Time to Talk Day.

Today is Time to Talk Day, the day when we are encouraged to talk about mental health. Conversations about mental health truly have the power to change lives. Open, often difficult, conversations, are essential to lifting the lid on so many hidden mental health struggles. We think nothing of seeking help with a broken leg, so why should we carry a sense of shame when asking for help with a mental health concern?

Today reminds us to talk but also to listen. Mental health impacts so many of us, yet too often we feel ashamed, isolated and worthless because of it.

Sadly, there's no quick fix to mental illness, no magic pill to make it all go away. But, being there for someone, not as an expert or a solution giver, but as a listening ear, is something that should never be underestimated.

My blip represents how we all have the power to be that little bit of light in somebody's darkest of hours.