Journey of Our Lives is 10-week program for people aged 18+ who have lived experience of emotional distress.
What is a skill, some piece of knowledge you’ve accumulated, or a strength, that helps you or your community keep moving forward? As people with lived experience of emotional distress and/or mental health service use, we all encounter storms along the way. We take time to rest. We celebrate reaching our destination.
Journey of Our Lives is an invitation to take a walk with us as people with living experience, towards what we fight for, what we value and what we are committed to. We are tying up our shoelaces for a trek of co-reflection, collective care, and connecting to what keeps us well and strong.
VMIAC CHECK-IN is running a Free 10 week program, Journey of Our Lives,
starting Tuesdays 4:30pm-6pm from 8th Feb-15th April 2022.
The path of this journey has been paved by young people before you. You are walking in their footsteps. Your wisdom will contribute to other community members who decide to take this chapter of their journey.
This free program runs over ten x 1.5hour sessions, on a Tuesday at 4.30-6pm and is delivered online via Zoom.
To be eligible, you must be between 18+years old, have a lived experience of emotional distress/mental illness and based in Victoria.
Your companions: Journey of Our Lives is facilitated by CHECK-IN peer workers with living experience of mental distress, and/or service use. We use the knowledge of Intentional Peer Support, therapeutic arts and Narrative practice in our work. We have guest facilitators join us for trauma-informed embodiment and Wayapa Wuurrk.
DATES
- Tuesday 8th Feb, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 15th Feb, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 22nd Feb, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 1st March, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 8th March, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 15th March, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 22nd March, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 29th March, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 5th April, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Tuesday 12th April, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
In order to complete your registration, our Peer Workers will call you to touch base before the program. Once the CHECK-IN is completed, you will be sent the Zoom link and program information.
For more information, give us a call on 1800 845 008 or email checkin@vmiac.org.au
Hi, I am very interested in the Journeys of our Lives Check In program. I did something similar with the Check in Group last year and learned about more coping strategies.