Surviving suicidal thoughts

35 stories.

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Shining Light on Men's Mental Health through Advocacy with Bradley Spillane

A man who survived two serious suicide attempts and extensive reconstructive surgery found his purpose not in therapy or self-help books, but in handing a microphone to other men and simply listening.

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Rebuilding a Sense of Purpose and Providing Mental Health Support with Shelley Rose

Across 440 kilometres of flood-devastated communities, one well-being officer armed with a four-wheel drive, paint brushes, and 23 years of local trust became a lifeline for hundreds of people the system had forgotten.

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Scott Baker, the Content Alchemist

Scott was told he wasn't smart enough for medicine. AI helped him discover he thinks differently.

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Surviving Crippling Loss and Changing Your Life with John Milham

After losing his childhood sweetheart to cancer and nearly losing himself to suicidal despair, John Milham rebuilt his identity from the ground up — becoming the father, man, and community helper he never knew he could be.

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From the Corporate World to Finding Purpose in the Global Wellbeing Community with Troy Flower

After discovering his father's loaded rifle and losing his father-in-law to suicide, Troy Flower turned decades of restless corporate wandering into Wellteam — a global habit-change movement rewiring the status signals that keep men sick, isolated, and trapped.

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The Intersection of Pain and Power: How OCD Led Jetha Devapura to Purpose

An engineer who hid OCD for 25 years discovers that self-worth, not mental health labels, is what keeps people from drowning.

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It Catches Up With You: Jason Higson on Running From Trauma Until You Can't

Jason outran trauma for 35 years until the barriers holding him alive began to fade, forcing him to finally stop and face what he'd been escaping.

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Facing ADHD, Anger, and Finding Strength in Helping Others with Lance Burdett

A man who grew up moving constantly, struggled with undiagnosed ADHD and explosive anger, and nearly lost everything to depression mid-career, Lance Burdett transformed his hardest years into a life's work helping others feel less alone.

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From Hiding to Helping: Matthew Tulle's Path Through Addiction to Peer Work

Matthew Tulle traded hiding his identity for drugs, then discovered his lived experience of addiction and recovery was his greatest professional asset.

Connecting Seniors

A Life of Resilience, Rhythm and Recovery with Bob Eden

Born premature into a volatile household, Bob Eden spent decades breaking cycles of abuse, depression, and disconnection — discovering that music, storytelling, and radical self-sovereignty were the only medicines he ever truly needed.

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Escaping an Exploitative Marriage to Find Self-Empowerment

For eleven years Romina silently endured a marriage that exploited her disempowerment — and her raw, courageous account of how she finally chose herself is a masterclass in what radical self-love can unlock.

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From Fear of Rejection to Changing Value & Vision with Adam Walsh

After decades of invisible suffering rooted in childhood psychological abuse, Adam Walsh's breaking point at a Sydney conference became the unexpected catalyst that forced him to finally confront his deepest fear and rewrite his own story.

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