A Big Life Blog

Welcome to our brand new website! It's fantastic to have a platform from which we can share some thoughts and conversation starters around life's big questions. Hopefully we can build on the great work that is happening in our Warrnambool schools and support young people to deal with life's inevitable challenges.  

There are many ways to manage stress. Exercise, healthy eating, socialising, listening to music, meditation and counselling can all contribute to good mental health. Now our portable devices, such as Smart Phones and Tablets, can help us too. Dozens of Apps have been designed to beat stress and anxiety, practice mindfulness and improve our mental health. Here is a list of five free apps that are suitable for all ages:

This term at Brauer and Warrnambool Colleges our Big Life focus is on gratitude. Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; a readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Being deliberately grateful forces us to notice the positive things happening in our lives, no matter how small. When we try to tune in to these positives, it becomes clear that there are many wonderful people, places and things in our lives that normally go unnoticed. Instead, we often tune into the annoying, unfortunate, frustrating and tragic side of life, and it can seem impossible to turn our mood around once these negative emotions take over.