by Adrienne | Jul 22, 2021 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Newsletters
Choose kindness It is easy to become attached to being ‘right’, especially in stressful circumstances. Yet choosing to speak kindly and give other people the benefit of the doubt is one of the easiest ways to connect and diffuse tension. You never know the...
by Adrienne | Jul 8, 2021 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Newsletters
Don’t paint over the cracks The return of lockdowns has also meant an uptick in uncertainty and anxiety for many, especially young people. It’s healthy and important to acknowledge the disappointment of holidays, paid work and other opportunities being...
by Adrienne | Jul 5, 2021 | Events, News, Partnerships, Supporters
We think it’s worth celebrating – 15 years of supporting our Central Coast community to help reduce the risk of suicide. Founded by Bev Baldwin and Dawn Hooper in 2006, Iris Foundation has grown from a small-scale fundraiser to become an organisation that...
by Adrienne | Jun 24, 2021 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Newsletters
Knowledge is power Knowledge, whether it comes from formal education or life experience, is something that can never be taken away. It accumulates and expands over a lifetime to become a rich source of personal growth and satisfaction. Being open to new ideas and...
by Adrienne | Jun 17, 2021 | Fundraising, News, Supporters
Iris Foundation was the grateful recipient of a cheque for $2,000 at Brisbane Water Rotary’s gala presentation evening on June 3. The funds will directly support the delivery of a Connections 2×2 resilience workshop – two sessions of two hours’...
by Adrienne | Jun 10, 2021 | Lived Experience, Mental Health Awareness, News, Newsletters
Grief has no timeline The popular narrative that grief shrinks over time – that it is something we need to ‘get over’ as soon as possible – often bears little resemblance to the lived reality of those experiencing it. Processing...
