Free webinars to boost mental wellbeing
Hear expert advice about lifestyle changes backed by neuroscience that can help you to:
- Get better quality sleep
- Manage stress
- Eat food that supports optimal brain function
- Regain your focus
- Enhance emotional resilience
- Boost performance and productivity
- Prioritise social connection, and much more.
Day or time not suitable? Registrants can access webinar recordings for one month after each event.
Webinar calendar
The brain-body connection: Stress and anxiety
3 April, 12noon–1pm (AEST)
Discover the fascinating link between brain and body when we experience stress and anxiety. Drawing on neuroscience, this presentation reveals the surprising benefits of short-term stress and explains the potential longer-term impact of chronic stress. You’ll learn about how anxiety affects the brain and body and leave the session armed with practical tips for managing stress.
The power of exercise for mind, mood and mental health
16 April, 12noon–1pm (AEST)
When you work out your body, you work out your brain. The power of exercise extends far beyond building muscles or fitness. In this webinar, you’ll discover how moving your body has a myriad of positive effects for your mind, mood and mental health.
Decoding the teenage brain
14 May, 12noon–1pm (AEST)
Have you ever wondered why teenagers care so deeply about peer approval, or enjoy taking risks? Adolescence can be a tumultuous time – for teens and parents – but it's also a period of dynamic and essential brain development. Discover the amazing changes occurring inside a teenage brain and the reasons why teens do what they do.
How to have a healthy relationship with food
18 June, 12noon–1pm (AEST)
Have you ever wondered why you eat what you eat, despite knowing what is ‘healthy’? Food can be a source of suffering and shame, rather than nourishment and cultural connection. Discover how to build a healthier relationship with food and find more ease around ‘healthy’ eating.
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Past webinars
Healthy habits and goal setting
January 2025
Healthy habits around sleep, nutrition and physical activity can support your mental health and wellbeing. Kickstart your new year with evidence-based tips for setting meaningful goals and optimising your strategy to achieve them. You'll gain neuroscience insights and practical guidance, to help you create a roadmap to your goals.
Sleep refresh: What quality sleep really looks like
We all know that sleep is essential. But do you understand the fascinating impacts quality sleep (or lack of it) has on your brain? Sleep is essential for mood, cognitive function, healthy brain ageing and systemic physiological function. This presentation reveals the brain benefits of sleep and shares practical insights for sleeping better.
Changing attitudes to mental health
Stigma is a leading barrier to help-seeking and subsequent recovery for people experiencing mental illness. This presentation explores the different types of mental health stigma and offers participants tools and strategies for developing healthy, helpful attitudes towards mental health.
Eat smart: Nutrition for your brain
Research shows that food may influence mood, brain chemistry, cognitive function and the risk of dementia as we get older. This presentation will reveal what foods to eat for general wellbeing, better brain function and healthy brain ageing.
Healthy brains for life
Research shows that certain lifestyle factors can reduce the risk of dementia, support cognitive function and modify brain ageing processes. Learn evidence-based strategies in this presentation to look after your brain health now and into the future.
Introduction to mental health and neuroscience
A general introduction to mental health awareness, covering common mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and substance use. The session also explores a neurobiologically-informed paradigm of mental health and covers some general signs that mental healthcare may be needed, how to provide support to others and practice self-care.
Mindfulness to train your brain
Mindfulness is an evidence-based strategy for improved focus, attention and mental wellbeing. This presentation offers insights into the brain benefits of mindfulness, as well as practical strategies for busy people to incorporate mindfulness into their work and lives.
Neuroscience of trauma
More than half of Australians will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime and stress disorders are now the most common mental illness in Australia. Learn about how trauma can impact the brain and the neuroscience of disorders such as PTSD.
These events are offered free to the community thanks to funding support from the Australian Government.