast series by MindLife Project Manager Gill Townsend and Consultant, Helen Glover.

21/07/2025

Want to unpack the "why" behind Mind-Life's FREE downloadable resources - so you can apply the Mind-Life model with confidence and clarity?

Mind-Life has launched 6 NEW FREE online learning modules so you can get the most out of the resources whether you are a Help-Provider or Help-Seeker. These short and easy to follow modules will give you the confidence to live a Mind-Life Way!

https://www.mind-life.org.au/learning-modules

10/07/2025

🔴🟡⚫🔵🟢NEW BLOG - What NAIDOC 2025 means for the way we help - Click below to have a read.

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme - “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy” is a powerful invitation to reflect not just on what we inherit, but on what we pass on.It calls us to lift-up young First Nations voices, honour intergenerational strength, and build systems that serve-not silenc...

07/07/2025

"Ancestral Lines is a visual representation of the lines and ties that follow a generation and the songs that come with it.

When I think of the next generation I think towards my Ancestor Lucy Wright, Enoch Wright, Nonie Wright, all the way from my Nanna Audrie to my Mother Vanessa.

When I look back at my mob it helps me see towards the future, it gives me hope and strength knowing what my mob have survived through and accomplished amid adversity.

Each person in the painting depicts a series of lines akin to songlines, that represent what they know, who they were and what they have passed on, the first being that of lore (interpretive), hunting, protecting, and tracking, the second of care, weaving, fishing, and love.

The third is when we see the two combine into one, and the last two take unfinished elements of them all, to show the passing down of knowledge and care.

Above them is the essence of the land they live and protect/care for. It is a depiction of my home the cold skies of Tenterfield with the swirling clouds and giant moon, a place around the fire is where the next Generation find their strength, vision and legacy". - Jeremy Morgan Worrall, artist, Ancestral Lines

This year’s NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of the week-long celebrations, and the theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy, celebrates achievements of the past and the bright future ahead.

Naidoc Week 6 – 13 July 2025 - During the week, everyone is invited to join in the celebration of the histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 💗🖤💛💚💙

Find out what's on >> https://brnw.ch/21wTVxV
Facebook >> National NAIDOC

27/05/2025

🖤💛❤️ This year’s Reconciliation Week theme, "Bridging Now to Next," calls on all Australians to walk forward together, guided by the lessons of the past to shape a more inclusive future.

At Mind-Life, we’re reflecting on what this means for First Nations people living with psychosocial disability, and how we can reframe mental health supports through cultural strength, co-design, and lived experience.

💬 “We don’t want labels. We want understanding. We want tools that reflect our way of healing.”

🌐 Read the latest article on our website and explore how we can bridge now to next, together:
👉 https://www.mind-life.org.au/post/bridging-now-to-next

Reconciliation and the Future of Psychosocial Wellbeing for First Nations Australians.As Reconciliation Week 2025 invites all Australians to reflect and act under the theme "Bridging Now to Next," we are called to honour the continuum of connection between past, present, and future and, to take deli...

22/05/2025

Just under 2 weeks until we'll see you at the Internation Mental Health Conference! Be part of the IMHC25 mission, together we will:

👉Address key mental and emotional health challenges facing our global community in 2025 and plan for brighter future.
👉Support mental health professionals and emerging workers in the field by providing access to networking opportunities and a high level of professional development.
👉Provide a platform for government policy and initiatives to update, inform and seek feedback from the people who are delivering the services in the community.
👉Encourage multi-sectoral collaboration and create an engaging space for knowledge sharing, and learning opportunities within the mental health community.

Join us June 4th & 5th: https://anzmh.asn.au/IMHC

20/05/2025

📢 It’s almost here! The Mind-Life Online Course is about to launch. 📬 Sign up for updates and join us in reshaping mental health systems from the inside out: https://www.mind-life.org.au/

19/05/2025

National Volunteer Week 2025 celebrates the power of volunteering to bring people together with the theme ‘Connecting Communities’.

Volunteering creates lasting relationships that enrich lives and strengthen communities. DID YOU KNOW? The mental health benefits alone are a good enough reason to consider volunteering. Volunteering can reduce cortisol levels, stress and depression and according to one study increase happiness by 42% compared to non-volunteers.

It is a way to contribute and use your skills and experience. It is a way to experience full citizenship. It is a way to keep your mind and body active and enjoy life. It is a way to address the loneliness epidemic.

Let’s acknowledge the spirit of connection and the incredible impact volunteers have in building thriving and inclusive communities.

Click below to read more :)

This week is national Volunteering Week and the theme for 2024 is ‘Something for Everyone”. NDIS help providers could consider having a conversation with help seekers receiving psychosocial supports about volunteering.I wonder how many people out there would like to volunteer but make assumption...

14/05/2025

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 On International Day of Families, we celebrate the people who walk with us through the highs and lows.

Mind-Life reminds us that wellbeing isn’t individual — it’s collective.
https://www.mind-life.org.au/

11/05/2025

🦋Don't forget to catch the Mind-Life team at the International Mental Health Conference being held in the Gold Coast this coming June 4th and 5th!

🙌 We’re bringing the Mind-Life conversation to the national stage and launching our FREE Online modules! Let’s reimagine how we understand and respond to help-seeking and help-providing.

Want to know more: https://anzmh.asn.au/IMHC

07/05/2025

🗣️ Stories of Pain and Gain brings lived experience to the forefront.
Stories of Pain and Gain is a collection of help seeker stories compiled by the Mind-Life project. This is an incredibly helpful resource to use multiple ways including in team meetings or individual supervision.

The aim is to provoke reflection by trying to understand each character’s experiences and explore how we could respond differently.

💡 The key to this practice is empathy and curiosity.
Explore the full resource 👉 https://www.mind-life.org.au/post/the-trap

Stories of Pain and Gain is a collection of help seeker stories compiled by the Mind-Life project. This is an incredibly helpful resource to use multiple ways including in team meetings or individual supervision.The aim is to provoke reflection by trying to understand each character’s experiences ...

03/05/2025

🎓 Real tools, real people, real change.
Our upcoming Mind-Life Online learning modules invite you to dive deep into co-designed strategies grounded in lived experience. 🔔 Be first to hear when it launches — sign up here: https://www.mind-life.org.au/