Introducing Jon Eddy

A suicide attempt survivor. A bereaved son , a bereaved grandson and a bereaved father . 

Up until three years ago I ran my own plumbing business. After I lost my boy to suicide I more or less new immediately I was no longer a plumber . I had this uncontrollable urge  to fight suicide in any way I could . I actually never really expected to be heard let alone be offered full time employment in a sector I absolutely had to be apart of . I have no formal training other then my diploma in life and this is absolutely enough! Seek out education from organisations such as roses in the ocean . It is often free and is invaluable to being taken seriously. Be positive! How can you deliver such a topic as suicide in a positive light ? Hope !!! Even if we don’t feel positive try to portray a positive outlook and message you will get so much further .

I now have many hats and I will list them in some sort of chronological  order as I obtained them .

• Blue tree community ambassador.

• Busselton man walk member 

• Life line WA community ambassador.

• Roses in the ocean peer care companion and volunteer on the peer care connect warm phone line .

• Fonder and committee member of raising the vibe music festival.

• Founder and committee member for the cape walk for life .

• Life line WA LEAG .

• Standby National LEAG .

• Busselton community citizen of the year 2022.

• Busselton safe space chair .

• safeTALK provisional trainer .

• And now incredibly Roses in the ocean national safe space coordinator . 

We are thrilled to work with Jon on our ProfessionaLE sessions, talking about all things community events.