Families of veterans are invited to a free online journaling workshop

Has any of your loved ones ever served in the Australian Defence Force? Are you connected to defence service in any way? Whether you’re a war widow, the partner of a current member, a veteran spouse, parent or adult child, we warmly invite families of veterans to join us for our journaling workshop online via zoom on Friday 21 February brought to you by our Wellbeing Program.

Families of veterans and war widows make unique sacrifices during and after service. They balance the many demands of supporting a family, navigating grief and loss, relocations or adjustments, deployments or other absence from home, transition out of service or caring roles due to illness or injury. 

Social connection, peer support and self-care are at the core of our wellbeing events. We acknowledge that veteran families may face barriers in developing and maintaining peer connections due to the unique nature of defence life, increasing their risk of social isolation and loneliness. The purpose of this activity is to encourage the families of veterans to focus on self-care and expand their social network by connecting with like-minded peers.

Journaling workshop online

Defence and veteran families are invited to come together for an evening of journaling. Join us for a 60-minute wellbeing experience facilitated by qualified social worker, Gabby Steel, and supported by Manager for the Social Work and Wellbeing Program, Lisa Stephenson, where veteran families will be guided in a journaling activity.  

Journaling can be a powerful self-care and personal growth tool for wellbeing. Journaling enables us to externalise our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and ideas to reflect deeply and gain insight into our hopes, dreams, and needs.

A journal book and pen will be posted to you.

There is no cost for this event. Your journal kit and postage will be covered by Families of Veterans Guild.

Previous attendees to Wellbeing activities said “I just wanted to express my gratitude for being able to connect with such a wonderful group. It was such a great opportunity to do a self-care activity and get to know some of the other attendees at the same time.” 

Event information

• Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)
  

• Date and Time: Friday 21 February, 6.30pm – 7.30pm
  

• Registrations: Open NOW. Registrations close 10 February

• Cost: FREE for families of veterans

Registration is a must, places are limited. Register below or call us on 02 9267 6577. For more information, please email wellbeing@fov.org.au.