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Our mental health is just as important as our physical health - it impacts every aspect of our life Whether you’d like to get a better understanding of a mental health condition, learn about self-care tips or even how to improve your social and emotional wellbeing, we’re here to help.

Suicide awareness - How to help yourself or a loved one

Suicide awareness - How to help yourself or a loved one

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Sadly, suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between the ages of 15 and 441. Suicide impacts not only the person who has taken their life, but all of those they’ve left behind—family members, friends, neighbours, classmates and coworkers. And it’s heartbreaking to know that with the right support, it is preventable.
Category:Mental Health, Depression, Grief and Loss, Mental Health Navigator
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Hospital Cover

No one wants to go to hospital, but if the worst happens, having Hospital cover can make a stressful experience easier and more comfortable. You may be thinking, “But why do I need private health insurance when we can have the public health system, Medicare?” Well, there’s a number of reasons why private hospital insurance is a better option than relying solely on the public system – one of the most important one being that your policy allows you to choose your own hospital and treating doctor. Plus, you’ll typically have a much shorter wait time for any elective surgeries that you may need in the future.

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The Mental Health Benefits of Reading

The Mental Health Benefits of Reading

Dr. Happy
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Want to boost your mental health, enhance your brain functioning or even improve your sleep? Well we have some great news for you! According to Mental Health expert and HIF blogger, Dr. Happy, “It’s as simple as reading! Reading can protect your brain against decline. You’ve probably heard the age-old saying, “use it or lose” it, and this is just as true for your brain as it is for other parts of your body.” In this article, Dr. Happy shares his advice on the benefits of picking up a good book and turning the pages.

Category:Mental Health
How to Stay Stress Free at Work

How to Stay Stress Free at Work

Dr. Happy
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According to HIF Mental Health professional, Dr. Happy , "Stress should not be seen as an entirely negative thing. In fact, quite the opposite. Enjoy and welcome stress to a point; the point at which it helps and motivates you. At the same time, however, do all you can and use those around you to ensure that the level of stress in your working life does not exceed that tipping point where it has a deleterious effect on your performance, health or wellbeing." With this in Mind, Dr. Happy shares his top tips on “How can we effectively manage stress at work and use it to our advantage”.
Category:Mental Health, Stress and Anxiety
Men's Mental Health Week - Why Don’t Men Seek Help for Physical and Mental Health Problems?

Men's Mental Health Week - Why Don’t Men Seek Help for Physical and Mental Health Problems?

Dr. Happy
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Did you know that today is the start of National Men’s Mental Health Week? This year's theme - "Men and Families: Making Healthy Connections" explores the different ways families support the health and wellbeing of men and boys, and the positive contributions they make to their families. The focus is on healthy connections and exploring ways these can look like. To celebrate Men's Mental Health Week, we caught up with our Mental Health expert, Dr. Happy to discuss how we can make a positive difference in the lives of men and boys.  
Category:Mental Health
Staying Motivated - Tips for Achieving Your Goals

Staying Motivated - Tips for Achieving Your Goals

Dr. Happy
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Do you struggle to find the motivation to achieve your goals? Maybe you’ve slowed down at work, or you’re not exercising as often as you used to? Whatever your reason, don’t worry – we know it doesn’t take much for commitment levels to slip sometimes. In this post, Dr. Happy discusses ten powerful tips you need to think about in order to muster up some energy and motivation.
Category:Mental Health
Can You Die of a Broken Heart?

Can You Die of a Broken Heart?

Dr. Nikki Stamp
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One of the most common questions heart and lung surgeon Dr. Nikki Stamp gets asked is, ‘Can you die of a broken heart?’. According to Nikki, "Heart break is by no means a medical term. Whatever the cause though, heart break is kind of an extreme form of stress. And what we know about stress and in fact a lot of emotions, is that the emotional stress that you feel has a strong connection to the physical body and can impact on our physical health." In her latest article for HIF, Nikki takes us into the operating theatre, explaining what she sees in patients with heart complications and examines how heartbreak can literally break us. 
Category:General Medical, Mental Health
10 Ways to Stay Calm, Cool and be Patient

10 Ways to Stay Calm, Cool and be Patient

Dr. Happy
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Have you ever wished you could keep your cool more often? According to mental health professional, Dr. Happy, "Well, if you’re human then you probably answered “YES”. Why? Because we all get frustrated and we all feel upset sometimes and we all find patience much more difficult than we’d like! This is normal; this is part of being human!" In his latest article for HIF, Dr. Happy shares his top ten tips on how to achieve calmness more often. 
Category:Mental Health
7 Ways to Switch Off From Work Without Feeling Guilty

7 Ways to Switch Off From Work Without Feeling Guilty

Dr. Happy
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Do you struggle to switch off from work without feeling guilty? According to mental health professional Dr. Happy, "Technology advances have meant we can do almost anything from almost anywhere which can be wonderful in so many different ways but it can also be stressful and problematic if we feel we can’t ever “switch off” and get away from work. We all need to take breaks, and if we believe we can’t do this because we need to always be available then “burn out” can occur; a form of stress, anxiety and depression that in the worst-case scenarios can have significant health and wellbeing consequences." With this in mind, Dr. Happy shares his guilt-free guide on how to switch off from work. 
Category:Mental Health
Why You Should NOT Try to Have a Good Day!

Why You Should NOT Try to Have a Good Day!

Dr. Happy
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Throughout January, you probably heard and read a lot of people talking and writing about how to have a great year and that probably sounds like a pretty good idea. However, our very own mental health blogger, Dr Happy suggests "DON'T aim to have a great year...because a whole year of greatness, happiness and success is just not possible! Instead I suggest aiming for happy moments. At the end of the day (or week or year) it's likely a few things would have gone wrong. But it’s also extremely likely that some things, possibly many things, "went right"!" In his latest article for HIF, Dr. Happy shares his top tips on to look at your day. 
Category:Mental Health, Self-Care
Why you need NOTHING more for happiness...

Why you need NOTHING more for happiness...

Dr. Happy
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Running errands. Doing the school run. Making dinner. Going to work. Getting some exercise. We live stressful and busy lives, whether we notice it or not. We are always juggling schedules, commitments and even when we think we’re relaxing, we’re usually thinking about something we have to do. We never really take the time to recharge out batteries, clear our heads and gain a fresh perspective on our day-to-day lives. But according to our mental health professional, Dr. Happy, it actually doesn’t take much at all to reboost our mental health, simply doing "nothing at all" is sometimes all we need. 

Category:Mental Health
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