Matt Vapor's Blog
Thank you to Open Up Podcast for the opportunity to share my story. It has taken me 20+ years to come to grips with my past. I feel privileged to be in a place where...
The Mindset of 200kgs You wish it wasn’t that way, you look at others being happy and you have no way of feeling that. You internalise it all. Those familiar feelings of disgust...
Vapor Rising – The Evolution of a Journey Change is something that really scares the crap out of me. However, this change has been coming for a while now. When I first started...
Learn about the story behind weighing 200kgs. I’m hosted by MyLocalMind Inc for a free talk about mental health and obesity. I share my story of how domestic abuse, homelessness and mental health shaped...
The Stain of Homelessness – My Long Lasting Effects of Sleeping Rough For some, homelessness might seem like an extremely easy problem to solve. Get people off the street and badda bing badda boom...
How Adopting a Greyhound Changed How I View My Past and My Mental Health Life changing moments can happen at any time, some are expected while others aren’t. Adopting a pet is...
What’s With All The Black? How Wearing Black Became My Security Blanket I get this question a lot and I often divert the attention to other excuses rather than going into specifics. If...
2019 Goals – Moving Forward on My Journey 2018 is now behind us, and looking back was a good way to see how far I’ve come. Now it’s time to look forward to...
2018 in Review – Accomplishments, Highlights & Setbacks 2018 has been a really interesting year. As with all aspects of life it was full of ups and downs, and this post will highlight...
I’m speaking at a number of free events around Perth for Mental Health Week this week. The talks will focus on my lived experiences and how they impacted my struggle with obesity where I...
Free Mental Health Talks for Mental Health Week To help raise awareness about mental health I’m offering free talks to organisations during Mental Health Week (October 7 – 14). The talks focus on my...
