Wild Sun Holistic Therapies

10/09/2025

07/09/2025

09/06/2025

This week is Men's Mental Health week.

We lose men not just to su***de, but to depression, anxiety, childhood trauma and abuse, self-blame, guilt, shame, self-censoring and guardedness, societal pressures around how men should be and how they should behave.

Listen to men when they talk. Really listen. Don't interrupt, don't fix, don't judge. Just listen with an open heart and open mind.

Men need a safe space to land and to be.

Men hurt too.

The following list of supports is from a post currently doing the rounds. A big thank you to whomever collated this list.

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FREE SERVICES FOR ANYONE STRUGGLING

📞 24/7 Crisis and Mental Health Support Services

• Lifeline – 13 11 14
Provides 24/7 crisis support and su***de prevention services.

• Su***de Call Back Service – 1300 659 467
Offers 24/7 phone and online counselling for individuals at risk of su***de, those concerned about someone else, or those bereaved by su***de.

• Su***deLine Victoria – 1300 651 251
Provides 24/7 free and anonymous support for people at risk of su***de, concerned about someone at risk, or bereaved by su***de.

• Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636
Offers 24/7 support for anxiety, depression, and general mental health concerns.

• MensLine Australia – 1300 78 99 78
Provides 24/7 support for men dealing with mental health issues, anger, violence, addiction, stress, and relationship concerns.

• Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800
A 24/7 counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.

• 13YARN – 13 92 76
A 24/7 national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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🧠 Specialized Mental Health Services

• Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs – 1300 375 330
Provides free, walk-in mental health support across Victoria, including in-person services in areas like Abbotsford, Bendigo, and Wangaratta.

• Mental Health Triage Services
Each public mental health service in Victoria offers a 24/7 psychiatric triage and referral service. You can find your local service by visiting the Victorian Government Health website.

• NURSE-ON-CALL – 1300 60 60 24
Provides 24/7 health advice and information from registered nurses.

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👥 Support for Specific Groups

PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) – 1300 726 306
Offers support for expecting and new parents experiencing perinatal anxiety and depression.

• Butterfly Foundation – 1800 33 4673
Provides support for individuals dealing with eating disorders and body image issues.

• GriefLine – 1300 845 745
Offers support for individuals experiencing grief and loss.

• Blue Knot Foundation – 1300 657 380
Provides support for adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse.

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• Emergency Services – 000

18/07/2024

My favourite times of the day are these liminal spaces between light and dark, day and night, today and tomorrow. It's when the world is at her quietest, her most ephemeral, a place to loiter.

In these times my mind lays down its checklists, schedules, formulae, warnings, contingencies and just exists in its own silence, unafraid and content.

I become knowingly unknown and nothing else matters.

14/07/2024

My work as a Shiatsu practitioner and counsellor are deeply connected.. soul connected. I connect soul to soul with my clients, and the animals with whom and environments in which I work.

It's a deep aspect of why I like to partner with animals and nature in my work. They amplify the soul connections and deep listening required in Shiatsu and counselling.

21/06/2024

After a short break, I'm delighted to be offering shiatsu once again.

My new shiatsu home is a tranquil space in a gorgeous rural setting in the Drysdale area.

Now taking bookings for Thursday and Friday afternoons. Dm to book your spot on the shiatsu mat.

07/06/2024

I'm sitting with it being men's mental health week. To say it's important is an understatement. Men's mental health impacts a wide circle of connections and relationships for men. It has dire ramifications, from self-harm to harming others.

A first step is to de-stigmatise and unshame talking about mental health. Open the door for those critical, and vulnerable discussions. Talking about personal experience and sharing stories are first steps. It can be a long, complex process. Men, and their close circles need to know they are not alone, not different, not outsiders, not judged, not rejected but held in compassion and support.

This week is Men's Mental Health week. Who will you be talking with?

14/02/2024

My heart is my valentine... I follow wherever she goes..trust & belief.

05/02/2024

Are you looking at the world through luminous eyes?

31/01/2024

New program at Free Rein Australia:

Our 1-hour weekly Coherence Therapy program commences next Thursday 8/2/24 at 10am!

Coherence is a measure of wholeness. It is the quality of being logically integrated, consistent and intelligible. As coherence within our whole body system increases, our bodies become more stable and healthy.

In our weekly 1-hour Coherence Therapy program, you will experience:

* Co-regulation from the horses who collectively generate a powerful resonant energy field of coherence (producing a felt sense of well-being)

* Flow in your body as energy blocks are cleared

* Pain relief (pain is produced by blocked energy)

* Improved digestion

* Better sleep, and less fatigue

* Less brain fog

* Greater capacity for life's every day stresses

* Ways to create coherence in your daily life

You can attend as little or often as you like – there is no requirement to attend every week.

Cost is $40 per week. Bookings are essential.

https://www.freereinaustralia.com/coherence-therapy/

31/01/2024

Starting next week, a new program at Free Rein Australia. Spend time with the herd, and guided coherence practices to transform your new year.

Our 1-hour weekly Coherence Therapy program commences next Thursday 8/2/24 at 10am!

Coherence is a measure of wholeness. It is the quality of being logically integrated, consistent and intelligible. As coherence within our whole body system increases, our bodies become more stable and healthy.

In our weekly 1-hour Coherence Therapy program, you will experience:

* Co-regulation from the horses who collectively generate a powerful resonant energy field of coherence (producing a felt sense of well-being)

* Flow in your body as energy blocks are cleared

* Pain relief (pain is produced by blocked energy)

* Improved digestion

* Better sleep, and less fatigue

* Less brain fog

* Greater capacity for life's every day stresses

* Ways to create coherence in your daily life

You can attend as little or often as you like – there is no requirement to attend every week.

Cost is $40 per week. Bookings are essential.

https://www.freereinaustralia.com/coherence-therapy/

18/11/2023

PSA: climbing mountains changes you. Go climb a mountain today.