A Cross-Cultural Education Project
WELL-BEING and RESILIENCE
An audio project
This audio project is part of Mariposa Trails a project dedicated to Well-being, Social Health, diverse voices of lived experiences in Mental Health and stories of resilience during challenges in Life, including emigration
What is Resilience? In simple terms, it is the way in which we all respond to adversity or challenges in our lives. How we respond to these situations including traumatic events and overcome these through positive transformation.
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This audio project, due to its intercultural nature, includes content in both English and Spanish. Some interviews are conducted in both English and Spanish.
SPANISH AUDIO
Álvaro
Suicidologist and Director of SENTIDO Peru
Catalina: Part One
It invites us to understand the experience of living with psychosis and bipolar disorder.
Catalina: Part Two
Naming a mental disorder and living in a new country
Catalina: Videos and Website
Naming a mental disorder and living in a new country
Fabián
Music and acceptance as therapies
Fabián
Fabián, a well-known and prominent jazz percussionist. Click to listen to Chaltu Mai.
Félix
She shares her experience of emigration, mixed marriage, and adaptation.
Historia Anónima
We thank Alicia for reading this story
Jorge
Staying positive during challenges and being a support to others.
Jorge is a talented musician who performs with various bands in Adelaide. Follow him on Instagram.
Jorgen
CEO Mates in Construction QLD, Translated into Spanish by Felix
Juan
International student, facing daily challenges, creates blog to stay in touch with his parents
Maria Cortés
María is a Colombian immigrant, family mother, student and volunteer with (HWASA) the Spanish Speaking Women's Association. In this interview María shares some challenges and values that have helped her face the immigration stage in her life.
ENGLISH AUDIO
Catalina
Catalina talks about her experience living with a mental illness.
Donatella Amos
Donatella Amos, Executive Officer of Northern Volunteering SA, shares her experiences of growing up between cultures and how volunteering created a significant change and purpose in her life.
Donatella Amos, CEO of Northern Volunteering SA, shares her experience of growing up amidst different cultures and how volunteering has created significant changes in her life and given her purpose.
Jorgen
Jorgen CEO of Mates in Construction QLD & NT shares his lived experience and journey from a plumber to a Suicidologist and the suicide prevention strategy created within the Construction industry to address suicide and a culture of looking out for others.
Kirk
Kirk Jones shares his experience of migration and how well-being and social health have had significant influence on his life.
Nicolette
Nicolette an active member of Everyday life matters Salisbury Suicide Prevention network, taps into her creative side, during Covid 19 she developed a new hobby making key rings and continues to pass on the message about speaking up when you need help.
Nicolette is a young man who participates with the Salisbury prevention network. During Covid, Nicolette discovered a hobby in making handmade keychains. Nicolette shares a message that it is okay to seek help and let others know when you are not feeling well.
Tanya
Tanya residential youth support worker talks about her experience as a carer and what wellbeing means for her.