Roots & Reflections: Exploring Culture and Mental Wellbeing

📅 When: Saturday, 2 August
🕐 Time: 1:45PM - 4:00PM
📍 Where: Arts West Room 253, PAR148, University of Melbourne

Free to join - but spaces limited to 40 people!

Join us for an honest conversation on mental wellness, culture, and identity. We'll hear real stories from an international student, a registered therapist and the founder of Tala Thrive. We’ll unpack how cultural pressure, stigma, and identity affect our mental wellbeing.

The live panel will allow you to ask questions and provide an open space for reflection, connection, and support.

The event is co-hosted by Wombat Collective (activating international students community for collective change) & Tala Thrive (a mental health platform offering culturally competent care).

🔊 Live Panel - how we navigate identity, stigma, and therapy that finally gets us.

🗣️ Story Circles (opt-in) - speak or simply listen; no pressure, all compassion.

🍚 Cultural comfort-food and drinks - yes, snacks with seasoning.

🎁 Lucky draw - win two free culturally matched therapy or coaching sessions + affirmation card packs.

This is a space for:
🌱 Breaking silence around mental health
🎤 Honoring lived experiences and cultural nuances
🤝 Building solidarity through story and care

🧡 Come as you are. Your story matters. Your presence is enough.

Places are limited so make sure to RSVP now!