Cara

I am looking to raise money for youth mental health. This is an important cause for me as I, myself was diagnosed with depression a couple years ago and I think it needs to be talked about more and the conversations need to be normalised. Whilst I am in a better place now. I would like to help others going through their mental health journey by sitting in a 2 meter square for 20 hours without talking or using technology and would love your help by making a donation which will go towards youth mental health prevention. 

If you can’t donated, I have an FREE alternative way you can help, which to ask a friend “how are you REALLY doing?” and allow yourself to be honest when someone ask you, how are you doing. It’s free and allowing yourself to open up allows others to be comfortable to open up too.

What helped me on my journey? 

Talk about your feeling to friends, family or a therapist is so important for your mental health as well as exercise, nature and socialising. On my journey it helped to spend time in nature alone and time surrounded by people, who made me feel accepted and loved. During this time I volunteered at a community where we lived together in nature, in exchange for volunteering everything was included (housing, food etc) allowing the stressing of life like finances be taken off my shoulders as I focused on daily tasks and making friendly and playing/exploring creativity. I spend more time focusing on things that do bring me joy and if your struggling to know what it is I started by referencing things that brought me a joy when I was younger. Lastly, if not the most important… getting off social media and technology.

Please let’s talk more about mental health! And therapy is cool now so if you don’t have a therapist (even if you’re not struggling) you should get one! 

Be kind to yourself x