Art of Life Counselling

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-stand-up-comedy-is-helping-people-with-mental-health-issues_uk_56fe80cde4b0c5bd919b25f6?umqesq0quv9ara4i I had the great pleasure of being a guest speaker at the "Well of Being: Midsummer Festival", earlier this year where three comedians from Stand Up for Mental Health were performing. It was a lot of fun. http://artoflifewithmairead.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/thank-you-to-hobsons-bay-gbltqi.html  

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/habiba-khanom/mental-illness_b_10634502.html

https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/homelessness-social-housing/what-is-homelessness Last night, Sleep at the ’G 2016 was held by St Vincent's where CEO's and others totaling 1500 people were "Sleeping Rough" in the hope to raise $600,000 (approx. 400 per person or dinner and a show) There was a small ruckus caused by a group of people who are experiencing genuine homelessness in Melbourne and these people have been stigmatized as ungrateful no hopers by some.   Spending the night out on a cold Melbourne winters night, is a start to raising awareness of the plight of experiencing homelessness but it has ,in the past, failed to show the whole picture.Experiencing Homelessness can mean lack of personal safety, healthcare, toileting and laundry facilities, lack of family structure, isolation, fear, uncertainty, food shortage. Then there is stigma, victimization, fellings of hopelessness, despair, shame, lack of life structure and pu...

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/empathy-why-its-important-why-we-should-nurture-it-in-our-kids/

http://qz.com/704723/to-be-more-self-reliant-children-need-boring-summers/

The Cinematic Orchestra Arrival of the Birds & Transformation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_212229461&feature=iv&src_vid=3KjDfVbYJQg&v=Rpb0LEc1HZA

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/11-traits-of-people-with-high-emotional-intelligence/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/these-wonderful-murals-of-weeds-are-a-tribute-to-resilience-and-resistance/

http://www.theplaidzebra.com/spending-at-least-two-hours-a-week-engaged-in-the-arts-improves-overall-mental-health/

https://jadeherriman.com/2015/11/03/just-what-the-doctor-ordered/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/zen-and-the-art-of-living-deeply/

http://www.mindful.org/love-your-body-free-your-mind/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/documentaries-to-expand-your-consciousness/

http://www.lifehack.org/321808/this-why-art-therapy-the-new-trend?dgs=1

http://upliftconnect.com/heal-yourself-by-talking-to-your-body/

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/reboot-your-life-20-mental-barriers-you-should-let-go-of/