• Blog/podcast

    Empowering your weight loss surgery decisions

    12 October 2023
    Dr Ruth Blackham
    General Surgeon
    patient information seminars designed to help you learn more about weight loss surgery options presented by General Surgeon Dr Ruth…
    • Bariatric surgery
    • Community services
  • Blog/podcast

    Work life benefits

    16 January 2019
    Anthony Harrington
    Mental health nurse
    For many new dads, the pressures of a new addition to the family, and the resulting changes to home life and family structure, can have a…
    • Mental health
    • Perinatal mental health
    • Community services
  • Blog/podcast

    Achieving work-life balance

    17 January 2019
    Anna-Marie Thompson
    Social Outreach Director of Community Mental Health Services
    Social Outreach Director Community Mental Health Services, Anna-Marie Thompson, highlights the importance of striving to achieve work-life…
    • Community services
    • Mental health
  • Blog/podcast

    Improving wellbeing through creative expression

    23 March 2022
    Ellen Tatchley
    Art Therapist
    Creative art therapy uses art as a mode of expression and communication to help people address emotional issues which may be causing…
    • Community services
    • Mental health
  • Blog/podcast

    Rainbow families

    12 October 2026
    Lesley Pascuzzi
    Childbirth and Early Parent Educator
    Rainbow families come in many shapes and sizes. Discover resources, support and practical information to help LGBTIQ+ parents and children…
    • Maternity
    • Pastoral services
    • Community services
  • Blog/podcast

    Sixteen and nowhere to call home

    04 August 2022
    Naomi Boyd
    Director Homelessness and Support Services
    We take a look at the misconceptions surrounding youth homelessness in Australia and how St John of God Horizon House offers young people…
    • Community services
  • Blog/podcast

    When ‘wine mum’ culture becomes a problem

    05 September 2022
    Kate Mackay
    Clinical Nurse Specialist
    Consumption of alcohol by women aged 36-65 is on the rise. Kate Mackay of Perth’s St John of God’s Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network…
    • Mental health
    • Perinatal mental health
    • Community services
    • Women's health
  • Blog/podcast

    Creative arts therapy in action

    01 July 2024
    Lorelee Gobetti
    Psychodynamic Creative Arts Therapist and Educator
    Blog written by student Psychodynamic Creative Arts Therapist and Educator with over 20 years of experience in art instruction and therapy. …
    • Community services
    • Meet our caregivers
    • Mental health
  • Blog/podcast

    The emotional rollercoaster of becoming a dad

    01 June 2022
    Luvern Moothan
    Occupational Therapist
    When it comes to the strong feelings that are part of becoming a new dad, I came to learn that I had to be OK with not being OK – at least…
    • Mental health
    • Perinatal mental health
    • Community services
  • Blog/podcast

    An occupational therapists role in mental health recovery

    25 January 2021
    Sarah Kerlin
    Occupational Therapist
    An occupational therapist’s (OT) role in community mental health is unique and varied. Their ultimate goal is to help people live…
    • Community services
    • Mental health