LB shares a story from a survivor of long term Mental Health struggles.

I was asked to share my coping strategies for the day to day adversity I face. Each situation is unique but having a foundation coping style can help to manage them appropriately. We cannot change people's perceptions of us but we can change how we react to their behaviours towards us.

Value yourself and put some respect on your name. Know youself and claim the respect you deserve.

A father related his on-going pain of not seeing his daughter after her mother took her away and he has no knowledge of the reason they left or their home address.

A very ambitious and talented overseas worker gladly took a seemingly grand opportunity to travel to the UK to make a better life for herself and her family. What she found was not what she was promised and far from what she expected. She managed her situation the best way she could but had to seek help to manage her own health and well-being.

The words you use can affect the receiver for life. Be very careful not to destroy others with your negative comments. Some people are more delicate than others and may never revover from the hurt from your spoken words.

Shared story of a mother who experinces domestic violence I as a teenager.

Compassion fatigue is a condition characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others, often described as the negative cost of caring. It is sometimes referred to as secondary traumatic stress.

Using your voice help you to feel alive. Being alive does not mean that you are living. What does it truly mean to live?

"Being in the moment, awake and alive and able to enjoy things now. Not worrying about the past or postponing happiness to a distant future." – Dr. Joos Meyer, a medical doctor at Fremantle Hospital in Western Australia. "We need to be introspective to live an examined life. We speak life into our situations as we live innthe moments.

Welcome to season 4. Having realistic expectations can often limit our frustration and save us emotional trauma. Leonie updates us about herself and shares a story from one of the Cope One Hundred family member. Be realistic about your expectations from others to limit the frustrations for yourselves.