One Wave is actually All This specific Takes!
Fluro Friday Bali water shot
Onewave is actually a non-profit surf community, founded by two young Australians in February 2013, to give people wish in order to beat ‘funks’ such as depression, anxiety along with bipolar disorder. These funks affect so many people, however are talked about by so few. Onewave lets people know they are not alone along with encourages them to get within the ocean. They use a simple recipe: salt water, surfing along with Great mates.
Grant Trebilco along with the Onewave community aim to share the stoke along with peace of mind of the ocean, whether you’re surfing, body boarding, body surfing, stand up paddle boarding, the craft doesn’t matter. This specific’s all about getting salty with your mates. On Friday, 2nd May Onewave held two ‘Fluro Fridays’ in Bali. I caught up with Grant along with crew during the morning session at Old Man’s, Canggu.
“This specific was such an amazing turnout with 20 people catching fluro party waves in 2-3ft surf. By the end of the surf we had recruited 10 more people who wanted to be part of the crew. Passers-by stopped along with asked what all the fluro was about, expecting This specific to be for a bucks party or something else. Once we told them This specific is actually about raising awareness for mental health, their faces lit up, along with they wanted to be part of This specific. Finally This specific was normal to talk about mental health.”
Trebilco had visited Bali 5 times on surf holidays before he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. however This specific time, he wanted to raise awareness for mental health through surfing. Since he launched Onewave with Sam Schumacher, every Friday is actually ‘Fluro Friday’. Fluorescently-costumed surf gatherings commence 6.30am at Bondi along with Manly beaches, in Sydney, with events also being held in Byron Bay, Newcastle, Snapper Rocks, Tathra, Victoria along with Wanda. The brightest fluro/neon outfits are known to make people smile along with by wearing them This specific encourages individuals to ask questions of which usually avoid the subject of mental health.
“Before we surfed at ‘Fluro Friday’ in Bali, I shared my story with everyone about how I had a manic episode at the Australian Open of Surfing because I was on the wrong medication. I stole a surf club paddleboard along with paddled around the women’s semi-final, thinking I was raising money for Surf Aid. I was then handcuffed, taken to hospital along with of which’s how I found out I had bipolar. I’m just like everyone else, I have my ups along with downs, however I can experience higher highs along with lower lows. along with what balances me out is actually surfing.”
Grant had suffered through anxiety along with depression for years however didn’t tell anyone. When he ended up in hospital along with was diagnosed with bipolar disorder he accepted there was a mental health issue. This specific was moving back to completely new Zealand with his parents along with surfing every day with his dad (who also has bipolar disorder) of which pulled Grant out of the lowest low. One Great wave would likely produce a smile along with real wish of which things could get better for him. When Grant told his mates within the surf of which he had been properly diagnosed, This specific was a great relief, as he could speak freely about life.
Bali Fluro Friday Group Shot
“We noticed of which people spoke about mental health quite openly at the ‘Fluro Friday’ events in Bali. This specific is actually so important to remember of which just because you live somewhere of which seems like paradise, This specific doesn’t mean you are immune to going through a serious funk. through the outside, people who live in Bali can appear to contain the dream life, however in reality they can be struggling on the inside.”
Getting the correct diagnosis is actually paramount, along with according to Indonesian Psychiatrist Robert Reverger, MD there has been an improvement within the nation’s mental health care over the past few years. In December 2013 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched the government’s completely new health insurance scheme, the first step toward its target of covering all Indonesians by 2019. The president said the government incorporates a “moral obligation” to help the poor get access to health services, which he argued the BPJS Kesehatan would likely provide.
This specific is actually important news for Bali, where the practice of pasung (chaining people with schizophrenia) still exists. Although mental health issues can be seen as ‘god’s punishment’ in poorer communities, people can seek out professionals.
“There are 26 practicing psychiatrists in Bali for people to obtain a correct diagnosis. Bangli Hospital (40 minutes north of Denpasar) specializes in mental health, Sanglah Hospital admits acute cases into ER along with the Siloam Hospital sees private patients. The basic level of BPJS insurance allows its members to access free medication, including injectables of which would likely otherwise cost Rp.1 million.”
When communities refrain through discussing mental health issues, people decide This specific is actually not normal so suffer through issues like depression, anxiety along with bipolar disorder. 45% of Australians will suffer through a mental health issue during their life, so we need to start finding ways to beat the stigma. The Onewave surfing community incorporates a positive impact on people’s lives. If anyone wants to talk about the funk they are in, they will find accepting people at Onewave ready to listen along with to have fun.
“This specific would likely be unreal if the Fluro Fridays kept going in Bali. If people don’t know how to surf we can teach them or take them for a swim. If they don’t want to get within the water, they can hang out on the beach, watch the surfing along with take photos.”
Bali is actually so lucky to have a community of legends, such as Tai Graham along with Nathan Johnson who are as passionate about kicking the stigma of mental health as they are about preserving the ocean along with surfing epic waves. At the end of the day everyone has either been in a funk or knows someone who has. We can show our support by letting people know ‘This specific’s okay not to be okay’. Onewave is actually all This specific takes!
For more information please visit the website at: www.onewaveisallittakes.com
Contact Grant at: grant@onewaveisallittakes.com
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One Wave is actually All This specific Takes!
One Wave is actually All This specific Takes!