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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
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Inking outside the square In the lead-up to Mental Health Awareness Week, a couple of Masterton women are looking to stamp their mark in support of mental awareness in Wairarapa. JOHN LAZO-RON reports. In 2017, Ashleigh Bowman lost her husband to mental health issues. She describes the times that followed as some of the hardest for her life and her three kids. When she initially looked for the support her young family needed it was scarce. She didn’t know who, or where, to turn to. “When my husband died I didn’t know where to go,” she said. “It was a very hard time, and the fact that I
had to eventually go to a doctor to get a referral to go to counselling, that was a big step because I already had little faith in the medical profession, because my husband died at a mental health unit in Masterton Hospital.” She said she felt all hope was lost until she was eventually introduced to Wairarapa mental health service Yellow Brick Road. There, Bowman was able to find the support Continued on page 3
Ashleigh Bowman, left, and Sacred Art Tattoo owner Sarah Tredray have teamed up to raise funds for Wairarapa mental health service Yellow Brick Road. PHOTO/JOHN LAZO-RON
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