Know yourself

Emotions just are. Sometimes they are awesome and sometimes they are not what we want – it’s important to realise that all our feelings have a role in helping us understand ourselves, communicate to others and stay focused on our goals.

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Know yourself

You Are Enough

By Eleanor Hurton

"Your efforts are enough, even if it does not feel that way at times. You are doing amazingly, and you deserve to feel pride in that."

Be Yourself

By Annabel Hurton

"We must embrace diversity and never be afraid to show our true selves. Our differences make us stronger, braver, and more creative."

The Power of Forgiveness

By Eleanor Hurton

"It may not be easy, but I would encourage you to look deep inside yourself and ask the questions: Is there anyone I need to forgive in order to move forward? Is there something I need to let go of? Because believe me, you truly are worth the healing that forgiveness brings."

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Know yourself with Becky Watson

Know yourself

Balancing social life and uni

By Eleanor, 19

Now that Uni and schools are back it is really important to find the right balance between studies, social life and other commitments. Here Eleanor shares some great tips on how to prioritise and use the right tools to find that right balance.

What are you grateful for?

Bounce Summer Inspiration

By Hamish, 21

The summer break is great for a lot of reasons. The sun is shining and you’ve got all the time in the world to do whatever you want with your mates. However it’s easy to feel like you’ve got too much time on your hands and the long days drag on. Sometimes all it takes is a little inspiration, which is where #JustBounceThings comes in.

New Year's Resolutions

By Beth, 20

New Year's is a great opportunity to look back on all you’ve accomplished over the past 12 months and what you want to achieve over the coming year.

Being Mindful

By Eleanor, 18

Mindfulness is a type of meditation which focuses on the breath. Through this meditation you are taught to acknowledge your thoughts (good and bad) in a non-judgmental way, and then to let go of any negativity that might be holding you down.

Kia Kaha

By Becky - 19

Whether you're studying, relaxing, or chatting with friends, there are real benefits to focusing on the moment you're in, instead of thinking about all the things you need to do.

Bounce's 5 Tips to Wellbeing, as seen by Dominic

By Dominic Wilson

"Making a difference could be anything. It doesn't have to be big: you could just be helping someone with their homework or helping with some jobs around the house. Although CYC and Bounce give me a platform to make a difference, I know that I don’t have to be out with CYC or Bounce to make a difference. I could go out and make a difference in just one person's day, and that would mean I succeed in what I had set out to do."

Find your hidden strengths!

By All Right?- Guest blog

Knowing your strengths is an excellent way to Know Yourself, and can have a positive impact on your happiness, relationships, confidence and life satisfaction. Using your strengths is also an awesome way to Make a Difference in your community!

Cute Animal #justbouncethings

Gratitude

Friday!

Taking care of yourself when others are down

By George, 23

Helping others through tough times is something that comes naturally to people; we want to support our mates, besties or bros through everything. But it's easy to get so consumed by someone else’s problems that you forget to take care of yourself.

Smile like you mean it

By Yiting

We’ve all had hard and stressful times when we found ourselves in those negative spirals where we just can’t find a way out. It might be a situation like when you have too many assignments.

Lull Playlist by Becky

Mike Fab from the Black Seeds

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