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Tip of the week: Connect with nature
Connecting with nature helps us to recover from stress and mental fatigue, helps us relax and puts us in a good frame of mind.
Winners: Volunteering Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Act-Belong-Commit Volunteering Competition.
Act-Belong-Commit champion wins Australian Nurse of the Year
Act-Belong-Commit Project Officer, Sara Lohmeyer, has been awarded Australian Nurse of the Year at the 2013 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards.
Tip of the week: Munch your way to better mental health
Good nutrition is essential for good mental health. Eating foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals can affect the way that you feel.
Thank a volunteer this week!
'Thanks a million' is the phrase that will be echoed around Australia during National Volunteer Week (13-19 May).
Volunteering Competition: Vote for your favourite entry
Go to the Act-Belong-Commit facebook page to vote for your favourite finalist in the 2013 Act-Belong-Commit Volunteering Competition.
New Publication: Impact on community organisations that partnered with the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign
Published in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Try this meditation activity: Three Sighs
Sigh: let the breath go without forcing it.
Rest in the pause, feeling the belly soften.
Wait until you really need to breathe again.
Serotonin: the happiness molecule
Serotonin is the secret to good moods, happy times and successful lives!
Volunteering: good for your soul, good for your heart
It's well known that volunteering is good for your mental health. Volunteering can reduce stress and depression, expand your social networks, give you sense of purpose in life and generally increase overall life satisfaction, but now there is evidence to suggest that volunteering is good for your heart as well.
- Greg from Rockingham - I am going to spend more time with my family
- Amy from Leeming - I am going to go dancing with my friends
- Jessica from Albany - I am going to invite my neighbours over for dinner
- Mike Billing from Wellard - I am going to finish landscaping my front yard
- James Gordon from Orelia - I am going to ride my motorbike more on the weekends with friends
- Jack Morton from Manning - I am going to play my guitar in the old peoples home near my house
- Tom Franklin from Kalgoorlie - I am going to have friends over for a bbq
- Jude Thomas from Mandurah - To think positive in every situation
- Sam Temple from Mindarie - I am going to take my dog to the beach each day
- Pauline from Booragoon - I'm going to take my dog for a walk along the beach
- Ben James from Rockingham - I am going to spend more time with my family
- Greg Lake from perth - I am going to do one crossword puzzle everyday
- Scott from Joondalup - I am going to learn to play chess
- buffy1981 from Nollamara - I am going to spend more QUALITY TIME with my two boys.
- Kate from Mount Nasura - I AM going to learn all the times tables
- Craig from Yanchep - I'm going to try not to react in a negative way in situations that are out of my control
- Lauren Carr from Padbury - I will be kind to myself, whether i praise myself inwardly for a job well done or treat myself to a good book and a cup of tea. I will not put myself down or uncredited anything i do.
- Libby from Mandurah - I am going to get more active and get my son and myself out and walking/riding in our neighbourhood every week.
- Bronwyn from Chelmer - I'm going to commit to going to Bollywood Funk dance classes for 3 months.
- David from Shenton Park - I will volunteer for something
- David from Crawley - I am going to update the ABC iPhone app to support pledges!
- Amberlee from Perth - I'm going to learn to speak Spanish!
- Denise from canningvale - To walk every day
- Simone from Secret Harbour - I pledge to make a greater commitment to my exercise and fitness.
- Assefa from Maddington - I am going to enjoy every day no matter what
- john from maylands - I will have a better attitude towards my lifestyle and believe in myself
- Melissa from East Perth - I am going to go for a walk every day.
- Pam from Roleystone - I'm going to make every day count
- Trish from Albany - Each day I will do something ACTIVE, each week I will connect with a group I BELONG to, each month I will review my COMMITments
- Grant Westthorp from Albany - I am going to ask family and friends whether they are traveling okay.
- Lisa from Ferndale - I will never take another day for granted... every day I have, is a gift.
- Jenni from Albany - To start each day thinking how great it is to be alive!
- Depression Support Network Albany Inc from Albany - On Tuesday the 9th of October, in conjunction with the heart foundation, we held a wear blue for a day walking group and morning tea. We promoted exercise as a way towards gaining good mental health.
- Val from Hamersley - Stay positive, stay fit, stay in touch!
- James Cameron from Swanbourne - To get out more often during the weekends.
- Emily from Morawa - To spend more time with my family
- Holly from Morawa - Eat better, drink more water,!
- Emily Carslake from Morawa - To swim 3 nights a week.
- ayla bond from Morawa - to get more exercise
- Suzana from Balga - Walk 3 times a week, eat healthy and loose 7 kg in 2013 and don't sweat over small things. Learn new skill to start a new job.
- annalise knock from morawa - to hang out with mates more often
- The Anonomous guy from morawa - get out, and have a laugh,
- Michelle Hughes from North Carolina - Continue to advocate for people with mental illnesses.
- Kelly Peirce from Hillarys - I pledge to join a dance class
- Lauren Barbera from Secret Harbour - To ride to work as often as I can and to walk my dog every night
- Horst from South Golden Beach - I will take a bag for collecting rubbish on my daily walk
Latest News & Updates
Tip of the week: Connect with nature
Connecting with nature helps us to recover from stress and mental fatigue, helps us relax and puts us in a good frame of mind.
Act-Belong-Commit champion wins Australian Nurse of the Year
Act-Belong-Commit Project Officer, Sara Lohmeyer, has been awarded Australian Nurse of the Year at the 2013 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards.
Winners: Volunteering Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Act-Belong-Commit Volunteering Competition.
New Act-Belong-Commit resources for schools!
It's back to school time! To help keep WA students mentally healthy this year we have developed some new resources that incorporate physical activity with learning.
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