By Victoria Stone-Meadows
A BERWICK woman is on a mission to bring happiness to all those around her through her Empowered Happiness Project.
Carolyn King released a book of the same name 12 months ago after turning her life around following years of crippling depression and a suicide attempt.
It was in 2013 when Ms King took a handful of sleeping tablets in an attempt to end her life, having battled depression and low self-esteem.
Since releasing her book in 2016, Ms King’s approach to creating and sharing happiness has evolved to the point she is ready to create a happiness movement.
“Since launching the book I have created a website and have been releasing free guided meditations and one pdf meditation,” she said.
“I have also started a Facebook movement that is starting up and I really want to grow it and spread my message of happiness around.”
Since recovering from her depressive mentality, Ms King said it was important for people facing mental illness or even just down times to find a balance of treatment that worked for them.
“I want to let people know it’s okay,” she said.
“I see people going through issues and I can relate because of what I went though and I’m spreading the happiness for change but it does take work.
“I’m not looking to take away from the medical industry – if seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist works, keeping doing that – but this is complementary and can really help a lot of people.”
Ms King is hoping to grow her movement to assist people facing depression and anxiety issues as well as those that need a pick me up and a bit more happiness in their lives.
“I want to build this online movement by creating more meditations to give away for free and I will be doing some on YouTube because I know not everyone is on Facebook,” she said.
“I am also looking at running face to face courses and am going to start mediation classes in the community of the same kind that have helped me.”
Ms King believes through finding a way to create internal happiness through her methods, people can be helped to find a new perspective which can improve their outlook and mood.
“I am giving the tools so people can have what they need to help themselves to do it and think about how they can help themselves.”
Ms King said anyone and everyone was welcome to join her movement and would be writing meditations for kids soon as well.
To find out more about Ms King and her happiness movement, visit www.empowerkin.com.au.
If you or anyone you know is facing mental health issues, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
