October is Mental Health Month

October is Mental Health Month, a health promotions activity of WayAhead.  This year’s theme “Tune In” means being aware of what is happening around you, and in the world around you.

Being present by tuning in has been shown to help build self-awareness, help make effective choices, reduce the impact of worry, and build positive connections.

You can tune into many things:

• Tune in to yourself – What can you sense right now? What can you feel?
• Tune in to others – What might people around you be feeling? How can we connect?
• Tune in to your communities – What is happening that you can be part of, or that you can help others be part of?
• Tune in to stigma – How do attitudes and understandings of mental health and wellbeing impact on people’s ability to live the lives they want? How can we help?

http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/about-mental-health-month/