August 2023
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Maya Angelou
“I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Useful Fact
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is a ground-breaking, global centre of expertise for cerebral palsy research, advocacy, intervention and assistive technology innovation.
For over 75 years, they have been driven by their founders’ vision of a future where nothing is impossible for people with cerebral palsy and similar conditions.
Today, the 17million+ global cerebral palsy community, together with their 2500+ employees and 150,000+ donors, fundraisers and entrepreneurs, are contributing to solving the next set of impossibilities.
They believe that one person can have an idea, but it takes different skills and the knowledge of many people to make that idea become real. This is what happens when great minds think differently..
Interesting Website
The world's first review platform for contraceptives. Contraception reviews, side effects and experiences. Straight from the horse’s mouth. Life is easier when you let other people try things for you.
They want to hear from the women and men who have used a contraceptives. Whilst they know everyone has a different way of talking about their experiences, they will do as much as they can to ensure the reviews at The Lowdown are balanced, and package up the results into something that can be filtered and read objectively.
They’re not anti-contraception. It gives people independence and has revolutionised the way we live their lives. Like a bad after party few people talk about, no one seems to explain what happens after you stop using a type of contraception. The Lowdown are interested in the long term impact and after effects of contraception. Before, during and after you stop using it.
Campaign
#talk2mebro was developed to help reduce the number of males who commit suicide in Australia.
Through early intervention, the aim is to create societal change by reducing the stigma around suicide and getting men to feel comfortable talking about what they are going through emotionally and mentally.
Key Event
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think its fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken.
As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
The Harvard Study of Adult Development may be the longest study of adult life that's ever been done. For 75 years, they’ve tracked the lives of 724 men, year after year, asking about their work, their home lives, their health, and of course asking all along the way without knowing how their life stories were going to turn out.
Who are
This video explains what the Wollongong SafeHaven is all about. It is a safe, non-clinical alternative to the Emergency Department if you are feeling distressed or suicidal.
A Safe Haven is a place you can go if you’re feeling distressed or having suicidal thoughts. It is a safe place where you can talk openly about how you are feeling and what you’re going through.
A place where you can feel supported and not judged. You can talk to peer-support workers or be connected to a mental health professional. If you don’t feel like chatting, you can spend time in a quiet space and listen to music.
It’s free and you don’t need an appointment.
Out & About
Jon Foreman, Sculpt the World is a creator of various styles of Land Art, he is ever in search of “different.” Be it with stones or leaves, inland or on beaches.
His work is ephemeral in many differing ways; most often the weather and immediate climate will make his work disappear (be blown down/washed away by the tide), and sometimes other people will interfere.
This is all part of the creative process and has proven to benefit his work. Jon’s practice is not just something he enjoys but it is also a therapy for him, an escape from the stresses of everyday life.
Most of his work takes place in an already beautiful setting such as the Pembrokeshire coastline. Having grown up there he saw the beauty of the coastline and woodlands and made use of them by collaborating with nature itself.
Resource
Great Australian Pods was created as a passion project by Cheryl Gladman to showcase Australian podcasts.
This is her way of supporting our podcasters and promoting their content by creating a place for people to find information about great Australian podcasts.
New podcast entries are added regularly.
Diary Dates
Join us as we host our line up of On The Couch guest speakers for 2023 including Maggie Smith (not the actress) on Transgender health and the importance of a national sexual and reproductive health school curriculum & more!
Complete free modules like Doin it Right, Nitty Gritty & Because You Care in your own time.
