This April, I’m completing a minimum of 100K to support the work and awareness being done by the team at Men’s Minds Matter, while aiming to raise at least £100. In the UK, suicide is still the leading cause of death for men under 50, with men making up around three-quarters of all suicides. That is not a distant issue, it is happening every day, often quietly and often unnoticed. Globally, more than 700,000 people die by suicide each year, making it one of the most serious and under-recognised public health challenges we face. The money raised matters, but in the bigger picture it is secondary. What matters most is awareness, bringing this into the open, making it harder to ignore, and creating space for real conversations.

My project, We Are Not Weapons, comes from that lived experience. It explores the reality that people, especially men and boys, are often caught in silence, shaped by pain they were never taught how to process. Supporting organisations like Men’s Minds Matter is part of a bigger mission for me, to bring honesty, awareness, and real conversation to men’s mental health, and to challenge the idea that we have to carry everything alone.