Mental Health Mission: Week 3

We are halfway through the mission!

We hope you're learning more about yourself, and enjoying exploring different strategies to look after your mental health and wellbeing.

Week 3: Let's CONNECT

Having a sense of connection can help you feel safe, grounded and valued. Think about how you invest in relationships with others, nature, spirituality, or something else entirely. Being connected means different things to different people!

This week your first challenge is to connect.

You can choose from the two missons below!

Mission: Community

Being part of a community helps us understand ourselves and others better. It allows us the opportunity to learn new perspectives, feel empowered and supported by others, and build meaningful relationships.

Host a group of your friends or family and enjoy a meal together
Contact a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while and organise to meet up
Volunteer at Beyond Blue or get involved in community events for a cause that matters to you
Attend a group fitness class
Attend a creative class or workshop
Attend a meetup for people of similar interests as you, like a book club or video gaming community!
Connect with our online peer support community. Share your lived experience with our welcoming peer support community at the Beyond Blue Forums.
Visit a participating Australia Post store to collect your free 'Connection Postcard' and write a friend or loved one a surprise postcard!

Visit a participating Australia Post store

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Mission: Nature

Connecting with nature has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety, and increase mood. You might like to:

Visit the beach, river or lake. Water can have a calming affect on us; the rhythmic pattern of waves or soothing sound of a waterfall can promote relaxation and decrease feelings of anxiety.
Escape to the outdoors for a few days. Camping offers a refreshing break from the hectic pace of daily life, allowing you to reconnect with nature and unwind. Be sure to let someone know where you are going and when you’ll return.
Practise deep listening and quiet stillness through the practice of Dadirri. Join Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmer-Bauman in a special episode of our Not Alone podcast to learn about Dadirri and the importance of connecting with country.
Connect with the land by finding out whose First Nations Country you're on. Spend time in nature and embrace the land as a source of emotional wellbeing and escape from daily stress.
If you can’t spend time outdoors, bring nature to you! Indoor plants are a great way to bring some life into the home.

Listen to our Not Alone podcast to learn about connecting with country

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" The quality of our relationships is the strongest predictor of our mental health. So it’s worth investing in them. Reaching out to our friends, family or local community can also help us get through tough times. Taking small steps each day to connect more often or more deeply with the people around you can really boost your mood each day ”

Dr. Luke Martin, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Spokesperson, Beyond Blue

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Learn about mindfulness and mental health

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Share this Mental Health Mission with others

Completing the Mental Health Mission with someone else can be motivating. It can be more fun. It can help keep you accountable.

You can also use the Mental Health Mission or our Wellbeing Action Tool template to help guide conversations with people close to you about what works for your wellbeing.

Invite a friend to complete the Mental Health Mission with you

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Week 2: ENJOY

Week 4: ACT

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Make wellbeing a part of your every day

Learn more about the PACE app

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