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11/05/2026

Hey! 👋 it’s been a while since I jumped on and did one of these so here’s me talking about two public events I’ve got coming up

TAS:10 Talking about Su***de: 10 Tools
Thurs 14 May 10am-11:30am
I created this with from .future in honour of her son Oliver
Http://talkingaboutsu***de.eventbrite.com

The Entrepreneur Breakfast: the Honest Conversation from with and
Tues 19 May 9:30am-11am @ Brighton
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985573248035

Links in bio too!

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06/05/2026

“How can I help someone build reasons for living?”

In this video are just 49 seconds of my thoughts.

In essence, in my experience, first we have to hear someone’s reasons for dying.

This is so much easier said than done, of course - but I believe we can all learn to do this. To witness someone’s pain. To accept their current reality.

What are your thoughts?

And - if you have thoughts on this - perhaps you’re ready to talk about how leaders and colleagues in *your* organisation can get more comfortable talking about su***de.

Shall we talk?

Message me or book a time to talk through my website 👉 www.starttheconversation.uk

Ah yes, and I keep forgetting to say (to the horror of every coach and mentor I’ve ever worked with) that I also send out a monthly email called The Lighthouse. You can sign up on my website.

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06/05/2026

“How can I help someone build reasons for living?”

In this video are just 49 seconds of my thoughts.

In essence, in my experience, first we have to hear someone’s reasons for dying.

This is so much easier said than done, of course - but I believe we can all learn to do this. To witness someone’s pain. To accept their current reality.

What are your thoughts?

And - if you have thoughts on this - perhaps you’re ready to talk about how leaders and colleagues in *your* organisation can get more comfortable talking about su***de.

Shall we talk?

Message me or book a time to talk through my website 👉 www.starttheconversation.uk

Ah yes, and I keep forgetting to say (to the horror of every coach and mentor I’ve ever worked with) that I also send out a monthly email called The Lighthouse. You can sign up via my website.

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14/04/2026

Short version:

I don’t know who needs to see this image today, but if it’s you, I’m glad you’ve seen it ❤️

Long version, with backstory:

The night someone first showed me this, it blew my tiny mind.

I mean, first off, who doesn’t love a Venn diagram?

But also, just LOOK at it!

I imagine you’ve seen it before, but it’s so worth a revisit, no?

“Ikigai” is a Japanese concept translating to “a reason for being”.

There is so much in this that makes sense to me.

To set the scene (at the risk of sounding like a total w*nker), the first time I saw this image:

I was in my early 30s (way back when), transitioning from youth work to be a counsellor & su***de prevention trainer

And I was heartbroken
I was broken all over, actually
I was a mess
I’d fled to a yoga retreat on a tiny Thai island for 2 or 3 weeks to “sort my life out” (see, told you: w*nker)

And then over dinner, one of the folks on the retreat, an old Dutch guy whose name I have shamefully forgotten, nonchalantly scribbled this Venn diagram of “ikigai” on a napkin for me, mid conversation.

I lost myself in it for what felt like hours.

And I return to it regularly, to check that teaching people to talk about su***de (aka “su***de prevention training”) is still the right path for me.

I ask myself, is this…

❤️ What I LOVE?
Absolutely. It is challenging and emotional and it drains me, but I love educating + empowering people with (literally) life-saving skills (and I’m better at loving myself now and taking proper breaks.)

🙌🏼 What I am GOOD at?
I couldn’t say this back then but I can say it now with my hand on my heart and (almost) without cringing: Yes. I am damn good at what I do.

🌍 What the world NEEDS?
100%. Too many people continue to die by su***de, needlessly, and too many people don’t know how they can be a part of changing that, by learning to increase their skills and confidence.

💰 What I can get PAID for?
Well, yes, just about, although let’s face it, there are far easier ways to make money 😂 I make enough to live, and that is enough.

What do you think of this image?

What is your reason to get up in the morning?

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11/03/2026

Just dropping this here for my Brighton folks

Just 8 places left!

Brighton and Hove has one of the highest su***de rates in the UK - and is the highest for women and girls.

This training makes our communities safer from su***de by teaching you how to have life saving conversations.

Booking link
Http://asist-brighton-mar2026.eventbrite.com

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09/03/2026

So proud to have delivered our training - Talking about Su***de: 10 Tools (TAS:10) - to 53 people from the HQ

And to have received feedback like this! 🙌🏼

TAS:10 was created by of .future in memory of her son, and Rose Rowkins

Anyone can learn to talk about su***de, and have pro-active, preventative life-saving conversations.

Do you need ***deprevention training for YOUR team?

Let’s talk.

To try-before-you-buy, join one of our open sessions http://talkingaboutsu***de.eventbrite.com

Next dates
🗓️ Monday 16 March 12:30pm-2pm
🗓️ Thursday 14 May 10am-11:30am

Su***de is everyone’s business.

05/03/2026

📣 Hello !

Here are three (damn good, if you ask me) reasons why you should attend the two-day Su***de Intervention workshop I am delivering (alongside the legend that is Nick Brown) at Projects on Wed 25 + Thu 26 March.

1️⃣ We NEED to talk about su***de.

Brighton and Hove has one of the highest rates of su***de of and girls in the whole of the UK (and overall rates are 1.5 x higher than the England average)

And let’s be clear: the skills learned on ASIST workshop are just as useful in our PERSONAL lives, as in our PROFESSIONAL lives. Just ask ...

2️⃣ ASIST isn’t an easy two days, but (oh boy) it is SO WORTH IT.

Expect to be challenged.
Expect to be changed.

3️⃣ Given the impact this workshop makes, it would be a TRAGEDY to have empty seats.

So I’m putting it out to the universe ✨ and offering all remaining places on a pay-what-you-can basis. Use the code [pwyc] to unlock options.

(+ also, this is *probably* the LAST public ASIST I will be running in Brighton this year. I’ll have a date in in September though, so DM me if interested in that)

Wed 25 + Thur 26 March
9am - 5pm both days @

Save your spot here 👉 http://asist-brighton-mar2026.eventbrite.com

And please share-share-share away, *especially* with any connections who work with:

💥 Any team or community (community leaders, managers, co-working spaces...)
💥 The public (bartenders, tattoo artists, hotel staff, personal trainers...)
💥 Young people (youth workers, teaching assistants, school DSLs...)

ASIST is for anyone, because su***de is EVERYONE’S business.

Got questions? You know where I am. 🌹

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25/02/2026

Clearly not recorded today (hooray for sun! ☀️) but I’ve just got around to editing this little vid on SIGNPOSTING

… Which can be done SO MUCH MORE MEANINGFULLY (and safely) with a little care and consideration.

I hope this helps someone 🙏🏼

To be clear: if you know someone is thinking of su***de, it is NEVER the deal that you hold that information confidentially. It’s not fair on them, or you.

Instead, with consent and working collaboratively (and using “active” signposting) help them connect to others who can help.

Want to know more? We have ASIST workshops in March in and

And our next TAS:10 Zoom sesh on Monday 16 March 12:30pm-2pm

Www.starttheconversation.uk/trainingforall

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14/02/2026

Daffodils in your window 💛

A simple, heartfelt gesture in memory of a loved one or a dear friend.

If you are bereaved on this day of love, please join su***de prevention charity .future as I am doing, in putting daffodils in your window to show you still love that person and remember them.

Olly’s Future was founded in memory of Olly Hare from Worthing who died on 14th February 2017.

Olly’s mum, my dear friend Ann who I have worked with closely ever since, wrote the poem ‘Daffodils’

Put daffodils in the window
The brightest of the bright
To remind us of your presence
To remind us of your light.

Although the years are passing
Since last we saw your face
Your memory sustains us
With love and light and grace.

Daffodils are a sign of spring, of new beginnings and the promise of hope for the future - so important for those bereaved.

By displaying daffodils on Valentine’s Day, Ann and the team at Olly’s Future hope to encourage greater understanding and empathy - and a kinder world.

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13/02/2026

Managers! Leaders! You have the POWER! ⚡

The power to create psychological safety in the rooms you are in.

Or not.

Psychological safety ➡️ connection ➡️ potentially life-saving.

Please use your power wisely.

The wisest way? Share it!
(Power WITH beats power OVER every time.)

Here are 5 things to say to help create psychological safety (and share the power) in team meetings. I hope they are helpful for someone.

Because little shifts in language lead to big shifts in culture.

Your team will thank and reward you - and your workplace will be safer as a result.

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05/02/2026

It’s Time to Talk Day - which is every day for me!

So here are some recent words from about the importance of learning to talk about su***de.

Want to learn more? We have spaces on courses coming up on Zoom and in and soon in too

Links in bio or at www.starttheconversation.uk/trainingforall

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