Stress Down Day: Some tips to help you manage
On Friday 24 July, it's Lifeline’s Stress Down Day. Lifeline is encouraging you to reflect on your stress levels and to start stressing down... But what causes you stress in the [...]
What is motivational interviewing and why are schools so interested in this approach?
By Gen Muir-Smith and Stavroula Zandes. Motivational interviewing is “client-centered counseling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence” (Rollnick & Miller, 1995). The approach [...]
Make a mental health promise for the month of October
World Mental Health Day is an annual day held on the 10th October as part of Mental Health Week to raise public awareness of mental health across the globe. Throughout the [...]
Want to meditate but are struggling? Five steps to help you get started
There is consistent evidence that regular meditation can bring many health and wellbeing benefits, including inner peace and a deeper level of relaxation. It can also help improve our attention, [...]
World No Tobacco Day 2021: Commit to quit
Every year on the 31 May, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the world. It is a day that raises the profile of the health risks of smoking, and [...]
Three simple steps to keep your weight in check over the Easter weekend…
The Easter long weekend provides us with another opportunity to not only spend some quality time with our family and friends, but to also indulge in Easter eggs, hot cross [...]
Do you smoke and think you’re not addicted?
Most smokers believe that their smoking is ‘just a habit’ and that they’re not addicted. Addiction however, is made up of 3 parts: the physiological dependency to nicotine habitual connections [...]
Transforming the behaviour change conversation the motivational interviewing way (Lifestyle Medicine Conference Presentation)
We were thrilled to have presented our work with Melbourne University at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference in May 2020. Our presentation at the conference highlighted our 2 day training program [...]
Quit for a year and you could save over $13,000!
Have you noticed that the price of cigarettes have recently increased? As part of the tobacco excise, the price for a 25 pack of cigarettes increased by 12.5% on the [...]
National Diabetes Week: The importance of protecting your mental health
Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia... National Diabetes Week (12 – 18 July) is not only focusing on raising awareness about the importance of early [...]
