In memory of my sister, Katrina, and pro-skater Ben Raemers, I plan on riding my bike 100 miles and finally — in my early 40s — doing my first proper Sad Plant. All money raised gets split between three good organizations doing some of the best work to reduce depression and provide access to tools, knowledge and services to improve our mental health.
You can help me hit this year’s targets by picking up a WhySoSad? Burnside teeshirt in white here OR in black here.
OR a WhySoSad? Jon Horner teeshirt here.
Alternatively…
You can pick up a Why So Sad? embroidered patch. All orders for this will ship late August. It’s a beauty.
All orders for this will ship late August.
To donate directly to each cause for this year’s mission here are the links:
For England: You can donate directly to UK-based Grassroots Suicide Prevention here.
For Scotland: You can donate directly to the Scottish Association for Mental Health here.
For the USA: please donate to studies into new methods to treat major depression here.
You can read all the details here follow along on Instagram at the hashtag #whysosadmission
And please, if you are struggling please know that help is available and your thoughts and feelings CAN change for the better.
Please check out the following resources:
UK: Grassroots Suicide Prevention Resource Page
Scotland: Scottish Association for Mental Health Resources
US/UK: Crisis Text Line https://www.crisistextline.org
Aust: Lifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/
USA: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline