10/09/2026
WORLD SU***DE PREVENTION DAY 🤍
Today is World Su***de Prevention Day, and this is something very close to home for me.
Su***de has touched my life more than once.
Over 20 years ago, my mum’s partner , Eric, took his own life.
I’ve also lost my friend Spiller to su***de.
With Eric, there is something that has stayed with me for more than 20 years.
Sadly, The crisis team in Abingdon failed him, they failed us that day
The apology that came afterwards was simply too late.
He was gone.
No sorry was ever going to bring him back.
And people don’t always understand that when someone dies by su***de, the consequences don’t end there.
It tipped my mum’s life upside down.
It tipped my life upside down.
And it changed my family forever.
You get on with life, of course you do, but that loss will always be a part of you.
There were questions. Anger. Grief. Confusion. And the heartbreaking knowledge that the support he needed came too late.
That is why prevention matters.
It’s about awareness. It’s about appropriate professional support. It’s about that support being there when someone needs it because when someone is at their most vulnerable, timing matters.
If you personally know someone who is struggling, keep checking in on them.
Mental health matters just as much as physical health.
And that’s something I feel very strongly about
Because mental health is so important to me.
I love it when my clients say that sometimes, a training session can feel like therapy.
I love building a trusting relationship with my clients so that, if they want to, they feel comfortable opening up to me about all sorts of things and the real, personal issues they may be dealing with.
I’m there for more than just the sweat, reps and results.
I genuinely care.
And if I can be a safe space for someone to open up about the struggles they’re facing in life, then that means so much to me.
Today, I remember Eric.
I remember Spiller.
And I think about every family whose lives have been changed by su***de.
Let’s keep talking.
Let’s keep asking questions.
let’s keep pushing for better support.
Because from my experience, an apology after someone is gone is simply too late. ❤️