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run.formentalhealth Run for Mental Health - Creating a Mentally Healthier Australia through the power of movement, connection and community.

Mental health matters every day.Today is World Mental Health Day. A reminder that looking after our mental health is jus...
09/10/2026

Mental health matters every day.

Today is World Mental Health Day. A reminder that looking after our mental health is just as important as looking after our physical health.

At Run for Mental Health, we believe that building better mental fitness starts with five simple foundations:

🏃 Movement: Move your body, lift your mind.

đŸ€ Connection: Make time for meaningful relationships.

💙 Belonging: Find your people and your community.

🎯 Purpose: Find meaning in what you do.

đŸ’Ș Resilience: Build the strength to navigate life's challenges.

You don't have to run a marathon or make big changes.

Go for a walk. Catch up with a mate. Join a community. Check in on someone. Take a moment for yourself.

Small steps can make a big difference.

Let's make mental health a priority, not just today, but every day.

Because better mental health starts with all of us.

It’s not too late to join the 9K Per Day Challenge! Every day, around 9 Australians die by su***de. That’s why we’re cha...
03/10/2026

It’s not too late to join the 9K Per Day Challenge!

Every day, around 9 Australians die by su***de. That’s why we’re challenging Australians to move 9,000 steps a day for 30 days, to raise awareness, start important conversations and raise vital funds to help build a mentally healthier and stronger Australia.

Sign up now, tell your family and friends, and start fundraising today.

You can kick off your 30-day challenge anytime from 1 September, with the campaign concluding on 30 November.

Walk, jog or run. Split your 9,000 steps across the day, and if you fall short one day, simply make them up the next day or across the week.

Take on the challenge as an individual, create a team or join an existing team.

9,000 steps. 30 days. One important reason.

Let’s rise to the challenge together.

SIGN UP TODAY!

When we picture change in mental health, we tend to imagine a breakthrough moment. For Ryan Buttner it was slower and qu...
28/09/2026

When we picture change in mental health, we tend to imagine a breakthrough moment.

For Ryan Buttner it was slower and quieter than that: rebuilding an identity after football ended, learning to ask for help, and building what he calls capacity, one honest step at a time.

A story about identity, resilience and the ordinary work of looking after yourself.

Read the full story (Link in BIO) https://darrentempleton.com.au/ryan-buttner-when-one-version-of-your-life-ends/

If anything here raises something for you, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14.

Loneliness carries a 26% increased risk of premature death.That is comparable to smoking up to 15 ci******es a day.In 20...
21/09/2026

Loneliness carries a 26% increased risk of premature death.

That is comparable to smoking up to 15 ci******es a day.

In 2025, the World Health Assembly adopted its first ever resolution on social connection, declaring it a global public health priority.

We are not designed to navigate life alone.

Connection is Foundation Two of Building Better Mental Fitness. Not the number of contacts you have. The quality of the bond.

Read the full article at the link in bio.

https://darrentempleton.com.au/connection-reminds-us-we-dont-have-to-navigate-life-alone/

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Movement makes you more capable of living your life. Building Better Mental Fitness.
12/09/2026

Movement makes you more capable of living your life.

Building Better Mental Fitness.

It's World Su***de Prevention Day on 10th September.This year’s theme, Changing the Narrative on Su***de, is a reminder ...
09/09/2026

It's World Su***de Prevention Day on 10th September.

This year’s theme, Changing the Narrative on Su***de, is a reminder that su***de prevention starts with changing the way we talk, listen and respond.

Too often, conversations about su***de are avoided because we are worried about saying the wrong thing. But silence can create distance. A genuine conversation can create connection.

At Run for Mental Health, we believe connection, movement and community can help create spaces where people feel supported, included and able to talk openly about how they are really going.

Start the conversation. Check in on someone. Listen without judgement.

Stay connected.

Because sometimes a conversation can make more difference than we realise.

World Su***de Prevention Day
10 September 2026

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There is a reason people keep coming back to the Tan.It's not just the distance. It is what happens to you on the way ar...
08/09/2026

There is a reason people keep coming back to the Tan.

It's not just the distance. It is what happens to you on the way around.

The version of you that finishes is measurably different from the one that started. More patient. Clearer. Less reactive. More available to the people and work that follow.

Movement builds capacity. And capacity is what everything else depends on.

Running just 15 minutes a day reduces the risk of developing major depression by 26%.

That is not a fitness statistic. That is a mental fitness statistic.

Read Darren Templeton’s latest Executive Insight at the link in bio.

https://darrentempleton.com.au/movement-creates-momentum/

“I used to believe strength meant fighting my way through life. Now I believe it means turning up for myself every day.”...
31/08/2026

“I used to believe strength meant fighting my way through life. Now I believe it means turning up for myself every day.”

Trent Knox "Knoxy" speaks openly about addiction, sobriety and the long process of learning how to ask for help, look after himself and live differently.

His recovery hasn’t been built around one answer.

It has been built through small practices repeated over time.

Movement.
The ocean.
Meditation.
AA.
Connection.
Community.
Honest conversations.
Starting again.

Knoxy’s story is also a reminder that asking for help is not separate from strength. Sometimes it is one of the clearest expressions of it.

Read Darren Templeton’s latest Community Story:

Learning to Stand Still: Trent Knox

https://darrentempleton.com.au/trent-knox-learning-to-stand-still/

If this story raises concerns for you or someone you know, support is available through Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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31/08/2026

Sign up to run or walk 9k (9000) Steps per day for 30 days in support of the 9 Aussies we lose to su***de every day. 🙏 Link in BIO

You can't build mental fitness without knowing what you are building it on.Movement. Connection. Belonging. Purpose. Res...
25/08/2026

You can't build mental fitness without knowing what you are building it on.

Movement. Connection. Belonging. Purpose. Resilience.

Five interconnected foundations. One practical system for living and leading well.

Darren's latest Executive Insight explores how the five foundations work together as a system, not a list, and how to know which one needs your attention most.

Read the full article HERE - https://darrentempleton.com.au/the-five-foundations-of-mental-fitness/

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