Funds threat hits mental health help
Mindful Margaret River leaders say the group’s unconventional model falls outside the easy parameters for State Government funidng.
Our Voice In Action – workshop
Our Voice in Action is a two-day workshop designed to develop specific skills for impactful engagement in suicide prevention activities. You will identify key insights and messages within your lived […]
Surfing sisters, riding the waves of life
Mindful Margaret River volunteers Katherine Seisun and Marg Lindsay find solace and celebration in the ocean thanks to their love of surfing. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of that […]
Finding meaning and purpose in our lives
Why are we here? What is this all about? I don’t know about you, but I’m still waiting for the day I wake up in the morning with a clear […]
The need for connection and finding your people – PODCAST
When moving to a new town or finding yourself home with children, finding connection and like minded people is more important than ever, however getting started can be daunting and exhausting.
Is it tough, being a bloke?
Dr Peter Durey is a Mindful Margaret River board members and volunteers on one of our taskforce teams. This short article is not intended to be provocative but instead stimulating, […]
Take time to use the empty seat – PODCAST
I came around the bend in our road where usually I only see kangaroos. There stood a young man with his thumb out. When I said where I was heading, he happily climbed in beside me. He wasn’t a neighbour. I asked him where had he come from? He told me he’d cut across the paddocks for a kilometre or so. This was his fastest route to get into town.
Social capital and connection – PODCAST
My wife and I moved to live in Burnside in early 2018. We didn’t know many people in the Margaret River area and we wondered if we’d feel isolated living in the middle of a forest. It seemed rude to intrude on people’s privacy. But I did anyway!
Mums find magic in talking and sharing
Judith Maechler (left) and Katrina Edmunds facilitate the Radiance Margaret River group, a casual catch up of mums every Thursday morning from 10 to 11:30am. Picture: Supplied. It’s the first […]
Sometimes it just takes a moment to change a life
“What’s the best thing to say to someone when they tell you they are having suicidal thoughts?” Libby Kustka
