Life is busy. Between our social and personal life, home, work, friends and extended family, most of us are juggling a lot - a lot of the time. When it all starts to feel like it's becoming a little overwhelming trying to keep multiple spinning plates in the air, it helps to understand how our overall wellbeing is impacted as we move along, through and within the mental health continuum.
Whether it is for you, a family member or someone else you know, this page is here to provide additional support with your wellbeing.
Whether you are looking for a podcast series, a book or a website to learn more about self-care techniques, these suggested resources are from current and former employees, family and friends with lived experience in mental health.
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A book that changes lives by Dan Millman
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
Sleep: No More Sleepless Nights by Richard Wilson
Power - A woman's guide to living and leading without apology by Kemi Nekvapil
My Dad, My Hero: a book about first responder family and PTSD by The Code 9 Foundation, Mrs Chrysti Atkins, et al
Beautiful Boy - a father's journey through his son's addiction by David Sheff
Too tired to cook - the healthy shift worker by Audra Starkey
The cat who taught zen by James Norbury
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
A mental fitness toolkit designed for minds of all ages and stages, the new Smiling Mind App helps you learn the skills that promote mental wellbeing and create the habits to thrive.
High-quality soothing soundscapes for work, sleep and relaxation.
Tracking your sober days, helping build new habits and providing ongoing motivation by connecting you to a wide network of people all striving to stay sober one day at a time.
The 'world's largest library' of guided meditations from psychologists, spiritual leaders, and mindfulness teachers.
Using the psychology of game play, playing SuperBetter means bringing a gameful mindset to real-life to build skills, manage stress & practice self-care.
Designed to help parents support the mental health and wellbeing of their child if they need to be cared for by someone else (e.g. if a parent needs to travel for work, is hospitalised, or separated from their child for a period of time).
Tapping, also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), is regarded as a holistic healing technique that combines principles of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology. The exercise requires you to focus on negative emotions or issues while tapping on specific meridian points of the body. The intention is that this sends a calming signal to the brain, which allows you to feel relaxed and in control.
A digital health platform that offers mindfulness and meditation services, and a guide to better mental health. Through evidence-based meditation and mindfulness tools, sleep resources, mental health coaching, and more, Headspace helps you create life-changing habits to support your mental health and find a healthier, happier you.
A podcast hosted by Joshua Steinfeldt that invites you into a deep conversation about finding the courage to pursue what matters most in life, work, and love.
Sirens, Slammers and Service - A podcast for Female First Responders
A podcast where female first responders share their stories including the trials, tribulations and triumphs of their daily work. Episodes cover female correctional officers and caseworkers, military personnel, female paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers, as well as feature female Edmonton Police Service officers, drug dog handlers, and female tactical team members.
Dedicated to empowering and supporting emergency service personnel in their quest for a healthy lifestyle. Listen as the podcast provides practical strategies, expert advice, and inspiring stories to help first responders prioritise self-care, mental wellbeing, and overall health and fitness.
Conversations with experts on sleep, nutrition, weight management, stress relief and a variety of other topics relevant to shift work.
First Responder Wellness Podcast
A podcast for first responders and the people who lead them. This show features conversations about mental health and wellness with leaders from the first responder community.
A JOY 94.9 podcast that provides support, conversation, and comfort to people affected by suicide, with a particular emphasis on suicide bereavement in the LGBTIQA+ communities.
A podcast that talks openly about loneliness with the aim of decreasing the stigma of loneliness and finding the positives and joy in solitude.
The secrets to great sleep for shift workers - ABC Radio
Researchers discussing guidelines designed to promote healthy sleep practices for shift workers.
Beyond the Waves - Operation Soul Surf
Personal stories of transformation from the initial struggles of PTSD and trauma to moments of triumph in the surf.
To provide opportunities for first responders and veterans impacted by trauma to experience the healing power of surfing and the ocean as a pathway for Post Traumatic Growth.
Create Your Own Mediation Garden
With a clear intention and a few steps, you can build a DIY oasis to escape to whenever you need to disconnect from stress and reconnect to yourself.
Promoting and advocating for better sleep to optimise health, wellbeing, and performance for all Australians.
Understanding the impact, reactions and experiences of first responders and vicarious trauma.
An anti-violence movement, created to address and dismantle cycles of intergenerational trauma, violence and abuse, by promoting safe relationships and providing support for individuals and communities.
Centring on lived expertise of domestic, family and sexualised violence and gives voice to these experiences. It is designed to inform and strengthen social, service and systemic responses to domestic, family and sexualised violence.
Financial Stress - Lifeline support services
Understanding financial stress, the causes, the long- and short-term support services available for help.
Embrace Multicultural Mental Health (the Embrace Project)
Complex and diverse mental health information and resources translated into a range of languages for cultural and linguistically diverse communities to access.
Be You Mental Health Continuum
Beyond Blue's Be You Mental Health Continuum is a tool designed to assist with noticing changes in a child's behaviour, knowing when to be concerned, and knowing where to seek help for a young person who may be experiencing mental health issues or in need of extra support.
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