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I think our mental health is something
we should all be aware of.
“Staying connected, reaching out to
friends and family, and asking for help
if we are struggling are all so important.
We’re in uncharted territory. I’m
particularly concerned about my kids
and how they’re processing everything.
For their sakes, I’m trying to stay calm.”Taking a moment
Thankfully, Carrie has discovered a way
to help curb some of this anxiety using
meditation. “I started doing it with my
daughter at night and she loves it,”
says Carrie.
“It’s something we like doing together.
I enjoy the child meditations more
than the adult ones, because they’re
oftenthesoundsoftheoutback,or »AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE ALL A LITTLE
UNCERTAIN OF WHAT’S TO COME,
CARRIE BICKMORE TALKS TO PAUL EWART
ABOUT HOW SHE EXERCISES FOR HER
MENTAL HEALTH, TAKES A MOMENT EVERY
DAY TO MEDITATE WITH HER DAUGHTER,
AND IS STILL APPRECIATING LIFE THROUGH
ALL OF ITS UPS AND DOWNS
T
ired and worried following an
unexpected trip to the doctor’s
after her daughter developed
a “rash from head to toe”, when Good
Health & Wellbeing catches up with
small-screen stunner Carrie Bickmore,
it’s clear that her child isn’t the only one
Carrie is concerned about.
The Perth-born star, who has tirelessly
raised millions towards brain cancer
research, is also thinking about her
fellow Australians. In the wake of
Covid-19 coronavirus and the Black
Summer that preceded it the mum of
three is advocating that we all pay close
attention to our mental wellbeing.
“I think a lot of Australians are feeling
a little shaky right now,” she says.
“Having lived through a horror summer
withbushfiresandnowcoronavirus,‘Stayin connecte, eachin ou t
friend an famil, an askin fo hel ar al
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