Meet your community champions!

[Sophie_M]

Hi everyone,

We wanted to share with you the way that our wonderful Community Champions are here to support you.

You may have noticed that a few of our Forums members are labelled ‘Community Champion’. Community Champions are volunteers within the Beyond Blue Forums who:

• have the time, skills and empathy to support other members regularly;
• help to welcome new members;
• are actively engaged members that help set the tone of our community.

Our Community Champions are regular contributors to many conversations across the forums. They are a consistent and friendly voice that have committed to sharing their experience and expertise with this community.

They are not health care professionals or clinicians. Like you, they have an experience with a mental health challenge or diagnosis – either for themselves or someone they care for. This forum is for people who understand what it feels like and have a lived and living experience of mental health challenges. Our Community Champions help everyone feel comfortable and confident by demonstrating what excellent peer support is all about.

Click here to find out more about how you can become a Community Champion!

This incredible team are excited to introduce themselves below, and we are sure you’ll see them around the forums in conversations important to you.

[trying_my_best]

Hi! I am Trying_my_best, a new community champ as of December 2025! I am passionate about mental health and wellbeing!

My own journey with mental health includes navigating depressive and anxious episodes, as well as more recently exploring my possible ADHD diagnosis- proof that we are always learning new things about ourselves! 

When I’m not working or on the forums, you’ll usually find me crocheting, dabbling in water colour painting, watching anime or movies, or getting back into reading! I have been absolutely loving the ACOTAR series, any further recommendations welcome 😉. My cat Callie is an important part of my mental health support team lifting my mood with snuggles (when she feels like it). 

I am here to listen, share and remind people they’re not alone in whatever they’re going through! 🫶

[BlueLily]

I’m in my 30s and a proud mother of a beautiful one-year-old daughter. Until my early 20s, I was quite oblivious to mental health struggles. However, a few poor decisions during that time led me down a path of depression and anxiety. Living alone, I gradually pushed away my family and friends, which pulled me into a very dark place.

It was during that period that I truly understood how much effort, support, and courage it takes to climb out of that space and rebuild a happy, meaningful life.

Along my journey, I discovered Beyond Blue and the incredible support they provide. That experience inspired me to become part of the Beyond Blue family, with the hope of helping others by sharing my own story and what I’ve learned.

I feel grateful to be part of the Community Champions, especially as a relatively new mother. This chapter of my life has opened up an entirely new world of emotions and experiences, making this support system even more meaningful to me.

[Happylife]

Hello Champs and everyone,

I joined the Beyond Blue family as a Community Champion couple of years ago and have been really enjoying working with everyone in the community. I am very passionate about mental health and helping others in whatever small way I can. I am so honoured, humble and grateful for this opportunity🙏.

My own journey with mental health is being an overthinker and always feeling anxious. I did a lot of research and found out about Beyond Blue and the amazing work they do. Each day I am learning how important mental health is, just as physical health, for our own well-being and for others.

This forum is such a wonderful place where it is safe and non-judgemental and it shows that we are all HUMAN and connected in some way, facing similar or different challenges and that we are all trying to cope in our own way.

Little bit about me - In my personal and corporate professional life, I have several different titles and roles but most importantly I am a PERSON at the core just like everyone else. I value kindness as there is nothing more powerful and rewarding than that.

I really enjoy being active and love being connected with nature – like bushwalking or nature walks. I recently did the Beyond Blue Coastrek (20 kms Hiking Challenge for mental health, I couldn’t believe myself but loved it😊). I practice yoga and mindfulness, also enjoy listening to music and reading. I love spending time with my family, friends and the wider community. I also enjoy travelling and learning different cultures and traditions.

I hope to share my experiences, inspire and help people in the community.

Thank you for reading and please take care everyone. Hope you all have a wonderful day…

Take care, love and warm hugs

Happylife