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
Why sharing the journey matters
What 2018's Mental Health Month theme means to one of the WayAhead team members. Sometimes when things are bad, when my emotions are exhausted
Carol’s Story
I was a quiet achiever since childhood. I grew up in a family that speaks very little English and I had some challenges connecting with people. All
Bob Murphy’s Musings on Life, Vulnerability and His New Memoir
Bob Murphy is one of the AFL’s most loved characters – he is charming, poetic and one-of-a-kind. Bob, the son of a former priest and a
Taking care of yourself, taking care of your child with Autism
Autism impacts each child differently depending on their neural and cognitive differences. Parents and carers are continuously caring for their child,
When workplaces get it right: A case study in returning to work
When Paul, a healthy man in his thirties, started having seizures at work, the doctors initially diagnosed him with epilepsy. He had spent years
Creating your own fit – the story behind Queanbeyan’s anxiety support group
When Simone first moved to Canberra in 2015, there was a lot to get used to. “The weather” she said immediately, when asked what she struggled with
Creating connections in Cabramatta in the wake of OCD
Anxiety disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), can often manifest when people are quite young. That was certainly the case for
Laura’s Story
What’s wrong with mum? Laura always knew something was wrong with her mum. She just didn’t know what. She would walk into her mum’s bedroom in the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
Stephen O’Brien
You may have met Stephen. He’s the man who kept smiling at you on the bus, the stranger who approached you in the street and made a joke, the one who