I am running the Cardiff Half For Mind because I have lost friends to mental health issues-several friends have committed suicide and I don’t want other people to feel like they have no where to go when they feel that way and I want the stigma of talking about issues to end and for people to feel it is ok to not be ok. I myself have also struggled over the years with my own mental health issues. Stigma is a really difficult thing with mental health and the amount of times I and people I know have been told to get over it, just be happy, just smile and called a drama queen or attention seeker is not acceptable. Views on mental health are beginning to shift and I believe charities like Mind have played a massive role in this and I want to support them in spreading accurate knowledge and information to help end stigma and get people talking. This is a genuinely massive challenge for me and I would never have imagined being here this time last year. So please support if you can! 

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