Connor Sahely: 5 Questions, 5 Answers. (Trigger Warning: This poddy contains conversation around suicide.)

TRIGGER WARNING: This poddy contains conversation of suicide & extreme mental health challenges. If you are experiencing challenges with your mental health, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 & remember It's okay, not to be okay <3

5 questions & 5 answers forms the conclusion of each podcast I host. Right here, you are seeing it as a preview to the full episode featured on my channel. If you enjoy this, then you need to tune into the full version to hear the story of my guest's personal journey.

Connor Sahely is a 23 year old man from Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula.

For most of his life, Connor ran from his challenges & hardship. Avoiding pain & suffering at all cost, until it found him & put him in a dark place. Reaching what he only describes as his "lowest of lows" Connor had contemplated & planned to commit suicide but wanted to leave the world with a final message. He planned to walk for 24 hours straight to raise fund & awareness for 'It's Okay, Not To Be Okay'. Completing the 111km walk gave him hope in himself again & it was the beginning of a quest to suffer in service of others & build the resilience or as he calls it 'body armour' required to deal with depression & life adversity he would continue to battle.

Just 25 days out from his 3rd & potentially final charity challenge, Connor is attempting to do 3139 chin-ups in 24 hours to represent the number of lives lost in 2020 to suicide. Aiming to raise $20,000 for It's Okay, Not To Be Okay & remind those watching on that they are capable of amazing things when they sometimes can't see that in themselves.

This conversation was powerful & it was an absolute honour to share Connor's story on the poddy.

Be sure to follow Connor & I on socials (insta) @moodtomove (insta & tiktok) @bradleyjdryburgh & head to https://www.mycause.com.au/p/288091/moodtomove-3139-chinups-in-one-day?fbclid=PAAaZ8R0Yk6jThVLHpW2el7GnZ2wDaBd1EVtYmvzv1oK_7-CRRaRdoJNHreoc to support Connor's fundraising efforts.

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Brad xx

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