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.For the full show notes and to learn more, head to www.livin.org@livinorg @matt.runnalls #itaintweaktospeak.Like this show? Please leave us a review here - All comments and reviews help us break the stigma of mental health so that we can save more lives. Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag @livinorg @samwebb so we can thank you personally.Join us at our FaceBook Group to continue the conversation and to connect with our community to share stories, access mental health tools and strategies, and to learn more about positive mental health because #itaintweaktospeak.Follow LIVIN on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn to find out more.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.