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What Really Worked For Me

Real life insights from the road to recovery

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This Mental Health Month, we explore what it takes to recover and move forward. Gain personal insights into navigating challenging times and discover the practical actions that can restore vitality, purpose, and balance.

Wednesday 14 October 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm (AEDT) (11:30am SA, 11:00am QLD, 9:00am WA)

Expert Speakers

Mark Thomas
Lived experience mental health speaker, Sergeant at Victoria Police, Co-Founder and President of The Code 9 Foundation

Sue Webb
Educator, speaker, author and founder of Sue Webb PD with more than 30 years of experience in classroom and leadership roles.

Moderator

Dr Sadhbh Joyce
Senior Psychologist (MAPS, AAPi), Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine & Health

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Mark Thomas
Lived experience mental health speaker, Sergeant at Victoria Police, Co-Founder and President of The Code 9 Foundation

Mark Thomas is a serving Victorian Police member with 30 years of distinguished service, a mental health keynote speaker, and founder of The Code 9 Foundation, an Australian health promotion charity supporting first responders living with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other service-related mental health conditions.

After being diagnosed with PTSD, depression and anxiety in 2013, Mark’s mental health journey is one of resilience, courage and transformation. Mark turned his personal pain into purpose. He openly shares his story of not wanting to live to where he is today, living a meaningful life, proving that recovery and thriving after trauma is not only possible but powerful.

As the co-founder of The Code 9 Foundation, Mark has built a vital support network for his community and their families. Through the foundation, he champions prevention, early intervention, and long-term recovery programs, while continuing his full-time policing career.

A compelling and authentic speaker, Mark speaks with raw honesty, practical insights, and hope, helping people understand the recovery process, what worked for Mark and what he does to keep his recovery moving forward.

Sue Webb
Educator, speaker, author and founder of Sue Webb PD with more than 30 years of experience in classroom and leadership roles.

Drawing on her lived experience of professional burnout and the debilitating symptoms that followed, Sue’s book, Teachers Cry Too, explores the importance of developing sustainable work practices, letting go of perfectionism, and creating a healthier relationship with work and life.

A passionate advocate for teacher wellbeing and sustainable careers in Education, Sue works with teachers and school leaders to develop wellbeing culture— where people can perform at their best without sacrificing themselves in the process. Her workshops blend research, relatable stories and practical strategies that participants can use to rethink unhelpful habits, establish healthy routines and make intentional changes to the way they work, lead, and live.

Dr Sadhbh Joyce
Senior Psychologist (MAPS, AAPi), Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine & Health

Sadhbh is a highly experienced clinician with more than 20 years working across clinical, industrial and academic environments.

She has delivered evidence‑based psychological therapy to individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement and workplace injury. Her work is grounded in compassion, scientific rigour and a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing.

With specialist expertise in neuropsychology, mindfulness, self‑compassion in psychotherapy and workplace mental health, Sadhbh has trained diverse groups including first responders, frontline health workers, allied health professionals, leaders, managers, educators, justice workers, lawyers and community workers.

Sadhbh’s contributions have been recognised nationally. She has received a Significant Contribution Award from the Australian Psychological Society for her translational research. Her online program, Mindarma, has been honoured with a Mental Health Matters Award from the NSW Mental Health Commission and a Resilient Australia Award from the NSW Government, and has received mental health grant support from the Victorian Government (2022) and the Government of South Australia (2023–2025).