The Health Continuum

12/08/2022

A beautiful guide by Yung Pueblo for your Friday!

21/07/2022

Such a fabulous reminder of the value of conflict in helping us connect more deeply. Conflict is inevitable, yet how we respond to each other in conflict can need our attention.

Thanks to Jeff Brown for his wisdom and articulation.

Conflict isn’t the adversary of connection... (-from my book, ‘Hearticulations’)

08/06/2022

A hump day post that’s worth re-sharing!

Trusting the journey...

12/04/2022

Tuesday truth 💚🐛🦋

04/04/2022

Hello everyone,
For anyone who knows a little about Spectrum, you will know that they are the leading community information and treatment service for those with Borderline Personality Disorder, and their families. They are hosting the following information session, so please share so that others can make the most of it!

Online Psychoeducation Session for Individuals Recently Diagnosed with BPD (2-hours) - 8 April & 6 May

Spectrum’s Online Psychoeducation Sessions is for individuals who have been recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and who have accessed Area Mental Health Services in Victoria (AMHS). The purpose of the sessions is to provide attendees with the latest information on BPD and opportunities for group discussion where questions about BPD can be answered.
The session is conducted online and will cover information on:

* An overview of the signs and symptoms of BPD
* An understanding of vulnerability factors that contribute to the development of BPD
* An understanding of the course and outcome of BPD
* Evidence-based psychological treatments for BPD
* Myths associated with BPD
* Factors that contribute to the recovery from BPD
* Self-care and chronic stress
* Lived experience story of recovery

Who should attend?
Individuals newly diagnosed with BPD within the last 6 months
Adults aged 18- 65 years who have accessed AMHS
Individuals NOT currently in BPD-specific treatment, in acute crisis or in an in-patient stay

Facilitators:
Dr Mithira Nithianandan, Consultant Psychiatrist
Jacqueline Munoz, Clinical Psychologist
Date: 8 April, 2022
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (AEST)
OR
Date: 6 May, 2022
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (AEST)

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-psychoeducation-session-for-individuals-recently-diagnosed-with-bpd-registration-289024499057*

Online Psychoeducation Session for individuals recently diagnosed with BPD (2-hours)

04/04/2022

Free mental health support for adults in Cardinia or Kingston!!

Services are currently available for individuals who live or work in Cardinia or Kingston, for South Eastern Melbourne PHN’s Accessible Psychological Interventions (API) service.

API services offer a range of short term psychological interventions for patients who can’t afford or access similar services, including:

cognitive-behavioural therapy
skills training
relaxation strategies
other evidence-based interventions.
API services can be delivered by clinical psychologists, psychologists, mental health social workers, occupational therapists and mental health nurses.

Contact SEMPHN's Access & Referral (8.30 am–4.30 pm weekdays):

Phone: 1800 862 363
Fax: 1300 354 053

API services can be delivered by clinical psychologists, psychologists, mental health social workers, occupational therapists and mental health nurses.

11/01/2022

Mid week check-in: Many people operate in drive mode or threat mode (see image). So if you’re feeling unbalanced you might want to tap into your soothing system, and then check in on how you function and feel.

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** Thankyou to NICABM for always circulating fabulous infographics.

14/12/2021

The team at The Health Continuum will be taking a break from 24th December and will be refreshed and back on deck from the 11th January 2022!!

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14/12/2021

🚨 GOOD NEWS

Wonderful news today with the knowledge that we will continue to provide our clients with Medicare rebated Telehealth sessions beyond 2021. Yesterday the federal government announced that Telehealth will become a permanent feature of primary health care- a transformational step for the accessibility of mental health services for all Australians.

It was also announced that the additional ten COVID sessions (total of up to 20 Medicare rebatable sessions per calendar year) will be extended into 2022.

We know that whilst there is much room for improving our mental health system, these are steps in the right direction and will serve to support many of our clients in a meaningful way 👏

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06/12/2021

Hi everyone,

We've been a little absent on our socials lately, but we can be forgiven as we've been working hard on upgrading our website, as well as seeing all of our lovely clients before the holiday break!!

www.thehealthcontinuum.com.au

Happy Monday all 💚

01/10/2021

The joys of personal growth!

🦋 Happy Friday 🦋

10/09/2021

🚨 This is a very short, yet effective strategy to trigger your body into a state of calm;

The vagus nerve is our access point to switching off our fight/flight response and restores our body to an ideal state. The vagus nerve is seldom discussed in mainstream arenas, as science sometimes takes a little while to filter into the laypersons land!

So check out this clip and give ‘the vagus nerve reset’ a try- feel free to share what you discovered!

This vagus nerve reset is designed to relieve stress and anxiety by restoring the social engagement state referenced in Polyvagal Theory developed by Stephen...