Tag: interoception
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What story are you carrying and who gets to hold it with you?
Storytelling can be a form of healing. Being truly known softens judgment, fosters compassion and supports cultural memory within Black and African diasporic communities. Try story-based journaling to process meaning and connect. Share a short reflection to pay it forward. Subscribe now for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package
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How storytelling can heal, reclaim space and reduces stigma
This blog explores how storytelling supports healing, reduces stigma, and helps Black and African communities reclaim identity beyond trauma. Drawing on creative practice and lived experience, it shows how shared stories build connection and care. Subscribe to the Getting Started mental health care package for guided scans and prompts.
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Start 2026 with fun, reflection and body-awareness exercises
The holiday season can be heavy on the body, especially when navigating cultural expectations, fatigue, and stress. Through a holiday care game, this blog shares culturally safe, body-based practices to support regulation, rest, and self-connection, including breathing, movement, compassion, and inclusive approaches for people living with disability.
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Soothing the body during the holidays: a culturally safe guide for a calmer season
This culturally safe guide explores how holiday stress uniquely affects Black and African diaspora communities and offers evidence-based and body-centred practices to soothe the nervous system. Through breathwork, movement, compassion and inclusive techniques, it encourages you to honour your body, reconnect with yourself and access culturally grounded mental wellness. Subscribe to the Getting Started mental…
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Inside the collective: a deeper question about soothing the body and calming the mind
Learn three short, culturally grounded practices to manage stress: a 60-second micro-reset (breath + name), a one-minute body scan, and a nightly 3-line journal. Start today for small habits, big change. Subscribe now for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package!
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Soothing the body and calming the mind
Stress often shows up in the body before it shows up in words. Our latest Tabvuma Mental Health blog explains simple, culturally responsive steps that include 2-minute body scans, targeted breathing and grounding to help people notice and soothe physical signs of stress before they escalate. The post includes a short vignette from a Black…
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How does community actually reduce stigma and improve mental health?
Learn three short, culturally grounded practices to manage stress: a 60-second micro-reset (breath + name), a one-minute body scan, and a nightly 3-line journal. Start today for small habits, big change. Subscribe now for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package!
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Can a 60-second habit calm your nervous system?
Learn three short, culturally grounded practices to manage stress: a 60-second micro-reset (breath + name), a one-minute body scan, and a nightly 3-line journal. Start today for small habits, big change. Subscribe now for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package!
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Mastering your body’s stress signals
Master the body’s stress signals with polyvagal insights and culturally grounded tools. Learn to spot ventral, sympathetic and dorsal states. Use 60-second practices and build habit-based journaling to rewrite stress patterns. Subscribe to the Getting Started mental health care package for guided scans and prompts.
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Ready to expand your window of tolerance?
Ever feel frozen or overwhelmed by stress? Learn to spot your window of tolerance and use a quick 3-part body scan to reclaim calm in minutes. Backed by interoception research and tailored for Black and African Australian experiences. Subscribe now for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package!