Mark Bunn: How To Support Someone With Their Mental Health
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By Sam Makhoul. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.
45% of Australians experience a mental illness in their lifetime and each day eight Australians take their own life after suffering from a mental health condition. With these alarming statistics continuing to rise; the need to reach out to those around us has never been more important.
But when it comes to offering support to someone, it can become a daunting experience. That’s why this week, mental health advocate, author and researcher Mark Bunn joins Sam Makhoul to share his easy to follow steps on how you can support someone suffering from mental illness.
From how to start the ‘are you okay’ conversation to tips on listening and providing advice; he covers it all.
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Short for time? Then, why not skip ahead using the below timestamps:
5:59 – How the pandemic has impacted our consciousness
13:06 – How COVID-19 has affected our mental health
17:07 – Is mental health awareness causing more damage?
20:54 – How to part the dark clouds on a daily basis
26:20 – Understanding the mental health spectrum
28:25 – How to ask someone if they’re okay (and feel comfortable about it)
34:17 – Listen to Mark's podcast Ancient Wisdom For Modern Health
34:27 – The rise in conscious living
41:30 – How to accelerate your path to consciousness and happiness
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