LIVIN - Why It All Began With The Co-Founders Sam Webb & Casey Lyons

Welcome to the first episode of It Ain’t Weak To Speak brought to you by LIVIN: the mental health initiative, seeking to end stigma around mental health through education, fashion and community.In this episode and for the very first time, co-founders and childhood friends Sam Webb and Casey Lyons open up and discuss the motivation behind the creation of LIVIN: the unexpected suicide death of their dear friend, Dwayne Lally in the context of mental illness.The modest LIVIN team (based in Burleigh, Queensland, Australia) began as a charitable clothing merchandise line in 2013 and has since expanded vastly, now entering its 7th year of operation in 2020. With a presence in Australia and the United States, it has had global impact with their message: raising awareness and empowering those affected by mental illness to keep LIVIN because It Ain’t Weak to Speak.For the full show notes and to learn more, head to www.livin.org@livinorg @samwebb @cslivin #itaintweaktospeak.Like this show? Please leave us a review here - All comments and reviews help us break the stigma of mental health so that we can save more lives. Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag @livinorg @samwebb so we can thank you personally.Join us at our FaceBook Group to continue the conversation and to connect with our community to share stories, access mental health tools and strategies, and to learn more about positive mental health because #itaintweaktospeak.Follow LIVIN on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.