Heads up: this conversation talks openly about mental health. If that’s heavy today, look after yourself first. Lifeline 13 11 14 and Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 are there any time, day or night.
This is a recording from the launch of Sarah Rosse’s memoir, So, Who Are You Anyway? A Mother’s Journey Through Mental Health, Uncertainty & Healing Through Writing. Kintsugi Heroes co-CEO and host Daniel Dougherty sits down with Sarah, author and advocate Julie, and Sean, manager of Warragul Community House, to talk about what changes when you share your story, and what it takes to ask for help.
Sarah wrote the book so other people might feel less alone. Julie, mum to Darcy, who has Down syndrome, talks about how telling her family’s story changed the way she moves through the community. Sean, a former journalist, talks about reclaiming his surname and why trust starts with being heard. Then the room opens up, with questions about reaching out, shame, and whose story it is to tell.
In this conversation:
● Why sharing a hard story opens the door for other people
● Asking for help when you’re the one everyone else leans on
● The people and friendships that showed up along the way
● How stories build trust in a community house
● Sarah’s plan for 100 conversations and a new set of guided journals
● Audience questions on shame, courage and timing
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome and why we’re here
1:40 Kintsugi Heroes and meet the panel
4:45 Why each of us is here
12:45 The power of sharing your story
18:55 Asking for help and who showed up
24:10 How stories build trust and community
26:10 Where the story goes next
28:35 Audience questions
SUPPORT
If this brings something up for you, you’re not on your own.
Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7)
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 (24/7)
MORE
Sarah Rosse, So, Who Are You Anyway? A Mother’s Journey Through Mental Health, Uncertainty & Healing Through Writing
Kintsugi Heroes: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au
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