lets make a difference

It's exactly one year ago today, I stood in front of hundreds of people and helped present what became the Peer to Peer Support Network - the new mental health support network at work - providing a listening ear and signposting to other support services.

Part of my script in the presentation went:

“virtually every day my daughter tells me she wants to kill herself,

the mental torture she faces each day tells her that’s the best way out,

virtually every work day, after she tells me she wants to be dead, I go to work…

I am so grateful for the support of my managers, my colleagues and my wonderful team that understand the stresses I face; and make my life liveable. “

Just today, I heard feedback from somebody  who used the network over the past year and has benefited so much from the support he was given, he wanted to say thanks because the support network had pulled him thru the rollercoaster ride he went thru following the deaths of a number of close family members.

For me, I've been amazingly blessed by getting to know the hundreds of people in the support network, and am so chuffed of the changes we’ve made to people’s lives in the last year. 

It shows we can all make a difference – we just need to start