I work as a nurse, in neurological rehab, and I’ve always had an interest in mental health. Particularly the day-to-day things that can improve general wellbeing: having conversations and providing resources and support for people who are going through general stresses.

So in a sense it’s just helping people, and that’s the appeal for me.

I’ve been working with R U OK, the suicide prevention organisation, for about eight or nine years. I joined them pretty early on; when they were just literally a small group of people with a big dream.

They’re based in Sydney, so I’ve tried to be one of the main ambassadors in WA. Myself and one of my ex-Hockeyroos teammates, Ash Nelson, have done some reasonably big efforts to raise funds - about $30,000 by walking the Kokoda Trail and around the same amount cycling from Perth to Albany - and spread the word.

So for me this is a new challenge, in that it’s shifting the focus a little bit. R U OK is more about awareness and preventing someone getting to a crisis point, whereas Lifeline is a bit different; whether it’s managing a mental illness or working with people who are actually going through an acute crisis or even just having a bad day.

So that’s why I was keen to be involved. This is another element in the cycle of mental health which will help me upskill in that area as well.