Kim Garthwaite is a Registered Nurse, Clinical Nutritionist, and Mother of two. She has worked in the fields of community nursing and older adults. Kim is a volunteer speaker for Beyond Blue, a national organisation that works to raise awareness about anxiety and depression, re-duce the associated stigma and encourage people to get help. She became a Beyond Blue speaker to share her lived experience with audiences as part of her commitment to encourage and offer hope to those whose lives have been affected by mental health conditions. Australian born, Kim has lived in various places throughout the world. Having a NZ mother and an American father, she has quite an unusual accent, which is always a talking point when meeting new people.