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Nathan Essex

Kokoda 2023

Help me create a mentally healthier world!

I'm standing up to join Team Black Dog to turn ground breaking research into life saving action.

Mental illness affects 1 in 5 Australians every year, with the most common being depression and anxiety. Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It affects people from all walks of life — individuals, families, workplaces and communities.

I'm inspired by the work of Black Dog Institute and want to support them by raising money as part of my participation in Black Dog Institute's Hike for Mental Health: Kokoda 2023.

Please help me help them by giving whatever you can.

The more people that know about Black Dog Institute, the greater their impact, so please also spread the word by sharing my page with your friends and family. Thank you in advance for your generosity, it means a lot to so many!

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Saturday 21st Jan
Ok people who know me, know that I am a bit of a handful to handle! But they should also know I have a massive heart♥️ 
Sometimes it's really hard for people to reach out and ask for help because of pride, being too embarrassing, or that person thinks they have and nobody wanted to listen! They try and forget about all those insecurities, pain and problems and just keep pushing them down to make space for new ones! But eventually the limit is reached and you start looking for easy ways to make those problems go away! That's when the big old black dog comes to visit! Everyone is different so every type of problem solving is different!
I recently reached out and talked to a person I have never met before in my life! Thinking to myself to make other people happy I will do it and just tell that person on the other end of the phone what they wanted to hear and they would say, "you're fine, on your way". But no, that person on the other end of the phone pushed me to let absolutely everything out! After that day I reached out more, talked more, I'm not 100% but for the first time in my life I can say "I will be".
To show my gratitude in around 10 months time I am doing the Kokoda trail to raise money for the Black Dog institute. My aim is $5000 to begin with! 
Over the next few weeks I will post information on how to donate. 
Thank you.

Thank you to my Sponsors

$52

Emerson Reeves

Fuck yeah cuz Proud of ya mate

$52.50

Mozza

Essex formerly of Sussex st. Your a legend mate. Wish it was more.

$105

Michelle Reeves

GO Nath, thinking of you xx

$101

Kylie Dean

$52.50

Anne Webster

$105

Loretta

You can do this!

$250

Julie Essex

$20

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