6/… Tomorrow, let’s interrupt the silence. Let’s shift the narrative from shame and fear to openness, compassion, and action. If you see someone struggling, step in. Ask the question. Hold their hand. Stay with them. You might be the reason they choose to keep going. #SuicidePreventionDay

5/… This year, I commit to: asking the hard questions rather than skirting around it; to listen without any judgement, offering a safe place for every feeling; and to remind my friends and family that their story is not over yet …

4/… Because of these experience, I often find myself jumping to the worst possible conclusion when someone I love seems down. But I’ve learned this: the moment someone’s thoughts turn dark, it only takes one caring voice to interrupt that spiral…

3/ … I carry with me the ache of things left unsaid, the wondering of how things might have been different, and the fierce determination to never let someone else slip away feeling unheard, or unseen …

2/ … This means that I am now older than she ever got the chance to be. In the years since, I’ve also lost my brother, and those losses, alongside other experiences centred around suicide, have reshaped everything I believed about safety, belonging, and the power of a single conversation.

2/ Today is Samaritans Awareness Day, and I encourage you all to reach out to loved ones, and be open to having honest and brave conversations around mental health 💙