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It took the birth of my daughter and post partum depression to embrace The Mental Health Foundation's 5 ways to wellbeing.  

Anything that helps prevent and lessen the impact of mental ill health while improving our general wellbeing is an insurance we all need.

It's a foundation that we can return to when we fall ; it gives us 'hope' that life can get better again.  And it's what has led me to The Collective.

I would have thought you were bonkers if you said I would one day be founding a social enterprise with a community presence promoting conversations around mental health and giving back to The Mental Health Foundation of NZ.  I would have run a mile if you said that I would be sharing a deeply personal experience that took me to a dark and frightening place.  Yet here I am, vulnerability in all its glory, encouraging others to stand up and speak their truth - to finally put an end to the silence that fuels stigma.  To help save lives.

It doesn't matter where you are on the richter scale of mental health ; the 5 ways to wellbeing is for all of us.  Try it, you might be surprised where it takes you.

Lou x 

aka Stigma Free Warrior