What's happening in April 2020 ?
Whew. It's finally April - I think it's safe to say that March 2020 was a massive, sometimes turbulent and very challenging month for a lot of us here.
We're really excited about all of the events we have lined up for this April, and we hope that they are all things that the community will find helpful as we all adjust to the "new normal" that we are living in now... so here is the calendar of events for April 2020!
We know these Easter holidays will probably be a weird time for all of us, with people's normal travel plans and gatherings with friends and family no longer able to go ahead. So we are planning a lot of different activities, and will be focusing on well-being and special discussions about how we can all look after our mental health, and find new ways to connect 
Ask a Pro: COVID-19
We know a lot of you have had questions about COVID-19. So for this month's Ask A Pro we will have a mental health professional to answer all of your questions about looking after your mental health and well-being at such a challenging time. This will be on 23rd April, we will post closer to the date with bios, and a form where you can submit your questions.
Special Discussions
We will have 3 special discussions this month. Our first one will be around setting boundaries, which is something that is on a lot of people's minds as we all navigate changes to our work lives and home lives that many of us didn't prepare for or expect.
Then, we will discuss maintaining routine, and finally we will have a discussion on Life Swaps - or how to do the things you love when life has changed.
There's also an amazing archive of Special Discussions on everything from recovery, to romantic relationships - you can check that out here
Getting Reals
We have two getting reals lined up for the month - the first one will kick off next Monday April 6th, about Coping With Uncertainty.
Our second GR will be on Accessing Mental Health Online. This will kick off on Thursday, 23 April.
AMAA: We will be hosting an AMAA (ask me almost anything) with one of our fantastic volunteer mods, on his experiences in mental health advocacy.
This will be held on Monday 20th April : the link is here
This will be a fantastic discussion, we're really excited to learn more about the possibilities out there in the youth mental health advocacy space.
Weekly Wellbeings
March saw some fantastic Weekly Wellbeings, from favourite pets, to ways to maintain self-care while living at home. Check out the archives here, and keep an eye out every Wednesday for a new Weekly Wellbeing activity!
What's happening in June 2020 ?
What a crazy ride 2020 has been so far - it's hard to believe it's now JUNE. We are really excited about the activities we have planned for this month:
Ask A Pro Live: Creativity- Wednesday 3rd June
Creativity has a huge part to play in maintaining our mental health and wellbeing. We are super excited to be welcoming Rheanna Lotter on Wednesday 3rd June, 7pm-9pm
Rheanna is a proud Yuin woman from the South Coast, and has used creativity as a tool to manage her mental health and connect with culture. You can submit questions to the google form here, and join in with the discussion on Wednesday.
Getting Reals
We have three getting reals coming up this month.
A slow mo Getting Real has already kicked off this week and will run all week from 1st-7th June - it's on Coping With Loss.
We'll then have a Getting Real on Music on 15th June , and a Slo Mo Getting Real on Social Media on 29th June.
Weekly Wellbeings
If you are new to the forums, this is where we have weekly chats about the different ways we can look after our wellbeing. We have a great archive of threads that you can check out here, in May we chatted about Shaking Things Up, Switching Off, and Old Faves.
Looking forward to lots of great activities and discussions in June!
What's happening in July 2020?
Welcome to July! We have a lot of great activities and chats to kick off the second half of this wild ride of a year...
Ask A Pro Live: Life After Social Distancing. Thursday 23rd July
This month, we will be having a chat with Joe, who's a clinical psychologist, all about how we can all adjust to the new normal as lockdown restrictions start to ease. It will be a great chance to talk about how we can look after our mental health in these weird and challenging times.
If you'd like to check out previous Ask A Pros, you can do that here
Weekly Wellbeing
July is Dry July , and whether or not your're participating, it can be a good time to take a look at your drinking habits and relationship with alcohol, and maybe make a few changes. We'll chat about that in Weekly Wellbeing, you can also check out our massive list of previous Weekly Wellbeings here, and see if there's something there that you'd like to give a try.
Let's Chat: Body Image
We'll be following up this Quick Guide to Body image
with a more in-depth chat, where we dive a bit deeper into all things body image, on Monday 6th July
Getting Real
From 29th June - 5th July, we have a slow motion Getting Real on Social Media, you can join in on that conversation here
On Monday 13th, our amazing Mod team will be hosting a getting real live about body image.
You can also check out our recent getting real chats here, recently we've had some great chats on music, and coping with loss
What's happening in August 2020?
We're having some awesome events and chats this month that you won't want to miss!
Ask A Pro Live: Opening up to Parents
This month we'll be chatting with the one and only @Janine-RO - I think we can all agree that we are lucky to have such a comforting, insightful mod as part of our community. What's more is that as a parent Janine might be able to answer some of your burning questions about opening up to your parent.
Getting Reals
Our amazing mods will be leading the following events.This month we'll be doing a Live GR on our Bucket/Experience list - get involved to contribute to that conversation. You might get some inspo or give someone else an idea too.
And for our monthly Slow-Mo GR we'll be chatting about When "help'' isn't helping.
Guides + Chats
This month we've got a Let's Chat on Re-framing Failure and a Practical Guide on Asking for Help.
We're also sharing experiences and tips to bring awareness to OCD & Anxiety Disorder Awareness Week here.
As always we'll have our Weekly Wellbeing and Friday Fives
What's happening in September 2020?
We are super excited about this month's activities!!
Getting Reals
We have two Getting Reals this month - for anyone who's new to the forums, Getting Reals are discussions where we dive a bit deeper into different issues and they are driven by our amazing volunteer mod team. If you'd like to check out all of our past GR sessions, you can find them here.
Our first Getting Real Live is on Identity and Self-Acceptance and is on Wednesday 9th September from 7:30pm AEST- you can find that here.
Then we have a Slow Motion Getting Real from 21st September on Coping With Study Stress
Guides and Chats
On Tuesday 8th we will have a Chat about Having Your Own Back.
We'll be sharing our Practical guide to anger on Wednesday 23rd September.
Thursday 10th September is RUOK day - you can read more about that here. This year the focus is on where to go after RUOK.
Weekly Wellbeing
We had some awesome Weekly Wellbeing chats last month on everything from making small changes,
to supporting and connecting with others .
If you're ever looking for some self-care ideas, you can check out our WW master list here.
And finally, we have our Friday Fives where we celebrate all things awesome on the forums.
Looking forward to a great month!
What's happening in October 2020?
Check out this months calendar, there's lots to get involved in!
Getting Reals
We have two Getting Reals this month - for anyone who's new to the forums, Getting Reals are discussions where we dive a bit deeper into different issues and they are driven by our amazing volunteer mod team. If you'd like to check out all of our past GR sessions, you can find them here.
Our first Getting Real Live is on All About Adulting: Coping with responsibility and independence and is on Wednesday 5th October from 7:30pm AEST- you can find that here.
Then we have a Slow Motion Getting Real from 19th October on Managing Money
Guides and Chats
On Tuesday 27th Let's Chat: Giving Support
We'll be sharing our Practical Guide To: Boundaries on Wednesday 21st October
Weekly Wellbeing
We had some awesome Weekly Wellbeing chats last month, if you want to check one out here is a thread on Habits.
If you're ever looking for some self-care ideas, you can check out our WW master list here.
And finally, we have our Friday Fives where we celebrate all things awesome on the forums.
Hope to see you all joining in on these activities!
What's happening in November 2020?
Check out this months calendar and see what you'd like to get involved with! We are celebrating NAIDOC week this month - Always Was, Always Will Be.
What's happening in December 2020?
It's finally Holiday Season! Join us this month to reflect on the year that has been and get ready for the year ahead.
Ask Me Almost Anything
Our Ask Me Almost Anything event is taking a one month hiatus, but we are preparing a really important AMAA for the first month of 2021. Can't wait to chat with you all there.
Getting Reals
We have two Getting Reals this month - for anyone who's new to the forums, Getting Reals are discussions where we dive a bit deeper into different issues and they are driven by our amazing volunteer mod team. If you'd like to check out all of our past GR sessions, you can find them here.
Our first Getting Real Live is on Happiness and is on 2nd from 7:30pm AEST. You can read through that awesome chat here.
Then we have a Slow Motion Getting Real which is all about Coping With The Holidays. This will be held on the 14th of December 7:30 AEST.
Guides and Chats
On 17th of this month we'll be sharing Our Practical Guide To: Bringing in the New Year.
And on the 7th we'll be doing a Let's Chat: The Year 2020.
Weekly Wellbeing
We'll be doing our weekly wellbeing activities as usual - so keep an eye out for those.
If you're ever looking for some self-care ideas, you can check out our WW master list here.
And finally, we have our Friday Fives where we celebrate all things awesome on the forums.