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[amber22]

Hey everyone,

On Thursday 19th January 2023, we will be holding a Peer Group Chat on the topic of Safely Sharing Your Story of Mental Health.

Sharing about your mental health with others can feel really scary because of how personal our mental health stories are to us. Let’s come together to share ideas and learn from others how we might be able to share our stories safely with our loved ones. 

Within this group tonight we’ll be talking about: 

•  Sharing parts of your mental health journey with others 
•  Safety when sharing our story 
•  Caring for ourselves while sharing our journey 

For anyone unfamiliar with Peer Group Chats, each focuses on a specific topic and is guided by Peer Workers with lived experience of mental health issues and recovery, &/or caring for someone with complex mental health. A counsellor is also present as a moderator to help ensure a safe environment for individuals and the group. It is a space for us as peers to share our stories and experiences, and connect with those who are going through something similar. 

The event start times across Australia are below:

This is currently held in daylight savings hours:

WA: 4pm 
NT: 5:30pm

SA: 6:30pm 

QLD: 6pm

NSW, ACT, VIC & TAS: 7pm 

Anyone is welcome to join! Tagging some members who may be interested below:

@mr-robot-75 @Hope0011 @Shaz51 @Hams @Appleblossom @Captain24 @Snowie @Faith-and-Hope @Teej @Zoe7 @chibam @Jacques @wellwellwellnez @Jay5 @outlander @NatureLover  @Adge  @petrichor @Pancake @Gwynn @Sophia1 @pinklollipop15 @Lila3 @Willy 

Peer Group Chats are hosted outside of the forums, using a platform called Chatwee. 

To join an Online Peer Group and participate, you will need to register for an account with Chatwee.
To access the group to observe only and not participate, you can access Chatwee as a Guest.
On the night, follow this link to access Chatwee before the group starts.
You can join our Peer Group Chats every Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm (AEDT). Check out the FAQs page for more information.  

We hope to see you there 😊 If you can't make it but are interested, you can always catch up reading the transcript afterwards here. 

[ArraDreaming]

can I not be tagged in this - seriously if I want to have a look at it I will myself @amber22 

[TideisTurning]

Our next Peer Group Chat on the topic of 'Safely Sharing Your Story of Mental Health' will be on tonight from 7pm AEDT here 😊

You can find more information about the event in the post above. Tagging those who have supported or otherwise interacted with the thread so far to receive a reminder 😊 

@Captain24 @chibam @Willy 

We hope to see you there, but if you're unable to make it live, but the topic is of interest, you can read the transcript afterwards here

[amber22]

Hellooo everyone!

Our Peer Group Chat on 'Safely Sharing Your Story of Mental Health' will be starting in 20 minutes at 7pm AEDT

Please click here to join!

@Captain24 @chibam @Willy @mr-robot-75 @Hope0011 @Shaz51 @Hams @Appleblossom @Snowie @Faith-and-Hope @Teej @Zoe7 @Jacques @wellwellwellnez @outlander @NatureLover  @Adge  @petrichor @Pancake @Gwynn @Sophia1 @pinklollipop15 @Lila3 @creative_writer 

If you're unable to make it tonight you can read the transcript afterwards here

See you soon! 🙂