We know that meditation is good for mental wellbeing but, for many, it can feel hard to quieten the mind. Thoughts of meditation may evoke impressions
Exam Stress and How to Build Resilience
Exams are likely to cause stress and require significant resilience at some point during the course of young people's lives. During school, it is
Letter from Liz – December 2018
Dear Readers, Another year is coming to a close and what a year it has been for WayAhead. This issue of the Mind Reader will look back at just some
MIEACT helping everyone affected by bullying through their innovative program
During the WayAhead AGM in late November, Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT Program Manager Megan Mills presented on the findings of their new
World’s Largest Mental Health Awareness Lesson
Around 1500 Year 9 and 10 students from around NSW came to Sydney Olympic Park to take part in the NSW Department of Education’s Guinness World
Buying a packet of mental wellbeing
If you were wandering around the Sydney CBD in late March or early April, you might have spotted a vending machine, standing alone in the middle of
It’s Summer Time: We Need to Talk About ‘Summer Bodies’ and Body Image
Summer is now officially here, with the weather warming up around Australia. As the layers are shed and people start heading towards the beach,
Helping Your Anxious Child – An interview with Professor Ron Rapee
As a parent or teacher, it can be hard to know how to help a child you think might be dealing with anxiety. For more than 25 years, Professor Rapee,
He’ll Be Right: My Journey with Anxiety
I was probably always what people would assume was just shy, as a child, but there was always that worry that other kids didn't seem to have. Things