Hello! I'm Des (pronouns: she/her), and I'm a trained active listener. I'm a member of the LGBTQIA community (happily legally married!) and have experience with suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, self-injury, domestic violence in a gay relationship, adverse reactions to breakups, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. Professionally, I'm a photographer, writer, and suicide awareness activist. I run a nationally-recognized art project on suicide attempt survivors and speak regularly at academic/professional conferences and universities. TL;DR: I'm good at listening to the hard stuff. I'm laid back, easy to talk to, and try to keep a sense of humor about things. Other interests include the usual: reading, writing, music (I used to be a music photographer), tattoos, street art, bad TV, and hanging with my lady/petting our creatures. I would love to chat with you. If I'm online, feel free to start a chat. If i'm offline, message me and we can set up a time to make it happen. I'm glad you're [still] here.