My reason 🩵 Jess - yourgirl_community
I believe nothing is by chance or coincidence 🌟
My name is Jess, I am 27 obsessed with the ocean, live in & love Perth 🩵
I have recently around 8 month ago started my own women’s community group hosting free monthly sound healing events~ yourgirl_community ✨
I found my love for sound healing after grief, trauma & hitting a very low point in my mental health. 2025 I was diagnosed with level 1 autism & classed as “high functioning” for me personally high masking was myself struggling in silence while presenting okay to most,
This time period of my life was such a journey, reaching to deep lows believing I did not belong here, suicidal thoughts & attempts became my daily nightmare, I reached out to life line, ED at times of extremes & reached out to support systems,friends & family,
I was doing all that I could within my own capacity to keep fighting for myself & I won’t lie there was days I felt drained not knowing what more I could do to help myself until I started attending regular sound healing classes booking out 1 hour of silence & stillness for myself each week allowing my nervous system to rest,
A true sense of purpose came from these moments of silence that I wanted to be able to share with others, long story short through resilience, determination & passion yourgirl_community was created 🩵
At one of my recent events I met the lovely Alannah Rose who expressed her 20talk20hr experience as life changing & that she would do it again in a heart beat - I was very intrigued by her story & the opportunity of 20 hrs no distraction in silence,
meeting Alannah felt like a ‘nothing by chance or coincidence moment that I had to follow.
I believe there is a huge mis in the mark of suicide prevention here in Australia so finding places like 20talk feels like a breathe of fresh air in a very confusing system.
20talk provides scalable, prevention focused solutions that integrates relatable mental health tools into the lives of many young people,
I am going into this challenge for myself, my inner child who masked for 26 years & those feeling like they are a silent struggler -
Mental health matters & to break stigma around Mental Illness as we all belong here & have a purpose 🩵🩵🩵 Jess
yourgirl_community - where sound, stillness & regulation meet - mental health matters 🌸
In order to raise funds for mental health charity 20Talk, I'm going to take on the challenge of sitting in a 2 metre square box for 20 hours with no technology and no talking. This challenge will be a small look into the day of someone struggling with mental health. All I will have is my own thoughts, a journal and a chair to sit on.
So why am I doing this?
We have all been touched in some way or another by the reality of mental health. It can be dark, lonely, and confronting.
Structurally, the statistics are still alarming..
- Suicide still 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 to 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 cours
- Expanding 20Talk's online resources and 60,000+ social media community
- Running large-scale interactive mental health events
By improving mental health literacy, removing harmful stigma, and encouraging professional help-seeking we are preventing people from getting people into crisis in the first place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post 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
$106.12
Jess Hughes
$106.12
Kylie Burton
So proud of you for doing this!! Love ya girl x
$103.72
Anonymous
So proud of you ❣️
$54.12
Anonymous
Finding purpose is exhilarating, I can see you have found yours. Keep shining!
$50
Michelle K
Well done Jess for sharing your story and bringing awareness to others 🥰 your sound healing is amazing and so beneficial to all who experience it 🩷🩷 thank you xx
$27.81
Tiana Zappacosta
$27.81
Vanesss Evans
Your story is inspirational and provides hope and a voice for the others that are all suffering silently. I look forward to supporting and meeting you Jess x
$27.81
Claire Flanagan
$27.81
Steph R
So proud of you Jess!
$25
Evia Aringo
So proud of you Jess and your heart for people and those that are vulnerable. Cheering you on
$25
Melani
You've got this! Cheering you on!
$22.58
Trenton Monck
Incredible initiative, as a past attendee of 20Hours.. they are doing incredible things and so are you!
$11.65
Louise
$11.11
Mikayla Evans
You are such an incredible human! Can’t wait to see you reach your fundraising goal 💕
$10
Taleisa Kuipers
I know it isn’t much but I gotta support my gal!! So proud of you for taking this on 😘
$10
Chelsea Butterfield
$6.13
Anonymous
You are such an inspiration doing all you do 🙏
