Real Stories

Blogs and stories can show that people with mental health problems are cared about, understood and listened to.

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Anwyn's story

Anwyn's story of holding on to hope after struggling with depression and anxiety since early childhood and growing up in a dysfunctional environment.

Helps with
Anxiety
Depression
35 min read
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Tom's story

Tom's inspirational story about walking away from his successful footballer career and managing his mental health on a daily basis.

Helps with
Anxiety
26 min read
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Matt's story

Matt's story of holding on to hope after suffering with depression and anxiety and attempting suicide which left him wheelchair-bound.

Helps with
Depression
Anxiety
25 min read
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Lizzie's story

Lizzie's story of holding on to hope after being sexually abused by a close family member as a child and struggling with addictions.

Helps with
Substance misuse
Trauma
Depression
16 min read
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Kate's Story

Kate Seselja describes how pokies were wrecking her life, and how she overcame her addiction and helped many others live their best lives.

Helps with
Anxiety
30 min read
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Jaz's Story

Jaz's story of holding on to hope through body issues, the stress of transition, worrying about acceptance and suicidal thoughts.

Helps with
Anxiety
30 min read
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Chris's Story

Chris's story of holding on to hope after surviving three major bushfires including Victoria’s Black Saturday and the PTSD it caused.

Helps with
Anxiety
30 min read
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Mal's Story

Mal Meiers' story about the pressure, horrendous hours, chaos and physical pain of horrific injuries when working in some of the best restaurants in the world.

Helps with
Anxiety
30 min read
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Tanya's Story

Tanya's story about struggling with anorexia for years, the mental disorder that takes the lives of more young women than any other.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Joe's Story

Joe Williams' story of Holding on to Hope through struggling with self-doubt and connecting with his culture to reduce the suicide statistics amongst his people.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Doctor Kieran's Story

Doctor Kieran's story of Holding on to Hope through mental illness, working as a doctor at a psychiatric hospital and his own struggles with mental illness.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Gracie's Story

Gracie's story of holding on to hope after dealing with the early stages of bipolar disorder and living in an outback mining town.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Oliver's Story

Oliver's story of Holding on to Hope through his slide into darkness at the age of 14 and the importance of staying connected with his friends.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Wes's Story

Wes Herring’s story of holding onto hope after his dreams for farming, continuing a family tradition and bringing up a family were shattered.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Anthony's Story

Anthony’s story of holding on to hope through depression, work-related stress and the miracle of being alive.

Helps with
Depression
30 min read
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Lachie's Story

Lachie's story about working in the most remote places in Australia where mental health issues are rife and how he became one of its victims.

Helps with
Depression
Substance misuse
30 min read
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