Josie Smyth

Melbourne mum of two gorgeous kiddies. PND survivor. PANDA volunteer. Blogger of Smiling After PND.

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

#asklouistheroux in your mothers on edge documentary - which mother had the most impact on you and why? GALA Row F, seat 11

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Thank you @pjhelliar for keeping the conversation around mental health going. Thank you also to the brave Fink family.

[Peter Helliar @pjhelliar]

We need to keep talking about mental health. Another family ripped apart. Thank you to the Fink family for sharing your story. 😞

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

@pjhelliar Thank you and the brave Fink family for sharing. X

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Thank you @pjhelliar for highlighting mental. As a consumer and advocate this is heartwarming. ❤️

[Peter Helliar @pjhelliar]

Keep talking.

[Peter Helliar @pjhelliar]

Thank you to everyone who has shared this story we aired @theprojecttv last night. I have read all your comments. Families being ripped apart. The talking from us does not stop here. I promise. Please keep sharing. Please keep talking.

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

I’m excited to announce Smiling after PND’s second workshop - Yin Yoga and meditation. Please join me as Stephanie Williams from kulayoga guides through a Yin Yoga practice with meditation, to nourish your body, mind… https://t.co/9IA7PoerUW

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@andy_lee Hilare!

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

A learning day yesterday. Thanks to @ADAVIC and Dr. Simon Knowles for the workshop on anxiety and the brain-gut link. I am currently in the process of having my gut issues investigated. Gastrointestinal issues are… https://t.co/ezqTUVUAwi

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Stronger together.

[Julia Gillard @JuliaGillard]

Never before has public sentiment, political will, and the mental health and suicide prevention sectors been so aligned in their desire to change the trajectory of mental ill-health and suicide, and to overhaul the system.

More here: https://t.co/n0PqVs56T7

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

@eviecanavan Smiling after PND 💕

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Hello everyone and hope you are all well. This is a community announcement about a Lifeline Text Trial Service, currently available in Australia, for a few months. If you are struggling to cope or thinking about… https://t.co/JROHwIUSlX

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Here it is - Australia’s Long Term National Health Plan

[Frank Quinlan @FrankGQuinlan]

If you want to download "Australia's Long Term National Health Plan", the plan that Minister @GregHuntMP launched at the @PressClubAust today, you can find it here... https://t.co/ob5uYrLzbr #mentalhealth @SabraLane #NPC

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

I welcome the reform also.

[Julia Gillard @JuliaGillard]

.@beyondblue welcomes Minister Hunt's commitment to long term mental health system reform. Improving children's mental health, gathering better data and, importantly, working with states and territories to redesign the system so it works better for all Australians. #NPC

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Hello everyone, hope you are all well. I’ve been working with the lovely Ziva and the team over at @impala_peacock on a special project, and, I can’t wait to share it with you all soon! 📸@pedro81au https://t.co/MiwNHqZOmj

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Thanks meraki.mktg for working with me on producing a new website which I know will be more user friendly. We are working together to support new and expecting parents through pregnancy and parenthood. meraki.mktg… https://t.co/mxeLKarYZu

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My gorgeous girlfriend over at nappy_cake_creations sent me this, and, I thought it would be a good one to share with you all. Let’s break down the shame and stigma surrounding mental health by talking about it,… https://t.co/VyCoKTYsqs

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

“I know you're looking down on us.
I'm missing you bro. I hope you're proud of us. At least I know you made it home. And I know you're not alone
'Cause now you're singing with a choir. Now you're dancing with a… https://t.co/sTvxrILnz3

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Trigger warning: talk of suicide. I recently met Nicki Jeffery owner of encouragingmumswithhope at the National Suicide Prevention Conference here in Melbourne. We both connected overt similar family history and we… https://t.co/uEVN0zYK9i

[Josie Smyth @josieruggieri]

Sometimes our children can be our greatest teachers. Yesterday, Leo transitioned from white belt to yellow in Aikido. Leo had been talking about for quite some time and I was worried he wasn’t ready, he didn’t have… https://t.co/SYMsXXPp1g

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