Well, we had a humdinger of a meeting this week (always wanted to use that word, but didn't know how). Firstly, a few of us met Jim The Jogger for the first time - and it's great to see him back with his enthusiasm and ideas.
Amanda (Moran - that's the other Amanda), had written a personal testimony, sharing with us her life story and the difficulties she has experienced with mental distress. It was quite an emotional session but she kick-started a trend and we're looking forward to taking a turn and sharing our stories with each other - no holds barred. Well, almost none. It's a great way to get to know each other in a friendly environment and speaking out about our issues as a dry-run for talking to the media.
We also talked about MAGMH's remit in terms of the headlines we can challenge and those we can't. Of course, this led to ferocious discussion on the workings of the media and why they write in a certain way, and what we can realistically do to challenge this. The outcome of our talk was that we're all working towards the same goal in our diverse ways, and that this diversity is welcome. We also identified a need to see more definition about the Media Action Group - and the staff are currently working on a document that will, hopefully, give everyone a clearer picture of where we're going and what we're hoping to achieve.
That's all for now folks, so until next time...
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Greetings TALKBANK
Positive interaction and empathy is ofcourse condusive to our own mental health wellbeing.
Well done to Amanda Moran for having the courage to display such transparency. I fimly believe that this is what it' all about. Through verbalisation, the written word and other resources,we realise,that when we help each other, we help ourselves.
Empowerment will make us stronger. Warm regards to you all. Stay positive and keep smiling.
Hi Everyone,
Yes, It certainly was a dynamic and 'interesting' meeting. Full of energy and ideas 'flying' around, together with stimulating discussions and differing view points,(which is all very healthy and positive)
'Til next time.....D X
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