by Matty V | Feb 22, 2019
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 my rapid weight gain and what it’s taken to change. Visit...
by Matty V | Jan 16, 2019
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 the problem is magically solved. In actuality this couldn’t...
by Matty V | Dec 30, 2018
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 a few of each and what they’ve meant for my journey....
by Matty V | Sep 18, 2018
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 lived experiences and how they impacted my struggle with...
by Matty V | Aug 30, 2018
Perth City to Surf 2018 – Lead Up and Result Sunday the 26th of October 2018 I ran my first City to Surf, and my second ever fun run (Parkruns excluded). I had run the HBF Run For A Reason earlier this year, however I had read that the City to Surf is a much...