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May 16Liked by Matthew Barr

Wow Lucy Raemers, thank you. What an incredibly powerful and sensitive piece. From personal experience I know that this is going to help a lot of people have those conversations. And Looking sideways as always thank you for giving these topics a platform and for sharing this piece.

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May 16Liked by Matthew Barr

Lucy, thanks. I’m struggling to work out how to support a mate. Your wisdom on focus on them, put aside your fear of how they might react or what might happen and ask the question, has been clarifying. Thanks.

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As a skateboarder, I dug Ben's style. Good shit! Being off the Internet for a spell, I had only recently found out about his passing. It was a VICE documentary. Shocked, to say the least.

Having been caught up in the depths of despair, I know exactly how easy it is to believe death would be the only release from the pain and suffering of life. For a spell, I actually walked the fine line. Not that I could ever go all the way... but I understand that mentality.

Thanks for reposting this. It is incredibly important to spread the word about mental health and such.

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Excellent post. Incredibly important message that will definitely stay with me and inform how I listen to people. Well done for spreading the message Lucy and Looking Sideways.

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