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22.01.2022 As a Peer Support Worker, I listen to people explain their mental health stories every day. I have spent hours being trained to better understand how to tell stories about mental illness and trauma safely, and I’ve become well-acquainted with the process of facilitating a safe space for others to do so, too. When the working day is over, I moonlight as a psychology student, so my evenings are also filled with tales of mental distress, reports on suicide, and everything in bet...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Anxiety is one tough cookie it just doesn’t back off! To be honest, I don’t think I ever ‘recovered’ from anxiety. It’s an everyday battle that I have learned to accept and this acceptance pushed me to organise my life around it. This mindfulness helps me make rational decisions to provide myself a better quality of life. However, this wouldn’t have happened if I did not seek professional support. Prior to that, I was convinced that I would never fit into the ‘good vibes ...Continue reading

14.01.2022 ICLA has relaunched our innovative project 'Embark'. Within Sydney, Embark is now accepting referrals for people who would like free support to understand and access the NDIS and are: - experiencing or at risk of homelessness; and - have a psychosocial disability.... #wecanhelpwiththat See our website for more information. #NDIS #homelessness #mentalhealthmatters https://embark.icla.org.au

13.01.2022 Sydney friends: ICLA is about to open two exciting new services and we would love your support. We need donations of puzzles, board games and novels. If you can also spare a few dollars to assist us to purchase art materials these will also be purchased to support people working on their mental health recovery. ... Please PM our page with pics and description if you have items to donate in Sydney (eastern suburbs drop off) or if you’d like to contribute, click the link below: https://www.givenow.com.au/iclahomesweethome

12.01.2022 When I used to hear the word depression thrown around, I would feel a great sense of shame. It would rocket me back to the memories of being curled up under the doona. I felt engulfed in a black hole, which I thought I would never be able to find my way out of. I had a sense of impending doom that those feelings of heaviness would last forever. It was only once I decided to turn towards my depression and face it head on, with the support of a professional, that a miracle oc...curred. It was as if I almost created a friendship, or maybe an alliance, with my depression. I was able to realise that the depression did not define my worthiness as a person. I created a specific character which was my depression - a cartoon drawing of a silly non-threatening monster. All of a sudden, the depression didn’t seem as scary anymore. I began to wonder: what is this depression trying to tell or show me? From there, with the strong support from my network of peer support groups, clinical professionals and my friends & family, I was able to listen and take small actions towards a more fulfilling sense of self and life. By observing very closely, my depression directed me towards the lost dreams and hopes that I had let go. I was reborn with a desire to make positive change. I would take a few steps forward, fall down and have to get up and try all over again. While the journey has not been easy, I am now grateful for every challenging moment, as it has been the darkest times which have been the guiding light to where I am today. I now live in the world with presence and joy for all: the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. It is the combination of all this lived experience that has led me to become the person I am today. It has provided me an opportunity to not only heal myself, but also walk besides others on their recovery journey. _______________________________________________________________ This piece was written by one of the ICLA eFriend Peer Support Workers. eFriend is an online platform where you can connect with a trained peer support worker, each with their own lived experience of feeling lonely, isolated, stressed or worried. You can speak to your eFriend Peer via video or phone call; where they can listen, validate and provide hope. If you like, your eFriend Peer can also assist you to identify any other services you may like to try or help you create plans to improve your personal well-being. Otherwise, they are happy to simply listen. To book your first call visit: https://my.efriend.org.au/preregistration/

10.01.2022 Join us on Instagram @everydaylifechanging for a livestream 1:00pm 13 October as we open an important new mental health service for people living in South East Sydney. #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthweek #bondi #sydneyaustralia #recoveryispossible #peersupport

09.01.2022 On the eve of the 12 month anniversary of #blacksummer #bushfires ICLA is calling for stronger action on climate change. We must reduce emissions to protect the environment, mental health & wellbeing. Read the full statement signed by 14 NGOs at www.ICLA.org.au ... LivingWorks Australia SANE Australia BEING - Mental Health Consumers Inc. Ted Noffs Foundation Mental Health Australia Council for Intellectual Disability See more

02.01.2022 Social anxiety is something that I have struggled and fought against my whole life, but I didn’t always define it in these exact words. I knew I felt a sense of being different, of not fitting in or feeling that I didn’t belong. It was a lonely place to live. But one aspect of this loneliness always baffled me. I had a really substantial number of friends, family members and other supports yet I could be in a room full of people and still feel completely alone. It was only ...once I got a bit older that I found myself connecting with a group of people whom seemed to be speaking my story. The details of their life may have differed slightly, but the feelings they explained were my own. They spoke of a desire for connection. To be heard, to be seen and to be truly understood. They also shared that the feelings of low self-worth and worthlessness was something that no longer burdened them every day. They felt the opposite. They loved and were loved. Through listening to these people’s stories of recovery, I adopted a new hope and belief in myself. I started to believe that if they did it, then perhaps I could too. Slowly I rebuilt the pieces to become whole again, which has led me to where I am today. My darkest days and struggles are now my greatest asset. It is these memories that I gather strength from in the difficult times and also bring me joy for the life I lead today. It is by reaching out to someone whom has been there and truly understands, that the real journey of recovery began. This piece was written by one of the ICLA eFriend Peer Support Workers. eFriend is an online platform where you can connect with a trained peer support worker whom has their own lived experience of feeling lonely, isolated, stressed or worried. You can speak to your eFriend Peer via video or phone call. Your eFriend Peer will listen, validate and provide hope. If you like, they can also assist you to identify any other services you may like to try or help you create plans to improve your personal well-being. Or they can simply listen. To book your first call visit: https://my.efriend.org.au/preregistration/