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Positive thinking

15 reasons to feel positive about 2020

Positive thinking can help manage stress and improve your health and wellbeing. At times, it can be difficult to feel positive, so here is a list of some things to feel optimistic about right now.

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Register for a Stepping Out workshop

Stepping Out is one of our most popular workshops, designed specifically for ADF personnel transitioning to civilian life.

Great to be grounded

Great to be grounded

Our guided grounding tool can help you deal with stressful situations and get back in charge of your thoughts.

Adjusting and adapting

COVID19 – adjusting and adapting

COVID-19 has changed our lives in ways we could never have imagined at the start of this year. Adapting to new environments, however, is nothing new for military personnel and families.

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Keep calm and try controlled breathing

Our High Res app provides a range of free tools you can use to help your mental and physical health.

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Stop and swap unhelpful thoughts

The way we think about a situation shapes how we feel. This means that sometimes our thoughts about difficult situations can make them harder to deal with and see solutions.

Problem solving

Problem solving in stressful times

In difficult times, it can be hard not to feel overwhelmed. Our High Res app and website provide a range of free tools you can use to help your mental and physical health.

SOAR

Update: Computer-based training trial for veteran wellbeing

Open Arms has temporarily suspended the Stepping Out Attention Reset (SOAR) trial due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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A service founded by Vietnam Veterans, now for all veterans and families

Open Arms acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and their continuing spiritual and cultural connection to land, sea and community.

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