Nic’s goal in speaking about his personal experience is to reduce mental health stigma and to lower the barriers of seeking help by encouraging helpful ongoing conversations.   He looks forward to a time when mental illness is completely acceptable to talk about.  His solution is simply to start the conversation.

He works on BITE BACK, a national online wellbeing and resilience program for
young people through the Black Dog Institute in Sydney.
He is also involved in suicide prevention initiatives as an ambassador
for R U OK?

Nic’s presentations are an off-the-cuff narrative of what the mental health journey has been for him, his friends, and his family.
It’s unscripted and deeply personal – definitely no graphs on PowerPoint slides

Nic was recently featured on ABC’s Australian Story and you can view it on line at www.nicnewling.com