Presented by Te Hau Toka and supported by Central Lakes Trust, this special series of free events in the Southern Lakes Region, is being held just in time for our community to get a head start on Mental Health Awareness Week and its theme: Five Ways, Five Days.

A bestselling New Zealand author and public speaker on resilience - Jake Bailey is returning to New Zealand next week (13-15 September) for a series of speaking events in Queenstown, Cromwell and Wānaka in the lead up to Mental Health Awareness Week. Diagnosed with the most aggressive form of cancer in 2015 and given just weeks to live if it went untreated, Jake’s school prize-giving speech from a wheelchair went viral around the world. Now in remission and living abroad, Jake works full time on the psychology of resilience and has shared his strategies and research with over 85,000 people, including corporations, organisations and schools.

Find his viral speech here:
Senior Monitor Jake Bailey's Speech - YouTube

Te Hau Toka’s Central Lakes Mental Wellbeing Navigator Ella Hitchcock will be on hand with plenty of local and science-backed advice and take-home learnings on the five ways to wellbeing in our community.

Where to join Jake and Ella for this free event:

· Queenstown: Wednesday 13 September, 7-8:30pm, Lake Hayes Pavilion, 719 Lake Hayes-Arrow Junction Highway.

· Cromwell: Thursday 14 September, 5-6:30pm, Cromwell Library, 43 The Mall, Cromwell.

· Wānaka: Friday 15 September, 5:30-7pm, Private Function Room, Albie Tavern, 20 Alison Avenue, Albert Town.