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Archive for September 2011
The best way to help a friend
When a friend's upset it can be a little awkward to comfort them, and it's hard to know what to do. Ashleigh shares her experience of reaching out to a friend. [Continue readingThe best way to help a friend]
How's your mental wealth?
What makes you wealthy - money, or stuff like good friendships, fulfilling work and good mental health and wellbeing? Join us on Monday for our Getting Real Session, where we discuss what we think makes us wealthy. [Continue readingHow's your mental wealth?]
Make a difference - ReachOut.com ChangeMaker
Do you look at the world, and wish you could change it for the better? We do. All the time! So we got together with our friends at ActNow.com.au and we’ve created a new mobile toolkit to help you make change happen. [Continue readingMake a difference - ReachOut.com ChangeMaker]
Having difficult conversations
Having conversations about what's going on in our lives, or those of our friends, can be really difficult sometimes. A ReachOut.com community member shares their story of how important it is to talk, and how they did it when it was hard. [Continue readingHaving difficult conversations]
How's your balance?
Between work, study, social life, relationships and everything in between, life can get totally crazy. How do you keep a balance? Come join us for tonight's Getting Real session where we'll be chatting about balance and how we handle it. [Continue readingHow's your balance?]
R U OK today?
Today is R U OK? Day - the national day of action where Australians are reminded to check in with their friends and see how they're travelling. ReachOut.com Reporter Matthew asks - how would you ask a friend if they are ok? [Continue readingR U OK today?]
Your house is on fire! What do you take?
If your house was burning, what would you take with you? Join this month’s community challenge in the ReachOut.com Forums, inspired by TheBurningHouse.com - and lets get a little bit outside the box! [Continue readingYour house is on fire! What do you take?]
Let's have a chat
Having conversations with friends and family when we are having a tough time is really important for our health and well-being. But how do we go about it? Vivienne share's her ideas. [Continue readingLet's have a chat]
Bro chat
Fear of social branding (i.e. of being a 'pansy'), as well as a male's own perception of the ideal bloke (the ‘alpha male’ - someone who is a leader to be relied upon but who is not reliant upon others) means we become trapped, to the point that nowad [Continue readingBro chat]
Asking a mate "R U OK?"
Asking a friend 'RUOK?' could save their lives. Be sure to ask someone in your life next Thursday the 15th September, 'RUOK?' [Continue readingAsking a mate "R U OK?"]
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