Blogger Lori Dwyer To Share Her Story At Healthivate

Today there is much commentary in the media about mental health in the workplace thanks to a new survey report released by SANE. The survey of more than 500 workers found 95 per cent felt their employers were uneducated about mental illness and needed training to manage its effects.

One of speakers at the forthcoming bloggers conference Healthivate is Lori Dwyer. We spoke today about her own experience with a loved one struggling with depression...

Here's a quick recount of that discussion:

Just over three years ago, Lori Dwyer decided she needed a hobby before she sold her kids to the highest bidder on eBay. She discovered blogging, and started her own- RRSAHM. What was a very normal life exploded in January 2011, when everything changed- Lori’s much loved husband passed away, leaving her, at 29 years old, a suicide widow and single mum to two tiny children.

She spoke to me candidly about in the aftermath of her husband's tragic death she discovered how he had been soldiering on whilst enduring work place bullying and a convergent of stresses in life. Lori said her husband had been suffering from depression. She missed the signals, men can be so good at holding back and not sharing when things aren't going so well.

Lori says her blog became a place for support andy the blogging community rallied around her. Two years later and Lori continues to share her experiences and insights on everything from grief and sex to love and parenting. You can find Lori on Twitter.