Celebrating Courageous Story-Telling | Cultivating Courageous Communities
A NOVEL MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE BY TESSA ALEXA STANFORD
Rebirthing in 2025
BREAK THE CYCLE
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SPEAK YOUR UNSPOKEN
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BE THE REVOLUTION
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BREAK THE CYCLE | SPEAK YOUR UNSPOKEN | BE THE REVOLUTION |
The Origin Story
Unspoken was birthed during 2020/21 inspired by the concept “Think Global, Act Local”.
Founder, Tessa Alexa Stanford retuned to her small country home town (Wakka Wakka Country - Nanango, Queensland, Australia) and decided to address our global mental wellbeing problem on a local level - right in her backyard.
Unspoken began as “Unspoken Community Events” yet with the overwhelming feedback and vastness of the mission, Unspoken was swiftly rebranded to Unspoken Global.
WHAT’S NEXT:
With a global platform being designed to help us become the courageous story-teller of our own life... Unspoken Global is well under way and only just getting started. Publications and events will resume in 2025.
The support we have received at our events so far (from our guests, speakers and sponsors) have been so appreciated and the UG team simply cannot wait to share this experience with others all around Australia and the world.
UNSPOKEN ASKS EACH OF US TO COURAGEOUSLY LOOK WITHIN, AND BE HONEST WITH WHAT STORIES WE ARE TELLING OURSELVES EACH DAY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR DAILY LIVES AND OUR SOCIETY…
How honest are we going to be with ourselves, with each other and the world? Unspoken asks us how willing we are to let ourselves be so deeply seen and loved exactly as we are, right here, right now. Unspoken asks us ‘what are we not sharing? What are we keeping hidden away? What shame are we suppressing, and how is that unspoken running the story of our life? This is not about being the best professional speaker – it’s about being real humans, together, in this weird, messy, human experience.
“MS STANFORD’S INVOLVEMENT WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING BEGAN IN HER YOUTH, FOLLOWING EFFORTS TO PROCESS THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER.”
“It was the thing that set me free: speaking the unspoken,” she explained in her opening speech.
“I shared my heart, which was this kind of revolutionary thing back then – and it still is…”
What people are saying…
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“Such a powerful event. Every speaker was captivating.”
UNSPOKEN GUEST, JUNE 4 2022
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“I’ve never experienced so much love in one room. No ego. I didn’t know that much love was possible. It has changed me forever.”
UNSPOKEN GUEST, JUNE 4 2022
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“What an incredible initiative for our community!”
UNSPOKEN GUEST, NOV 11 2021
