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Rugby rivals pull up their socks for Mental Fitness in Orange
In a powerful display of support for mental fitness, over 600 rugby players from central west NSW came together for the Gotcha4Life Mental Fitness Round of the Blowes Clothing Cup, donning identical socks as conversation starters to encourage open dialogue beyond the game.
If you only watch one video today, make it this one
Pure emotion, tears, and solidarity. Witness the incredible power of community as the Como Crocs rugby league footy club tackles mental health head-on after the heartbreaking loss of a club member to suicide.
State of Origin One Pass changing States of Mind in footy
The NRL and Gotcha4Life have teamed up over the 2023 Ampol State of Origin series to build mental fitness in grass-roots footy clubs.
Gus Tells TED23 its Time for Action
Gotcha4Life founder Gus Worland took to the biggest global stage of all - TED23 in Vancouver, Canada - to share our vision for ending suicide with the world.
Meet Jose Gilbert - Changing the World by Changing Lives
Gotch4Life’s Program Manager Jose Gilbert was always going to change the world. She thought it would be by saving the planet. Turns out, it’s by saving lives.
Thousands of Stories, One Goal: Mental Fitness for All
We may visit and connect with a diverse range of people and communities, but we all share a common need. Mental fitness is for everybody.
We’ve Kicked Epic Goals, but there’s More Work to be Done
2022 was a record year for Gotcha4Life. We reached more people in more places than ever before. But there’s more work to be done.
‘Bally Boys’ Row for 24 Hours to Change 500 Lives - Including their Own
It’s not often you can support a charity through fundraising and then directly benefit from the funds you helped raise.
Utterly Exhausted? Mental Fitness Can Help
UTTERLY EXHAUSTED? MENTAL FITNESS CAN HELP.
Here are 3 ways to fill your bucket when it’s nearing empty.
Look Whose Talking in Tumut
The Snowy Mountains tower silently over the tiny NSW town of Tumut. Many of the men of Tumut were silent too, until a call to Gotcha4Life in 2017 got the ball rolling – and the men talking about their feelings.
The School Assembly that Got Teen Boys Talking
Any parent of a teenage boy knows conversations often follow a familiar pattern. A series of questions asked by the parent - and a series of monosyllabic answers from their son. Yep. Nup. Good. Grunt. Stuff. Dunno.
5 Things we’ve Learned About Kindness from Kath Koschel
What is now a global movement began with Kath’s own incredible tale of conquering adversity with resilience and gratitude.
A Weight Off their Shoulders - How Building Emotional Muscle is Changing Lives at this Gym
When Queenslander Sarah McCudden set out to change her own life, she changed the lives of a whole bunch of other people she barely knew too.
Community Champ Kellie Stubbs is Building Mental Fitness One Step (and Cuppa) at a Time
Kellie Stubb’s first involvement with Gotcha4Life started with a real and tragic need: Supporting the Como Crocodiles Rugby League Football Club community in Sydney’s south after the suicide of one of their own in 2019…
How to Make Mental Fitness a Habit
Truth is, there’s no end to investing in your mental fitness. With lots of options now under your belt, our focus today is how to keep-on-keeping-on…
How Stepping Up in Your Most Important Relationships Builds Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness Toolkit: What looking after your village looks like.
Today is the Day to Start Building Your Emotional Muscle - here’s how
Today is the day to start building your emotional muscle. Here’s how.
Getting Started with Building Mental Fitness
The aim of this week is to make it easier for you to get started on building your mental fitness.
Mental Fitness: Do You Know Your Facts from Fiction?
How well do you know your Mental Fitness facts from fiction? Let’s set the record straight on some common misconceptions.