A balanced wellbeing approach for young blokes
10 Jun 2025
Wanting to find ways to share the path to better wellbeing with fellow Christ’s College students, Will Crawford has joined the ‘Balanced Blokes’ seminar for Year 12 students.
Hosted by Lincoln University future leader scholars – including Old Boy Levi Astle – the seminar supports student leaders who want to help steer others towards positive mental health amid the multiple challenges of their teenage years.
“The idea of increasing mental health in our College community is appealing to me and it has been a great opportunity to learn more about the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ through a mental health seminar run by Old Boy Levi Astle, and how best to implement these ways in our everyday life,” Will explains.
“I learnt so much on the day, and it was also great to be able to talk things over with fellow Year 12 students from our city. We all bring different ideas and perspectives to the discussion table so you learn – and benefit – from each other.”
A member of Julius House, Will says the seminar has underlined the importance of the “five ways to enable better mental health”.
“We need to connect and keep talking and listening to others,” he says. “We must also keep learning and make the most of any new experience and opportunity. Equally importantly, we all must ‘give’. That is a core part of our time at College, helping others and doing that much more to make a difference.
“Particularly important for teenagers, we need to be active and enjoy our sports and activities. Finally, we all should take notice of the everyday things that make us happy.”
For Will, even the first steps along the way have brought rewards.
“This seminar has inspired me to start doing small things to improve these areas of my life, including ice baths and doing breathing exercises to improve my mental wellbeing. With each positive action in your life you soon begin to feel the benefits.”
