Episode Details

Kev Slattery: Knife Maker Down Under

Episode 127 Published 3 years, 7 months ago

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Kev Slattery and I have been friends on Instagram when I first started making knives. A leader in

Austrailan bladesmithing , Kev has been a huge part of the kindness, supportive and generous nature this community exemplifies while also and giving back by teaching and creating a very popular podcast with a cult following. We had a great catch up talking about our first meeting at Bladeshow, Australian knifemaking and the unique podcast he is a co-host of called “Knife Making Down Under”. We also talked about his struggles in the last 18 months. Years of pain lead Kev to the depths and back and I truly appreciate his bravery and candor in telling a very difficult story. Kev has started a crowd funding page to help raise money for the procedure he needs to fix his back. If you can contribute please do so here:

https://www.mycause.com.au/page/297254/multiple-disc-replacement-spinal-surgery&utm_source=Personal+Cause+-+Transactional+Emails&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Personal+Cause+-+272877+Create+FRP&utm_content=SHARE

****This episode gets intense and we talk about mental health and suicide. It’s a story of personal growth and rebuilding. I’m very very glad Kev is here. And it’s important to know when you need help.

You are not alone, you matter and if you feel like you need to talk to trained professionals, please please do so.

Suicide Crisis lifeline in the US

https://988lifeline.org/

Or call or text 988

In Australia-

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

UK-

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/

International directory

https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

Follow Kev on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/kevinslattery_customknives/