The Chime Model

Rod wrote this for a poetry competition at Lorikeet Centre of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Western Australia (MIFWA). Good on ya Rod!

'The CHIME Model'

I have recovered well from mental illness

From connections to empowerment

Using the chime model along the way

Firstly I started to connect

With Lorikeet, the church and social groups

Then I got MIFWA support

This all gave me hope

I believed I could recover

The sessions at Lorikeet were positive

I started to gain an identity

I wasn’t just that person with a mental illness

My life started to have meaning

There were ups and downs but it was part of a journey

I set goals and put a structure in place

I finally got empowerment

I had control in everything I did

I lived by my values ie resilience and patience

And took responsibility in everything I did

By Rod Boyce