Read blog posts below to gain a better understanding of mental wellbeing.
All articles and advice are written by the MaxiMinds team and grounded in scientific research.
#stressed #overwhelmed
Stress in our lives is normal! It helps us adjust to new situations and deal with threats in our environment. Stress can actually be positive like when we have an important exam...
#anxiety #worry #panic
Anxiety is a common emotion and it is normal to feel anxious sometimes. But it’s important to recognise there’s a difference between feeling anxious and having anxiety...
#depressed #depression #down
Despite being one of the most common mood disorders, depression is often overlooked. It’s not as simple as just being "sad”, depression affects people's cognitive, emotional...
#self-conscious #embarrassed
Ever been in a food court, on a train or in the school playground and thought everyone was looking at you, or even judging you? It sounds like you could be feeling self-conscious...
#lost #nodirection
Feeling lost can be different for everyone. It’s a complex emotion with no clear, clinical definition. However, there are signs we can point to that may suggest we are feeling lost...
#unsure #uncertain
Feeling unsure is a normal emotion and it’s like being stuck, directionless, empty, unmotivated, powerless or even numb! Even feeling ‘nothing’ can mean we feel unsure...
#calm #chill #wellbeing
Stress management strategies can often seem like common sense or too basic to make a meaningful impact. But it is actually about doing small things, in a consistent, continuous...
#relaxed #zen #strategies
The first step to manage or cope with anxiety is to understand it! Anxiety is very different to just feeling anxious, for example. Much of the difficulty around acknowledging...
#happy #content #feelgood
Depression can be overcome! That is the first and most important thing to know. With the application of basic yet sometimes surprising strategies, you can be set free from feeling...
#confidence #self #esteem
Coping with self-consciousness firstly requires you to understand what it is and it’s various types. Self-consciousness can be overcome by building our sense of self...
#direction #future #purpose
When we feel lost, we may feel like we have lost our sense of direction in life. Finding your direction first involves gaining greater self-awareness about you, including...
#clarity #certainty #sure
We would like to remind you of three key things that can help reshape your mindset and free you from feeling unmotivated, unworthy, and stuck: 1. You don’t have to be perfect!...
#stress #solutions #strategies
I started Year 7 this year at a new school as we moved to a new suburb a long way from the home I grew up in. This wasn’t my choice at all, it was because my mum and dad split up...
#anxiety #worry #anxious
This Saturday we have a big footy match, and we have to win it to make it into the finals.The whole school is being really supportive, and all my friends are saying it will...
#down #journalling
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.It’s only 9.12am. Milo, my cavoodle, woke me up for his morning walk. I can’t be bothered to go but no one else is home to take him. I woke up with that feeling...
#selflove #esteem #confidence
One time in class someone cracked a joke about the size of Poppy’s nose. Everyone laughed except for Poppy. She went home that day feeling down about herself. From that day...
#direction #future #goals
Year 12 was a whirlwind for me. I remember having lots of fun and learning a lot but I also remember being stressed for most of the year. There was so much to do...
#clarity #perspective
I’ve been feeling weird lately... like something wasn’t quite right. It felt like something was wrong but I wasn’t sure why. This feeling has been nagging at me for weeks now and...
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