The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Angus, Age 20 I guess my story begins from when I was quite young, somewhere along the lines of 6 or so. Basically my parents split up from when I was...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Richie, Age 35 Almost for as long as I can remember, I had an eating disorder. Ever since I had my first helpings the only word that could describe my eating...
Cars For Hope began because we believed in the story of Annabel, who was struggling with depression and for a long time, believed the lie that the world had forgotten about her. Over the years we‘ve come to know that many others are also battling depression, anxiety and self-injury. That’s why we believe it’s so...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Steve, Age Unknown For over a decade I have lived with depression. Over ten years of fighting against anger, despair and hopelessness. Through these years I realised those around me never...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Sara, Age 23 I am a living wreck. From the time I was little, I knew I loved cars, but I also knew something wasn’t quite right with me. I was...
This weekend, Harry Hayek makes his highly-anticipated resurgence to the race track, debuting in the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series, with Brad Jones Racing at Queensland Raceway. 20-year-old Hayek will be driving the #21 ‘Laing + Simmons – Potts Point’ VE II Commodore in a striking navy blue and yellow livery. The #21 Commodore will...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Jason, Age 28 Having depression is an endless personal battle for me. Some mornings I would wake up blank with no purpose, some days I’d wake up feeling on top of...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Jared, Age 25 It’s taken me an awful long time to get to a point in life where I can open up like this, but if someone reads this and is...
A new friend was asking me some questions about Cars For Hope last week, and she asked what’s surprised me the most over the last couple years. I thought for a minute because it’s a good question, and because there’s been a lot of surprises. I told her that the most surprising part has been to see...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Allie, Age 24 Since I was a small child I dreamed of two things: building my own car, and being the opposite gender. My life has always been ruled by social...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Darcy, Age 24 For as long as I have known, something was a little different. All throughout school I was the loner; the guy in the background. Always hating being the...
The following content may contain information about mental health and/or other related material which may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Story Submission by Anonymous, Age 17 A 1996 180SX was my first car, a “drift pig” as many called it. It had so much character and was my go-to when I was feeling down....
