Good morning everyone, apologies for my absence of late on your Monday mornings but I'm back with another episode of Extra Sauce.
A pretty real chat today on my drive to work where I do a lot of my thinking.
We are in a mental health crisis in this country.
Recent statistics show that 8 Australians die by suicide every day, 75% of those are men.
So by the end of today, by the time you listened to this episode, someone has potentially taken their life.
We likely all know of someone who has taken their life and the massive impact this has on their loved ones.
The politician's won't help us. The change we want starts with us. We must take this seriously and start having real, meaningful conversations with each other about how we are feeling.
If we don't do this, then the stats stay the same.
We have to help our mates, we have to do it for those who have left us and for the future generations as well. Otherwise, more of us will die.
If you need support, reach out to a mate and on the flipside, if you know if someone who is likely struggling, hit them up for a chat.
And don't forget to reach out to the relevant support hotlines that we have in Australia as they can provide support at all hours. Also, if this episode brings up some bad thoughts, please reach out to your support network to talk about it.
Please, check-in on someone today and take it easy.
Cheers,
Sauce xx
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