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Personal Story

June 30, 2017

Tackling Illness Through Art: An Interview with Christie Begnell

At WayAhead, we first met Christie Begnell as a participant in our Eating Disorders: Dispelling the Myths video installation at Parramatta Library for

Filed Under: AutumnWinter2017, Mind Reader, Personal Story

June 29, 2017

Meet Alice Cheok: The Grateful Refugee

It is stories like Alice Cheok’s that remind us that while migrants have a past, they also have a future here and have so much to offer to the

Filed Under: AutumnWinter2017, Mind Reader, Personal Story, Uncategorised

April 10, 2017

The Big Black Hole: Functional Neurological Disorder [FND] / Conversion Disorder [CD]

Falling through the gaps in the system between neurology and psychiatry – The disconnect between Mind and Body Like many people with functional [also

Filed Under: Personal Story, SpringSummer2016, Uncategorised

December 12, 2016

Personal story – Stephanie

Stephanie’s beautiful eyes and easy smile speak of a carefree young woman making strong strides in the world. But, it wasn’t always this way. What

Filed Under: Mind Reader, Personal Story, SpringSummer2016

December 12, 2016

Meet Jo – Carer, Sister, Aunt, Mother

Jo is a resilient woman. As a carer to her sister and nephew, both of whom lived with schizophrenia, and then to her son, who developed clinical

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Personal Story, SpringSummer2016

December 12, 2016

Support Groups

Australians from CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) backgrounds are less likely to seek help for mental health issues due to a range of

Filed Under: Mind Reader, Personal Story, SpringSummer2016

July 12, 2016

Jenny Smith

One woman’s journey for change in mental health awareness Jenny Smith is a consumer advisor for her local health district and a mental health

Filed Under: Personal Story, Winter 2016

July 11, 2016

From Cambodia to Australia – Leakhena Sous

One woman’s remarkable story of survival. Jean Roxon talks immigration; looking at one woman’s extraordinary story of escaping Cambodia in the 1970s,

Filed Under: Features, Personal Story, Winter 2016

February 29, 2016

Karen Purtle – Peer Support Worker

The role of the peer support worker is becoming increasingly popular in the mental health care sector. Harry Easton speaks to Karen Purtle, who is

Filed Under: Mind Reader, Personal Story

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