DECEMBER: Community Wrap

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Hello all! Welcome to December! To those that wanted a reminder @The-red-centaur @LadyCaroline @Jester_g @BlueBay @Sweet_cheeks @Razzle @Snowie @frog @Queenie @Shaz51 @oceangirl @Sans911 @CheerBear @eth @Teej @MDT @Denv12 @Adge @Former-Member @Smc @outlander @Maggie @Gazza75 

Trending topics

• Unsure of the holiday period - Lived Experience
• Younger brother of mental health sufferer - Carers 
• Struggling - Lived Experience 
• Psychosis- is there a light at the end of the tunnel - Carers

 Celebrating members

In our Lived Experience side of the forum this month we are celebrating @TheVorticon for the way they have reflected and shared here about the holiday season and learnings with peers here.

In our Carers forum we are celebrating @Kasey13  for sharing their vulnerability to help a peer know that they are not alone in what they are going through such as here 

Forum events to take part in this month:

This month we are running one event for both sides of the forums - so this event will be for both Lived Experience members and Carers. We want to get you all together as the end of the year wraps up so we can share and discuss the common theme of managing expectations around holiday celebrations. 

• Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during the hoildays // Tues, 10 Dec, 7pm AEDT (Lived Experience & Carers forum)
  

Spotlight on: 

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Quote's of the month

Lived Experience Forum: 

..one thing that does help is to plan ahead to do ONE thing to make it nice. Usually a cool breakfast or lunch, invite someone and visit someone

- said by @Former-Member  reflecting on the holiday season and coping here 

Carers Forum: 

You mentioned some important things in a few of your posts about self care and limits. What ever happens in the relationship, these two things are crucial for your wellbeing.  - said by @frog here

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