Comedian Jake Mills chats about his ‘accidental journey’ from a place of despair to founding a national mental health charity. Jake offers a story of hope, exploring how difficult times can often be used as building blocks for positive change.
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Most of us can relate to this: we get into bed at night to scroll through our phones and see what is happening on social media and the internet. We may think this routine helps us unwind, connects with others, distracts us, helps us catch up on the news or lets us see what the people we follow are up to. Little do we realise that this self-destructive night time activity, called doomscrolling, can become a compulsive habit that affects our health. If you’re guilty of doomscrolling, this session will help you get this habit under control.
The Australian way of keeping well
In this session, rail colleagues in Australia give an insight into how they deal with challenges of working away from families, managing border closures, support networks overseas, and managing wellbeing.
Living in the present
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk and author of Handbook for hard times, A monk’s guide to happiness and co-author of How to be human. In this session, he shares how to optimise mental performance through the mindfulness practice of being in the moment. The session explores stress reduction, mental focus and emotional resilience, and provides tools for integrating ‘micro-moments’ of mindfulness into a busy working life.