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Blood, tears and a bigmoose

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Trigger warning - This episode includes details of suicide which some may find triggering. Please feel free to skip this episode if you feel you would be upset by the content.

In this episode, I talk about suicide and my own struggles with mental health. I'll share how it was for me when depression slowly descended over my life, what I did to get my life back and the role positive people played in that.
 
Several years ago, I lost a friend to suicide. It was sudden, unexpected and shocking. Let me tell you about Martin..

If you feel that you need to talk to someone you can call the Samaritans by dialling 116 123

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What is Blood, tears and a bigmoose?

Welcome to the “Blood, tears and a bigmoose” podcast. I'm Mark - a mildly overweight middle aged man - or MOWMAM for short (more on that later..). I'm your host and I'll take you through the trials and tribulations of the bigmoose Castle2castle cycling challenge. I'm joining a fab team of about 50 other riders from all over - Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Netherlands and the UK and already, we've all become close enough to talk about our poor preparation, where we can hire an electric bike, and which is the best bum cream to soothe the chafing in those intimate areas that 200 miles on a bike seat tends to cause - apparently there's loads of different types of 'bum butter' out there - who knew...??

The challenge itself is not just about the ride, we have each committed ourselves to raising £1000 each for the fantastic charity 'bigmoose'. A team that exists to support better mental health - for more on the team, check out the link in the show notes to every episode. If you're already motivated to donate - go over to my justgiving page by using the easy to remember link - ' www.donatetomark.online ' and donate what you can - this link will be there on every episode.. yep, I'm making it really easy to part with your money..! - easy to remember - www.donatetomark.online ..

Come and subscribe to the podcast - I'll bring you along with me, introduce you to the team and we'll tell you our reasons for doing the challenge - many of us have our own experiences with mental health difficulties, either personally or through friends and family and we all want to help break the stigma of silence. Everyone deserves better mental health, but often in darker moments, we struggle to see that.

..and if nothing else, youll probably witness a bunch of poorly prepared, well meaning people get reduced to broken blubbering wrecks.. maybe that's worth a listen..? So.. don't forget - donate using the easy to remember link - www.donatetomark.online !