The World’s Big Sleep Out is an event meant to shine a light on homelessness and displaced people. For one night only, on December 7th 2019, Sleep Out under the stars with those close to you to show your empathy for those that are homeless and displaced. Join Will Smith, Dame Helen Mirren, some of the World's biggest musicians and an expected 50,000 people throughout the world by sleeping out under the stars to help those who have no other choice. Thanks to the support of corporate sponsors and supporters covering the event and infrastructure costs – 100%* of the funds raised will be invested in the cause. 50% going to charities helping rough sleepers and people suffering from homelessness and 50% Going to charities helping some of the 70.1 million people displaced globally - who have lost their homes through war, natural disasters, or extreme poverty. Source: The World’s Big Sleep Out https://www.bigsleepout.com/join-a-sleep-out Art by the very talented Nate Theis

Tonight I spoke on radio London about my brush with homelessness so I know how challenging life can be and while I’m doing my best to reinvent myself there are plenty of others who are out there who do not know or lives have become stuck. While homelessness is appalling suicide of falling to suicide is even worse when you feel your brain is in such mental decline that taking your life is your only option and that I’ve been too close to comfort to this scenarios as well. Having a wife who committed suicide and a daughter Who knows all about the challenges that mental health can create in one’s life. In fact all my three children having their own way memories that they would rather forget rather would never have happened in the first place. I am mentioning their crisis because in a way I gave so much of my own life away including my financial resources to them to help secure them a future although it was to my financial detriment and I lost everything as a result including my home and for awhile I was actually staying in sheltered accommodation and that’s a tough one to admit. So I know a lot about homelessness and when I see those guys selling the big issue I can sympathise with them. I also know a lot of people who have serious money and sadly they don’t part with it easily. For them their lives are all about making as much money as they can for themselves I don’t really care about giving away any part of it to anyone in need. It is also because of my past have a mega mental anxieties I said can easily supper on a daily basis but never leave me that I climb trees in the manner I do even if it in dangerous my life. It is this which keeps my sanity intact as challenging as it might seem to you it is my way of mindfulness #bigsleepout #homelessness #radiolondon #bbcradiolondon #autism #aspergers #mentalhealthawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yl9qDjYee/?igshid=1ekpi63vo54ej

Congrats for Emma and Jenny sleeping out! #BigSleepOut (at Winchester Cathedral)