This group is for those of us who want to grow beyond our Mental Health Issues through SELF Love & Acceptance, Personal awareness, Validation, Personal training, learning coping strategies, being hopeful, commitment, desire, seeking, self respect, self honesty, being true to oneself, helping oneself, trying, doing the best one can and so on. This is a Mental Health group with a difference. The reason I started this group is because I suffer with a certain mental illness which is rather stigmatis …

Why I Decided To Start This Group? As a country, we are more stressed, depressed, disconnected and unfulfilled than ever before and it's getting worse! - 1 in 3 workers suffer from moderate to extreme levels of stress. - Around one in six Australian men suffer from depression at any given time - Women are twice as likely to experience depression than men. - 83% of Australian employees are not fully engaged in their work. - More than one-fifth of Australians spend 48 hours or more at work e …

The Anxiety Recovery Centre (ARCVic) is a state-wide not for profit organisation that aims to ensure that all Victorians living with anxiety disorders have access to high quality community support and self help services. Our Social & Support Groups have been running for many years and are open to anyone living with an anxiety disorder (including Obsessive Compulsive, Generalised, Social Anxiety/Shyness, Panic, and Body Dysmorphic Disorders; Agoraphobia, Trichotillomania/Hair Pulling, Hoarding, s …

Hi There! If you are pregnant or a new mum (or dad!), care about your wellbeing and would really like to mingle with others in the same boat, then come along to this group! We are a unique group as we are filled with like minded, open and honest women who talk freely about what being a mum is REALLY all about- we don't pretend we are ok, if we are not ok- at our group we support each other on good days and bad days. Each month we have an interesting health professional come along as a guest spea …

… We will practice affirmations, visualisation and draw on solution focussed counselling techniques as tools for creating a positive, empowered perception of self, an optimistic outlook on life, and overcoming depression, anxiety, lack of direction and stagnation. Group activities will also involve, meditation, singing, chanting, drawing, dance and possibly the odd drama game. The only requirement to you attending is that you be human and be ready to have fun, laugh, cry, go with the flow and gr …

Why it started? Because stress and depression has hit all time highs in this fortunate country yet there are no where near enough people educated on setting themselves free from from their very own limitations. We train our bodies at the gyms so hard to achieve the best body, yet why do so few people train their minds? Before giving up let's educate our mind for success! The purpose... Is to discuss and educated members on personal development techniques and strategies so that they can impr …

WE ARE an organization originating from the headquarters of the Grandmaster Il-Kwang in South Korea. The Grandmaster Il-Kwang attained enlightenment through years of arduous training in the mountains of South Korea. His philosophy was that man could not reach the truth with his brain and with polluted Ki energy in his body. He devised a personal training system and healing method to remove negative Ki and open energy blockages in the mind, body and spirit. We have now brought this training and …

Last year I was diagnosed with Bipolar, and have since realised that there is little external support for people like us. I want to create a meet-up where we can get together and discuss the absurdities that come with having a mood disorder as well as connect with people that wont judge us for our 'ups and downs' Join if you have bipolar or another mood disorder and you want to meet people who have shared your experiences.  

… With Mindfulness for Beginners, he offers the definitive course designed specifically to introduce new students to the proven benefits of mindfulness practice, including: stress reduction, alleviation of depression, chronic pain relief, and more. If you are interested in journeying with me through these various meditation exercises in mindfulness, then this group is for you.

I decided to start this group so that people who feel uncomfortable in social situations can go out and have fun in a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I also wanted to narrow the focus down to the age group of 18 to 33 year olds so that I can ensure that we all have a lot in common. The types of events will include things like op-shopping trips, films, art galleries, cafes etc etc etc! Please note before you become a member of this group it is exclusively for those who suffer from social anxiety.