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the house of wellness lifeline answers a call from someone in crisis every 30 seconds in crisis support line non-judgmental service with trained telephone crisis supporters has been on anxiety around covid-19 of our callers wanted to discuss covid as part of their call with the recent lockdown in in calls originating from victoria "we have noticed an increase in anxiety are also often concerned about family or relationship breakdowns and loneliness luke adds that liptember is about more than just funding and awareness of women's mental health it also looks to connect and build communities "when it comes to liptember there's naturally a focus on the impact made around community," he says "communication and connection is incredibly powerful to connect and communicate with someone experiencing similar challenges can make an enormous impact "the community that's grown over the past 10 years has now formed a network for women to connect and support each incredibly proud of the house of wellness tv host jo stanley says she became an ambassador for liptember because she is passionate about women's health whether it is anxiety and depression or struggles with body image and really can undermine their full potential and limit the person they have the right to be." jo says "and that makes me sad i want all women and girls to love who they are and thrive at any age." with liptember running for the month of september people are encouraged to wear a bright lipstick and raise funds for jo says "i love the feeling of confidence and that it allows me to start a conversation with the offloral lepstick supplier or liptember liptember raises funds for women's mental can buy a liptember lipstick for $4.99 from any participating chemist warehouse store upstick upatio visit liptember.com.au living without limits get in the way of leading a fulfilling life and went on to defy the medical diagnosis words charlotte brundrett rehabilitation followed where i basically had to retrain myself to do everything." eleven years on rhiannon is able to walk passion for horse riding and can drive her "being able to walk again doesn't happen her platform to connect with people those in similar situations to her own the next step and the next step spinal proud of' she says "i'm an independent person to my very core and simply refused to accept this prognosis." tracey's life changed forever at the time she was a tenacious 20-year old veterinary nursing student with the world at her feet when a freak accident left her with a serious spinal injury "i was enjoying a trip bali with my mum and best friend when i decided to dive into and was rushed to hospital rhiannons injuries were so severe that being airlifted back to australia was not an option and to make matters worse her emergency surgery was delayed by nine hours after a 76 magnitude earthquake struck indonesia after spending two weeks in indonesian being placed in an induced coma for further spinal surgery "that's when i was diagnosed a c-5 quadriplegic rhiannon says spend my 21st birthday in hospital was to my very core and simply refused to down to me not accepting the negative as exercise physiology and hydrotherapy outcomes that can potentially come with my and aims to help those affected by spinal "that was one of the hardest things about reflecting on the years since her injury never going to walk and while i understand "like everyone experiencing the global best medical outcome." liptember connects me with other women now a motivational speaker and experiencing difficult mental health periods rhiannon tracey has learnt to walk short distances again spinal cord injury