(Mia, Alex and Anisha are sitting around inside chatting, chairs facing each other)

Anisha Damaso:
... the be-all, end-all. That's what it feels like, end of the world, I think.

(A title graphic appears on the centre of the screen that reads: BLAK AND FORTH COPING WITH STRESS with Anisha, Mia and Alex)

Alexander Peisley:
I had my breathing techniques. I had joggin'. Basketball was a big thing, so sport. As an Aboriginal man or just male in general, you don't speak out on that. That's why we need to actually stand up, put our hand up and say we need help. I finally was, like, you know, "I got to reach out to me friends and get a psychologist." But, yeah, and I think going back to home and going back out in the bush actually made me calm back down and that was, like, a good relief and going back to Mob and seeing them is probably what made me feel a bit better and actually get me through high school and, yeah.

Mia McMenamin:
Yeah.

Anisha Damaso:
Mm-hmm.

Mia McMenamin:
I had my dog like-

Anisha Damaso:
Aw. Yeah.

Mia McMenamin:
... her name's Felicia.

Anisha Damaso:
(laughs).

Mia McMenamin:
Felicia was like the biggest support and it was nice. Just almost my attention was on her and that was such a stress relief. Looking after an animal when they're like looking after you is such, like a nice relationship.

Anisha Damaso:
Aw, that is cute.

Mia McMenamin:
And then also I was heavy on music.

Anisha Damaso:
Nice.

Mia McMenamin:
Yeah, music was definitely-

Anisha Damaso:
Yeah.

Mia McMenamin:
... the biggest coping mechanism. Whatever emotion I was feeling is the music I would listen to. I allowed myself to be in that mood. I didn't try-

Anisha Damaso:
Mm. Mm-hmm.

Mia McMenamin:
... to switch up.

Anisha Damaso:
I found that music could really influence my vibe and my, like, emotions. If I was feeling really down, upbeat music. If I was staying up late to do an assignment, really good, like hype music, like Megan Thee Stallion, maybe. (laughs).

Alexander Peisley:
I need a bit of funk-

Anisha Damaso:
Mm-hmm.

Alexander Peisley:
... you know?

Mia McMenamin:
Mm.

Anisha Damaso:
Bit of funk.

Alexander Peisley:
Get that disco, but then you got mellow, you got your Frank Ocean, calm you down. Classical music, like I needed that, it actually does work.

Anisha Damaso:
Find what makes you feel good. For me, it was more like I would lean on my family a lot when things got stressful. Like my mum and my dad, my siblings, my niece and nephews, we'd go fishing a lot. When I was super stressed, I'd always like say to my dad like, "I need to go." Like, "We need to go camping." Like, "I need to see a campfire."

And my dad would be like, "Yeah, all right. We're going this weekend." Like, "Let's go fishing. Let's just detox." That was huge for me, but also just family time.

When I was in year 12, my older brother had just had a baby. Then whenever I was super stressed, I would always go out to his house and just hold my niece. (laughs) You look at a baby and you think, "Yeah, the world's-

Mia McMenamin:
Positive thoughts.

Anisha Damaso:
... it's not that serious."

Mia McMenamin:
Yeah.

Anisha Damaso:
Like it's so, like humbling almost. It's like, "Yeah, Year 12 is not that serious. This is like a whole little human being."