Typically, when we think of mental health we think of the individual. Mental Health is so heavily influenced by our culture and society. What about the mental health of groups of people as a collective? What about the way our mental health is experienced in groups, with groups, as part of groups? Can we diagnose the mental health of our society? Below is some work exploring ways to bring the mental health conversation to the broader framework of our culture and our society.
Inner life drawing
Join illustrator and artist Oslo Davis and Clinical Psychologist Dr Jarrod White for this unique event combining guided meditation and observational drawing. Think of it as a life drawing class minus the model - you don’t need any prior experience, just a sense of curiosity and an appetite for finding creative flow. This unique workshop is designed to encourage curiosity in your life and work. Come with an open mind and a sense of humour as you hone your drawing skills and learn about the relationship between mindfulness, meditation and creativity.
If you would like to discuss an inner life drawing workshop, send me an email
If you would like to discuss an inner life drawing workshop, send me an email
On the air
How to hook up at festivalsEveryone knows there’s more to festivals than just the music. But why do we froth over festival hook ups so much? And what's the best way to go about it?
I chat with Nat Tencic about the dos and donts of festival love. LISTEN NOW |
The complex nature of eco-anxietyConnection to Source is a hopeful podcast about yoga, sustainability, and the environment. In this episode I deep dive into eco-anxiety accentuating the psychological impacts of climate change on the human body and mind and how we need to get comfortable with these feelings of anxiety and stress. He provides solutions on how to mitigate against climate anxiety and provides tools to make hopeful change.
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Potential Psychology: Future Possibilities in Mental Health
Potential Psychology is a podcast with Ellen Jackson, who interviews psychologists who are experts in their field. In this conversation I talk with Ellen ask the questions: How do we 'scale up' conversations about wellbeing and mental health? Where are the opportunities to provide mental health and wellbeing services in different formats to traditional one-on-one therapy? How can we reach bigger groups and different audiences? What are we missing by keeping psychologists in a therapy room? What is the role of mental health conversation in our community, our professions, our industries and our political arena?
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Articles
I am supposed to be happier in summer... right?
You might be familiar with Seasonal Affective Disorder, otherwise known as seasonal depression. But what about when you find it harder to feel happy in Summer? Article published on The Mind Room blog
On Screen
The mind-body connectionWhilst we often separate the mind and body, we might intuitively know that our mind and body are connected. But how much do we focus on this connection in our lives? Jarrod discusses the way our minds and bodies impact one another, and how we can cultivate a greater mind-body connection.
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Changing Course during COVIDCOVID-19 restrictions are tightening in Victoria and it can feel like the trajectory we were on is shifting. Setting ourselves on a new path can be difficult. Jarrod discusses the struggle with changing trajectories and provides a meditation that can help us think about starting anew.
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Responding to good newsSometimes someone else’s good news can be hard to engage with, but what if there was a simple trick to this that could have major benefits for our relationship and our own wellbeing. Jarrod discusses active-constructive responding, a way of responding to good news that has been shown to be integral to connection.
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