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LIVIN is hitting the ground running this year with mental health awareness for 2021 after being announced as an official charity partner for the 2021 Village Roadshow Gold Coast Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon. "We are excited to be a part of this fantastic event and the awesome atmosphere of the Gold Coast Marathon weekend." Said LIVIN CEO, Casey Lyons. "LIVIN is honoured to be named as one of the official charity partners for this years event as we know a lot of our supporters will be a part of it with physical fitness being such an important part of mental health for so...

Bipolar Disorder, sometimes referred to as Manic Depression is a mood disorder, and is the name given to the experience of extreme moods or exaggerated mood swings. Bipolar Disorder is characterised by extremely ‘high’ moods where one becomes overly euphoric or elated and the experience of extremely ‘low’ moods where one becomes overly sad and finds it difficult to experience any pleasure. The high moods are called manic episodes (also known as mania or hypomania – we explain these below) and the low moods are called depressive episodes. These episodes can range from mild to severe and affect how a...

The SkyPoint Stair Challenge in support of LIVIN is just over a week away and our good friends and partners at SNAP Fitness have put together some tips to help you prepare for the big day!   

It's not every day that you receive an entry for a four-legged participant in a major community event but that's exactly what happened for this years 2021 SkyPoint Sea to Sky Stair Challenge when Victorian based, Ember signed up for the Stair Challenge to raise awareness for mental health and support the event.  Ember is a five-year old Labrador who was initially trained as a therapy dog and is now a crisis response and assistance dog working with her equally inspiring, Natalie, a Leading Firefighter with Fire Rescue Victoria.  "Ember and I first ran in the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb...

Towering above the Gold Coast beaches with a total of 77 floors and 1,331 stairs, SkyPoint at the top of the iconic Q1 building in Surfers Paradise will be playing host to a stair climb in 2021 like no other, a stair climb to raise awareness for mental health and in support of LIVIN.  "It is awesome to have these large-scale community events happening again and giving the community a chance to come together and get involved in something positive." Said LIVIN CEO, Casey Lyons.  This year LIVIN was named the SkyPoint Sea to Sky Stair Challenge charity partner with...