Lachlan was a High Risk Searcher for the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan, responsible for finding Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) in order to protect his his fellow soldiers and any Afghan citizens who might unwittingly come across these bombs. Today he is the owner of "His Boy Elroy" and founder of "Bar Stool Brothers", a men's mental health community. But there was a journey to get between those two places. It wasn't easy. But he did find his North Star again.

Advisory: The people who have "a good mind to" tell you this story would like you to know we are going to talk here about suicide. If you, or someone you care about, needs support, please contact Life Line on 131114 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

For more information about "Bar Stool Brothers" and "Raising The Bar Foundation": https://raisingthebar.org.au/

Detailed Music Credits
"Avec Soin," "Impact Andante," "Impact Moderato," "Thinking of You," "Consequence," "Pensif," "Long Note 2," "Bittersweet," and "Crowd Hammer Hi "by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"KTM Load Shedding" " by Nic Bommaritto, "An Inside Track" " by Eric Schwartz (SchwartzSound),
"Super Parking Lot" by Phil Okerstrom.

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