Late-diagnosed Autism in women and peer support (GET REAL Summer Series 2022)
01/18/22 • 50 min
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Over summer, we’re revisiting some of our favourite GET REAL episodes.
Peer support and lived experience is going to be an important way to reform mental health services in Australia, and in Victoria, these changes are already underway.
People like Jessie Aiton, who you’ll hear in this episode, have invaluable experience to share, especially about seeking help for mental health and navigating the system. Jessie’s story is about finding help for her mental health that eventually led to an autism diagnosis in her mid-thirties. It’s changed her life and Jessie is a passionate advocate for other women and girls who are autistic.
You can find out more about Jessie at her website The Lost Girl and her “Have a Cuppa with Me” peer support service.
CONTENT NOTE: if you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or go to lifeline.org.au
ermha365 provides a range of mental health services designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges to thrive in the community.
ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
Helplines (Australia):
Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities. We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.
Over summer, we’re revisiting some of our favourite GET REAL episodes.
Peer support and lived experience is going to be an important way to reform mental health services in Australia, and in Victoria, these changes are already underway.
People like Jessie Aiton, who you’ll hear in this episode, have invaluable experience to share, especially about seeking help for mental health and navigating the system. Jessie’s story is about finding help for her mental health that eventually led to an autism diagnosis in her mid-thirties. It’s changed her life and Jessie is a passionate advocate for other women and girls who are autistic.
You can find out more about Jessie at her website The Lost Girl and her “Have a Cuppa with Me” peer support service.
CONTENT NOTE: if you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or go to lifeline.org.au
ermha365 provides a range of mental health services designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges to thrive in the community.
ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
Helplines (Australia):
Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities. We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.
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Mental Health Support for Men (GET REAL Summer Series 2022)
Over summer, we’re revisiting some of our favourite GET REAL episodes.
In this episode you'll meet James Harding and Steven Kline from Hard Cuddles, a peer support program which looks holistically at what it means to be a man in today’s society. Through a combination of mentoring and outdoor therapy, James, Steven and their team help men to reconnect with themselves and find ways to overcome the emotional challenges they are facing.
James and Steven have overcome huge challenges in their lives – including drug addiction, crime, prison, family and relationship struggles – to build the supports for men they wish they’d had themselves, when life was at its lowest point.
CONTENT NOTE: if you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or go to lifeline.org.au
Hard Cuddles - https://www.hardcuddles.com/about
ermha365 provides a range of mental health services designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges to thrive in the community.
ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
Helplines (Australia):
Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities. We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.
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Normalising mental health help-seeking (GET REAL Summer Series 2022)
Over summer, we’re revisiting some of our favourite GET REAL episodes of 2021.
We know from speaking with people for this podcast that seeking help for mental health and finding support is not easy. Whether it’s overcoming personal feelings or negative stereotypes about mental health or actually finding services when and where you need them – it can be a confusing and overwhelming experience.
Writer Ruth Clare is passionate about normalising talking about, and seeking help for mental health. Ruth has lived experience with childhood trauma, as detailed in her memoir Enemy and she educates and advocates for children experiencing violence in their homes to get the specific help they need. The kind of help she needed while growing up, but was never identified or offered.
CONTENT NOTE: If you’ve been affected by anything you’ve heard in this episode you can phone Lifeline on 13 11 14 or go to www.lifeline.org.au
Open Arms is a counselling and support service for veterans and their families with a 24hr phone line on 1800 011 046 and online resources https://www.openarms.gov.au/
You can find out more about Ruth at her website https://www.ruthclare.com/
ermha365 provides a range of mental health services designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges to thrive in the community.
ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
Helplines (Australia):
Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities. We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.
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