'Let's Talk About Depression' tour

In late 2011 I had a series of nervous breakdowns which led to several years of severe depression and anxiety. Almost overnight I found myself broke, unable to work and suicidal. It took time and a lot of hard work, but eventually I began to recover and as I did, I found myself writing about my experiences. This eventually turned into a book called Depression? F*** Depression! which I self-published in late 2015. As I was writing it, I knew I wanted to get out and talk to people face-to-face about my experiences whilst sharing practical tools and advice for surviving and thriving in spite of mental illness. Now, I'm doing that, by launching the Let's Talk About Depression speaking tour here in Australia. This tour will involve delivering free talks to communities around the countries, with a particular focus on visiting as many regional and rural communities as possible because there tend to be fewer resources and outlets in these locations. This is a self-funded and not-for-profit speaking tour and is something I'm undertaking because I passionately believe it's the right thing to do and that it will make a positive difference. All funds raised through GoFundMe will go towards travel expenses and will enable me to visit as many locations as possible. I have limited funds myself to deliver this tour, so every contribution will enable me to stretch the tour further and to connect with more people!