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Bundamba College welcomes it's LIVIN Leaders
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At LIVIN we are often humbled by the lengths schools and organisations go to promote our message that It Ain't Weak to Speak. This week was no exception when LIVIN Co-Founder Sam Webb was invited to Bundamba State Secondary College in Ipswich, Queensland to participate in the presentation of the school's newly initiated LIVIN Leadership team. The initiative was created by the school with the aim of proactively keeping the discussion going amongst the students on the importance of understanding mental health and creating a support network throughout the school. This is the second year the school has instigated the...
How Physical Fitness Helps Our Mental Fitness
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We all know that it’s important to stay active to maintain our physical health but guess what? Exercising and staying fit is also helping our mental health. Just like our body needs movement and exercise to improve muscle strength and flexibility, our mind needs similar exercise and positive stimulation to help it perform at its best. Simply moving and exercising for 30 minutes every day for a minimum of 5 days a week is helping our mind more than we realise. In fact, exercising is actually more beneficial in keeping our brain in shape than our body and by...
LIVINWell at Caltex
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It says a lot about a company when they not only understand how important the mental well-being of their staff is, but they actually do something about it. Across the months of January and February our LIVINWell facilitator, David Neagle, facilitated five separate workshops at Caltex Manufacturing in Fort Lytton, Queensland. The LIVINWell program was delivered to small groups of Caltex employees and management and was deliberately stretched out across different dates to ensure every employee was able to attend. The benefits to the company as a whole through their acknowledgement of the importance of understanding mental health and illness...
LIVIN at Griffith University for O-Week
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Our LIVIN ambassador Alistair was invited to receive a fundraising donation from the Griffith Honours College, Student Advisory Group at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. Before the presentation of the donation to LIVIN, the honour students and alumni were involved in a discussion about the importance of looking after their mental health throughout their study career. A number of speakers presented their advice and experiences to the several hundred students who were in attendance and it was inspiring to see that such a large educational community and faculty have placed so much emphasis on their students mental well-being. University...
How your diet could be affecting your mental health
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You are what you eat! Better yet, tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. The food that you eat affects your health – both physical and mental health. You don’t need to become obsessive about your food consumption – treating yourself from time to time with a Cadbury crème egg or a Lindt truffle can be great reward for effort – but a simple understanding that what you put into your body can affect things like your energy levels, mood and even behavior is good stuff to know. Clearly some people like to know...