You can probably tell by the lack of posts for the summer holiday period that I have both had a holiday and been busy!
There will be more to say and report soon! Meanwhile some of us have been setting up an event that I really care about:Mental Health and well being especially of the young .....and trying to prevent self-abuse of all kinds, or suicide.
Only some people know that Mental Health & wellbeing features in my life in several ways. My mother was a Senior Psychiatric Manager, so that got me started in awareness, but I was always aware of more;in life and for most people. Years in the hospitality and food industries seem to make me very people aware; A "people person". After my own coming to terms with numerous issues, including a very severe road traffic collision - and not only major physical injuries that I have to live with, but radical mental effects - I then went into Mental Health as a profession, advising & supporting people. I moved on into more economic and business focussed enterprises, where I ultimately finished my full time working carreer at Mid Kent College at both Maidstone & the University/College campus at Chatham.
Obviously I had seen or been fairly close to lots of trauma, tragedy, trials, severe illness and hardship, poor health, ageing and death and some difficult times either personally or through professional and social connections, probably more than most. I was both resilient or hardy to some matters whilst also empathetic or extra sensitive and even "touchy". Even the subject of premature death & suicide amongst friends & family had been TOO close.
BUT it was there at Mid Kent College where I lost a close male colleague. He had all to live for. He loved his work and we thought other aspects of his life were going well for him, but he committed suicide.
My name is Round, what comes round, goes round! How wonderful it is that Mid Kent College are hosting this incredibly good insight into a serious issue. As Mayor I have wanted this production to be seen AND FELT by more and more.
This play will make you think, it will provide some realisation. I hope it will find some hope and ways to address a serious issue.
Please join me and support this if you can. Check it out on Eventbrite FOR FREE.
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