The rollercoaster of depression and the path to suicide are different experiences for everyone, this is just my story.

I never make new years resolutions, they're rarely goals but basically big wishes with no plan to make them come true. Instead I give each year a theme that guides my decisions, actions and goals for the year to give them more of a purpose.

I went abseiling to raise awareness for The David Martin Foundation, well I tried to anyway. What did I learn from standing on the edge, 33 stories up, frozen with fear, unable to trust myself, those around me and the safety equipment to take the first step off..even though i wanted to?

Some life lessons are as valuable bouncing on the gogo podium as they are bouncing through life.

Unemployment is nerve racking - it doesn’t have to be. We can’t control what happens to us, only how we react to it so, like most of life it all comes down to attitude. In my first 24 hours of unemployment, today, there are 3 valuable lessons that I’ve learned.

When I started my Smile Jar I expected to enjoy and laugh my way through the memories when I cracked it open, but it gave me something even better.

Banter is light hearted, fun, joyous, inclusive, personable, engaging and silly and those feelings are the stuff of life.I thank you for the banter, please never let it end.