	{"id":28970,"date":"2019-08-15T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T22:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=28970"},"modified":"2020-10-12T15:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T05:08:50","slug":"local-hero-rachael-parker-pays-thanks-to-swell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/local-hero-rachael-parker-pays-thanks-to-swell\/","title":{"rendered":"Local hero Rachael Parker pays thanks to swell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A HOLIDAY to Portugal unwittingly changed the course of Rachael Parker\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>Suffering the extreme effects of bipolar disorder on a picturesque surf island saw the youth worker enter a place of melancholy, an unpleasant state she had endured before.<\/p>\n<p>But when local hostel owner Luis Grazina recommended Rachael try surfing to quieten her mind, she learned to ride swell at 30-years-old \u2013 the skill she claims changed her life.<\/p>\n<p>Now 34, the founder of Torquay-based therapeutic surf program Ocean Mind will this week return to Portugal to pay thanks to the man who catapulted her out of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s nice to go back to those people who make those very impactful influences on your life to say thank you,\u201d Rachael reflected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat (surfing) was just the start of the lifting of my depression and the feeling OK again. I\u2019d been severely depressed for about two years and that was this big movement, shift and change for life. I started living again and started being able to function and feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to go back to that place where it all started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through her work and individual struggle, Rachael has seen how support can uplift people from excruciatingly low periods of isolation.<\/p>\n<p>At age 15, Rachael was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and hospitalised. She admitted it was a deeply frightening time in her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really alone in that experience. Mental health is not something that we spoke about openly at school, and my friends didn\u2019t know what was going on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so upset, so anxious, (and) so angry as a child not understanding what was going on. I didn\u2019t seek help from psychologists or psychiatrists \u2013 that was such a foreign place for me to go. It didn\u2019t feel like it was helping me, and I really didn\u2019t feel like I had a community to talk to about what was going on for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29077\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachael learned to surf at 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As she got older, Rachael noticed a concerning gap within Australia\u2019s mental health care system.<\/p>\n<p>She said accessibility was the biggest barrier she came across in her encounters with young people who were either homeless or going through the juvenile justice system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing through the mental health system is really confusing and for somebody that\u2019s well versed in the mental health system, I know that it\u2019s still difficult to go in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see a GP, sit down, tell your story, get your mental health care plan, get to your psychologist before your six sessions are up and you have to go back to your doctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who need support need it to be really easy. If you take away all those hurdles, it creates a space where people can access support when they need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to spark change, Rachael ensured accessibility was at the heart of Ocean Mind\u2019s business framework.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2016, the project \u2013 which is run by a host of volunteers and surf instructors \u2013 offers one-on-one surf coaching and support mentoring for young people experiencing hardship.<\/p>\n<p>Participants learn socialisation skills, teambuilding skills and discover the benefits of belonging to a group of likeminded people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be at the tertiary end of mental health to be able to access a service,\u201d explained Rachael.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re at risk of developing mental health issues or social isolation, if you\u2019re suffering the effects of family breakdown or trauma; even if you\u2019ve just got some behavioural issues that are developing, or you\u2019re a little bit left from centre, they\u2019re risk factors for long-term mental issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if we can get there and surround them with support before they need it, then they know where to access it when things are falling apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29079\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Rachael-Parker-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocean Mind founder Rachael Parker has been shortlisted for Westfield\u2019s Local Heroes award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most recently, Rachael was nominated by team member Tom Szmidel for Westfield\u2019s Local Heroes award which sees its three finalists\u2019 pocket $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Rachael said if she takes out the award, she will use her prize earnings to develop more programs and expand into other communities.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently working in partnership with Deakin University as part of a three-year control group study on the effectiveness of the program. The research began in March and is the first of its kind.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel said she\u2019s proud to have founded a beautiful and versatile community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s (Ocean Mind) gone from strength to strength \u2013 we would be nothing without the community\u2019s support. I can\u2019t do this by myself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really important to me to have these communities because it\u2019s something I didn\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Westfield\u2019s Local Heroes will be announced on October 1. Voting is now closed.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/oceanmind.org.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">oceanmind.org.au<\/a> or email info@oceanmind.org.au. For news and updates, follow Facebook and Instagram at @oceanmindinc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A HOLIDAY to Portugal unwittingly changed the course of Rachael Parker\u2019s career. 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