Heart Place

05/10/2025

You Are Invited:
To our Seeding Hope Workshop part of the Caring Communities Program at Heart Place. Facilitated by Sydel, this workshop invites us to explore how hope moves us forward so we can engage with the three circles of care:
• Care for self
• Care for each other
• Care for land & things bigger than ourselves

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30/09/2025

Reminder: Give yourself unconditional compassion!

17/09/2025

Please share
Please let your workplaces know about our Mental Health Station
Please invite interested friends & colleagues to event.
Please prioritise mental health and book today!
**Next Mental Health First Aid (Standard 12hr) Oct 22nd & 23rd Booking now
** Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid ( Online & F2F) Nov 12th Booking now

17/09/2025

14/09/2025

We are so excited at Heart Place to be hosting a 4 week term of Creative Writing with Judith Huang. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore storytelling with the mentorship of Judith author, poet, story-teller... .

Event description
Have you ever felt you have many stories from your life but don’t know how to tell them? There is an art to storytelling, especially crafting stories from your life for the page or stage. Telling your story can be empowering and healing, and Judith has witnessed this firsthand as a storyteller. In this course with Judith you will be equipped with all the tools you need to create compelling stories from your life that will move audiences and readers alike. You will feel prepared to take the mic after this course!

In this four-week course, we will:
- Choose a story to tell
- Learn the structure of a well-crafted story
- Workshop the story together
- Write and perform the story in an oral storytelling session

The course will take place on four Saturdays in 1.5 hour sessions on:
- 11 Oct, 18 Oct, 25 Oct and 1 Nov 2025
- From 2:00 – 3:30 PM
- At Heartplace, 19 Blinco Street, Fremantle

This course is suitable for all levels, whether you are a seasoned writer or just exploring writing for the first time.

BOOKING:https://events.humanitix.com/stories-of-your-life

Judith Huang Bio:
"Judith Huang has taught creative and academic writing at Yale-NUS College and Harvard College, and is an award-winning author, artist and translator. The author of EBFP and Singapore Book Award-shortlisted speculative fiction novel Sofia and the Utopia Machine, she is the co-founder of Chilli Jam Open Mic, an inclusive space centering diverse voices in poetry, music and stories in Fremantle. She has a lifelong interest in the teachings of Carl Jung, and as someone with lived experience of mental illness, she hopes to provide gentle and empathetic guidance in her creative writing workshops." https://judithhuang.com/

Hope to see you there!
Sydel & the Heart Place Team

22/08/2025

In Australia, there is a lack of culturally safe and trauma integrated healing responses for First Nations Peoples and the field of trauma research related to First Nations Peoples is still relatively new. Evaluative research that focuses on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families,....

20/08/2025

Hello Everyone,
Most of us at some point find ourselves in a conversation with a colleague, friend, family member or neighbour where you become aware they are struggling with their mental health.
Over our lifetime one in two people will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health problem yet a large majority for a variety of reasons will not access help or know how.
They may simply need someone who knows how to listen and possibly have some resources to share.
Mental Health First Aid Training gives you the confidence to engage in mental health conversations , conversations that can make a vital difference in someones life. Sometimes even be life saving.
Mental Health First Aid just like physical first aid has an Action Plan to support you in conversation. Also a manual and guidelines so you know what to do if someone is in crisis with suicidal thoughts, experiencing psychosis or a panic attack.
The Mental Health Station has been training in MHFA for over 20 years. Sydel Weinstein will be facilitating a training AUG. 28th & SEPT 4th located in our Training Room Upstairs at the Fremantle Fibonacci Centre. This is a 12 hour accredited training. Many workplaces now require MHFA. You can find more information on MHFA here: https://mentalhealthstation.org/mental-health-first-aid.
BOOKING is easy here: https://mentalhealthstation.org/mental-health-first-aid
We also have sliding scale of economy and partial scholarships. Email sydel@mentalhealthstation.org
Sydel has a wide experience over decades travelling out to workplaces and organisations around WA and can also be contacted to train at your workplace. We are already taking bookings for our 2026 calendar. Karen Green has now joined our team with a lot of experience to share as well and we will be strengthening our Blended and online offerings. We hope to hear from you soon! Sydel, Karen and the Mental Health Station Team. A project of Heart Place Proud partners of Act Belong Commit