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If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone else is in danger or endangering others, call police immediately on 111.

Or if you need to talk to someone else:
• Samaritans 0800 726 666

• Depression helpline: 0800 111 757 (available 24/7)
• Lifeline: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7)
• Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) (available 24/7)
• Youthline: 0800 376 633
• Whatsup: 0800 942 8787 (1pm to 11pm)

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Julia Grace

Let it Out, Let it Heal, Let it Go - BE KIND TO YOUR MIND

Believe it or not, Hollywood has got me thinking! A lot has happened recently with personal stories finally being told. It’s a positive move forward for those with such painful past experiences, to be heard and acknowledged. One of the causes of Mental Wellness issues is trauma from the past. Suppressed pain that has been pushed under the surface is like a ticking time bomb to our minds. We may think we have locked the door on the past but don’t be fooled, the brain sto

The Middle Penguin - BE KIND TO YOUR MIND

Emperor penguins live in the harshest of environments, but they sure know how to live in community. In the bitter cold, as they huddle together for protection they do this amazing thing. As they shuffle in a spiral each penguin has its turn in the middle and then the outside of the circle, Its nature’s way of acknowledging that we all have seasons where we are on the protective front and other times where we need to be protected. Over the past few years I’ve had to learn to

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Let it Out, Let it Heal, Let it Go - BE KIND TO YOUR MIND

The Middle Penguin - BE KIND TO YOUR MIND

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