TAFE Mental Health Symposium - Session 1 ANXIETY Maria Pau facilitated a Mental Health Symposium at Toowoomba TAFE and this slide is about anxiety. It is Session 1 for the day's events. It was held at Toowoomba TAFE May 30, 2018 from 8:45am to 3pm and Bundamba or Ipswich TAFE June 6, 2018 from 8:45am to 3pm Maria recounted to the audience what anxiety looks and feels like and how vital a holistic look at mental health is so one can identify where the panic attacks or anxiety symptoms are coming from. Maria also explained the contributing factors to anxiety issues such as: domestic violence bullying alcohol and drug use body image issues financial stress social disconnection etc. Maria Pau facilitated the day's session. She is the founder of multiple award winning charity, Coaching with Substance. She is also an multiple international best selling author and currently in the last semester of her doctoral (PhD level) studies at USQ studying the impact of collaborative peer recovery coaching in people with severe and complex co-morbid multiple addiction issues. Speakers that shared their experience for the day's events were Ms. Leandi Booysen, Dr Gideon Diamond and Ms. Nicole Gibson.

1. TAFE QLD Southwest – Mental Health Symposium for Industry Workers
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2.  Session 1: ANXIETY (9-10am)
 Session 2: SUICIDE & SELF-HARM (10-11am)
 Session 3: PTSD (11am – 12nn)
 LUNCH & NETWORKING
 Session 4: MOOD DISORDERS (12:30 – 2pm)
 Session 5: WORKING IN MH, RPL and STUDY
AT TAFE (2 – 3pm)
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3. 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgm1xQa06cVIEW Meghan Rienks at:

4. 4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVtuP4yW0wwVIEW Joey Sydney at:

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Mind-Body-Soul
 Spiritual
 Mental
 Energy
SOCIAL: Relationship – Family - Friends
PHYSICAL: Finances – Vocational - Food
Sex – Fitness - Sleep

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Table 1. Disability Support Pension (DSP) Recipient Condition and Gender in 2013

7.  Domestic Violence Courts in Darling Downs region
received 160 – 490 DV Court orders weekly
 Qld Police declared 30-40% of work is now DV related
(AOD), 2.9 hours spent on each case (USQ Postgraduate
Students)
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9.  Substance Use
Disorders is now at
1 in 2 (current, 2017)
 Study of 291 disease-
burden in 187
countries = 5th AOD
 Behavioural
addictions is now
common
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AddictionHelpQLD YouTube Channel:
Addiction and Mental Health Findings
from the Global Burden of Disease
Study 2010 at:
https://youtu.be/mdyk7NiwzYI

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12.  Bankcruptcy:
150 closed
businesses
 9814 people
went bankcrupt
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 Talk about her own experience with
anxiety issues
 Importance of self-care practices as
a young, first-time parent

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Mind-Body-Soul Visionaries
 Eckart Tolle (Power of Now)
 Wayne Dyer (21x NYT
BestSeller)
 James Redfield (Celestine
Prophecy)
 Louise Hay (You Can Heal Your
Life)
 M Scott Peck (The Road Less
Travelled)

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GURU = dispeller
of darkness
Manifesting our Soul’s Purpose:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nI
AwUJv2Eo
SuperSoulSunday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1Gr5Yk8kwJs

16. Anxiety:
How
mindfulness
helps
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17.  Love yourself first &
foremost
 Have a good self-
love and self-care
daily regime
 Eat a well balanced,
nutritious diet
 Supplement
deficiencies with
appropriate natural
remedies
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18.  Meditate or have daily
quiet time
 Yoga & Daily Exercise
 Less sedentary
behaviour
 Less or no drinking &
drugging, including
medications
 Work towards
emotional mastery
 Work towards your
dream vocation
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19.  National Mental Health Commissioner
 Experience with anxiety around her weight in high schools
 How Ted Talk went: Why Love is the Ultimate Life Hack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8lctfMr8IY&feature=yout
u.be
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