My Chemist Catalogue - 06/09-26/09/2021 (Page 17)

liptember real talk ambassadors bec connolly and emma gierschick keeping it real get ready to pop on some lippy as liptember launches real talk theoffrosas lep strok suddler of liptember words liz mcgrath around mental health and let's talk real talk" thousands of women across australia.' luke says us to fund support for women who need it more than ever "we're extremely proud to have broken down some of the barriers around mental health and to have funded some really significant outcomes then liptember kicked off 12 years founder luke morris could have guessed the impact it would have the idea was simple encourage women to wear one of the charity's brightly coloured lipsticks throughout september to raise funds and awareness for women's mental health and it resonated with women of all ages and demographics nationwide as well as raising more than $10 million towards women's amazing community began to form women were connecting sharing experiences and supporting each other." this year we're giving these women a voice elevating them into the spotlight and making them the heroes of our 2021 campaign real talk features 10 passionate liptember openly about their own battles with anxiety and depression they include family violence and breast cancer survivor emma gierschick suffered postnatal anxiety after losing four babies before having two healthy boys "you'll see their stories and videos on our website and social media channels and they are incredibly powerful and authentic.' luke says "it may have been daunting but these women have bravely stepped up in front of their friends and their families and what i've been through "we re joining them in real impact set out to fill a gap in gender- specific support for women's mental health "in the past the majority of research in mental health has focused on men with the findings then applied to by placing a gender lens has been shown to be more accurate and support charity says each year liptember funds are donated to a range of carefully selected women's mental health programs and research "from humble beginnings we've grown into an organisation supporting getting involved to take part in liptember register online as an individual fundraiser or create a team to seek sponsorship for your month-long lippy commitment the mental health of australian women who take on a myriad of responsibilities women with real stories.' liptember raises funds for women's brightly coloured lipstick to show can buy a liptember lipstick for $4.99 from your local chemist warehouse or my chemist store visit liptember.com.au