About Us
Your Host
Why getting out?
Why getting out?
Wayne has been hooked on 4wding and camping since his young days. He has led family groups socially to both local and remote locations such as Cape York and the Simpson Desert. He has a passion for the outdoors and a particular passion for men being real. Wayne is a qualified social worker, a Mental Health First Aider, and is continuing i
Wayne has been hooked on 4wding and camping since his young days. He has led family groups socially to both local and remote locations such as Cape York and the Simpson Desert. He has a passion for the outdoors and a particular passion for men being real. Wayne is a qualified social worker, a Mental Health First Aider, and is continuing in studying counselling. His aim is to bring the outdoors and the inner being together in these tag along tours with a difference.
Why getting out?
Why getting out?
Why getting out?
There is just something sacred and spiritual about being outdoors. We connect with nature in a very real way and find comfort in the raw natural environment. Not to mention the excitement and challenge of adventure and exploring the great unknown, to set off to discover and conquer.
It is also a place where we are often more relaxed, a place that invites the freedom of connecting with ourselves.
Why looking in?
Why getting out?
Why looking in?
Society in general looks at us by what they see, they look at what is on the outside. But as a person we are so much more. It is through looking inward on ourselves that we begin to discover and connect with out true inner self. This enables the release and shining, where we can be comfortable with ourselves irrespective of what other people may see or think.
What we do - Why we do it
Adventure based with a positive mental health focus
What?
We offer a variety of weekend adventures, retreats and discovery workshops to suit just about everyone.
We can also custom plan a trip just for you and your mates/family, or event attend your camping event to run some experience workshops.
Drawing on my offroad, outback and remote travelling experiences, and my studies in mental health and counselling, we will venture out to make connections with nature and also spend time over the weekend taking the opportunity to discover and make a deeper connection with our inner self.
The guided conversations over the weekends will be based on the strong connections between the adventure, our nature experience and our own life journey.
Why?
In Australia, 3144 people died by suicide in 2021 - that's almost 9 people every day! And according to Beyond Blue, men are 3 times more likely to die by suicide than women. They also say that men are nearly half as likely to seek help for mental health conditions. Statistics - Beyond Blue
My own story aligns with that second statistic. If you are like me, you tell yourself you have it all together, yet deep down you know you don't. It was only after I reached a breaking point that I was forced to stop and try to put the pieces back together. I was fortunate enough to have some friends around me to help, and I also sought some professional help.
So while the statistics are stacked against men, we recognise that we are all in this life together. 1 in 5 Australians will experience a common mental health illness at some point. We are all susceptible to the belief that mental health will never effect me, or that I have it all together, but that we can all do something to strengthen our resilience and prepare ourselves for what life often throws at us.
Bush Adventure Therapy
Individual Member
Wayne is an individual member of the Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy (AABAT).
AABAT Aims:
- To promote Bush Adventure Therapy as a credible and beneficial form of therapeutic intervention
- To refine and uphold safe and ethical practices within the Bush Adventure Therapy community
- To provide opportunities to network, share, analyse and promote stories of success
- To maintain an open forum for discussion and exchange of resources amongst the BAT community
- To represent the community and practice of BAT to relevant professional bodies, associations and organisations
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Contact Us
We are based in Redlands, east of Brisbane, on Quandamooka Country.
If you would like to send an email enquiry then please click the link below, or contact us on info@innermanadventures.com.au We would love to hear from you!
Or feel free to phone Wayne on 0484 332 974.
Inner Man Adventures
