My story Being in the pit of depression is extremely debilitating. You lose all sense of who you are, where you fit into the world and what you are here...
The farmer who hit rock-bottom and fought back from the brink CHRIS Wilson is alive today thanks to his sister. He knows the dangerous pull of depression. The relentless “background...
Rain from nowehere lingers on In 2007, when things were pretty ordinary for many rural Australians, comic poet Murray Hartin found himself writing a poem that was a bit different...
Heartbreak and hope It wasn’t until our boy died that the [suicide] statistics [became] prevalent for us. When you’re talking 200 attempts a day that are reported, they’re huge numbers,...
A carers story Have the patience to allow negative moments, and foster positive ones when the time is right. My story is about being a carer for my daughter with...
Toughest fight “There are some days that are worse than others, days I don’t want to get out of bed but I am learning how to manage that.” Daily Liberal...
Riverina farmer's 15 year battle with depression For 15 years, farmer Chris Wilson would stand in the paddock above his home and dread the thought of walking through the front...
Petals Unfolding “A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others… " A diagnosis of breast cancer...
“I just don’t know what to do, doc. My body’s buggered and I can’t afford hired help. Jack’s in his last year at boarding school, but what’s he gonna come...
Mental health champion On depression: “You have no light, because no light is able to shine in,” she says. “You can also hardly breathe, yet you have to try to...