Mental Health Insights

The Naum Centre's growing library of evidence-informed articles designed to help you better understand mental health, relationships and emotional wellbeing.

Explore practical strategies, concepts, and everyday tools covering topics such as anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief, boundaries, stress, identity and personal growth.

Whether you're looking to better understand yourself, support someone else, or complement your counselling journey, our articles aim to make mental health knowledge accessible, practical and relevant to everyday life.

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How to Actually Answer "R U OK?" When You're Not

If someone asks "R U OK?" and you're not, you don't have to pretend everything is fine or share more than you're comfortable with.

An honest response can simply acknowledge you're finding things difficult and let the other person know what support you'd like, if any. The goal is to respond in a way that feels safe and authentic.

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