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Catch Up with Marie Sullivan of ShareJoy

Season 1, Ep. 293

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This is a special episode because it features the mother of our beloved Cian Sullivan. Marie Sullivan is the founder of ShareJoy, a charity she created her much adored daughter Arwen died by suicide. She joined me to tell us about Arwen and how she inspired ShareJoy, as well as why she believes it's important to talk about suicide.



ShareJoy is an initiative that promotes the love for sustainable, preloved fashions while raising money in aid of mental health charities. To date it has raised over 60k.


Check out the full range of clothes and accessories available on sharejoy.ie all proceeds go to Pieta House. 


They currently have a wide range of designer bags (new and preloved) available to buy. And you can get your hands on a Prada bag for only 10 euro in a raffle which launches today.


Donate 10 euro on www.sharejoy.ie/donate by 31st May, follow and tag @sharejoy_ie and you could be in for a chance to win. All proceeds go to Pieta House. 


Best of luck!





If you're struggling with suicidal ideation, please contact the Samaritans on 116123, or Pieta on 1800 247247. You can also contact Pieta's therapists by texting HELP to 51444.


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