Stories | resilience

Gary Sutcliffe

Prior to 1991, I had a life free of any mental health issues, led a healthy active life and managed our own business – a retail sports...

My brother, Kaleb, passed away over two years ago. I came home from school early on the 3rd of April 2014, at around 12–12.30ish. My...

I am broken. My whole life has changed since that day in 2014. There is a very dark morbid side to me now bordering on hate. Some days...

Why do we need to focus on men’s wellbeing and mental health in New Zealand? Many men in New Zealand are healthy and have high levels of...

I feel humbled to be able to contribute something to this project. I’ve been fortunate to assist the guys putting this together and have...

If we are going to be brutally honest, I would say that I have suffered from rather intense depression and anxiety since I was 12 years...

I don’t know where to begin to be honest. I think that says a lot and reflects on New Zealand society and how we handle depression. I...

Have you experienced Mental Illness? I have reasonably severe bi-polar & ADHD. I’ve tried various medications throughout the years. Right...

Living through our own mental health experiences can be tough, and most of us will have to do it one or more times in our lives. Which...

My feeling is that men have a socially-made role which suggests strength, taking care of things and just getting on with it. To talk to...