Time to Talk

One in four of us will suffer from mental illness this year. Today was Time to Talk Day - to start conversations about mental health, to raise awareness and to banish the stigma.

I have suffered from depression for many years - but it is only in the last two or three years that I have felt able to talk about it at all openly. And I went to an event in Brighton this morning organised by my amazing friend Caroline, who has given me so much support over some very difficult months - and met and talked to and listened to some lovely people. And, who knows, perhaps those conversations will continue ...