Behind the Bids for connection
2020-10-30T13:52:51+11:00Following on from our post last week about bids for connection, what they mean and how they might present, we couldn’t go past The Gottman institutes “behind the bids” [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Games
2020-10-28T08:06:07+11:00Playing some games with family or friends and just having some fun can be great for your brain’s health. Playing board games and online gaming can be beneficial for behaviour [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Rocky Road & Friends
2020-10-26T12:20:25+11:00As we know catching up with friends is very limited at the moment. So why not jump on a facetime call and do some cooking or baking together? The 18-25 [...]
Tuning In Tuesdays – The power of sharing your parenting experience with your teen
2020-09-29T16:30:25+10:00We certainly understand the power of sharing in building empathy and understanding for someone elses experience but why don’t we do this with parenting? Sharing with your young person that [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Cooking
2020-10-08T09:59:23+11:00As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, cooking and baking can be a great tool for self-care. This is a little reminder that making treats for yourself doesn’t always have [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Reading
2020-09-30T14:45:14+10:00Reading can be great for your mind; it has been found that during reading, our minds can feel a similar experience as meditation. Reading can help the body and mind [...]
Tuning In Tuesdays – Communicating Self Care Needs
2020-09-25T08:20:00+10:00Tuning In Tuesdays – Communicating Self Care Needs This week we could not go past a post we saw on The Gottman Institute Facebook Page about how to communicate [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Beyond Now
2020-09-25T08:15:19+10:00Mental Health Problems can be tricky to navigate. We want you to remember you’re not in this alone. Please always discuss with a trusted adult when recognising and responding to [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Beyond Now
2020-09-16T16:21:01+10:00Mental Health Problems can be tricky to navigate. We want you to remember you’re not in this alone. Always discuss with a trusted adult when recognising and responding to a [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Bath
2020-09-11T10:28:18+10:00A bath can be nice and relaxing and great for your body and mind. Soaking in a warm bath can help relieve tension in your body and can help [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: R U OK? DAY
2020-09-04T11:00:20+10:00Self-care is important, not only for us but for our friends and family too. Sometimes it can be tricky to spot mental health concerns in yourself and others. With [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Exercise
2020-08-28T11:27:37+10:00As we know exercise is important, but it doesn’t have to be high intensity all the time and why not make it fun? Going for walks can be refreshing [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Soccer
Soccer is a sport that doesn’t just have to benefit you physically but it can also improve your mood. The physical activity releases chemicals in the brain which trigger feelings of [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Affirmation Jar
2020-08-14T08:09:40+10:00Sometimes it can be hard to complement ourselves, especially when we are not feeling the happiest. It is important for us to set goals and affirm ourselves. The purpose [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Skin Care
Practical tips and skills from Wyndham City Youth Services to help you with a little self-care. Our skin can be a reflection of our mental health. A lot of us can see skin [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Crafts
A lot of us are feeling similar when it comes to boredom. We’re stuck at home, there’s only so many times we clean or re-arrange our rooms, right? Some of [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Water
2020-07-20T10:18:26+10:00Practical tips and skills from Wyndham City Youth Services to help you with a little self-care. Let’s talk about water and its many benefits, it’s not just keeping us hydrated. [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Smoothie
Practical tips and skills from Wyndham City Youth Services to help you with a little self-care. As we all know our food intake is very important for our body [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Sleeping
Abstract human brain with hands. Embrace internal organs. Icon design. Health care concept. Illustration on white background. Practical tips and skills from Wyndham City Youth Services to help [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Colouring In
2020-07-20T10:19:00+10:00Practical tips and skills from Wyndham City Youth Services to help you with a little self-care. Colouring in has helped lower anxiety for many people. Concentrating on what you’re [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Breakfast
Breakfast can be known as the most important meal of the day because eating in the morning assists in kickstarting your metabolism and helps with concentration and memory. There’s [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Breathing
Breathing; the process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs, something we do all day every day. Did you know by counting and controlling your breathing this can [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Self-care
Sometimes we just need a good break. We all have busy schedules with school, work, going to the gym, socialising, playing sport and everything in between. We all know a lot of these day-to-day tasks and [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: High Intensity Interval Training
Healthy Mind Mondays: High Intensity Interval Training Let’s talk about the benefits of HIIT, also known as High Intensity Interval Training. HIIT involves short bursts of intense exercise, followed by recovery periods [...]