Stories Worth Sharing

I am Brooke, a former cricketer and now a passionate advocate for mental health.

2021-10-01T08:49:01+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

I am Brooke, a former cricketer and now a passionate advocate for mental health.2021-10-01T08:49:01+10:00

“I found that being transparent gave my mates permission to do the same, and what I realised was that we were all going through stuff, we just weren’t talking about it.”

2021-05-31T15:48:04+10:00

G’day I’m Justin. I’m a plumber by trade and have been in the construction industry for over 31 years now. I have had my battles over the years as a teenager in and out of hospital many times between the [...]

“I found that being transparent gave my mates permission to do the same, and what I realised was that we were all going through stuff, we just weren’t talking about it.”2021-05-31T15:48:04+10:00

My name is Tyler and music brings me two things: the ability to be creative and the strength to address my mental health.

2021-06-16T11:51:09+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

My name is Tyler and music brings me two things: the ability to be creative and the strength to address my mental health.2021-06-16T11:51:09+10:00

My name is Joe, and I’m sharing my story so that we can begin to have real conversations.

2021-06-16T11:55:23+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

My name is Joe, and I’m sharing my story so that we can begin to have real conversations.2021-06-16T11:55:23+10:00

My name is Harry and for me, sharing my story with my teammates was a significant turning point in my life.

2021-06-16T11:53:37+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

My name is Harry and for me, sharing my story with my teammates was a significant turning point in my life.2021-06-16T11:53:37+10:00

My name is Kyra and I learnt the importance of speaking up.

2021-06-16T11:47:56+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

My name is Kyra and I learnt the importance of speaking up.2021-06-16T11:47:56+10:00

My name is Tommy and I believe that everyone is born with the capacity to be a part of the solution.

2021-06-16T11:59:33+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

My name is Tommy and I believe that everyone is born with the capacity to be a part of the solution.2021-06-16T11:59:33+10:00

I am now living the life that ten years ago I had told myself I didn’t deserve, but I now know that this is the life I was meant for.

2021-06-16T12:01:56+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

I am now living the life that ten years ago I had told myself I didn’t deserve, but I now know that this is the life I was meant for.2021-06-16T12:01:56+10:00

The main message is to just speak up… it doesn’t matter who it is, everyone is vulnerable at stages, so it’s up to people like myself who are listening to just listen and don’t judge people

2021-06-16T11:57:07+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

The main message is to just speak up… it doesn’t matter who it is, everyone is vulnerable at stages, so it’s up to people like myself who are listening to just listen and don’t judge people2021-06-16T11:57:07+10:00

I was in a really dark place… and it just took a few mates getting alongside me to really remind me that there are people around me that cared

2021-06-16T11:46:29+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

I was in a really dark place… and it just took a few mates getting alongside me to really remind me that there are people around me that cared2021-06-16T11:46:29+10:00

You will recover… it’s hard work, but you will get to a point where you can say I’m proud of myself for getting through it.

2021-06-16T12:03:33+10:00

Stories Worth Sharing gives a voice to the many people who have struggled with their own mental health, supported others, or have been bereaved by suicide. If this watching this brings up anything for you, please contact [...]

You will recover… it’s hard work, but you will get to a point where you can say I’m proud of myself for getting through it.2021-06-16T12:03:33+10:00

This is what I went through last year, with depression.

2020-02-06T09:01:45+11:00

This is what I went through last year, with depression. Running has been a part of my life for 38 years. I started long-distance and trail running four years ago.   Trail running is my physical,emotional and spiritual space. It [...]

This is what I went through last year, with depression.2020-02-06T09:01:45+11:00

My name is Bridget, and I have a complicated relationship with my brain.

2020-10-28T13:51:17+11:00

My name is Bridget, and I have a complicated relationship with my brain. For the past 13 years, it has been a bit of a fair-weather friend. My brain and I, we’ve been through a lot. My story is based [...]

My name is Bridget, and I have a complicated relationship with my brain.2020-10-28T13:51:17+11:00

Mental illness has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

2019-08-13T11:43:45+10:00

Mental illness has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. It made its first appearance in my life at the age of ten, when I was bullied through Grade 4 of primary school. But [...]

Mental illness has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.2019-08-13T11:43:45+10:00

My name is Sidney Davies. I’m a barber at Monks & Co Barbershop and I suffer from trauma-induced depression.

2019-06-18T08:39:49+10:00

I’m behind the barber’s chair 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. That’s about 82 haircuts and so 82 conversations I have with people in a week. I know the importance of being able just to get something off [...]

My name is Sidney Davies. I’m a barber at Monks & Co Barbershop and I suffer from trauma-induced depression.2019-06-18T08:39:49+10:00

The first person you talk to is always the hardest.

2019-02-20T04:55:54+11:00

The first person you talk to is always the hardest. That’s why I’m sharing my story; to make that first conversation easier. I had my first panic attack in primary school. We were learning about conscription during the war, and [...]

The first person you talk to is always the hardest.2019-02-20T04:55:54+11:00

My name is Aleisha, I’m 29 and I lost my Dad, Thomas, to suicide

2019-01-23T05:44:51+11:00

In 1997, I was 8 years old and living in southern Tasmania. I was an active child, playing in the streets, climbing over friends fences to get up to mischief, playing sports and being a typical little daddy’s girl. I [...]

My name is Aleisha, I’m 29 and I lost my Dad, Thomas, to suicide2019-01-23T05:44:51+11:00

My name is Jade, I’m 28 and lost my brother, Clint, to suicide.

2019-06-19T10:29:26+10:00

In 2005, I was in Year 10 at high school in Devonport. I was leading a fairly normal life – playing sport, talking about College and being with my friends. But little did I know that that year, everything would [...]

My name is Jade, I’m 28 and lost my brother, Clint, to suicide.2019-06-19T10:29:26+10:00

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