Hi there SANE Community 👋
We are very excited to share all the events and activities we will be hosting here on the Forums in November 2021. Below, you will find a calendar of events to help you save the date for the discussions you might want to get involved in. We also have a short description about what to expect in each of these discussions 🙂
What's happening in November 2021?
🗓Topic Tuesday
9th November: Art and Creativity
In our next Topic Tuesday, we will talking about Art and Creativity here on the forums. We have a strong arts community here in the forums, and we excited to invite you all to share your passion for creativity as an important part of wellbeing. Keep an eye out early next week for more information.
23rd November: Let's talk about alcohol
This month we will be talking about alcohol use, and exploring when alcohol use starts to lead to addiction or dependence. Join us to talk about alcohol use and minimisation strategies, and the role of peer support.
Movember Men's Health: Month Long Discussion
November is the start of Movember; a men's health campaign that focuses on key health issues that impact men. This month, we will be doing a month long discussion with a new question every Monday. Join us to talk about Men's Health.
Trans Men's Health Discussion:
Following on from our discussion for Movember, we will also be leading a discussion about Trans Men's health here on the forums. Keep an eye out for this discussion next week.
Effective Communication Workshop: Month Long Discussion
Effective Communication can be a core skill for recovery. It provides us with the ability to communicate and advocate for our needs with friends, family and service providers, and can help us to from strong connections and friendships.
Each Friday we will be sharing a tool for effective communication we can try as a community. We invite you to join us and share your experiences in building effective communication skills.
Living with loneliness
Over the last month, we have been seeing more people talking about living with loneliness. We will be talking about loneliness, the impact on our lives, and how we can find meaningful connections and friendships here on the forums. Join us on the 22nd of November for the start of this discussion.
Peer Group Chat:
There are two peer group chats this month:
- 4th November: Developing a Growth Mindset
- 18th November: Negativity Bias
Keep an eye out for posts about each of these events throughout the month 
If you want to follow discussions, or wish to be tagged in future calendars of events, feel free to support this post and we will tag you in next month's calendar!
**Note we may update this post with new discussions as they arise or if any dates or times shift
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.