20 Hours - No Words - One Powerful Cause
20 HOURS OF SITTING IN SILENCE 🤐
We live in a world that’s constantly noisy. Phones, notifications, conversations and endless distractions.
Yet, despite all that noise, so many people facing mental health challenges still feel unheard.
For 20 hours - I am choosing silence!
Not because I have nothing to say, but because this challenge represents something much bigger than me. It’s a reminder to slow down, reflect, and recognise the importance of listening, connection and compassion.
Thank you for supporting the journey 🫶
20 Hours of Silence for Youth Mental Health.
I’m taking on the 20 Hours for 20Talk Challenge which will see me sitting in a 2×2 metre square in a warehouse, alongside 400 other participants, with no talking and no technology for 20 hours. All I’ll have are the essentials I bring with me: a chair, sleeping mat, journal, water, and food. No distractions.
This challenge is a small glimpse into the isolation and struggle that someone with mental health challenges might feel every day. I know it will be tough - physically, mentally, and emotionally - but it’s a challenge I’m taking on to stand in solidarity with those navigating these experiences.So why am I doing this?
We have all been touched in some way by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting.
Structurally, the statistics are still alarming:
- Suicide remains the leading cause of death for young people aged 15-44.
- Only 2% of mental health funding goes towards prevention (Mental Health Commission 2022).
I’m completing the 20 Hours for 20Talk Challenge to help turn these statistics around. Your contribution goes towards 20Talk’s relatable prevention campaigns. They are a mental health charity that makes education cool and accessible, for young people by young people. Your generous donations go towards:
- Every $120 puts a young person through a one-day Mental Health Maintenance course
- Expanding 20Talk’s online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events'
What is Mental Health Maintenance?
Mental Health Maintence (MHM) is a free, one-day workshop designed with industry experts to help individuals better understand and engage with different areas of their wellbeing, as well as learn effective ways to monitor them. MHM is designed to support people by equippig them with the knowledge and tools to maintai their mental wellbeing before reaching crisis point. By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking, this workshop hopes to prevent people from reaching crisis in the first place. To learn more, please visit www.20talk.com.au.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for donating to the cause. Hopefully this small challenge can help change someone’s life.
If you ever need to chat, I’m always here. Love you all and thanks again!
Thank you to my Sponsors
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Alan Hutchison
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Anonymous
… sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply listen !
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Sergio Amaral
Impressive achievement love! Proud of you
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Rosemary Hocknell
Good luck, Eunice! What an incredible challenge to take on - 20 hours without talking, technology or any of the usual distractions certainly won’t be easy! Such a meaningful way to raise awareness for mental health and support 20Talk. Thinking of you and cheering you on from the sidelines. Hope the 20 hours fly by - you are awesome!
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Diane Kirwan
Good luck Eunice, I couldn’t do that for even half an hour…..
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Priyam K
Amazing stuff Eunice. All the best for 5th Sept!
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Tiffany Douglas
May you find truth and seek the treasure of this life and the one to come
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Anonymous
Hey Eunice, absolutely supporting you on this. What you’re doing is powerful and such an important cause. Wishing you strength for those 20 hours 🩵 You’ve got this!
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C Pardo
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Melis
Right behind you sister. Ek dink dis awesome wat jy doen. X
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Rex
Good luck for such a great cause that affects many people in many different ways, well done E !
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Nicole Guiney
Good Luck 🩷
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Aniket Kotkar
You go girl.. so proud of you..❤️🫶🏽
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Shaun
Good luck! Lots of happy thoughts!
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Anonymous
Thanks for you are good heart for helping people
Good luck on 💕