Workshops help to build childhood resilience
Award-winning children’s author and child wellbeing advocate Josh Langley will host the workshops aimed at developing resilience through childhood.
Basketball champ to talk ‘Taming the Angry Ant’
Former captain of the Perth Wildcats, Brad Robbins will be in Margaret River this month to talk about ‘Taming the Angry Ant’. Picture supplied by A Stitch in Time. As a representative of Mindful Margaret River, I have been asked to write a short article to encourage men in the region to attend a lecture/workshop […]
Not-for-profit groups hit by Funding woes
Not-for-profit groups in the Capes region say they are struggling to deliver services.
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.
Eating Disorder Experts Share Advice with Local Parents
I’m deeply concerned about the rise in eating disorders in our community, in particular among primary school aged children.
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 first moment paddling out, your head ducks through the first wave and the refreshing cold-water washes over you. Your body calms, your head clears, the […]
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 understanding of my purpose and place in the world; the reason for my existence, the knowledge that I matter in the scheme of things and […]
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, a light-hearted and simple exploration of issues relevant to men and the elderly in particular. As a recently retired GP I have obviously had too […]
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.
