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March 14, 2025 35 mins
In this episode, we meet Kit Birks, a remarkable mental health activist and poet who has adopted making the world a better place for people with mental health challenges as her mission in life. As well as speaking openly and with with raw emotion via social media and her poetry, this year she is undertaking an incredible 8,500km trek, Stride Beyond Silence, raising funds for both CALM and AuDHD UK.    In this episode, we cover topics including:
  • Her motivation for improving the lives of people with mental health challenges.
  • How from recovery she discovered poetry as her creative outlet.
  • How her passion for challenge and adventure has led her to undertake a record-breaking fundraiser.
  • Misconceptions about both mental health and addiction.
  • How social media can still be a force for good.

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Note that this episode contains references to both suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you care about is affected by these topics, please know that support is available via The Samaritans, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please see https://www.samaritans.org for more details.

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