Today's guest is our good friend and mental health advocate, Matt Runnalls. Matt works to create awareness, acceptance, and education through his not for profit organization, Mindfull Aus. Despite growing up in an incredibly supportive family and having everything a kid could want, Matt found himself in a very dark place with daily suicidal ideations.

In this episode, Matt shares his journey as a teenager battling depression and anxiety and how he was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder following the loss of his sixth friend to suicide.  Losing too many of his friends and not wanting to sit up the back of any more funerals, Matt started reaching out for help and investigating what real mental health should look like. He shares his journey of wellness and how he continues to live through his 3 philosophy of love belonging and connection.

Please rate and review the podcast if you enjoyed it. Much Love, SW.

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