Locals talking with locals
Maintaining friendships on the move
I came to this area via Ireland. As I had lived in Victoria it was a long way round to get here – but I made it. Having our son,
30 August 2021
Locals talking with locals
Bring the outdoors in for peace of mind
Recently I finished my postgraduate studies in Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the science of human wellbeing and thriving. Instead of concentrating on our negative qualities it focuses on developing
17 August 2021
Locals talking with locals
Open the Gate to conversation
As a child, I grew up in an environment where we were encouraged to speak up. It was an emotional household with three women all traversing the challenges of life
5 August 2021
Locals talking with locals
A warm welcome can mean the world
When I moved to Margaret River, I was fleeing an unhealthy, unsafe relationship. I landed with my two children and a four-wheel drive full of personal belongings. I half expected
29 July 2021
Mindful Margaret River News
Don’t discount cost of COVID-19
Stuart Hicks, outgoing Chair of Mindful Margaret River, says that the absence of serious COVID-19 infections in the Augusta Margaret River region has led to complacency about the mental health
7 July 2021
Locals talking with locals
‘New’ locals share a real need for connection
It was 2010, in the middle of a Margaret River winter that I recall sitting on the playmat with my toddler. It was 7am, still dark outside yet, we had
6 July 2021
Locals talking with locals
Take the time to make use of the empty seat
It was a crisp morning as I set off early to take an energetic stroll along the river near Rotary Park before I drove to work. Later, on my way
23 June 2021
Locals talking with locals
Do you need a cuppa?
Do you need to sit down and stop just for five minutes…? I can’t remember how old I was when I joined the family tradition of enjoying a cup of
10 June 2021
Locals talking with locals
Connection is more complex than it seems
The Mail is once again teaming with Mindful Margaret River to share guidance and support from local members of the Mindful Margaret River alliance. My wife and I moved to live in
27 May 2021
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