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To walk into a room filled with strangers is not new for me. Circles and gatherings are where I find most joy. Yet, sharing your own mental health journey is not all joy.
To walk into a room filled with strangers is not new for me. Circles and gatherings are where I find most joy. Yet, sharing your own mental health journey is not all joy.

I have embarked on a 12 week journey I had never thought would lead me feeling, or being who I am today. We are at week nine. The circles are called Story Gyms, eloquently crafted by Lee Rickwood from Story Fruits; a colleague and dear fellow storyteller gem in my life.

12 of us are crafting our story for Mental Health Month in October. We will showcase our stories to an audience in Coffs Harbour. We are journeying through the shadows of how we currently live with mental health challenges, where we come in and out of our past memories, which take hold of us in our daily lives.

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Simona Galimbertimental health, mental health month NSW, storytelling, community, connection, understanding
The winners were a handful, but you cannot fault any of the 17 contestants. Each winning their moment in the (shining intensely) spotlight.
The winners were a handful, but you cannot fault any of the 17 contestants. Each winning their moment in the (shining intensely) spotlight.

The eve of the Bellingen Poetry Slam brought a full house to the Memorial Hall. The whole town came down to listen to local poets express their current state of being. The night had its first Autumn chill in the air. Us poets shivering from the cold, or nerves, difficult to tell, yet, enthusiastic as we stood ready to register our names at the ticket booth, at the advised time. 17 of us went through to the round. The stage was ours for the evening.

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Voice Within JourneysSimona GalimbertiVoice WithinBellingen, Poetry, Readers, Writers, Poetry Slam, Slam, Bellingen Poetry Slam, Zohab Zee Khan, Voice Within, courage, poets, community, a night of poetry, Bellingen Readers and Writers FestivalComment