15/10/2025
What an incredible weekend!
We’ve just wrapped up another fabulously inspiring Grow Mental Health National Members Weekend, and our hearts are full.
Over 130 people with lived experience of mental health challenges came together in the Killeshin Hotel — a powerful reminder of what happens when we connect, share, and lift each other up. The collective energy in the room was truly amazing.
A huge thank you to our keynote speakers for their inspiring insights. Ann shared her personal journey with her Grow friend Christine Fitzgerald by her side, Miffy Hoad reminded us that Social Connection isn’t a luxury, it’s a biological necessity while PJ Gallagher stressed how recovery is about looking to the future and seeing what's possible instead of investing our time and energy in the how's and why's of the past. He also made us laugh with his stories of bingo and winning face cloths and Swiss rolls during his hospital stay. 🙂
Thanks you also to everyone who contributed their wisdom through our Mental Health Workshops and Thriving Together interview panels.
We continue to support, grow, learn, and thrive together — proving once again that recovery is not only possible, but inevitable when we create the opportunities to grow side by side.