We know that a hyper-reality environment like The Block may not always reflect reality, but in this case, it definitely did. And Spence isn’t the first reality TV contestant to open up about mental health.
You may recognise Sam Webb as a contestant from Australian Survivor, but he’s also the co-founder of mental health charity Livin, which exists to wipe out the stigma of mental illness and raise awareness for suicide prevention.
Late last week, The Mighty broke the news that the 31-year-old mental health advocate had died, and it is no exaggeration to say hundreds of thousands of people across the world felt the weight of this.
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