Hi everyone, This is a thread for asking questions of our resident
Mental Health Nurse, Nurse Jenn who pops into the forums regularly.
PLEASE NOTE as per our community rules, Nurse Jenn won't be able to
answer questions about medications, these are b...
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Hi everyone, This is a thread for asking questions of our resident
Mental Health Nurse, Nurse Jenn who pops into the forums regularly.
PLEASE NOTE as per our community rules, Nurse Jenn won't be able to
answer questions about medications, these are best discussed offline
directly with your mental health professional. BEFORE YOU ASK NURSE JENN
PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POINTS: Nurse Jenn’s time is limited! We
cannot provide an ongoing dialogue with Nurse Jenn in this thread - one
post/question per person please We'd recommend you have a look through
the forums before posting here to see if your question has already been
answered by Nurse Jenn, our other members, or if there's information
about it already on the beyondblue website. If a question pops up that
has already been answered previously, or if alternate resources are
available, one of our moderators will reply and direct you to the link.
When writing your question, imagine you are speaking to someone in
person i.e. provide a clear and detailed post with enough information
that outlines how Nurse Jenn can help you. Background From Nurse Jenn
Long ago I was struggling to find my way in my career. I was training to
become a registered nurse and I didn’t seem to fit into the traditional
‘medical model’ of delivering care. Then I started my mental health
rotation and I found my place in helping others. I am now 45 years old
and have been in the mental health field as a nurse, manager, educator,
project officer, advocate… for over 22 years across several countries
and cultures (Aus USA Canada NZ). I have experience in a number of
different child and youth mental health teams, early psychosis teams as
well as adult and older adult hospital settings. I have also worked as
the manager of the beyondblue NewAccess program and understand what it’s
like to live regionally where services can be limited. Working with
people around the globe has made me aware that worry and stress do not
know age, culture or country. It is a phenomenon of being human. I have
felt it myself in different periods of my life and seen struggle it in
loved ones and people everywhere. I have felt the traumatic loss of a
close friends death by suicide (as so many have) and recently
experienced the extreme joy of becoming a mother. I am thankful everyday
that I can walk beside people who need some support to find their own
balance and strength. I am very grateful to be here on the beyondblue
forum with all of you. I hope that my professional and personal
experience can provide you with some support, direction or even just an
acknowledgement that what you are going through is real, and tough, and
that you can achieve more than you know.
Psychologists encouraging dating?
