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Key Takeaways:

• Importance of Community Engagement: Engaging community members in creating mental health services ensures that these services are relevant and effective.
• Power of Connection: Authentic connections within the community can provide profound support and help individuals feel less isolated in their struggles.
• Role of Culture in Mental Health: Understanding the cultural context is crucial in providing effective mental health support.
• Holistic Approach to Well-being: Addressing mental health involves looking at the whole person, not just diagnoses or labels.
• Intentionality in Support: Offering genuine support requires being present for others without trying to fix their problems.

Notable Quotes:

1. Judy Saba: "One thing I believe in is that we need to look backwards in order to be able to move forward."
2. Lisa Makhlouf: "People that are hurt hurt others, just like healed people heal others."
3. Eddie Reaiche: "What really does define us is not a condition. It's not whether we've got this or we've got that. Nothing really defines us because we're a person of multiple parts."
4. Lisa Makhlouf: "Knowledge in action is power. If you're doing something with that knowledge, there is power."

WORKSHOP - Exploring Mindfulness in a Fast Paced World

Thursday, 26th of September 2024, 7pm-9pm
CTR Parish Centre
669 Old Northern Rd, Dural
Entry via Franlee Rd.
To register:
https://hshl.org.au/event/exploring-mindfulness-in-a-fast-paced-world/

For more information on the Hills Sanctuary House visit our website https://hshl.org.au/
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Key Takeaways:

• Integration of Faith and Psychology: Faith-based psychological services often provide a greater strength or recovery from traumas, as faith can play a crucial role in mental health support.
• Challenges in Cross-Cultural Mental Health: Confidentiality, community engagement, and managing shame are significant challenges faced in cross-cultural counselling.
• Client-Centered Approach: Effective counselling requires an understanding of a client’s cultural and faith background, with a focus on letting clients lead the conversation about their needs.
• Innovative Community Projects: Initiatives like the "Friends of Friends" project illustrate successful cross-cultural mental health strategies tailored to community needs.
• Importance of Confidentiality: Ensuring client confidentiality is essential, especially in tight-knit communities where maintaining privacy can be challenging.

Notable Quotes:

1. Judy Saba: "Our community can be so supportive, but it can be so judgmental."
2. Monsignor Shora: "Psychological services that do have a faith base statistically show greater strength in recovery from different traumas and issues."
3. Judy Saba: "We didn't know it all either, so we reached out for expertise outside to us and were constantly being supervised around this work."
4. Eddie Reaiche: "It's that whole person centred thing, isn't it? The client knows the answers. We just need to help them find it."
5. Judy Saba: "I truly believe that people come through us, we don't do anything for them. They do it for themselves. We just facilitate and journey with them."

WORKSHOP - Exploring Mindfulness in a Fast Paced World

Thursday, 26th of September 2024, 7pm-9pm
CTR Parish Centre
669 Old Northern Rd, Dural
Entry via Franlee Rd.
To register:
https://hshl.org.au/event/exploring-mindfulness-in-a-fast-paced-world/

For more information on the Hills Sanctuary House visit our website https://hshl.org.au/
You and your mental health is important to us.
Please visit https://hshl.org.au/wp/help-resources/ for help and resources

Do subscribe to this podcast to get the latest episodes of Finding Sanctuary.

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Key Takeaways:

Embrace discomfort as a path to growth and resilience, allowing post-traumatic strength to emerge from life's challenges.

Cultivate mindfulness through gratitude exercises, guided meditations, and silent sits to enhance emotional awareness and presence in daily life.

Practice focused presence in all activities to foster emotional connection, resilience, and well-being.

Use mantras, nature connection, and body awareness to ground yourself in the present moment and nurture inner peace.

Prioritize emotional self-awareness and connection with others to build strong relationships and navigate life's complexities with grace.

Notable Quotes:

"Deepening the practice of mindfulness has sustained me in my day-to-day life and shaped how I parent and engage with others." - Lisa Makhlouf

"Discomfort is not bad for our children; embracing loving boundaries and sitting with their pain nurtures resilience and growth." - Lisa Makhlouf

WORKSHOP - Exploring Mindfulness in a Fast Paced World

Thursday, 26th of September 2024, 7pm-9pm
CTR Parish Centre
669 Old Northern Rd, Dural
Entry via Franlee Rd.
To register:
https://hshl.org.au/event/exploring-mindfulness-in-a-fast-paced-world/

For more information on the Hills Sanctuary House visit our website https://hshl.org.au/
You and your mental health is important to us.
Please visit https://hshl.org.au/wp/help-resources/ for help and resources

Do subscribe to this podcast to get the latest episodes of Finding Sanctuary.

Follow us on
Facebook - Christ the Redeemer Maronite Catholic Parish of The Hills
Instagram - @hills_sanctuary_house
Blog - findingsanctuarypodcast.wordpress.com