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We start by listening deeply.
The resistance we feel can be our greatest teacher.
Sometimes you just need to pump the breaks.
If you’ve made it this far, maybe you're searching for something more…
There’s a day from my teenage years that’s still etched in my memory. I’d been battling severe depression and insomnia for what felt like an eternity. I came home from a grueling day at school, closed the blinds, booted up my PC, and put on my headphones. I turned the volume all the way up and cried in the darkness, for hours. I cried because I believed things would never get better, and that no force could intervene.
Over time, my struggles with mental health would bring my life to a standstill, repeatedly, in painful ways. I navigated the fringes of the mental health system for years, but things kept getting worse. Eventually, I was hospitalised after a severe manic episode that left my family, friends, and even the doctors baffled. What followed was a long, wobbly journey filled with soul-crushing lows and moments of wild intensity.
I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a lifelong mental illness. But that’s just a part of my story—it doesn’t define who I am. Yes, life is tough at times, but no one gets through it unscathed.
After a career as an engineer in the renewable energy industry, I decided to pivot into mental health. While the fields may seem different, both align with my core value of public service. I wanted to be there for people in their hardest moments, so I earned my Cert IV in Mental Health (Peer Work), worked as a Peer Worker for two years, and then project-managed at the Centre for Mental Health Learning (Royal Melbourne Hospital) for another year. Now, I’m here, talking to you.
More precisely, I’m helping build Peer St — a mental health service led by lived experience, operating under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). But Peer St isn’t your typical support coordination service. It’s a place where we meet you where you are, and work with you in the context of your own life. Our goal isn’t to pass you through a system, but to help you build a sustainable support network that functions with or without us. And just as importantly, I want Peer St to be a place that lifts the lives of everyone who’s part of it.
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