01/10/2025
This brave, passionate, beautiful young soul asked me to join her in raising funds for the Black Dog Institute 🖤
Together we are walking 150km this month to raise funds to improve Mental Health outcomes in Australia 🇦🇺
1 in 5 Aussies experience mental health challenges each year ❤️🩹
75% of common mental health issues emerge before the age of 25 🥹
50% of people suffering do not seek professional help 💔😭
Suffering alone and without hope is heartbreaking to me.
My daughter struggles every single day with keeping her thoughts positive and healthy. She’s far braver than I am, and thankfully she vocalises when it all feels too much. My fierce love and protection know no boundaries and so far, we keep putting One Foot Forward together.
I’ve also experience the utter devastation of losing a loved one to the battle. A piece of me irreparably fractured 7 years when I lost my best friend, Nina, to su***de 🪽
Never once did she confide in me that she was near her end. I would’ve moved heaven and earth to keep her here 🕯️ Last week was her anniversary 😔
I’m certain that with greater funding, greater awareness, speaking up, breaking the stigma, improving accessibility to urgent care, equipping health professionals with the knowledge and trauma informed training to acknowledge and offer appropriate support, helping teachers understand and have the tools to gently nurture young minds during their most vulnerable years and offering evidence based online and in-person su***de prevention initiatives…. we CAN make a difference.
Please donate if it feels right.
Or tag along when u see me walking 😀
Let’s make sure no-one is suffering alone. One Foot Forward together 👣
Thanks so much for reading 😘
https://www.onefootforward.org.au/s/213594/251344
Link also in bio 🖤
