10/10/2025
***World Mental Health Day 2025***
Here is some food for thought 🙌
Today is not just another date on the calendar.
It is a reminder to slow down, to listen, and to recognise that mental health is not a weakness to fix, but a part of being human to nurture.
Every one of us carries a story.
Some days it is light and full of laughter.
Other days it feels heavier than words can describe.
And for many, that weight is invisible, carried quietly while showing up, smiling, and pretending everything is ok!
So today, let us make space for awareness and transparency ,
Let us make space for the people who keep going even when they are tired, anxious, grieving, or just trying to hold it all together.
Because that is strength.
1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health condition at some point.
But that statistic is not just a number.
It represents our colleagues, our friends, our residents, our families, and sometimes, it represents us.
If you take anything from today, let it be this:
- Connection is medicine.
- Nature is medicine .
- Kindness is prevention.
- Talking is prevention .
- Listening is intervention.
- Acting upon is intervention .
It only takes a quick check in!
You do not need the perfect words to help someone.
You just need to be there, to notice, to ask, and to stay.
And if you are the one struggling right now, please know that you are not a burden.
You are not alone.
There is help, there is hope, and there are people who genuinely care.
If you need to talk, reach out:
📞 Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7)
📞 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 (24/7)
📞 Su***de Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 (24/7)
📞 QLife (for LGBTQIA+ support): 1800 184 527 (3pm–12am daily)
📞 13YARN (for First Nations support): 13 92 76 (24/7)
📞 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)
If it is an emergency, please call 000.
🤍 Today, on World Mental Health Day, let us move beyond awareness.
Let us build communities where asking for help feels normal.
Where caring for mental health is not a campaign but a shared responsibility.
And where no one ever feels they have to walk alone.
