Published by: Australian Red Cross PHaMs 14b Cambridge St Rockhampton QLD 4700 Tel: 07 4922 0020

1. PHaMs LOOKOUT recovery hope wellbeing stigma stigma trust August 2014 Published by: Australian Red Cross PHaMs 14b Cambridge St Rockhampton QLD 4700 Tel: 07 4922 0020

2. PHaMs news Art Project – CQID in collaboration with PHaMs continues to grow with weekly contributions to the Centre walls of beautiful cultural artwork. Peer Support Monthly meeting 7th August @ 11:30 NAIDOC 2014 Celebrations for NAIDOC 2014 were held at the WalaliNeighbourhood Centre 10th July. The day was marked as a day for the Australian Red Cross to honour our indigenous service men and women. An attendance of 120 visitors helped mark this fantastic day with a special thanks to the Rockhampton Military Museum for the wonderful displays. Ozcare Homestay, PIR and SEEDs programs provided the food. Michelle Pollard from Horseland for magnificent Horse which contributed to our display and the tremendous contributions from our volunteers – Renny,Lis and Alyson to which we owe a very big thankyou. New home for the RAI team “The Red Cross Referral for Active Intervention (RAI) team has recently relocated to 4 Aquatic Place, Rockhampton (next door to Hog’s Breath). The premises will be known as NaluBulba – which is Darumbal interpretation for Our Place. Our new phone number is  07 48364980.  Some other Red Cross services are also based at these premises. Feel free to pop in.” Social Connect A day at the beach. A social day spent at Emu Park then a little sight seeing 29th August 2014. Booking for the bus essential. Friends meeting friends A minute with the team: Age: 30Born in: RockyHobbies: scuba diving, yoga, readingFavourite holiday destination: Galápagos Islands - I got to swim with dolphins, hammerhead sharks, seals, marine iguanas, turtles, sting rays and about 1000 different species of fish!Something you may not know about me: I live in an old converted train carriage. Dream job: my current job, or Dive Instructor! Amanda Cowley Caseworker, Hearing test available; Australian Hearing Will be conducting hearing test at the Walali Neighbourhood centre on 8th August for more details please call on 49220020

3. Barista Club Made Moist Choc Zucchini loaf 1/2 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup neutral oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs pinch salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 cup plain flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tspbicarb soda 1 1/2 cups firmly packed grated zucchini (I used about 4 small zucchini) Method Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper. Place the sugars, oil, vanilla, eggs, salt and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Whisk together until combined. Sift in the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and bicarb soda. Using a rubber spatula, fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture until just combined. Add the grated zucchini and stir through. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Personal Recovery is an idea that has emerged from the expertise of people with lived experienced of mental illness, and means something different to clinical recovery. The most widely used definition of personal recovery is from Anthony (1993). ….a deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goal, skills, and/or roles. It is a way of living asatisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even within the limitations caused by illness. Recovery involves the development of new meaning and purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic Effects of mental illness. • CONFIDENT COMMUNICATION • 2 Hr Session • Confident Communication is a short course for job seekers designed to: • Empower and build self-confidence • Assist in overcoming barriers to employment • Improve communication skills during interviews • Improve relationship communications • Topics covered include: • How the brain works • Emotions and behaviour • Dealing with conflict • Communication skills • Overcoming fear and anxiety • Mental flexibility registrations@centacare.net or Phone 1300 523 985

4. Our next workshop: 20th August 11am – 12:30pm • Purpose of workshop: • What recovery means ? • The process of recovery. • Other people’s experiences of recovery. • Our own experience of recovery. Fellowship News Fellowship meeting times have changed. We will be meeting each Thursday (only) at 11:30am. These meetings are an opportunity for people to come together and openly discuss their mental health & wellbeing stories, adopting new wellbeing ideas and life strategies while feeling apart of a support community of Peers or others who have similar experiences. Our latest discussions have been around developing our Wellbeing Tool box. Wellness Tools are simple, safe, free and fun things you can do for yourself to help yourself. Diversity of specific choices can include prayers, affirmations, meditations, books, audiotapes and music. You have to find the right tools that work for you in your own life. Maybe you already have a wellbeing tool box? Maybe your tools are well worn from use ? or maybe they’re a little dusty and could stand to see the light of day.  Each week we will have a closer look at different tool box resources available during Fellowship Recovery, giving everyone a chance to swap ideas and share the knowledge. In August we will be taking a closer look at Journaling and Mindfulness therapy. If you have any questions on these or any other topics please see Shelly Green – Lived Experience Person at PHaMs Rockhampton. Promoting and sharing the knowledge together. Meeting time are Monday & Friday 11:30am Upstairs area at the Walali Neighbourhood Centre 14b Cambridge Street Rockhamtpon.

5. PHaMs Red Cross Is now running gym session every Tuesday and Thursday at the Capria’s Gym located on Cambridge Street. Under the direction of Personal Trainer Kylie James from PIR and with the support of John Clayton PHaMs, participants are able to achieve all their personal fitness goals. Kylie is also available for personal training and can be contacted on Ph: 1300 761 061 Further, to compliment this, there is the Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing group held every Tuesday afternoon 1:00pm at the Walali Neighbourhood Centre, hosted by John Clayton. Exercise and Mental Health Exercise is good for your body. It helps with heart health and prevents physical ailments among other benefits. But did you know that exercise is also good for your head? The most common treatments for depression, for example, are psychotherapy or medication but Psychologists have found that exercise is a third successful alternative. It can be very difficult to find the motivation to get out of bed or off the couch. In this case, just start gently. A walk around the block is a good beginning, especially if done with someone else as this helps break social isolation and exposes you to sunshine. Then, slowly build up. Language is a place to begin. Language is powerful. It can open the world up like sunrise and it can block out the sky like prison walls. Words can be powerful seeds. The medical authorities offer us all kinds of words to talk about ourselves and the troubles we have, words like “depression” and “psychosis”. Sometimes these words help us look back on our lives with a new way of understanding what the heck was going on, but too often these words end up putting us in sad, separate boxes where we feel like there’s something wrong with us and we can’t connect to anyone else. We need to start talking and networking – finding more common ground and common language with the other people around us. We need to get together in groups and find language for our stories that make sense to us and leave us feeling good about ourselves. Long ago people sat around camp fires and told stories or sat alone and wrote by candlelight – there was a respect for the written and spoken word, for their stories. Tips on living a healthy life Drink more water Get enough sleep Meditate Exercise Eat more fruits and vegetables Journal Breathe deeply Learn to say No! Hang out with healthy people Enjoy simple things

6. Wellbeing Resources Current Research Depression and our sense of smell (olfaction): are they linked? Depressive illness – persistent depressed mood, lowered self-esteem, loss of interest and fatigue – is accompanied by changes in the ‘limbic’ network of the brain. The limbic system underpins emotions, behaviour, motivation, long-term memory, and also olfaction – our sense of smell. Evidence suggests that olfactory processing and depression are linked (especially in animal studies), and patients with an impaired sense of smell or with congenital anosmia (i.e. born without a sense of smell) are more likely to show signs of depression. Conversely, patients with depression have a significantly poorer sense of smell and their ability to process olfactory information is reduced. However, after successful depression treatment, the sense of smell and the ability to process odours returns to normal. eheadspace is a confidential, free and secure space where young people 12 - 25 or their family can chat, email or speak on the phone with a qualified youth mental health professional Young people may contact us if they need advice, are worried about their mental health or are feeling isolated or alone. eheadspace can help with a broad range of issues like bullying, drug and alcohol issues, depression and anxiety, relationships, concerns about friends, fitting in and isolation. We also have experts who can provide work and study advice to young people and specialist support to parents and carers who are worried about a young person 12 - 25.  For more information visit headspace.org.au MyCompass www.mycompass.org.au My Compass is a self-help tool accessible 24/7 from any internet-enabled mobile phone, iPad or computer. It provides tools and techniques to assist people to manage stress, anxiety and depression. You can track your moods and behaviour, schedule SMS or email reminders, receive and print graphical feedback, and write in your personal diary. You can also receive helpful facts, mental health-care tips or motivational statements by SMS or email. There are brief therapy modules to complete which help you manage stress, anxiety and depression. Registering to use myCompass is free. myCompass is a guide to good mental health – it points you in the right direction. What does this mean for me? The finding that olfaction is a marker for depression indicates a further diagnostic tool to assist with identification of the illness. Though these results are from a small sample, nonetheless in these woman depression was accompanied by reduced olfactory processing and reduced activation in olfactory relevant areas of the brain. Their olfactory processing normalized as their depression improved. A further study finding was that fluctuations in their sense of smell overall appeared to be a good marker for the likely course of their disease.

7. Australian Red Cross PHaMs is located at the Walali Neighbourhood Centre 14b Cambridge Street, Rockhampton Ph: 4922 0020 Walali Neighbourhood Centre activity hours 10:00am – 3:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays

8. What's happening at Walali Neighbourhood Centre 14b Cambridge St, Rockhampton Ph: 4922 0020 August 2014 Social Connect Event