The night was so dark and I wasn't sure I would make it.

One conversation with a stranger changed everything

I was a quivering mess. A kid in a very dark place…

Only 20-years-old.

Living away from home. Going to Veterinary School in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

It feels like a million lifetimes ago.

I remember the feeling. Such deep loneliness. Dark sadness. Feeling completely broken.

I had some challenges that I had never told another living soul about, and it w…