Fraser Coast Mates is proud to share the story of Marissa Rose, an advanced care paramedic that knows all too well what the pressure of a high stakes career can have on your mental health.
While Marissa was at the height of her paramedic career, she was also battling with severe mental health challenges before finding a range of tools that helped her to overcome many ups and downs, including suicidal thoughts.
As you will hear in the latest instalment of the Everyday Mates project, Marissa has navigated a range of intense highs and lows particularly within a number of key relationships in her life.
Everyone has a story and we invite you to listen in as Marissa shares her journey through front line work during the covid era, loss of relationships, dealing with childhood trauma and much more.
Please note the following interview discusses suicide, if this brings up complicated emotions for you please seek out support here.