Wayne Wigham Odyssey as an 18 year veteran as a Suicide Prevention Advocate

Wayne Wigham is a Lived Experience SpeakerRole Educate, destigmatize, Encourage help seeking .Direct people where to seek helpFirst Diagnosed with Depression at 6 years old. Little help back thenStruggled through School not understanding what was wrongGraded to the NRL AT 17,Played 1st grade game at 18Played 167 1st grade gamesLeading Try scorer in the NRL 1980School Teacher during this timeFire Brigade rescue squad for ten yearsCo-Founder at "Fit for Work " , acknowledged for changing the face of Workers Comp by introducing the Sports Medicine Approach.Developed innovation including inventions Buckle me Up and Sunsea which the British Government future fund invested in.Spent time in 5 public psych wards with incorrectly diagnosed depressive illness.Struggled with drugs and alcohol self-medicating. Was a recluse for 5 yearsHad 18 ECT treatments before getting correctly Diagnosed 18 years ago by Black dog.Black dog had a request for a speaker to go into the mines 18 years ago and I said I would do itThat was the beginning of 18 years on the road doing lived experience speaking all around Australia doing corporate ,community and Rural and Remote towns including schools. Men, Women & all types of audiences.I have delivered over 1 thousand presentations.I have talked individually to thousands of men & women over my career.In regards to;- * Mental health.* Advising people of different avenues to seek help.Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafelockeddown.substack.com/subscribe