Update: 12 April 2022.

Hello Guys, Girls, and Theys,

My name is Mitchie, I am 22, and I am from Australia. I am a student, studying a Dual Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology. I have been a listener for quite a while now and I have loved every second of it. I took some time off, due to study and my own mental health care. I am now coming back to 7Cups to help where I can because this is an amazing community. If you feel that you want to talk to someone who will truly care, not blame you, and provide you with different perspectives, I am able to provide this. I am open to also being there for listeners'. 

Some things about me:

• I love music, Adele and Billie Eilish are some of my favourite artists 🎶
• I love to watch Netflix and YouTube (Young Royals made me cry) 🎬
• I love spending time with my dogs - I have two King Charles Cavaliers and a Mini Fox Terrier cross Jack Russell 🐶
• I love spending some time with my friends talking about law, criminology, dogs, and artists 😊
• I love my study in law and criminology ⚖️
• I love writing, sometimes it is nice to just write with no objective 📝
• I love to help other people with anything that they are going through 🫂
• I love being a spiritual person (I am a Cancer by the way ♋️) 🌘

Why do I want to help others:

• Around the age of 14 years old, I fell into a deep depression because I knew I was gay, however, I did not know how to tell anyone. Coming out can be difficult, hard, nerve-racking, heart-wrenching, alienating, and stressful. Everyone will have a different experience and I am glad that mine was relatively positive. As a person who is a part of the LGBTQIA+, I feel an obligation to be there for those who are also in the community or are questioning themselves. Quick side note: questioning yourself is normal, and if you are doing so, it will be ok. 
• In recent years I have been working on helping others in my life and I felt that I should reconnect with 7Cups. I truly care about how other people are and I will assist where I can. But the majority of the hard work must be done by you to move forward. There are obstacles you will face every day, and even if you can get past only one, that is enough. 

My message to Listeners:

• Hello, my fellow Listeners, this is a message to you because I know that quite a number of you help others as it is a way for you to look past what you are going through. You help others because it soothes your soul and provides you with a purpose. Although I commend your heart, I was once in this position and I would hate for you to burn out or even worse, develop empathy fatigue. Please remember others are here for you, I am someone that you can talk to, I will listen and provide an ear, a moment for you to be the spoken and for I to be the listener. Remember, you cannot listen to others if you do not listen to yourself ❣️

With love,

Mitchie.